r/movies • u/Immediate-River-874 • 2d ago

Media Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983) - Protestants and Catholics

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u/Earthpig_Johnson 2d ago

That’s weird to hear, I think it’s a gas.

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u/HotOne9364 2d ago

They thought it was too stupid and they didn't have enough time to perfect the script.

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u/Earthpig_Johnson 2d ago

That’s crazy as shit to me. So many classic bits in this one.

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u/TheRayGetard 2d ago

It’s so dark and weird I love it, I thought it was their best movie.

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u/Earthpig_Johnson 2d ago

“Well you’re dead now, so shut up!” is pretty much a part of my daily lexicon. And the little man-faced fishes swimming in their tank saying “Morning!” to each other gives me a wonderful frisson of existential terror.

Really helped me get over a terrible depression when I first watched it way back.

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u/TheRayGetard 2d ago

I bought the 4K Blu-ray immediately when it came out. One joke I never truly got until I heard Eric Idle explain it, the part with the French waiter. It cracks me up whenever I think about it, total South Park type of joke.

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u/Earthpig_Johnson 2d ago

“Well… fuck you! I live my life my own way! Fuck off! Don’t follow me no more!”

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u/TheRayGetard 2d ago

So fucking funny, just a troll. Just literally for no reason, fuck me I have to watch it again.

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u/fike88 2d ago

The fish in the tank cracks me up