Empire's 50 Greatest Indie Films

[byualum]

To the best of my knowledge...

1. MP and the Holy Grail
2. Life of Brian
3. MP and the Hollywood Bowl
4. Meaning of Life

The first two I believe came out mid-to-late 1970's and the last two early-to-mid 1980's. The first two are without a doubt two of the funniest things I've ever seen. The last two...not so much.

[lil lady lax fan]

Life of Brian...classic. Most people stop at the Holy Grail, but Life of Brian is an absolute classic, one of Monty Python's best works..."Blessed are the cheese-makers"...slightly sacrilegious, but very, very funny.

do you know in what order the python movies were released??

Holy Grail was the first (1975), followed by Life of Brian(1979) and Meaning of Life (1983). Terry Gilliam also made Jabberwocky in 1977 but technically it's not an official Monty Python movie. Life of Brian is a good one, but Holy Grail will always be my favorite.

Memento was a real trip. You have to really pay attention, but it really blows you away how he finally figures it out.

Clerks was also good film. Long live Silent Bob!

The Night of the Living Dead was filmed in a small town near Butler, Indiana, I believe. My mom and her siblings used to play in that old house when they were kids. She said it was pretty spooky even back then. Her Uncle Ralph was one of the deputy extras in the final bonfire scene.

[KnoxVegas]

do you know in what order the python movies were released??

Ask and ye shall receive. There were five Monty Python films:
And Now For Something Completely Different (1971)
A collection of re-filmed sketches from the first and second series of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering humorous obstacles along the way. Some of these turned into standalone sketches.

Life of Brian (1979)
Brian is born on the first Christmas, in the stable next to Jesus'. He spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.

"Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl" 1982
Live performance of skits directed by Ian MacNaughton.

The Meaning of Life (1983)
An examination of the meaning of life in a series of sketches from conception to death and beyond, from the uniquely Python perspective.

For a Monty Python overview, try this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python

[CATLAX MAN]

To the best of my knowledge...

1. MP and the Holy Grail
2. Life of Brian
3. MP and the Hollywood Bowl
4. Meaning of Life

Sorry guys, but And Now For Something Completely Different was the first Python movie. Although Meaning of Life was not as consistent as the others, there were still some very memorable Python material, such as "Every Sperm is Sacred" song, the "machine that goes ding", and the restaurant scene. . "it's wafer thin."

[jessexy]

what? no Requiem for a Dream?

and as soon as i saw this list i thought of Reservoir Dogs as #1.

and is Harvey Keitel in more than half of these films?

She's Gotta Have It is Spike Lee's first joint. it was awesome, if not too creative. He also did Clockers, which Keitel was in.