{"id":44607,"date":"2019-09-03T13:22:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T20:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44607"},"modified":"2021-01-24T00:11:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T07:11:46","slug":"monty-python-live-at-the-hollywood-bowl-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44607","title":{"rendered":"Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;They&#8217;re a typical Hollywood audience: all the kids are on drugs and all the adults are on roller skates.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Monty-Python-Hollywood-Bowl-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Monty-Python-Hollywood-Bowl-Poster-144x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-44611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Monty-Python-Hollywood-Bowl-Poster-144x300.jpg 144w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Monty-Python-Hollywood-Bowl-Poster-62x128.jpg 62w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Monty-Python-Hollywood-Bowl-Poster.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nMonty Python&#8217;s comedy troupe performs live in front of an audience at the Hollywood Bowl.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Monty Python Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary lists all five Monty Python feature films in his <em>GFTFF<\/em>: <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5106\"><em>And Now For Something Completely Different<\/em> (1971)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39663\"><em>Life of Brian<\/em> (1979)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=8990\"><em>Monty Python and the Holy Grail<\/em> (1975)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32913\"><em>Monty Python&#8217;s The Meaning of Life<\/em> (1983)<\/a>, and this cinematic rendering (by director Terry Gilliam) of the troupe&#8217;s four live performances at the Hollywood Bowl in September, 1980. Peary&#8217;s clearly a completist, and there&#8217;s nothing at all wrong with adding this enjoyable ensemble work to one&#8217;s viewing list (click <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monty_Python_Live_at_the_Hollywood_Bowl\">here<\/a> for a complete run-down of the many sketches on display). However, film fanatics not already enamored with the group should probably start with one of their better-known classics and work their way towards this one as desired. With that said, &#8230; <em>Live at the Hollywood Bowl<\/em> brings a unique flavor to the team&#8217;s oeuvre in terms of incorporating direct audience participation; we are given an undeniable sense of how authentically engaged and delighted fans were. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Numerous enjoyable skits, animation, and audience participation<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Monty-Python-Silly-Walks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Monty-Python-Silly-Walks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Monty-Python-Silly-Walks.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Monty-Python-Silly-Walks-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Monty-Python-Silly-Walks-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Monty-Python-Animation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Monty-Python-Animation.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Monty-Python-Animation.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Monty-Python-Animation-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Monty-Python-Animation-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though of course Monty Python fans will want to check this one out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0084352\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/06\/25\/movies\/python-in-hollywood.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re a typical Hollywood audience: all the kids are on drugs and all the adults are on roller skates.&#8221; Synopsis: Monty Python&#8217;s comedy troupe performs live in front of an audience at the Hollywood Bowl. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Monty Python Films Review: Peary lists all five Monty Python feature films in his GFTFF: And Now For Something Completely Different (1971), Life of Brian (1979), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Monty Python&#8217;s The Meaning of Life&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44607\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44607"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65518,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44607\/revisions\/65518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}