Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (2-disc Collector's Edition)

The DVD seems to have a big problem with interlacing.
Even when played on a 1080p blue ray up-convertion player on a HD-TV, the picture is terrible.
None the 20+ others DVD I own have this problem.

if you like other Monthy Python, or things like Naked Gun then you will love this movie, i didn't find the opening scene very funny but the rest was hilarious

If you like the Monthy Python style of humor, then you'll enjoy "The Meaning Of Life". It's as simple as that. On the other hand, if you don't care for jokes about vomiting, sperm, penises, vaginas, and menstrual periods, liberally sprinkled with profanity, and with men playing the women's parts, then you should probably skip this.

In my opinion, the movie's best feature, by far, is "The Galaxy Song" which is sung by a man who steps out of a refrigerator a little more than halfway through the movie. That song is brilliant! That one brief, shining moment, however, isn't enough to merit a five-star review for the movie as a whole. There's too much other stuff, much of it not funny at all. The fat man vomiting at his table in an elegant restaurant is the worst. I suppose humor is in the eye of the beholder. The vomiting scene just didn't work for me.

I would recommend that Americans play the movie with the English subtitles on. The actors all have British accents, which can be a little hard to understand at times.

One thing I would warn against is the "Soundtrack For The Lonely." Whoever came up with that idea should consider a different line of work. It is just not funny at all. It is completely boring all the way through.

The movie begins with a short film about The Crimson Permanent Assurance Corporation. It isn't funny. It's dumb. Like the restaurant vomiting scene, it basically has nothing to do with anything.

Besides "The Galaxy Song", the movie's only other really good moment is "Every Sperm Is Sacred", which occurs near the beginning of the film. The song (Every sperm is sacred... every sperm is great... if a sperm is wasted... God gets quite irate) is charmingly sung by cute kids who are part of an enormous Catholic family. (Their mother is seen with a baby dropping out of her body while she's doing the laundry.) Across the street, a Protestant couple converse about how lucky they are to be allowed to use birth control, even though they don't bother with it since they never have sex.

I can't think of much more to say about this movie. It definitely has some great moments, but also has a lot of drivel. There is a French soundtrack, and subtitles can be activated in English, French, or Spanish. The humor will definitely not be to everyone's taste.

If you want to get some serious insights about the meaning of life, I would recommend reading _The History Of Western Philosophy_, by Bertrand Russell. If you just want to see a really funny movie, then I would suggest "Knocked Up", with Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl. On the other hand, if profanity bothers you, but you want to see something funny, stick with "The Simpsons" on DVD.

This was one of the best movies that I have seen in a long time. I rolled with laughter from the beginning to the end. Wonderful!

It's Monty Python at their best. Very funny lengthy sketches and musical numbers that have you rolling on the floor. Absolutely hysterical. They show silly, yet intelligent humor that is sure to be appreciated by their audiences.

Get it and you will want to own all of the Monty Python's movies... but that's a good thing.