Die wunderbare Welt der Schwerkraft (1971)

Die wunderbare Welt der Schwerkraft: Directed by Ian MacNaughton. With Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle. An anthology of the best sketches from the first and second seasons of Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969).

“Their first film u0026#39;And Now for Something Completely Differentu0026#39; was intended to introduce the group and their humour to the American market. It was nothing but their best and most silliest skits from their first two seasons of their British TV sketch show Monty Pythonu0026#39;s Flying Circus from BBC television. By that thereu0026#39;s no real systematic narrative here, unlike in their later efforts in u0026#39;The Holy Grailu0026#39; and u0026#39;Life of Brianu0026#39;. Itu0026#39;s made up of a selection of individual skits, which were mostly hilarious, even though two or three fall short, but it moves along swiftly that you get caught up in the comically cheeky and downright nonsensical humour that had me mostly in stitches. There appealing ludicrousness bellows stupidity, but its done in a straight face, which makes it more the merrier. A lot of it makes fun at its own expense, but also mocks that of political correctness and Americanism. They were so clever in the way structured it and it stills stands up rather well today. But a quick warning their humour is an acquired taste thatu0026#39;s for sure.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSome of these ambitious skits and segments are real ball, ranging from the lumberjack song, The dead parrot, The upper class twit of the year, Killer cars, Blackmail, Hungarian in the cigarette shop, the lion tamer and so much more. My favourite of the lot would be the Mountaineer expedition sign up. Going on throughout the film is Terry Gilliamu0026#39;s stunning and ultimately inventive cartoons which catch the eye and imagination. The animation is that of high standards and adds a whole new dimension to the silliness! You could see this eye for detail when he directed such flicks like u0026#39;Brazilu0026#39; and u0026#39;Fear and Loathing in Las Vegasu0026#39;. The boys involved John Cleese, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam are nothing but entertaining in whatever they decide to come up with, by giving us a real good laugh.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis landmark comedy team is always a delight to behold. A must see for any fan, though I doubt they havenu0026#39;t seen it already.”