Not the Messiah (2010)
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66% want to see it
(104 ratings)
Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian, which retells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnated by a Roman soldier, giving birth to Brian, a reluctant revolutionary of the People's Front of Judea who falls in love with Judith, gets… More Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian, which retells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnated by a Roman soldier, giving birth to Brian, a reluctant revolutionary of the People's Front of Judea who falls in love with Judith, gets mistaken for a Messiah and is arrested by the Romans and sentenced to be crucified. It ranges in reference from Handel, through a naughty Mozart duet, to the Festival of Nine Carols, Bob Dylan, and the classic finale "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"
- Directed By
- Aubrey Powell
- Written By
- Eric Idle, John Du Prez
- Genres
- Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
PG,
- Studio
- SPE Acquisitions Inc.
Critic Reviews
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Sean Axmaker, Seanax.com
It's a better as a concept than a show, but Python fans will enjoy anyway.
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Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews
The very concept of turning Life of Brian, itself a filmic spoof of Biblical epics, into a spoof of Handel's Messiah is funny, and the name--riffing on one of Life of Brian's most famous lines--is genius. [Blu-ray]
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