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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: DVD
Brand: A&E
EAN: 0733961761689
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 29, 2006
Running Time: 330 minutes
Sales Rank: 13994
Studio: A&E Home Video
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Product Description:
Monty Python is not a man. Monty Python is six men. Consisting of British actors Graham Chapman John Cleese Eric Idle Terry Jones Michael Palin and American Terry Gilliam the hugely influential comedy troupe evolved from Cambridge University's Footlight Society in the late 1960s in order to become one of the most worshipped comedy acts of all time. Groundbreaking both in terms of its offbeat acting style and radical approach to the most controversial taboo subjects (including sex race and politics) the legendary series MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS would forever change the face of sketch comedy. After the series' demise the unit would go on to create several big screen classics including MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL and MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN as well as spawning major Hollywood careers for its members (most notably Gilliam director of THE FISHER KING and TWELVE MONKEYS). This release includes some of the best episodes from the show.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 733961761689 Manufacturer No: AAE-76168
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Rating:  - Monty Python's greatest bits!!! This Personal Best Collection 6 DVD set is bloody great!!!
A great collection of Python's great hits/bits!!! Six great Personal Best DVD's one for each Python (Monty) member,a must for fans of Monty Python or fans of great British Comedy in general!!! Pretty much all the famous Python sketches and animations are here,all on one awesome box set!!! Recommended!!! Two thumbs UP! A+ Very funny stuff indeed!!!
Rating:  - Some skits are truncated
I agree with another reviewer - it really would be beneficial to have some sort of index either as an insert or on the individual DVDs. Some skits seem misplaced - I had considered certain skits to be the forte of different Python members than what ended up on other member's DVD.
Additionally, a few skits are truncated. For example, the main skit I wanted (in full, thank you very much) was "The Argument Clinic". Although this skit is primarily Michael Palin and John Cleese, it ends up on Graham Chapman's disc (he does appear for perhaps 60 seconds). To add insult to injury, they stop the skit as soon as his part is over. The skit itself continues on for another few minutes, and most of the truly funny parts never make it on this DVD.
All-in-all, this is a good sampler set but definitely falls short of capturing all the best. Some selections are questionable at best (i.e., not the ones you remember as being truly hilarious), but it is a decent collection.
Rating: - Excellent choice for the Pythonite neophyte, dabbler, or dilettante
Do the 16 DVDs of the 16-Ton Megaset seem over-the-top to you, or at least more than you will ever watch? They do to me, which is why I purchased this 6-hour 6-DVD set (brand spankin' new, I might add) for the paltry sum of $8.99 (+$2.99 shipping). As of this writing, the box is still available at that price through Amazon from several sellers who bought it wholesale. Most of your favorite bits are here:
Confuse-a-Cat
Batley Townswomen's Guild Presents the Battle of Pearl Harbor
Upperclass Twit of the Year
Sit on My Face
Nudge Nudge
Lumberjack Song
Fish Slapping Dance
Vocational Guidance Counsellor Sketch
Ministry of Silly Walks
Dead Parrot Sketch
Exploding Penguin on TV Set
Spam
Argument Clinic
Dirty Hungarian Phrase-Book
Architect Sketch
Cheese Shop
Funniest Joke in the World
Spanish Inquisition
Lifeboat
Man with Three Buttocks
and much more
Plus, you get 45 of Terry Gilliam's best animations, amusing introductions by all of the Pythons (save the late Graham Chapman, whose best sketches the other five members chose), and several extras. Yes, some of the sketches are truncated, and John Cleese's introductions aren't funny, and the set could use an index, but for $9, this box is a great deal, so snap it up!
A complete index follows:
Graham Chapman's Personal Best
1. The Colonel (3:14)
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Rating: - Loved it!
I loved seeing the old skits and it was refreshing to see the boys as they are now. Considering the cost of the complete set this is a nice compromise and even had a few skits i'd completely forgotten about.
Rating:  - Disappointing set has more interviews than skits
We ordered this set to see the best skits, not listen to endless droning on about the personal lives of the guys. We were very disappointed that there is no way to watch the skits without the interviews, and, on top of it all, the entire skits aren't even shown but frequently have the beginning or end cut off!
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