I don't get why people think this is blasphemous!

Rating: Null/10 (17 December 2002)

I am a teen of the eighties, but I have seen this late '70s movie countless times! It's definitely a classic Python film. Ok, it's second best in my opinion. My rating of Monty Python's films: 1.Holy Grail 2.Life of Brian 3.And Now for Something Completely Different 4. Meaning of Life.
This film isn't blasphemous, just straight out funny! There are brilliant cliches such as Pilate's 'R' trouble(welease Wodewick!) and all the people never ceasing to follow Brian. Sure, it's based on the Bible, but so what? There's nothing in it that denotes Christ. I am a Roman Catholic, and I see nothing bad about this film. It's a laugh-out-loud comedy/satire and I suggest everyone see it if you haven't already.
There are many many jokes in the script, such as the names "Bigus Dickus", "Incontinentia Buttocks", "Naughtius Maximus", and "Sillius Soddus". Excellent choices! Just take the "us" off of the first and last names and you'll get a description of that person. I love the constant haggling, the part where the Roman soldier gives Brian a lesson on Latin grammar, and especially the part when Jesus is shouting the Beatitudes and Eric Idle keeps calling Michael Palin "Big Nose." "Better listen, there might be a bit about 'Blessed are the Big Noses.'"
"Did you hear? Blessed are the Greek!" "No, it's the MEEK, blessed are the meek! Oh, that's nice isn't it? I'm glad they're getting a bit of credit because they have a hell of a time."
Absolutely grand, pythons. I live really close to where Terry Gilliam grew up, and I've probably seen his house a few times but not realized it was his. I like the opening animation a lot! It must have taken a while to have Terry Gilliam animate 3 minutes of film, frame by frame.
The food Brian is selling in the Coliseum (ocelot spleens, wolf nipple chips) is strictly labeled by the People's Front of Judea as 'roman tidbits' "Why don't you sell proper food?"
I'd have to say that my favorite character, besides Pontius Pilate, is Brian's cynical mum, Mandy(he's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!).
As for the lot of you who in the '70s got really mad at the Pythons, i don't get your complaints. You took the Bible references way too seriously.
And as for you who in these reviews give 'The Life of Brian' a bad name, you should watch the movie again and see what you find wrong with it. Ok, done watching it? And what did you find wrong with it? Nothing!
-from a great fan.