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Terry Gilliam is another of my favorite directors. His films are not only surreal, but also a lot of fun, loaded with great images and interesting camerawork, not to mention great set design. They are also loaded with great ideas and very acute observations on society, as well as excellent parodies of just about anything. An the other hand, they feel like if you were inside the mind of a severe schizophrenic... on acid... Other than the films listed, former Monty Python member Gilliam (the only American member) has done the award winning drama The Fisher King and the excellent sci-fi film 12 Monkeys, both worth checking out.
Author: Parca Mortem
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
(1988)
[REVIEW COMING SOON!]
Starring: John Neville (the "Well Manicured Man" from The
X-Files; Little Women; Urban Legend) , Eric Idle
(from Monty Python), a young Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed, Jonathan Pryce,
Uma Thurman, Robin Williams, Sting, Jack Purvis, among others.
Bizarreness level: 9 shots out of 10.
Rating: 7 out of 10.
Brazil
(1985)
[REVIEW COMING SOON!]
Starring: Jonnathan Pryce (the bad guy in Tommorow Never
Dies and Ronin), Robert DeNiro, Katherine Helmond (Mona in Who's
the Boss), Bob Hoskins (Mermaids, Super Mario Bros.,
Mona
Lisa, Nixon), and Ian Holm (Alien and several films in
here).
Bizarreness level: 9 shots out of 10.
Rating: 9 out of 10.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
(1998)
[REVIEW COMING SOON!]
Starring: Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro (The Usual Suspects),
and small roles by Cristina Ricci, Gary Busey (The Buddy Holly Story,
Point
Break, Under Siege), Craig Beirko (The Thirteenth Floor),
Tobe Maguire (Pleasantville, Joyride), Katherine Helmond
(Brazil, Who's the Boss), Flea (from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers),
and Lyle Lovett, among others.
Written by: Gilliam and Tony Grisoni (Queen of Hearts),
based on Hunter S. Thompson's contemporary classic novel.
Bizarreness level: 9 shots out of 10.
Rating: 9 out of 10.
Jabberwocky
(1977)
{REVIEW COMING SOON!]
Starring: John Cleese
Bizarreness level: 7 shots out of 10.
Rating: 7 out of 10.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(1975)
[REVIEW COMING SOON!]
Starring: the Monty Python guys.
Bizarreness level: 7 shots out of 10.
Rating: 9 out of 10.
Monty Python and the Meaning of Life
(1983)
[REVIEW COMING SOON!}
Starring: the Monty Python guys.
Bizarreness level: 7 shots out of 10.
Rating: 8 out of 10.
Time Bandits
(1981)
[REVIEW COMING SOON!}
Starring: Craig Warnock (if you answered "who?" the answer is
correct), Sean Connery, Ian Holm (Alien, Charriots of Fire,
The
Sweet Hereafter), Shelly Duvall (The Shining, Popeye),
John Cleese, Michael Palin, and several midgets...
Written by: Gilliam and Palin.
Bizarreness level: 6 shots out of 10.
Rating: 7 out of 10.