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mel brooks films were fun ...
but i dont think they hold a candle to the blend of slapstick and cerebral humor that was Python.
Albert Brooks is a better comparrison than Mel ...
much smarter films - although they deal exclusively with the human condition is a more cynical way than Python was .. until the Meaning of Life.
in that movie you could tell it was their last..
They always had affection for the people they were parodying until that point... with Meaning i found it far more mean spirited than anything before .. a sure sign of an inevitable split - when bitterness shows through in the work.
and it was a shame about Chapman .. it would have been nice to see the guys get together after they had a breather from each other - from time to time.
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