Here's a double bill of news for y'all, concerning some oldies but goldies:
http://www.moviescene.nl/p/151799/monty_python_weer_bij_elkaar
http://www.moviescene.nl/p/151800/terry_gilliam_probeert_weer_don_quixote_te_maken
Were we waiting for these fossils to return to stage? Not really, despite the rumours running rampant about their potential reprisal over the last few years. Can they still be funny? Sure they can! Age is no excuse not to be funny anomore, and silliness basically comes with the natural condition anyway. I'm willing to give the remaining Pythons the benefit of doubt, though I would prefer it if they didn't call it the 'return of Python', which they haven't but other people are oh so eager to do for them. After all, you can't have Python if there's a member missing, that would be disrepectful. Graham Chapman has been dead for 24 years now, and Monty Python basically died with him, like it or not. In my mind, and I'm quite positive in theirs too, this is just a reunion of old friends/former colleagues to once again do something they loved, and no doubt still love, doing: making people laugh. What form it will take? A TV-show seems unlikely, it's doubtful they have the will and strength to keep up with such a demanding, even killing schedule, and one of them apparently doesn't have the time either (see below). A film could be a distinct possibility, but I'm pesonally betting on a live show. They did several of those to great acclaim and it seemed their preferred format, so why not stick with what they liked best? Of course, we won't know until they confirm just what it is they're doing that they have confirmed to be doing together again, so this is all 'idle' speculation until their alleged press conference sheds more light on their intentions.
And Gilliam is at it again once more! Seventh time is the charm, he seems to hope. You gotta love someone so passionate about a certain project, meaning it can only be good, otherwise it wouldn't be worth putting so much time and effort in again and again. I've had the pleasure of meeting Terry Gilliam (I actually touched him too!) and he's without a doubt one of the most charming and likeable characters I've ever come across, so anything he feels like doing has my blessing (not that it needs it, but in this particular project's case, any blessing seems most welcome!). Even though Gilliam's projects tend to be rather 50-50: either they're great, or they're too weird and off-putting for words. Oh well, even if it falls through again or ends up a dud, we'll always have Lost in La Mancha.
