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Monty Python's Personal Best Six-Pack

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When the original single Personal Best DVDs were first released a few years ago, I immediately snapped up the discs of my two favorite Pythons, Inspector Harry "Snapper" Organs, and Gordon Ottershaw. I watched one, and was thoroughly underwhelmed....since I already had owned the Complete Python both in VHS and later, DVD, I hoped for some new insight, maybe Pontius Pilate and Mr Creosote giving their own cosmic views on what they considered their best. No such luck. These are all just re-hashes, with no personal views at all, so here's another marketing ploy by Eric Idle Global Enterprises to wrest more hard-earned cash from the loyal followers of Python.
Your Pythonic addiction would be better served by buying The Complete Ripping Yarns, although I would highly recommend buying the Region 2 set from AmazonUK for one extremely important reason: no stupid, self congratulatory promos for the A & E Network or BBC America. (By the way, don't let the Region 2 thing put you off: it's surprisingly easy to hack a US DVD player into submission, enabling you to watch all sorts of great British programming not available in the US)
Now I have to decide: what's a better deal, a new copy of this Personal Best set for $39.99, or the used copy for $149.99? Whoever the Marketplace seller is that thinks they can rip someone off for that much, all I can say is "What a silly bunt!"

I would suggest this set to any Python fan. Thoroughly enjoyable. And 6 DVDS!!!!

The old routines have lost nothing. They are still great. The personal comments of the men makes it all much more hilarious. You've got to be a fan to appreciate this stuff.

Terry Gilliam's disc was about an hour too long. His odd animation is fantastic as a segue between acts but when it goes on and on and on...But the rest of the set is fantastic. A must have for any Python fan.

I purchased the set hoping to get the some of the best bits / most well known sketches of Monty Python and I have been sorely disappointed. The interludes in Cleese's disc are ludicrous / unfunny, as are a number of them on other discs. My suggestion would be for the owners of the material to have a fan vote for what is the best and make a set out of that so maybe we could get the Ministry of Silly Walks and other well known pieces rather than second rate renditions filmed at the Hollywood Bowl.