Eric Idle

Eric Idle films available on 4K Blu-ray, ranked by transfer quality.

Casper(1995)

dir. Brad Silberling

Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate with Casper and his fellow spirits, he brings along his teenage daughter, Kat. Casper quickly falls in love with Kat, but their budding relationship is complicated not only by his transparent state, but also by his troublemaking apparition uncles and their mischievous antics.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life(1983)

7.3

dir. Terry Jones

S-Tier

Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

Monty Python and the Holy Grail(1975)

7.8

dir. Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam

A-Tier

King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen(1988)

7.0

dir. Terry Gilliam

B-Tier

An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Life of Brian(1979)

7.8

dir. Terry Jones

Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray Special Edition