Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

Life of Brian (1979)

Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.

Deliberately blasphemous and provocative, but also hilarious Monty Python comedy, probably the team's most coherent feature concerning plot and theme.

Halliwell***: "Controversial middle-eastern romp which left its creators battered but extremely wealthy. In the face of such an onslaught of bad taste, criticism seems irrelevant."

Maltin***: "This Monty Python religious parable will probably offend every denomination equally, but it shouldn't. ...the funniest and most sustained feature from Britain's bad boys."

The Zero Theorem (2013)

A hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless.

Intended as a dystopian satire with a message about the meaning of life the result is  haphazard, incohesive and finally disappointing; cast and visual effects are worth the watch, though.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.

A fantasy with some spectacular visuals and an adequate star cast, but the coherence of the story is often shattered into bits which makes it difficult to follow and creates tedium.

Maltin**1/2: "Visually impressive metaphoric muddle offers colorful set pieces, if not a fully satisfying  story. Ledger died during production, so Depp, Law, and Farrell play his alter egos on the other side of the mirror - a conceit that actually works to the film's benefit."

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam