Review of The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983) by Ken S — 21 May 2012
Terry Gilliam's short film, attached as a companion to Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" is an excellent little piece about bureaucracy, big business, and the little guy winning. And pirates.
It is gorgeous, and funny. Initially meant to be just a short animated thing bridging some skits within the "Meaning of Life", Gilliam managed to convince his Python cohorts that it should be live action (because having had success with "Time Bandits", he had become quite bored with animation), and then he went off to direct a short that ballooned so big it no longer fit within the feature film, and had to be shoved in front.
Entertaining, more Gilliam than Python, and I always enjoy watching it.
This review of The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983) was written by Ken S on 21 May 2012.
The Crimson Permanent Assurance has generally received very positive reviews.
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