Could this be the funniest movie ever made? By any rational measure of comedy, this medieval romp from the Monty Python troupe certainly belongs on the short list of candidates. According to Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide, it's "recommended for fans only," but we say hogwash to that--you could be a complete newcomer to the Python phenomenon and still find this send-up of the Arthurian legend to be wet-your-pants hilarious. It's basically a series of sketches woven together as King Arthur's quest for the Holy Grail, with Graham Chapman as the King, Terry Gilliam as his simpleton sidekick Patsy, and the rest of the Python gang filling out a variety of outrageous roles. The comedy highlights are too numerous to mention, but once you've seen Arthur's outrageously bloody encounter with the ominous Black Knight (John Cleese), you'll know that nothing's sacred in the Python school of comedy. From holy hand grenades to killer bunnies to the absurdity of the three-headed knights who say "Ni--!," this is the kind of movie that will strike you as fantastically funny or just plain silly, but why stop there? It's all over the map, and the pace lags a bit here and there, but for every throwaway gag the Pythons have invented, there's a bit of subtle business or grand-scale insanity that's utterly inspired. The sum of this madness is a movie that's beloved by anyone with a pulse and an irreverent sense of humor. If this movie doesn't make you laugh, you're almost certainly dead. --Jeff Shannon
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AMAZING MOVIE:
I ran this for my movie club. They loved it and found it extremely funny - both those who had seen it long ago and those seeing it for the first time. I thought I might find the movie religiously offensive - but it was not at all offensive. I know the Pythons wanted the movie to be completely absurd and nonsensical pointless. Maybe humans can never reach that without some of themselves showing through. In fact I thought the movie had some warmth and affection towards King Arthur and the... more info
Very, very, very funny.:
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is one of the funniest movies ever designed by a group of men you will ever find from the 20th Century. The killer bunny, the virgins, the weird prince who wants to sing, the lack of horses for the knights, the Knights who once said Ni. The movie is full of extras and so is are the DVDs. Legos, sing-alongs, on-screen screenplay, commentaries full of back-stabbing, complaints and whining by the crew of Month Python. Looking for a message? Well, there may be a few, but mostly... more info
And Monty Python continues.:
I love this movie. Ever since I bought it I have watched it over and over.
Pie Eisu Domine, Dona Eis Requiem.:
I think the first time I ever saw this movie was when I was eleven or so, long before the DVD format was even conceived. My dad borrowed this movie on VHS from a friend and subsequently copied it for our own viewing pleasure. Quite apart from the fact that the main movie disk features two movie tracks, one with superior sound quality and even slightly different narration from Michael Palin, there's also a French language track which I watch for just as many laughs as the English ones despite not speaking a... more info
