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Summary: The DVD of "Holy Grail" is absolutely marvelous
Review: This is a must-have for Python fans. If you were enchanted by the banging of coconuts to imitate horses, then the instructional video "How To Use Coconuts" on the bonus DVD will have you in stitches.This classic comedy is wonderful on DVD, and the extras make it worth buying again even if you have this on VHS. And it's a lot easier on DVD to find the spots like the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch or the Knights Who Say "Nieee!" when you just want to see your favorite bits once in a while.
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Summary: Can't stop laughing
Review: Well, I could review this movie, but odds are you've probably seen or at least know what the Python crew is capable of. As for this DVD, the special features are both insightful and hilarious. The commentary and the featurette of them returning to the differant shooting locations is really interesting. While the Uses for coconuts featurette and the segments of the film as it was shown in other countries(subtitled) are just plain funny. But my personal favorite is definately The Holy Grail in LEGO(yes they have LEGO knights performing "Knights of the Round Table"), I wish they had done a whole version of the film that way. This DVD is a definate must have. You won't be able to stop laughing.
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Summary: LEGENDRY!
Review: This movie is always how you set the bar for someones humor level. If they say they don't like it, their sense of humor is probably non-existant.. One of the funniest movies made. No question
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Summary: Achingly funny movie with oodles of extras
Review: I already owned this Python classic on VHS, but decided to treat myself to the DVD, based on the added value of the extras. Good move! Lots of fascinating background material providing insights into the fevered imaginations of the Terrys and some totally new stuff including Michael Palin's cocoanut sketch and the utterly bizarre but delightful MP&THG in Lego! The sing-a-long-a-Sir-Robin got the whole household joining in and the option for the weird but inspired Shakespearean-style subtitles adds a whole new dimension. And all that before I mention the film itself! What more can I add? You all know how side-splittingly funny are the scenes with the plague village, the French taunter, burn the witch, the oppressed peasant, Sir Galahad's rescue of the prince in the tower, brave Sir Robin, the knights of NI, the killer bunny, the bridge of doom etc. I'm undecided whether this or Life of Brian is the funniest movie ever made but whatever, this is a must have purchase and the best value for money DVD in my collection.
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Summary: A classic restored with superb additions.A+A+A+
Review: "You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!!!!" O.k. King Arthur, what's your comeback to that?!?! This package is just the most wonderful "must have" for any Python fan. This two disc set has so much great additional material that you'll spend ages exploring it. Just to hear the Python boys themselves chortling through their own commentaries and background information is worth it alone. Nice to see it restored in the original Widescreen format as well.
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Summary: In all seriousness, could be the funniest movie EVER!!
Review: For those who don't "get" the humor in this movie, it may seem like a 90 minute detour into one of the outer circles of hell. Actors playing multiple roles, idiots smacking coconut shells together to make horse-sounds, men playing most of the female roles, modern-day police tracking medieval knights, the use of the word "nee" to a huge extent and lots of blood gouting from gory wounds. For those people, I can only have pity. Because to love HOLY GRAIL is to establish a life-long friendship. I've never known anyone who was lukewarm about the film. Hate it (see above) and you just scratch your head in wonder at its popularity. Love it,and you find yourself quoting it often and watching it over and over. My family and I watch this movie at least once a year. When my son (now 15) first watched this movie with me, I knew it was an important moment in our relationship. Would he think his dad was weird for recommending this old British piece of junk? Or would he join the club of fanatics? Let's just say that we now own almost everything by Monty Python that is available on DVD and we're saving up for FAWLTY TOWERS. For him, it was the Dark Knight's duel with King Arthur that first made him a believer. I won't rehash the plot...that probably isn't possible. But suffice it to say that I don't think anyone should skip this movie. Yes, you might hate it. If so, I'm sorry. But there's a good chance you'll be sucked in and then you too can quote "It's only a flesh wound" or "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberry" or "There are those who call me...Tim." And you can enjoy, again and again, the vicious attacks of the white rabbit. (If you have the DVD, I challenge you to watch the rabbit attack on super-slow motion...it's a historian's study on great film editing and it's also gut-bustingly funny!) You can learn to count to five...uh, three. You can learn to insult like the French. And on and on. The deluxe DVD set comes with a 2nd disc full of extras. Not much of it is indispensible, but it's certainly worth the extra few bucks. There is a complete redo of the CAMELOT song, except done entirely with legos which makes the 2nd disc worthwhile right there.
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Summary: Funniest movie Ever!
Review: You NEED this movie, quite simply the funniest movie ever!
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Summary: A masterpiece!
Review: The wondrously clever and hilariously entertaining Monty Python style is at its peak in this movie, the greatest single work of the rich MP tradition. Each scene boldly goes for the weirdest laughs, never bothering with the overrated idea of consistency. When seeing it with a first-timer, I must stop myself from making comments such as "I love this part!" before literally every scene in the movie. This comedy is unique, extremely odd, absolutely fantastic. This movie is a joy.
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Summary: Monty Python and the holy grail
Review: It is the best movie ever made.
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Summary: since when must comic mockery be historically acurate?
Review: I would just like to clear up a few issues that some of the sadly misled reviewers seem to harbor about this brilliantly funny film. First of all, I am deeply puzzled as to why an obvious farce (key word here: "farce") of medieval high-romance-type-stories must retain any modicum of historical accuracy. By admitting confusion about the "mistakes" made in featuring a Trojan Rabbit, depicting Arthur and his knights as not having real horses, the fautly information regarding the actual weight African swallows are capable of carrying, and (here's a shocker) there IS NO castle Anthrax (!!!), some reviewers run the risk of making themselves appear terribly, terribly (and I am very sorry to have to say it) stupid. For those of you who have apparently been losing sleep over these, and other questions raised by the movie, I offer a response. (And I'm really hoping the guy who was confused about the swallows carrying the coconuts was just kidding.) The hilarity of this film is appreciated best by those of us WITH a solid understanding of British history and the actual legendary accounts of Arthur and his knights in medieval Britan. What makes it so funny is how it spoofs off the often ridiculous excesses of the tales. Knights being so incredibly "chaste" and determined to find the Holy Grail as to ignore a castle stuffed with gorgeous swooning virgins are found all throughout the pages of Malory's "Morte d'Arthur" and the tales of Chretien de Troyes. Read anything about Sir Galahad and you realize how intelligent the comedy is. A few other historical spoofs: seemingly impossible-to-kill knights (the black knight), Lancelot's vigor with his sword getting him into trouble as he valiantly kills scores of people with one stroke, mysterious knights in woods who demand a sacrifice (the knights who say "ni!")... etc... Of course, there are a few extra Monty Pythonisms thrown in, such as amazing Killer Rabbits, Tim the Enchanter (who is Merlinesque, anyway) snubbing Frenchmen and a ridiculous witch burning, but everything is directed to the intelligent viewer who can watch it all and laugh out loud while still respecting the legends and stories the Pythons are making delicious fun of. Oh, and by the way, clapping coconuts together instead of having real horses? That's FUNNY!! It isn't meant to be confusing! Please locate your missing sense of humor as quickly as possible! I think this movie is hysterical, and worth watching. Those of you who feel otherwise, well, "I blow my nose in your general direction!"
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