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Summary: Another Monty Python Masterpiece
Review: 'The Holy Grail' is less consistent and more slapstick than 'Life Of Brian'. It's more like a series of sketches linked together by facts'n'fun from British history.Highly entertaining as always, far out, sometimes provoking, and certainly politically incorrect. But that's exactly what makes 'The Holy Grail' a very funny, respectless film!
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Summary: Python proves his genius
Review: ... was right when they chose this as an essential video. This film was my first exposure to Monty Python- quite the film to watch when I was in high school just a few years ago. I have watched this movie over and over, and it doesn't lose any of its humor! Watch this, and you'll most certainly be a Python fan for life.
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Summary: The Holy Grail of Comedic Cinema
Review: This really has to be the funniest movie ever made. Every nuance, from the obvious sight-gags, such as the freakishly homocidal rabbit, to the more subtle jokes that make not much sense, such as, a person, for no reason, incessantly hitting a pond with a large stick, is perfect, for the purposes of comedy EXCEPT for the ending, which, as you can tell, everyone hates. The length of the movie is pretty good, but I just couldn't get enough of it. Yes, some people think it makes no sense, but those people may be..uh..."sane". The Joke frequency is right on, making you laugh a lot, but occasionally giving you some space, and the plot itself is pretty good. A must have, fo VHS or DVD.
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Summary: Wik! Also Wik! Also Also Wik!
Review: This is without doubt the funniest movie ever made. It's also the most intelligent movie ever made. Think about it you take 5 Britt's who all went to Cambridge and Oxford you know you're not in for dumb humor (just very silly) This had some of Monty's best scenes. Opening with the mighty King Aurthur riding form in search of knights, with his trust servant Patsy in the back banging two empty half of coconuts to make the sound. And never ask how they found the coconuts please! See Aurthur battle over liberated pheasants and vicious black knights, plus knights who say Ni! You'll meet Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Galahad the Pure, and Sir Robin The-Not-Quite -As-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot, and the aptly named Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film. You'll face taunting Frenchman and Killer Bunnies as well. A bit of advice while watching this film. 1. Know the air speed velocity of an un-laden swallow. And 2. Know why witch's burn. You will learn not to worry about horrid Black Beast's Of AAAAAAAAAAAAA because the animator will surly suffer a fatal heart attack. Finally watch this film at your own risk. You might just die laughing.
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Summary: Funny and Absurd Comedy
Review: Propably the best comedy movie of all time in my opinion,And the budget of this film was 250,000 $! IT was so absurd it was funny. It was Monty Python's greatest movie. An Ingenious creation and the best ever in my opinion.
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Review: Black knight loses limbs Other knights only say "ni" All in a day's work
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Summary: "The fiercest creature for yards around!"
Review: This is the funniest movie EVER. Period. You can't argue. This is Monty Python at its best, and the funny parts never seem to cease. If nothing else, buy it for The Tale of Sir Robin, which has the best song in the movie... Bravely, bold Sir Robin Rode forth from Camelot He was not afraid to die Oh, brave Sir Robin! He was not at all afraid To be killed in nasty ways Brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Robin He was not in the least bit scared To be mashed into a pulp Or to have his eyes gouged out And his elbows broken To have his kneecaps split And his body burned away And his limbs all hacked and mangled Brave Sir Robin Etc. Buy it! You won't regret it!...
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Summary: Truly hysterical
Review: My favorite Monty Python. I've seen it several times and I still laugh out loud at several parts. The dialogue and mannerisms are dead-on as Gilliam, Cleese, Idle and the other funny British fellows lampoon the middle ages. Chapman is perfect as the perpetually perplexed King Arthur. Nothing is sacred as they mock the Arthurian legend, witch burning, sorcerers, fierce battles with valient knights, damsels in distress, and the black death. Fierce rabbits, taunting Frenchmen, insolent peasants, silly cartoons, shubbery and coconuts abound. Not for the faint of heart or the easily offended. One of my absolute favorite comedies.
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Summary: And there was much rejoicing. (Yay!)
Review: I must take offense to the suggestion that we are all geeks with no life! Why, I have been a Scientologist for over twenty years, and it only cost me $36,000 to achieve the state of Clear! It's certainly not a...what? Oh, really? Sorry about that. I thought we were talking about something else. Anyways, the DVD of this Monty Python classic is rather bare as far as DVDs go -- it has subtitles, scene selection, and the trailer to the film. (Oh, and it has the trailer for "Dr. Strangelove," too!) But alas, the Pythoners don't provide any behind-the-scenes information or commentary. If you buy this DVD looking for extras, you may be disppointed. Of course, if you buy the DVD for the *movie,* then that's a whole different ball o' wax altogether. As you know, it's violation of the law to be on the Internet and not know anything about "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." So chances are, you've already seen Castle Anthrax, and the taunting Frenchmen, and Tim the Enchanter...and besides, there have already been 269 reviews of this video here on amazon.com before I wrote this one. So there's not much of a point in commenting on the classic scenes that will keep you in stitches, from the opening credits (beware the moose!) to the final encounter at the Castle of Aaaaaarrrrrrrrrgh. People don't say much about the disappointing ending to the film, but the rest of the movie more than makes up for it. This was the first feature film for the Monty Python troupe, and they filmed it on a low budget ($750,000). That's why the film stock is rather bland and the color is faded, compared to other films of the time...but again, no one really minds that. This is still one of the great comedies of this time, or any time, and there are more full belly laughs in this film than you'll find in ten Hollywood comedies. (And don't worry, there aren't any Scientologists in this film.)
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Summary: Absolutely spiffing old chaps
Review: This is a top notch, wacky, way out film. From the black knight, who goes on fighting even after both arms and a leg get cut off, and then calls it a draw when he loses his remaining leg claiming "it's only a flesh wound", to the killer white rabbit who bites off peoples heads...this is as far out there as they come. Some people just don't get it, my husband being one of them...he even fell asleep half way through. And so, to those people I have only one thing to say...."Ni!, Ni! NI, NI, NI, NI, NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII".
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