Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Rating:
Summary: Good for about the first 20 minutes...
Review: The film started out so well. It had the opening credits with screwed up bogus subtitles, hilarious horse-riding with no horse, smart-alec peasants arguing with a king. What's not to like, right? Boy, was I wrong. The film just took a turn for the worse, when they tossed in the really horrible animation of God giving them the mission of finding the Holy Grail. They also mixed the present (932 AD) with the future (1975 AD). It didn't work for me. The last 30 minutes just bored me. I couldn't wait for it to just be over with.

I remember liking other Monty Python features more than this. Disappointing.

LEAP rating (each out of 5):
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L (Language) - 4 (the exchanges were absurd to the point of being funny)
E (Erotica) - 0 (n/a - though they could've done something with the nurses in the "convent")
A (Action) - 2 (killer bunnies, fight with the black night)
P (Plot) - 3 (king arthur looks for knights on his quest to find the holy grail)

Rating:
Summary: WHERE ARE THE PINK FRILLY EDGES!!!???
Review: I distinctly remember the Pink Frilly Edges being advertised on the DVD, but they are nowhere to be found! *sigh* But it is of no matter. That's the only thing wrong with this edition of this absolutely uproarious movie. You WILL cry, and your stomach WILL cramp up until you cannot laugh anymore without taking a pain killer. You WILL sit through the entire end credits- and I mean ALL of them. Watch it, you'll see (he he he he).

Ah, yes the special edition version. Despite the fact that it is lacking Pink Frilly Edges (it's ok, I made them myself and taped them over the tv... yes I ACTUALLY did this), the features are well worth watching over again (unlike most documentaries that are good for only one viewing). I especially liked the subtitles for people who don't like the film- hilarious! Although if it is your first viewing I would recommend watching it without these subtitles, they might distract you. The scenes that were translated into Japanese then re-translated back into English (as subtitles) are also wonderful! Who could argue with the "Great Sake Cup"? And, of course, the Lego version is amazing!

This is an EXCELLENT version of an EXCELLENT film. I think everyone should see it at least once (don't get discouraged by the ending- it grows on you!)

Rating:
Summary: So much for your money!
Review: This is a great buy. Not only do you get one of the funniest movies ever, but you get so many fun DVD extras. Michael Palin and Terry Jones take you to Doune castle to show you how they used one castle for half the movie, you can see how many roles each of the members of Monty Python play, sing along with Camelot, or my personal favorite, see Camelot done in Lego animation! I would highly recommend this to any Python fanatic, or anyone who loves to laugh!

Rating:
Summary: This DVD is worth getting just for the lego sketch!
Review: Because this is one of the most beloved films of all time, it's gotten a real DVD treatment. Ssome parts drag a bit, (the whole 40 minute featurette with Terry Jones and Michael Palin is quite boring and not up to the pace of typical Python humor.

But the highlight of this 2 disc DVD is not the Gilliam-drawn menus or mindless sing-alongs or even being told to insert the other DVD (no, I mean in your DVD player). What really made me drop down and laugh hard was the lego animation.

That is awesome!

Rating:
Summary: Classic
Review: This is as good as it gets. If you are a Python fan, watch out, you may wind up wetting the couch.

Rating:
Summary: Someday this will all be yours! What... the curtains?
Review: Wonderful, absolutely fantastic DVD. Monty Python's crowning achievement in silliness is given fantastic treatment here and makes good use of it. The behind the scenes bits are very interesting and quite funny. The archives of the artwork and sketches are a nice inclusion, but it would have been nice if they were bigger or could be zoomed in on. Maybe I'm missing a button somewhere.
The original trailers were brilliant and I had never viewed them before so it was great seeing them for the first time.
The movie itself looks great and should be standard issue for all mental hospitals or places where people are treated for depression. Unstoppable giddiness is really the best way I can describe it.
There are some DVD's that you can be content to rent once or every so often. The Holy Grail is a DVD that really must be owned. No matter what awful events are happening in your life, this silly tale will certainly allow you to look on the bright side of life.
Just pop it in to see a scene or two, you'll feel better in no time.
Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!

Rating:
Summary: It might be silly to buy this DVD BUT...
Review: I really enjoyed watching this movie.
In the beginning of the movie, you can easily miss the funny German subtitle.
If you have your own DVD, you can pause any time you want. So you can enjoy this movie as much as they enjoying making this movie, and you can also find something you've never noticed before.

Rating:
Summary: What Bothers Me...
Review: I can't add anything new to this, I'd just like to say that it bothers me that so many of you are giving this movie a one star rating, even though you feel it deserves five stars, just for the sake of getting attention. Don't you realize these reviews affect the overall rating on Amazon.com?

Sheesh!

Rating:
Summary: The Absolute Best of Brit Comedy!
Review: If you've come to this page, and are reading this review because you really want something to laugh at, then you need read no further. Just go ahead - buy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the laugh-until-you-cry film that's guaranteed to have you rolling on the floor for hours. But if you're skeptical, that's OK, just keep reading and maybe you'll discover why this timeless movie is without a doubt one of the best comedies ever created.

I suppose the primary aspect of this film that makes it so funny is that overall, the actors perform their laughable parts with utter sternness. You will wonder: how is it possible to say that without laughing? And you're guaranteed to enjoy scenes of the movie countless times, including the fight with the Black Knight, Caerbannog the seemingly "harmless little bunny," the cartoon "Black Beast of Arrrghhh," and of course the French taunting and the Trojan Rabbit. When you're done with the film, you'll definitely want to see the extras, which includes a scene in Lego, a scene in Japanese, behind-the-scenes commentaries, and my favorite, "How To Use Your Coconuts" - a "documentary" on how they used coconuts instead of horses. There's no doubt that this DVD is worth your money - so don't waste any time, just buy it... along with "a shubbery"!

Rating:
Summary: What are you waiting for?
Review: You need to be convinced? If you're here, you have some modicum of interest. Buy this now. Or be poked with the Soft Cushions.