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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (2-disc Special Edition DVD)
2-disc Special Edition DVD of Monty Python's classic 1974 medieval comedy that spoofs Arthurian legend.
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 … see full wiki
Director:
Terry Jones,
Terry Gilliam
Genre:
Adventure,
Classics,
Comedy,
Fantasy,
History,
Musical
Release Date:
1975
MPAA Rating:
PG
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-This review pertains to the Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2-disc Special Edition DVD- In 1974 the bad boys of British comedy decided to create a full-length motion picture, which was destined for greatness (or at least mediocrity disguised as greatness). Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a totally distasteful classic of almost epic proportions. The film stars John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and Terry … more
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Perhaps the funniest movie ever made, this irreverent take on the King Arthur tale is =D. Who doesn't want to fall prey to a killer rabbit?
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review by CRSwanson.
May 31, 2009
You know, I would've loved to have been in the audience when Monty Python and the Holy Grail was first shown. I'm picturing a fair amount of laughter, but also quite a bit of confusion and critics saying, "What the hell did I just see?" That was certainly the case when Roger Ebert reviewed the first Monty Python movie, And Now For Something Completely Different. He seemed very interested in the audience reaction during his review, and I imagine the audience reaction during the first screenings for … more
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Of all the films and television programs produced by airborne members of the Flying Circus, I consider this to be their greatest achievement. Co-authored and then co-directed Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones (two rather silly people indeed), this film makes at least some effort to recreate a distant period in history and from a somewhat 20th century perspective. Apparently available funds were limited because Gilliam and Junes could not afford to rent horses and thus were forced to simulate them with … more
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review by Kasia_S.
June 27, 2003
This movie is funny, it has so many funny lines, that you can taunt your enemies for years to come, using lines from THe Holy Grail. Monty Python may be a bit of a refined humour, that has it's fans and the non-fans who just don't like it. That's fine, this was my second Python movie ( after Eric the Viking) and I fell deeply for this humor. THe Python Boys take on so many different roles that they themselves said they loose track of who's who. The speicla edition DVD has behind scenes … more
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review by rmurray847.
April 08, 2003
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 … more
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