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Gadzooks! These be terrible times in the kingdom Bruno the Questionable! At the darkest hour of the Dark Ages, the dreaded Jabberwock roams the land. Which brave knight shall slay the beast and save t...( read more 
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MCT:August 7, 2008Terry Gilliam's first non-Python feature film is pretty much what I expected it to be. Visually a lot of effort has gone in here, and the humour is extremely sharp. But the plot... Oh the plot. Dennis the rubbish cooper (likeably played by Michael Palin) sets out to make his fortune to win the hand of Griselda, a repulsive woman who hates him. At some point we assume that he will face the monster that is ravaging the country. But that's not the plot. There isn't one. It goes on and on for ages, just showing us random stuff, which if it doesn't include Dennis is unfortunately a bit boring, and only in the last ten minutes does the Jabberwock appear. The ending is brave, but there just isn't enough plot or character to pull it off. What was this about?
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MCT:July 21, 2008Honestly, not that great. I know that there weren't actually many of the Python boys in it, but come on Terry Gilliam.
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MCT:May 17, 2008
Twas brillig and the slithey toves... I actually caught but half of this movie once and wouldn't mind seeing it all the way through.
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MCT:November 26, 2007
An entertaining movie, and it was funny too. But of course it will never live up to Monty Python and the Holy Grail, as it was clearly modeled after. I love Michael Palin, though I wish I could have seen John Cleese in this movie, as I saw he had turned down a role. I just kind of wish Palin's character wasn't so damn stupid. Some of the jokes were pretty tasteless, but for the most part it was a good movie. If only The Holy Grail had the same kind of ending and budget of this movie it would have made it perfect.
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MCT:September 2, 2007Great movie, special kind of humor so not recommended for everyone. If you like monty python, then watch this one.
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MCT:September 1, 2007
Gilliam's first true solo directorial outing apart from the Monty Python crew, although their influence does show here. Not as funny as Holy Grail and nowhere near as complex or engaging as his later films, although the kernels of talent are there. Overall the narrative of the film is much more lucid than Holy Grail, for what it's worth. There's also a clever bit with a tomato that suggests the sort of cunning POV camera work that Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro would pick up over a decade later in Delicatessen and The City of Lost Children. Disappointing for traditional Python fans, but for Gilliam devotees it's worth a look.
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MCT:July 15, 2007
Watched this again the other day. still pretty fun! You know, it's not a great movie, but still great to put on every now and again. This is also a film that loses a lot on the small screen. A guy taking a dump out a window on a 20' high screen is something to behold!
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MCT:July 14, 2007
Has some of the moments of magic you'd expect from Gilliam, but it's patchy and nowhere near as good as The Holy Grail.
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MCT:June 24, 2007
Prepare yourself for a much more realistic look at what it must've been like to live as a peasant during Medieval times. Dark humour and gritty visuals that are pretty much synonymous with Terry Gilliam.
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MCT:June 8, 2007Two Monty Python alums might have made this, but it looks awfully silly. I'll probably see it anyway.
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Typical Monty Python style...very enjoyable if your into British humour....recommend to all Monty Python fans
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MCT:April 28, 2007i just saw this for the 1st time and thought it was very funny..its kind of like monty phtyon and the holy grail but its still very funny.... i like the way that terry gilliam brought the jabberwocky creature to life and that it was enjoyable that you did not get to see the jabberwocky untill near the end of the film...i enjoyed this film
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MCT:February 2, 2007Not as good as i hoped. Michael Palin is stretched a bit thin... more a suppourting actor perhaps. the gilliam production design is awesome though.
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MCT:January 24, 2007
This is not a Monty Python film. Don't watch it with that expectation. It's a fine film in its own right, though.
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MCT:October 18, 2006it doesn't reach the level of some other monty python movies. the cast isn't complete also, thats probably the main reason
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MCT:July 6, 2006
Zip.ca rental of Jabberwocky, because I simply must see everything that Terry Gilliam has ever made.
To me, it just seemed like a Monty Python and The Holy Grail re-hashing, except nowhere near as funny. Michael Palin is a little too old here to play the age he is.
Production values were pretty good. The Jabberwocky itself was...interesting.
However, I did enjoy the fact that he's totally in love with the fat chick who doesn't love him, and has no interest in the princess who adores him. That twist did amuse me.
The Opinion: It's been done, and better.
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