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• Alexander D

  
  Lo! Monty Python and the Holy Grail hast spake unto thee of King Arthur and ye olde Knights of the Round Table, amidst ye olde low budget! Okay, I won't write my whole review like that. My Old English is a bit rusty, and I hesitate to say you actually understood what I was… More
  Lo! Monty Python and the Holy Grail hast spake unto thee of King Arthur and ye olde Knights of the Round Table, amidst ye olde low budget! Okay, I won't write my whole review like that. My Old English is a bit rusty, and I hesitate to say you actually understood what I was saying. The same goes for the film itself, however. British comic troupe Monty Python debuted on television in the late 1960s with Flying Circus. Three years after compiling some skits from that series into a 1971 film, the gang released this film, arguably their first true feature-length work, whilst still faithful to the offbeat, farcical, often nonsensical taste that popularized them. read it all at my blog

• Jacob E

  
  It's a shame I can't give a film 7 stars out of 5, because this film is almost worthy of that. One of my favorite reviewers online (Movie Bob for The Escapist) once pointed out that its extremely difficult to review a good comedy because it's impossible to accurately… More
  It's a shame I can't give a film 7 stars out of 5, because this film is almost worthy of that. One of my favorite reviewers online (Movie Bob for The Escapist) once pointed out that its extremely difficult to review a good comedy because it's impossible to accurately review it without giving away the good parts. And I'm now faced with this problem times a million. This is one of the funniest (if not the funniest) films of all time. Just take my word for it, this is a great film.

• Lucas M

  
  A charming and hilarious cult, The Holy Grail is certally one of the most funniest films that I ever saw. This first full length by the british group Monty Python, it's a unique odyssey by the medieval time with surrealist humor and remarkable characters, scenes and lines. In the… More
  A charming and hilarious cult, The Holy Grail is certally one of the most funniest films that I ever saw. This first full length by the british group Monty Python, it's a unique odyssey by the medieval time with surrealist humor and remarkable characters, scenes and lines. In the edge from absurd and silliness, Monty Python and The Holy Grail gonna make the audience laugh from the opening titles until the last scene.

• KJ P

  
  The comedy in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is just as fresh as it is in the original film, but the fact that they strayed away from the random short-story storytelling, kind of made this very different from what they were trying to do in the first place. Still, that… More
  The comedy in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is just as fresh as it is in the original film, but the fact that they strayed away from the random short-story storytelling, kind of made this very different from what they were trying to do in the first place. Still, that being said, they do a wonderful job in creating an atmosphere surrounding the events of a King's life. They still have random cuts to animation and slapstick humour that is gut-splittingly funny, but I do believe they were a little full of themselves in knowing that their first film was a hilarious film. Overall, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is an epic of hilarious proportions! I definitely recommend giving this a look, but personally, I could watch the original over and over again!

• familiar s

  
  Slept a bit through it. However, boredom wasn't the cause for my falling asleep. In fact, I'd say that I found the movie recommendable. Well, more or less. Weighs more on the latter. Check it out specifically for its historical accuracy!!! Check yourself out to have no… More
  Slept a bit through it. However, boredom wasn't the cause for my falling asleep. In fact, I'd say that I found the movie recommendable. Well, more or less. Weighs more on the latter. Check it out specifically for its historical accuracy!!! Check yourself out to have no doubt. Have fun.

• Christopher H

  
  One of the greatest comedies ever made. Every scene is hilarious and memorable. The dialogue is also quotable as hell.

• xGary X

  
  The Monty Python team prick the bubble of pomposity that surrounds Arthurian legend and exposes the inherent absurdities of religious myth, as well as parodying swashbucklers and po-faced historical stories with their usual mix of satire and silliness. Of course, comedy is one of the… More
  The Monty Python team prick the bubble of pomposity that surrounds Arthurian legend and exposes the inherent absurdities of religious myth, as well as parodying swashbucklers and po-faced historical stories with their usual mix of satire and silliness. Of course, comedy is one of the most subjective of genres so if you're not a fan of Python this won't really be your cup of tea, but I have seen this film at least a dozen times and it still makes me howl with alarming regularity. So many classic scenes and quotable lines, Grail may not have Life Of Brian's narrative momentum (it's really just a series of skits and one liners) but it more than matches it for laugh out loud moments. A British comedy classic and alongside their own Life Of Brian, Blazing Saddles and Airplane!, one of the best cinematic spoofs ever made.

• Eric A

  
  Probably one of the bigger cult classic films i've seen and it was exactly what I thought it would be. It was very funny, clever, and witty.....as only this type of film could do. Would I watch it again? Maybe. Not really my cup of tea, but I really enjoyed it and would recommend… More
  Probably one of the bigger cult classic films i've seen and it was exactly what I thought it would be. It was very funny, clever, and witty.....as only this type of film could do. Would I watch it again? Maybe. Not really my cup of tea, but I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone.

• Tim S

  
  Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a film that I NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER tire of. Not only is it one of the funniest movies ever made, it's also one of the most enjoyable and well-made comedy films of all time. You can really get into a quoting war with your friends with lines… More
  Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a film that I NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER tire of. Not only is it one of the funniest movies ever made, it's also one of the most enjoyable and well-made comedy films of all time. You can really get into a quoting war with your friends with lines from this movie. While I firmly believe that Life of Brian is Monty Python's finest film technically, I believe Holy Grail is their finest film comedically. A lot of people would disagree with me on that, but oh well. This film is still pretty much a sketch film with an overlying storyline, but it all works just perfectly. Amazing work from one of the great comedy troupes of all time.

• Jim C

  
  Hilarious, a all time classic, I loved it.

• Universal D

  
  The best of Python in one film by my estimation, bring out your dead sense of humor and just say "Nee!" with a Holy Hand Grenade of silliness lobbed ("... on three, not four or two.") at Arthurian legend. Then join your friends to see who can use the most quotes… More
  The best of Python in one film by my estimation, bring out your dead sense of humor and just say "Nee!" with a Holy Hand Grenade of silliness lobbed ("... on three, not four or two.") at Arthurian legend. Then join your friends to see who can use the most quotes from this film in any given situation. As always, I fart in your general direction!

• Manu G

  
  Makes Ben Hur look like an Epic... To me it was boring except a few scenes that were mildly funny but this is just not my style, English comedy=boring! Sorry to disappoint all the fans from this movie but this is just an awful old movie from the start to end. The movie starts out… More
  Makes Ben Hur look like an Epic... To me it was boring except a few scenes that were mildly funny but this is just not my style, English comedy=boring! Sorry to disappoint all the fans from this movie but this is just an awful old movie from the start to end. The movie starts out with Arthur, King of the Britons, looking for knights to sit with him at Camelot. He finds many knights including Sir Galahad the pure, Sir Lancelot the brave, the quiet Sir Bedevere, and Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Lancelot. They do not travel on horses, but pretend they do and have their servants bang coconuts to make the sound of horse's hooves. Through satire of certain events in history (witch trials, the black plague) they find Camelot, but after literally a quick song and dance they decide that they do not want to go there. While walking away, God (who seems to be grumpy) come to them from a cloud and tells them to find the Holy Grail. They agree and begin their search. While they search for the Grail, scenes of the knight's tales appear and why they have the name they have. Throughout their search they meet interesting people and knights along the way...

• Jameson W

  
  Um...i'm not really quite sure what the big deal was with this movie. It's not funny at all. I laughed maybe 4 times. I like the idea behind of the film, but overall it was dumb. I did not like it at all!

• Michael E

  
  This is probably one of THE most quotable movies in history, literally, every line in this movie is memorable, so much so, that they have made T-shirts over these lines. And its by far one of the funniest movies of all time. the only thing keeping me from giving it a 100% is the… More
  This is probably one of THE most quotable movies in history, literally, every line in this movie is memorable, so much so, that they have made T-shirts over these lines. And its by far one of the funniest movies of all time. the only thing keeping me from giving it a 100% is the random ending, because it just stops, no credits, nothing. It says in the bonus features on the DVD with the pop up trivia feature, the director said that they ran out of money in the production. I dont know if that's true, or if it was a joke, but it just disappoints me because of how it just stops.

• Bentley L

  
  This movie is beyond hilarious. The scrpting, acting, plot, and overrall siliness is superb! This leaves me in stitches after every viewing! This is what true comedy is! "Ni!" BEST SCENE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eMkth8FWno

• Phil H

  
  The first half of this film is great, looks amazing, funny and slightly dark n macarbe. As it goes on though it gets way too silly and just too of the wall, the ending is terrible and really lets the whole thing down. The knight battle near the start, Cleese killing hundreds as he… More
  The first half of this film is great, looks amazing, funny and slightly dark n macarbe. As it goes on though it gets way too silly and just too of the wall, the ending is terrible and really lets the whole thing down. The knight battle near the start, Cleese killing hundreds as he fights to save Jones in the tower, the knights who say 'ni' are all good scenes but its let down by too much animation (cheating really when you wanna see the monster, abit of a cop out) and just plain childish silly stuff. The French knights just aren't funny, wanna love it but I can't.

• Cassandra M

  
  This is perhaps one of the greatest, funniest parodies in the history of film. I think the greatest definition of irony is that to be believably stupid on screen, you have to be very intelligent. This is a rare occasion where something can be so stupid that it's funny, with the… More
  This is perhaps one of the greatest, funniest parodies in the history of film. I think the greatest definition of irony is that to be believably stupid on screen, you have to be very intelligent. This is a rare occasion where something can be so stupid that it's funny, with the addition of feeling you got your money's worth at the end. Examples of failures would be anchorman, austin powers, scary movie etc. The gore and clichés of three headed, and goofy "NI!" yelling knights are what give this movie discreet beauty. Did I mention that the acting is also very good for a movie of this sort. All of the main characters, as they do in the series, take on numerous characters, all of whom are well established and each have their quirks about them. This was a well written, well thought out, and perfectly directed, low budget comedy. The funniest of any monty python film, and amongst the top comedies of all time. I laughed from beginning to end and bruised one of my lungs. I highly recommend this film to anyone. This is living proof that all you need is a good script and good actors.

• Unknown H

  
  The perfect movie for when there really is nothing else to do than reach for the Monty Python boxset.

• AJ V

  
  The best Monty Python movie of them all! This hilarious comedy spoofs the story of King Arthur and his quest for the Holy Grail. I love this movie, it's one of my favourites.

• Jeff "

  
  I remember the first time I was exposed to this film, I laughed so hard at the awkward comedic being executed on screen. These guys created something totally groundbreaking with Monty Python. Monty Python and The Holy Grail is a very funny film with great comedians involved. Unlike… More
  I remember the first time I was exposed to this film, I laughed so hard at the awkward comedic being executed on screen. These guys created something totally groundbreaking with Monty Python. Monty Python and The Holy Grail is a very funny film with great comedians involved. Unlike many comedy films of today, Holy Grail has stood the test of time because the comedians involved are an incredible bunch of comedians who deliver some of the best comedic performances in a comedy film ever. There is no particular scene that I like the most, but the Killer Rabbit scene is always a favorite. This film ranks up there with Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove as a definite Comedy classic. The cast do an incredible job and they have created one of the best films of the genre. Everyone involved in the film is excellent and Monty Python And The Holy Grail ends up being a terrific film. The jokes never get stale and every time you watch it you will always laugh. One of the reasons this films succeeds on so many levels is because of the terrific number of comedians who deliver memorable performances. The gags are seem still fresh even today 35 years after the release of this film. The comedians involved are not like most of the comedians of today, these guys know how to deliver something totally funny and it has stood the test of time. If you're looking for a comedy that will definitely make you laugh and stay with long after you've seen it, I highly recommend this film. The status of this film is enough to make anyone want to see it. However the film has a special blend of humour and may not appeal to everyone because it's too "British". But to those who like this type of humour and haven't seen it, then go give it a viewing. Monty Python is a well written and acted film with terrific comedy bits. For me, the reason that it has stood the test of time is because of the many silly comedy bits within the film. The comedic elements in this film cannot be topped and with this phenomenal cast of comedians, this remains one of the greatest comedy films ever made. A definite classic.

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