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Monty Python And The Holy Grail (Extraordinarily Deluxe Edition) [1974]

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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 for fans only," but we say hogwash to that--you could be a complete newcomer to the Python phenomenon and still find this send-up of the Arthurian legend to be wet-your-pants hilarious. It's basically a series of sketches woven together as King Arthur's quest for the Holy Grail, with Graham Chapman as the King, Terry Gilliam as his simpleton sidekick Patsy, and the rest of the Python gang filling out a variety of outrageous roles. The comedy highlights are too numerous to mention, but once you've seen Arthur's outrageously bloody encounter with the ominous Black Knight (John Cleese), you'll know that nothing's sacred in the Python school of comedy. From holy hand grenades to killer bunnies to the absurdity of the three-headed knights who say "Ni--!," this is the kind of movie that will strike you as fantastically funny or just plain silly, but why stop there? It's all over the map, and the pace lags a bit here and there, but for every throwaway gag the Pythons have invented, there's a bit of subtle business or grand-scale insanity that's utterly inspired. The sum of this madness is a movie that's beloved by anyone with a pulse and an irreverent sense of humor. If this movie doesn't make you laugh, you're almost certainly dead. --Jeff Shannon

'We'r knights of the round table'
Review date: 2008-07-23 Rating: 10 out of 10

After Monty Pythons flying circus finished the Pythons gradually got working on a film, this is it. Graham Chapman plays 'Arthur king of the Britons' while John Cleese, Erice Idle and the others play famous knights of the round table 'Sir Gallahad' for example. They're on a journey for the holy grail and the events that happen to them on there quest are so amazingly funny I begin to wonder wether the Pythons are a bunch of Comical aliens from another plant.
I reccomend Holy Grail to anyone wishing to laugh there heads off after a boring day, depressing day or just for a laugh.

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Why only 4 stars instead of 5?
Review date: 2008-07-17 Rating: 8 out of 10

Great film obviously, but be aware that the Region 2 DVD does not contain the original mono soundtrack. The newly created 5.1 audio has for some reason redubbed Michael Palin's voiceovers (most noticably in "Scene 24"). If you're as anal about Python as me (!), and you have a multi-region player, you should really go for the Region 1 DVD.

On second thoughts, let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place.
Review date: 2008-04-26 Rating: 10 out of 10

King Arthur is visited by the Lord Almighty who tells him to go on a quest to find the Holy Grail. Arthur wastes no time in rounding up the silliest Knights of the realm and embarking on a bizarre journey around England, encountering fierce enemies, sex mad nymphs and a killer rabbit.

Although Monty Python's Life of Brian is considered their finest film by the critics, The Holy Grail provides me with more laugh out loud moments. It is as throughly ridiculous as Terry Gilliam's animations that pop up from time to time. From the man trying to get rid of his almost dead father to the Knight who won't admit defeat even after being dismembered ("It's just a flesh wound!") to the nonsensical witch trial ("What floats on water?" [answer] "Churches!"), the Pythons gift for perfectly timed comedy bombs never falters. Endlessly quotable ("We shall say Ni! again to you, if you do not appease us." or "Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!") and packed with silly sight gags like the cattle catapult, they certainly don't make them like this anymore.

Like this? Try: Monty Python's Life of Brian.

Holy Grail
Review date: 2008-04-19 Rating: 10 out of 10

This is one of the funniest comedies ever made!
Always Puts you in a good mood with sillyness and completely random antics.

Review
Review date: 2008-03-04 Rating: 10 out of 10

Monty python and the holy grail has got to be one of the best films iv ever seen , even though its old (nearly 30 years old!) its still brilliant and a classic comedy that every one can enjoy , I was a little doubtful of this film when my father first made me watch it and thought it would be extremely boring and un-entertaining but I was proved wrong , this was the first Monty python movie iv seen and I loved it so much I made my father buy all the others including the most popular: life of Brian , there were some very good actors in it this master-piece for example : Actors: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and brilliant directors: Directors: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones this is a must see film that will have you in stitches by the end and can never be seen to many times .

*****
Nona Jones
Age:14

Product Details/Specifications

Actor(s):
Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Eric Idle
Terry Gilliam
Terry Jones

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Recording label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
EAN: 5035822416499
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 2
Format: Box set, PAL, Special Edition,
Release date: 2004-06-14
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 86 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1975-05-10
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: French (Original Language)
Language: Latin (Original Language)

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