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When the mythical king of the Britons leads his knights on a quest for the Holy Grail, they face a wide array of horrors, including a persistent Black Knight, a three-headed giant, a cadre of shrubbery-challenged knights, the perilous Castle Anthrax, a killer rabbit, a house of virgins, and a handful of rude Frenchmen. (official distributor synopsis)
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Again. Again I’ve tried to find my way through the humour of Monty Python, and again without success. I understand the jokes, I know where they aim at, I know why they’re supposed to be funny, but I don’t find them funny by the most part. Yeah, I laughed a couple of times, but a film without a plot that’s only a sequence of “funny” scenes should have me constantly laughing to deserve a higher rating. I don’t think I’ll give Python another chance.
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Well, who would have thought that the metaphorical gate to the famous relic would be opened by expertise in the swallow family? At least until the raid is dispersed by the police. And where are the nine maidens guarding the Grail according to the Welsh poem? Certainly not at Anthrax... The first feature film outside of sketch compilations is essentially a compilation of sketches, but that doesn’t stop the boys from walking across the bridge of absurdity that connects legend with the present. One can’t help but notice the historical shift in the possibility of owning a horse in Britain. While in the tenth century even knights couldn’t afford one, a few centuries later, even a fool like Dennis Moore could ride around with lupine loot.
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I didn’t like Life of Brian at all, but King Arthur galloping on his invisible steed had undeniable charm. The humour is again terribly wacky and the script comes across as an absurd whirlwind of crazy dialogues that take on very modern social ethnicity, but this time the film left a much more holistic impression on me and made me laugh in every second scene. The Pythons simply had their own style, which is obviously a great success and which is so unconventional, strange and unreadable that it can reliably surprise the viewer at any time. Either negatively, as I felt with Brian's aforementioned adventure, or positively, which is the case with Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, who on their quest for the Holy Grail have to overcome the mysterious knights who say "Ni" or a deadly monster guarding the entrance to a remote cave. And all this with that amazing insight, disapproving remarks directly into the camera and a really unique conclusion that basically says it all. Just thinking about it puts me in a better mood.
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I was incredibly bored with Life of Brian, so I wasn't expecting anything better from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and in fact I wasn't surprised at all because I got exactly what I expected. Monty Python humour just passes me by in a big way and I will certainly never count myself among their fans. If there was any scene where I genuinely laughed, I really don't remember it. The only thing that (really) caught my attention were the animated inserts into the story. In short, the type of movie I'll probably never fully understand.
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The following text may contain SPOILERS, although I have tried to present them not to tell a person who has not seen the movie anything. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a brilliant movie and serves as a sophisticated documentary on the life of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. We almost get answers to burning questions like "What is the capital of Assyria?", "How did coconuts get to England?", "How many times does a swallow have to flap its wings to stay in the air?" the screenwriters also introduce us to what happened to the Holy Grail, showing us the most dangerous predator with sharp teeth and discovering the words that must never be spoken. You can experience King Arthur's duel with the undefeated Black Knight, the struggle of the 'pure' Sir Gallahad for his integrity, and meet the brave Sir Robin, who you are not going to forget anytime soon. This is just the list of a few tidbits that this comprehensive and all-around amazing production has to offer. So if you keep an open mind and a good sense of perspective, you are going to learn things you did not know before and have a lot of fun.
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