MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL - MOVIE REACTION - FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@BobbySliko]

The members of Monty Python are masters of beating a joke to death, picking it up, and beating it some more

[@davidstraight3622]

The joke wasn’t quite dead yet.

[@beatmet2355]

@@davidstraight3622 the joke is getting better

[@CorwinPatrick]

In fact, the joke might just pull through.

[@pow9606]

The madness is still alive without a movie. 😂 The joke is people not understanding the joke.

[@morganbeare1764]

Joke, don't be such a baby.

[@themoviedealers]

I love that the Black Knight is guarding to the death a bridge over a dry stream bed which could easily be walked over...and that people don't just go around him.

[@billbabcock1833]

That's the sort of thing you pick up after many viewings. And when you finally catch it, it's great.

[@WarReactors]

She's probably the first reactor I've seen actually notice that it's just a shallow ditch.

[@p.mc.4449]

It's the principle of it.

[@derekstein6193]

Robin Hood: Men In Tights literally does the same thing, but then brings up the absurdity of it all. Mel Brooks might have made that part as an homage to the Black Knight scene. Not sure, though, but it sounds feasible.

[@Annaireo]

@@derekstein6193 This is totally true, in my head at least. I'm sure Mel Brooks is a huge fan of Monty Python.

[@JoeMama410]

To be honest, I’m surprised Addie was so in tune with this movie. I’m especially impressed that she got the ending immediately. Well done!

[@davidmills8726]

Surprising, huh? Well, you know what they say... Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.

[@transformersrevenge9]

I have seen quite a few reactors not get this movie at all.

[@Umptyscope]

The ending was... a cop out. 😎

[@Mubiki]

I think she does theatre, so that kind of makes sense. There is definitely a comedy theatre aspect to Monty Python.

[@Iamthedoctor10]

@@transformersrevenge9 mary

[@magusmelanie828]

The real plot twist is that the murderer was on an ACTUAL horse

[@davidstraight3622]

There could have been a follow-up movie, a court drama in which the Knights of the Round Table would be acquitted and exonerated, and the true murderer, who actually owned a horse, would be convicted.

[@lordmortarius538]

As a history/language nerd, my favorite part of this is their use of "Run away!!" as this takes place before the Norman invasion, and retreat is a French word :P They'd literally yell run away in Old English.

[@NPC-nn4qe]

This is interesting to know.

[@holypaladin4657]

As King Arthur is supposed to be a Briton he would yell out run away in Brythonic, I suppose. But as the story is apparently set in 900 something AD Britons aren’t supposed to exist anymore apart from the remnant Welsh. Anachronisms everywhere.

[@stonedmountainunicorn9532]

i always comment this XD

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

They wouldn't have been speaking modern English anyway

[@mansch55]

I mean its kind of a obvious thing to say if you intend to "run away"

[@shanehebert396]

Back in the 80s (when I first watched it as a kid), this movie was HUGE in geek circles (along with certain music artists like Weird Al, Talking Heads, etc.). We'd go around quoting the movie all the time. It was like our own secret club. There are lots of trivia about the movie... from who helped fund it (several very famous bands) to "Tim" the Enchanter... the script had a more "fitting" name but the Cleese couldn't remember it and just improvised "Tim" and everyone just went with it. The coconuts were used because they literally couldn't afford horses. The knight that kills the famous historian isn't one of Arthur's because he actually has a horse. And, of course, practically the entire movie is quotable. Even today you'll hear people saying "It's just a flesh wound", "Your father smelled of elderberries", etc.

[@bobcharles1204]

Hugh, tracks of land!

[@illstreamthat]

You have to know these things when You're king, you know.

[@chriskola3822]

@@illstreamthat I still use that line all the time.

[@thorstenheine2438]

I can very much relate to that. This movie was part of the common ground with my circle of friends. At that time I couldn't even imagine, that people might not have seen or even disliked it, as it was clear as day that everyone understood every quote without any explanation given.

[@kathyastrom1315]

Now do you see the repression inherent in the system?

[@chrisbiebel6205]

When I was in college, I had a chance to see Graham Chapman (who played King Arthur) give a talk. He had a question and answer session, and some quoted questions from the movie, which he answered, like "How do you become king?" ("No one else wanted to play the part") and "What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?" ("Sorry, I'm no longer king, so I don't have to know those kinds of things anymore...")

[@chrispalmer7893]

Legend has it that "Tim" the Enchanter was supposed to have a more majestic name, but John Cleese forgot the name on the first take and just said "Tim" instead. They loved it and decided to change the character's name on the spot. The take where he forgets is the one that made the cut - you can actually see him forget the name, "Some call me... Tim?"

[@ki1r0ywashere]

I heard tell he had been hammered flat the night before and was so hung over he couldn't remember his line. I kinda want to know what his name was supposed to be now...

[@EvilOdysseus]

Cleese had debunked this. His name was always Tim.

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

They turned a disappointment in not being able to afford horses for the movie......into one of the greatest comedy jokes of all time!!!

[@robotusan]

"It's just a flesh wound" a quote I've used many many times throughout my life and it has served me well. lol

[@michellepeters7066]

Now You need to watch "Monty Python's Life of Brian".

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

And Monty python's meaning of life

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

Bwayen, eh?

[@davewhitmore1958]

@@PROVOCATEURSK No, "Brian"

[@TheZoltan-42]

@@davewhitmore1958 "Thow him to the flow!"

[@brianmurphy4032]

As a Brian, I support

[@victorsixtythree]

The animator (who dies of a sudden heart attack) is Terry Gilliam, the only American in the Monty Python troupe. He also played Patsy, King Arthur's trusty assistant (and coconut banger)...and co-directed the film and went on to direct films like Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, 12 Monkeys and more...

[@billbabcock1833]

A big 👍on 12 Monkeys. Great movie.

[@88wildcat]

He also plays the knight that the black knight throws his sword through.

[@todderickson2435]

Not only the only American, he's from my state of Minnesota!!

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

And the Old Man in Scene 24/bridgekeeper... and the Green Knight... and Sir Bors (the killer rabbit's first victim)... and other background characters alongside the other 5 Pythons.

[@illstreamthat]

Tossing animals over walls was a common siege tactic. Although they'd usually be launched INTO the castle and be dead/diseased as a way to spread disease throughout the castle and shorten the siege. Barbaric but effective.

[@billbabcock1833]

Prior to this, Monty Python was just a comedy group on English television. This was their first movie (other than a collection of some of their TV bits). The reason for the coconuts was because they couldn't afford horses. In fact they couldn't get financing. They solved that by going to an unusual source. Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Elton John and Jethro Tull invested in the film.

[@vinnycordeiro]

And George Harrison invested on their next movie, Life of Brian, just because he wanted to watch it.

[@billbabcock1833]

@@vinnycordeiroyou are right, but did you know George Harrison did a cameo in Life of Brian too? You can Google it to see him.

[@Blue-qr7qe]

George Harrison of Beatles fame.

[@timidwolf]

More than that, George Harrison literally built a production company for it, HandMade Films!

[@ugaladh]

"just"? , they were huge before the movies even.

[@Joshu_Y]

Being woken up as a 10 year old kid to my dad and his friend cracking up to this movie is one of my best childhood memories. They proceeded to show me the Black Knight scene, and everything was different after that. I'd never laughed so hard in my life.

[@mournblade1066]

5:46 I have probably seen this movie over 50 times since the 1980s, and that is the very first time I ever noticed Terry Jones attaching a coconut to a bird.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

My ancient VHS copy has the scene cut where Dingo asks us if the scene should be cut. Meta home video ...

[@benlongstreth]

This movie is comic gold. The Monty Python guys in general are/were hilarious. Plus it’s actually a pretty accurate telling of the Arthur legend.

[@mciddangelo9790]

Connie Booth (the witch with the carrot nose) wrote many Monty Python sketches. She was married to John Cleese and they starred together in the iconic British TV show Fawlty Towers as Polly. Connie and John have a daughter named Cynthia - who plays his daughter in the 1988 movie A Fish Called Wanda.

[@LordBaktor]

Last time a friend and I decided to watch this, we paused at every change in the starting credits and read every word. When the movie started proper we were so exhausted from laughing that we had to wait to watch the rest another day. No other movie has ever done that to me.

[@thepigerians7634]

The funniest thing about the ending is that the knight who killed the historian wasn’t even a part of their group because he was the only character with a real horse. This movie is like a hardcore Larp event gone wrong lol.

[@Steve_Blackwood]

I was wondering if this was gonna pop up in the comments. 😂 They got railroaded for a crime they didn’t commit. 🥥 🥥

[@nathanielhollas8471]

My parents introduced my brother and I to to monty python when we were like 10, and we still quote this movie on a regular basis over a decade later. Its truly a gem

[@The_Other_Dan]

I reckon that " Message for you sir" sound bite was everyone's email alert from about 1990 to 1996 =)

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Nobody really did e-mail until 1995 and computer speakers weren't hi-fi until 1998.

[@WolfHreda]

The first time I saw this movie, that ending pissed me off so badly. It took me about a week of thinking about it to see the comedic genius of it. It really is so good. If you haven't seen it yet, you deserve to treat yourself to their next film, The Life of Brian. It's my favorite of theirs, it's a more cohesive story, and it's brilliant.

[@frenchynoob]

No offense, but I cant really imagine being "pissed off" at _any_ ending a movie like this could possibly have.

[@derekstein6193]

The Life of Brian also contains one of the best musical numbers ever to come out of U.K. cinema.

[@WolfHreda]

@@derekstein6193 absolutely

[@Vince-lq3ve]

Quest is definitely my fav while Life Of Brian...to me it's a bit too easy and leans on one gimmick -re spin the Jesus story. Scene like Biggus Dickus kinda seems like Elementary School humour while Quest just has far more clever humour. IMO anyway, I know that Life of Brian is very well liked by many.

[@VelkanAngels]

@@Vince-lq3ve - 100% agree on every point.

[@enigmamz]

Yes, that was the end: a literal "cop out".

[@Yora21]

For people who play fantasy games like Dungeons & Dragons, this is by far the most quoted movie.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

The scene with "bring out your dead" I feel a majority of non-brits won't understand, it's a joke about our weekly bin collection, often people ask rubbish men to take things they shouldn't and sometimes they'll turn a blind eye to it

[@nagranoth_]

Well, during plagues there also really was a cart going around every few days to collect the dead.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

@@nagranoth_ yes it is based on that history, but they're comparing it with today's bin collection, he's treating that old man as if he's a sofa he's asking to throw back in the wagon

[@joebloggs396]

I thought it was about the old Rag and Bone men myself.

[@CChissel]

@@the98themperoroftheholybri33 Brits have been doing that for 48 years now? Dang. Americans do that too, though. But they just leave it on the corner next to the trash, like furniture and all kinds of random shit.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

@@joebloggs396 it's the same scenario really

[@ianp1986]

Love this film. When I had my legs amputated, I got the Black Knight tattooed on one of my stumps

[@richardjones4662]

That's sad and great at the same time.

[@urizen7613]

Epic!

[@morganbeare1764]

Fucking LEGEND! I like you already & I will never meet you.

[@alanhilton7336caradventure]

Watching someone experience the ending for the first time always makes me laugh the sheer confusion on there faces.

[@davidstraight3622]

Addie was the first reactor I’ve seen who gets right away that the ending is just keeping with the trademark Python silliness throughout the film.

[@88wildcat]

It's right up there with watching their reaction to the spaceship entering in The Life of Brian.

[@timbmusician]

Sometimes, I introduce myself with, "There are those who call me....Tim." just to see who gets it.

[@davidstraight3622]

Do you do pyrotechnics?

[@randyhochstein8455]

When you think about it, the ending is the ultimate cop out. So much of the ridiculousness in the film was budget related. Filming a huge battle scene for the end was too expensive, horses were not in the budget, nearly if not all the castle scenes were shot at one castle, every Python cast member playing multiple roles, etc. etc. Certainly my favorite comedy troupe of all time. Monty Python 🐍 shall live on for lifetimes. RIP to the past members. ❤😂✌🏼😎

[@Telthar]

I honestly hate that I didn't realize the "cop out" joke until recently.

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

It's basically another 'Colonel coming in and saying "Stop that, it's silly"' moment as seen on their show prior to this.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@Telthar It's a fair cop, though

[@CorwinPatrick]

Monty Python has a history of not ending sketches (including with the Colonel). They felt that once the joke landed, the rest of the bit was not relevant. Led to a lot of "Wait, What?" moments...

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@CorwinPatrick " 'Fine, sir,' he said, between clenched teeth ..."

[@scottwatson9453]

"God" never told them that they had to find the Grail just they had to go on a, quest to find it.. Happy to have watched you enjoy this masterpiece.

[@eZTarg8mk2]

Terry Gilliam was the animator. He's directed some incredible movies, with a strangely similar style but live action. It's worth checking out his more well known films "Brazil" "12 Monkeys" and "Fear and loathing in Las Vegas", but his lesser known ones "The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen" and "Time Bandits" are wonderfully surreal and fun too (i'm missing a couple, but the names are eluding me)

[@oreopithecus]

Gilliam's "Fear and loathing in Las Vegas" is the best movie adaptation of a novel I've ever seen.

[@MNay1]

“The Fisher King” has always held a special place in my heart. Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges were wonderful in it.

[@Yggdrasil42]

Brazil and 12 Monkeys are among my favorites.

[@blueconlan9180]

The 12 monkeys tv show is absolutely worth checking out as well.

[@totterdell]

He also directed Heath Ledger last movie

[@steveschein2619]

The "Message for you sir" audio clip was my in coming email sound for decades!

[@ToylandChairman666]

HOLY GRAIL is my favorite of the Monty Python films. It's like the ultimate "troll" movie.

[@LordEriolTolkien]

''How do you Know she's a Witch'' ''She turned me in to a newt...'' ''A Newt??'' ...... ''... I got better....''

[@JohnWilson-zh3il]

Its funny, but i think it would have been even more hilarious if he said she turned him into a mute. Lol

[@maurer3d]

24:44 The end is the ultimate cop out, most people don't get it, glad it seems you did.

[@Diegesis]

Lol stoked you chose to watch this

[@maximillianosaben]

Oh it's so good to be silly, and Monty Python sure knew it.

[@aliceharper707]

I was fortunate enough to see this in 1975 in the theater. It was so off the wall. In the ending, at first the theater was in silence. And then we suddenly realized the movie was over and little by little people starting laughing. It was the most fun thing. I wish I could experience it again but it only got to see it the one time in the theater.

[@TeflonDave]

A year and a half late seeing the reaction and 4 months after Alice here, but really glad Addie enjoyed it!! I think I was among the first folks in the US to see the TV show here in Dallas in 1974 on PBS / KERA channel 13 (not the same channel 13 Billy Joel calls out, that was New York's WNET). I was only 3 and didn't understand some of it at the time, but I'd never seen my dad laugh so hard. Of course, by junior high, my friends and I could quote the entire movie and in college we must've watched it at least once a month! 🤓 I think Luke and Owen Wilson's dad was president of the station at the time and is often credited with bringing the show to the US, but I also think John Cleese came to Dallas a few years ago and specifically thanked the then program director, whose name I forget (please look it up and comment below!) for being the one who brought it to Mr. Wilson's attention. Enjoyed this one a lot!

[@sirsancti5504]

The first time I saw this movie, for some reason I bursted out at: _"I am your king!" _ "Well, I didn't vote for you!" ... It's so.. I don't even know how to qualify this level of writing.

[@leehammel691]

A fun watch that includes a couple of the Pythons: “A Fish Called Wanda”.

[@allovett6246]

19:30 "This tiny little rabbit?!" Best reaction quote ever...

[@AxillaryPower2]

It's totally worth a rewatch. Every minute is so dense with jokes, you're bound to find new things to laugh at on a second and third watch.

[@chrisdennis1449]

"What is he going to do, nibble on my bum?" Such a great movie

[@EvelyntMild]

Fun Fact about Tim the Enchanter. He actually had a big impressive name in the script, but in the moment John Cleese couldn't remember his character's name so he paused and improv'd "Tim?" The crew thought it was hilarious and they just used that take for the movie.

[@joebloggs396]

Cleese said there was no improvisation.

[@EvelyntMild]

@@joebloggs396 Dad Gummit! Taken in by a blasted rumor again! Thanks for the call out.

[@davidblauyoutube]

The ending was such a cop out. 🤣 Out of all the amazing scenes and quotable lines, low-key the funniest bit to me was that the police arrested the wrong people! The knight who killed the historian was riding a horse, but none of Arthur's knights had a horse, they only had coconuts. 💀

[@scalefree]

the coconuts were actually an afterthought when they discovered how expensive movie stunt horses were & that they could never afford them. so after a brainstorm session it became a film about coconuts.

[@ftumschk]

Urban myth, I'm afraid. Terry Jones recalls that they came up with the idea of using coconuts at an early script-meeting, simply because it was surreal and silly, and coconut jokes appear throughout the film (e.g. African swallows grabbing coconuts by the husk). Also, Arthur's sidekick, Patsy, getting crushed by the wooden rabbit wouldn't have been as effective if Patsy had been a horse. Likewise, the scene where Concord gets shot by an arrow and tells Lancelot there's a message for him attached would only work if the "horse" (Concord) was actually a man. Besides, few - if any - of the Pythons could ride horses anyway, certainly not to the level of competence required for many of the "horseback" scenes.

[@boretrk]

It should be fairly obvious that it is a myth considering that they had no trouble getting a horse for the "famous historian" scene.

[@themoviedealers]

I love Addie's surprise and delight at the Camelot musical number.

[@Icypenguigo]

I love how many scenes in this movie end with Arthur getting fed up and just leaving. XD

[@jawbone78]

Still remember when my friend showed me this after school one afternoon when we were 10 or 11. I was already a big fan of silliness like The Naked Gun and UHF, but this just blew me away. We rolled on the floor laughing the whole afternoon.

[@Steelburgh]

Omg UHF. There's a forgotten classic! "SUPPLIES!" (Ok, I see now that that's actually kinda racist but it was hilarious when I was a kid.)

[@carn9507]

This is an all time classic. Nearly 50 years old and was doing the meta thing long before many other films (there had been a couple films before that played with the fourth wall and awareness of being in a movie) and it's still funny today. And it's often clever in it's humour. It can do the silly nonsense and slapstick but the Pythons were smart too. Also it's regarded as one of the most accurate movies about this period of time as Terry Jones is a scholar of ancient history and made sure that even some of the sillier stuff had some basis in reality no matter how bizarre. :)

[@karllong]

Like the fact they say 'run away' because retreat is a word derived from French that would not end up in the English lexicon until after 1066 :)

[@LeChaunce]

For that matter, the Galahad and Lancelot bits are loosely based on stories from the Arthurian legend -- Lancelot did go mad and slaughtered a wedding party during the quest, and Galahad did find the grail in a castle guarded by beautiful women (and the Fisher King).

[@ak99uk]

@@karllong Retreat was not in use by the French for another 250 years, and was derived from the Latin "retrahere". It wasn't in use in England until ~1350.

[@DarkPaladin24]

The black knight scene always cracks me up. "It's just a flesh wound."

[@AlecInstant]

I love the lady just beating the cat against the wall in the “bring out your dead” scene

[@SamuelBlack84]

She's beating her kitty rather ferociously...

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@SamuelBlack84 She's single.

[@michaelbriefs9764]

Yes! Monty Python!! I’ve been a fan since High School (late 70’s)!

[@NathanS__]

The Knights at Camelot running absolute roughshod has been one of my favorite pieces of cinema for decades now.

[@stanmann356]

The prisoner clapping along kills me 😅

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

It's only a model.

[@spaceguy8000]

One of my favourite Python movies, saw this in theatres. So many quotable lines. And the behind the scenes story is crazy. $400K budget, financed by Rock bands (Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd) because studios refused to fund the film. There was not enough in the budget to use horses, hence the coconuts. The two directors, Gilliam & Jones had never directed before. Plus they ran out of money near the end of the movie. And the weather was miserable the entire time. Crazy story for an awesome entertaining movie. Great reaction Addie. What Is the Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow? my favourite from the movie.

[@davidstraight3622]

My favourite quote is - “This is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let’s not argue and bicker over who killed who.”

[@jd190d]

Notice the person who killed the historian was the only one who actually had a horse.

[@willv7868]

The Broadway musical was awesome. Saw it twice. It was called Spamalot.

[@Blackdog06019]

My favorite historically accurate insult was "You're mother a hamster and your father smelt of elderberrys." Hamsters being very promiscuous and elderberrys were used to make wine... both things being extremely looked down upon at the time.

[@ziggystardog]

Spamalot’s a Broadway show loosely based on this movie which similarly plays on tropes of musical theatre and show tunes. A movie’s in the works. If it ever gets released, you might react to it.

[@spidersj12]

Watching this movie as a reactor during the first year of the pandemic and seeing the part, "bring out your dead" from the black death, kind of eerie, so you dodged that bullet.

[@steved1135]

Classic comedy genius. 30+ years later on for me, I still quote it daily. people tend to either really like or dislike Monty Python. I'll be surprised if Addie like them...

[@bobcharles1204]

The funny part about the Knights Who Say Ni. They were supposed to be the knights who say NO, but it was a mistype in the script since the O and I are next to each other. They read it and loved it, so they kept it!

[@bigdream_dreambig]

Now _that's_ a bit of trivia about this film that I hadn't heard before!

[@nathanadler8316]

The ending was literally a cop-out.

[@transformersrevenge9]

I have seen people claim that the entire movie is literally a bunch of escaped mental patients, larping as the knights of Camelot, until they get arrested.

[@SamuelBlack84]

I want to see a similar concept set in a post-apocalyptic world from the point of view of a bunch of travelling lunatics

[@donotevenbegintocare]

They had no idea how to end this, so they ended with a cop out. Literally. That's the joke

[@chand911]

This is a myth. It's not true. But countless internet losers continue to spread it.

[@mournblade1066]

6:17 Michael Palin's face as he screams, "BUUUURRRRN THEM!" 😄

[@JustGrowingUp84]

Yay, one of my favorites, especially for watching reactions!

[@Annaireo]

Sad but interesting fact: Graham Chapman, the guy playing King Arthur, was suffering from Delirium Tremens during the shooting of this movie. He was an alcoholic and had trouble remembering his lines.

[@canadianicedragon2412]

Yeah... Monty Python stands up simply because it is completely off the rails they still stand up. Loved this Adorable Addie Addition - and there are several ... lines that crop up in online culture, like bring me a shubbery.

[@long-timesci-fienthusiast9626]

Hi Addie, really glad you enjoyed this film, not everyone does. :) The film is historically accurate in several ways but most importantly, nobody ever did find the Holy Grail. I hope you will react to the 1979 follow-up film (Life Of Brian), at some point too.

[@Muck006]

a) it isnt a "follow-up" film ... the two have nothing in common except being made by the same gang b) only Indiana Jones ever found the grail ...

[@scalefree]

the Camelot scene actually got expanded into an entire Broadway musical, Spamalot. which got turned back into a movie of the play of the movie.

[@kunaekinslaughterer]

Shocks me that not a single reactor that I have seen react to this movie have caught the meaning of "Roger the Shrubber". 😉

[@JakeRaven1970]

Thanks Addie. What a delight! Your positive acceptance of everything was perfect for this film.

[@3DJapan]

I knew a guy who could recite the entire film script start to finish.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Olaf Prot?

[@glyngasson8450]

Arthur's sidekick Patsy is Terry Gilliam who does all the animation for the film.

[@alexkaen1701]

Monty Python was an amazing group, I basically grew up on their comedy. This was their masterpiece

[@alextan1478]

Fun reaction, Addie. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) is my favorite medieval comedy. My best friend & I enjoyed this movie. There are so many iconic lines in it, including the scenes with the Knights Who say Ni, even with their phobia for the word "It".

[@alextan1478]

Speaking of Monty Python, I also suggest And Now for Something Completely Different (1971), Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979), and Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983).

[@richieclean]

Your *favourite* Medieval Comedy? Out of how many?

[@richieclean]

@Christa Simon if that even qualifies. I'd argue it's a fantasy comedy. There's "Your Highness" but I very much doubt that would be anyone's "favourite". Point is, it's a very small list...

[@carn9507]

@@richieclean what about Army of Darkness? Maybe that's fantasy comedy too but it's plenty funny too and set in medieval times. :D

[@MonsterERB]

@@richieclean Would agree that there aren't many. Robin Hood - Men in Tights, Your Highness, and... I suppose some animated features have a medieval feel to them and are primarily comedic (i.e. the Shrek series).

[@GeraldErnesto4604]

Yeah! Great stuff Addie. I've loved the craziness of this flick since I was a teen (in the 90s!) While you're thinking of old movies - Casablanca is one of the best ever. :)

[@Bleckman666]

Such a joy to see you truly enjoy this timeless classic piece of silly nonsense! I hope you will follow up with "Life of Brian" and "The meaning of Life" (which IMHO has the best ever 'pre-credit sequence' of any movie!) For another great comedy in a similar style, I highly recommend "A fish called Wanda" which stars John Cleese and Michael Palin, as well as Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Klein. (It also has some VERY quotable dialogue!)

[@PhilBagels]

Also "Fierce Creatures".

[@Bleckman666]

@@PhilBagels well IMHO it doesn't really hold up to the first one, which I had the privilegie of experience together with an UK audience in a cinema in London. It's one of 4 movies I have watched in the UK; the others being "Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix", "The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus", and Jan Švankmajer's "Alice" (at the ICA in 1988).

[@jtrex85]

"The Castle Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh" at the end of film is Castle Stalker which near the village of Appin on the shores of Loch Linnhe around 15 miles north of where I stay in Oban, Scotland. Whenever I pass by this film always springs to mind. Great reaction as always.

[@magicbrownie1357]

The absolute pinnacle of the theatre of the absurd. Bonkers and hilarious. Seen it well over a hundred times.

[@ariesrcn]

The famous coconut joke came from them not having the budget for horses. It is an awesome decision.

[@yhctower]

Watched this movie in a creative writing class in High School and have loved it since then. Glad you enjoyed it so much!

[@NightSkyJeff]

14:30 - The punchline to that whole scene is the father saying, "Oh, go get a glass of water."

[@Mr.Batsu12]

Monty Python movies are a great example of experiencing the journey being far more important than the destination.

[@morganbeare1764]

Ni!

[@mojoshivers]

Wow, what a movie to react to. Lol It’s like a hodgepodge of sketches and running gags. But I love it still. It has so many quotable lines that get into your brain.

[@todderickson2435]

Addie, you have made my heart very happy today!! This is my favorite movie of all time, and to see you enjoying it and picking up on everything so easily just made my day. 😊 It has great re-watchability; in fact, you almost have to watch it multiple times to catch all the subtle Monty Pythonisms. I'm running out of people to watch it with, because I can't resist the urge to say the lines out loud. 😆 Thank you so much!!

[@Uncle_T]

"Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!" Take that! 😁😁

[@oscarrios6048]

Monty Python trolling people since 1975.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

*1969

[@charger70s]

"A year passed, winter changed into spring, spring changed into summer, summer changed back into winter and winter gave spring and summer a miss and went straight on into autumn until one day..."

[@7thSmurf]

if u think about it.. the empty halves of coconuts imitate teh sound of a horse ON cobblestone !! but they never are on a road made of stone. ^^

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Possibly the best reaction I've seen to this movie. None of the usual wasting time trying to make sense of it, just going with it! 👍

[@larky368]

Hard to believe that they would have used horses if the budget had allowed them to. The coconut gag is very reminiscent of the Ministry of Silly Walks gag. Totally Pythonesque humor.

[@estoy1001]

Remember, God tasked them with the QUEST for the Holy Grail- doesn't mean they would find it.

[@trevorlambert4226]

You edited out the punchline to my favourite joke in the film, "what, 😅the curtains?"

[@joerexhausen8897]

The Lego version of the Camelot song is one of my favorite things of the special features from the DVD.

[@YearRoundHibernater]

For special features insert disc 2 .... Noooo in to the DVD player.

[@FeaturingRob]

Before this, Monty Python was known for their series 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' which became a huge hit here in the US through PBS. Probably their best actual full-story movie is 'Monty Python's The Life of Brian', which is well worth a watch. Many of the Pythons are still active... John Cleese (Lancelot) is probably the best-known and the best actor of the bunch. He did a wonderful comedy called 'A Fish Called Wanda' with fellow Python Michael Palin (Galahad), Jamie Lee Curtis, and Kevin Kline (who won an Oscar for his role). Michael Palin now makes travelogues and writes for British TV. Terry Jones (Bedevere) passed away a couple of years ago, sadly of dementia...but he wrote novels, scripts, and performed with the group in concerts, which they sometimes do, filled with skits from 'Flying Circus' Terry Gilliam (Patsy ) is an amazing film director, who also did the animation for the series and the films. He was born American but became a British citizen. See 'Time Bandits' especially...its my favorite of his films. Eric Idle made 'Holy Grail' into a hit Broadway musical called 'Spamalot' which has won tons of awards in America and England. It starred Tim Curry, David Hyde-Pierce, Hank Azaria, and Sara Ramirez in the original cast, and Ramirez won a Tony for her role. Idle also still acts and tours with the music he has written for Python and himself. Graham Chapman (Arthur) was sadly one of the casualties of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. He was arguably the best performer of the group. My favorite non-Python movie he did was 'Yellowbeard', a pirate comedy with other British and American comedic talents like Cheech and Chong, Madeline Kahn, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, and fellow Pythons Idle and Cleese. Tough to find, ridiculous as hell, and one of my favorites!

[@EresirThe1st]

Chapman died of cancer not aids

[@pegatheetoo1437]

This movie is so funny. It cracks me up every time I see it.

[@davidcall5430]

Sorry you had to experience that. But we all did it and love it. And we respect anyone else who does. This film is an essential element in your movie quest. Thanks for taking us with you on the adventure!

[@Sairin13]

Every single time you start to get invested in the Quest they knock you out of it by not only doing something silly but by doing stuff that breaks the narrative flow, which is so damn clever. It's absurdist gold. and one of the things that I love most about this movie. That and the running gags, and the characters not letting things go, It's all just great.