Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Is *RIGHT* Up Our Alley MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING!

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[@RichardX1]

The one clue that the historian's killer was NOT one of Arthur's knights: he had an actual horse!

[@jamesoblivion]

Yes! The only horse in all the land! 😂

[@satanicchocobo9705]

but how the hell did they get the coconuts

[@CRLTV721]

OH! I REALIZED THAT NOW! THANKS!

[@Randomrobot-fs4du]

@@satanicchocobo9705 they did the coconuts by importing them from a colony, that how the heck did they did it

[@geekydiy5323]

are you saying coconuts migrate? @@Randomrobot-fs4du

[@ScreamingScallop]

When the "witch" is weighed, she says "It's a fair cop," which is British slang for admitting guilt. She really IS a witch.

[@0okamino]

I would suspect that they were using a very heavy duck, but none of the villagers seemed clever enough to do that.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

It's such a clever twist on witch trials. Most of the time, the "test" was impossible to pass, so innocent people were condemned. This test was impossible to fail, and she failed anyway, so she was obviously guilty, she even admitted it was fair.😂

[@HolyRomanEmperor]

If you notice right after they weigh her and haul her off to be burned, the scales are very clearly not balanced when they empty. They are shoddy and not accurate, and therefore no surprise that they showed her as weighing the same as the duck (hers is the side the scales were tilted against by default).

[@Ikkeroger]

​@@HolyRomanEmperor I think the joke might be going over your head...

[@kentonkruger8333]

@@Ikkeroger Um no, he just wrote what was the actual joke, that the scales were uneven.

[@coot1925]

There's nothing funnier than watching 2 youngsters trying to make sense of python. 😂 I'm 61 and have watched this movie so many times but watching someone else watching it just makes it fresh. Great job lads. ✌️♥️🇬🇧

[@jwn411]

I was accused of cheating and a DVD board game for knowing the movie just by fog and what sounded like a horse

[@worryworm]

I'm nearly 44 and I've lost count of how many times I've seen this. One of my favourite films.

[@MsJasperr]

talking about monty python like he was a person. I was born in 90, and even now at 33, im still considered young for a python aficionado, but ill be forever thankful to dad for raising me watching these guys, and listening to the goons (monty python but through the radio before tv and before pre recorded sound fx its the funniest shit you'll hear if you haven't already). and John cleese was my first celeb crush...while everybody loved Johnathan Taylor Tomas and Justin Timberlake.

[@MrHartApart]

well old timer, let me ask you; are there some that call you, Tim?

[@jwn411]

@@MrHartApart no some call me jamie lol

[@fennecwolfox]

The 'Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries' is actually a good insult. He's saying 'Your mom is promiscuous and had lots of children' like a rodent and 'Your father is a drunk' because of elderberry wine

[@gamemaster2819]

Also of note, back then Elderberry was used for the cheaper wines. So they're saying he's a broke dunkard

[@fennecwolfox]

@@gamemaster2819True true

[@calebjacobson3139]

Oh, I thought the implication was that your father drunkenly did it with a Hamster, somehow... Thanks for clearing that up.

[@susangardner6059]

Welcome to Monty Python boys

[@RamdomView]

Not just promiscuous, but also cannibalistic.

[@bsl275]

The reason they used coconuts instead of horses is because they didn’t have the budget for them. A lot of this movie was due to budget and that Graham Chapman had a Masters in Medieval History

[@ZondaFRoadster]

And that's how you know the knight that murdered the historian wasn't with Arthur's group... Because he was the only one on a real horse!

[@paulfieldsend295]

@@SimSim-zf9if Yep - Graham was a doctor - Terry Jones was the historian

[@bsl275]

@@paulfieldsend295 My bad! Thank you

[@edieharpes2846]

They had all gone to Oxford University. It's how they all met each other. I can't remember how Terry Gilliam got to be the fourth of the troupe however.

[@creaturion_cosplay]

thank you for your service of knowledgefor i was tempted to write the same thing. but its also 3 days late so...

[@randyhochstein8455]

The ending certainly must be considered the ultimate cop out. ✌🏼😎🐍

[@midwaygamer-ou3my]

It's a troll Monty python trolls their audience all the time.

[@CandleLight129]

I see what you did there... shame on you 😆

[@midwaygamer-ou3my]

@@CandleLight129 oh wow that joke went over my head lol

[@Muckylittleme]

@@midwaygamer-ou3my It was why it was in the movie. They didn't have the budget so they made the ending a literal cop out.

[@jessbellis9510]

Was going to say this. The ending being a _literal_ cop out will never not be funny to me.

[@kennethcook9406]

Around 25 to 30 years ago (I'm 42) I could quote this movie scene-by-scene. Being able to do this, was a point of pride among card gamers and tabletop wargame players.

[@johnnehrich9601]

Monty Python was also a tv show and the day after each episode, people "in the know" would be tossing lines from the movie back and forth to each other at the water cooler. (Back when we had water coolers.)

[@tubekulose]

@@johnnehrich9601 "It'sss... " 🙂

[@alsleet442]

Stop that, Stop that no one likes a joke more than me,except maybe my wife...

[@stephenkehl7158]

There’s a line from “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “White And Nerdy”: “I memorized the Holy Grail really well I can recite it right now and have you ROTFLOL”

[@coletrickle-km7cl]

Yeah the python version should be called DUNGEONS were the guys clapping chained to the wall AND the cheap DRAGONS head on the boat....the French guy gets to TOSS the 🎲 first...after they toss the🐄🐓🦖🦆🦆🐑🐐🐖

[@placebo5466]

The prisoner chained up clanking his cuffs is my favorite bit in the entire movie.

[@johnloony68]

I don’t think I ever even noticed that before. I only saw it when I rewound it a few seconds because I needed to know why the lads were laughing so much :)

[@Jacob_Junge]

Monty Python is not a person, it was a comedy group consisting of John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Terry Gilliam. The full name of the group was Monty Python's Flying Circus. They had an extremely popular, anarchic, absurdist sketch show produced by the BBC before they started making movies.

[@TheAquaponic1]

LMAO, Monty Python was trolling before trolling was a thing! Good job guys.

[@havingfun-u4g]

Trolling has been a thing for every long time. Trolling is just the current name people use for it.

[@richardkinley8872]

“Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony” y’all cut out the best scene! That one gets me every time! 😂

[@tylerbuckner3750]

“Message for you, Sir!” Kills me every time.😂

[@ink-cow]

These guys are so legendary that the dictionary added the word PYTHONESQUE to describe their style of humor. Monty Python is a fake name of course, it's a small troupe of British writer/comedians. Many of them played different parts throughout the movie. For instance, John Cleese was Sir [Launcelot], the French Taunter and Tim the Enchanter. The witch also turned him into a newt! Their TV show that preceded this is equally legendary. Monty Python's Flying Circus! What made their comedy unique was their ability to leap from situation to situation, sometimes without bothering with the traditional punchline. They often linked bits together with animations like you see in this movie, which were done by their one American member, Terry Gilliam (who went on to direct a lot of insane movies like Brazil and Baron Munchausen). You're right that it would be hard to duplicate this today, as the members approached the BBC with a very weak explanation of what they wanted to do, and the BBC told them basically, yeah, whatever. The orchestral score was from a music service. They just picked what they needed from a library for low budget productions. Even the theme for their TV series was simply an old recording of John Phillip Sousa's The Liberty Bell, and it has become so closely linked to them now that even a military band playing it knows that it's no longer The Liberty Bell but the theme from Monty Python.

[@Ashwgun]

The closest to Monty Python nowadays is Kids in the Hall. I love Baron Munchausen, but I love Pythonesque.

[@ink-cow]

I said Cleese was Galahad, I'm surprised nobody caught that. Cleese was Sir Launcelot, of course, who massacred the wedding party. Michael Palin was Galahad vs the Castle Anthrax. Palin was Galahad, the peasant that argues with Arthur about "watery tarts", the chief Knight who says NI, and the lord of Swamp Castle.

[@andytopley314]

Tim the Enchanter was played by Billy Connolly

[@Ashwgun]

@@andytopley314 no, John Cleese played Tim

[@christopherwall2121]

RE: "Pythonesque": Terry Jones once recalled how they'd wanted the humor on their show to be so strange, so surreal, so anti-comedy, that it'd be impossible to categorize, and that the fact that "Pythonesque" is in the dictionary is a testament to how badly they failed.

[@paleasaghost1]

Zay's face at the end... Priceless! I'm so pleased you guys enjoyed this! Go with Life of Brian!

[@susanpeters5392]

Brian's the best

[@Muck006]

Cop out ...

[@dazparry1580]

Holy grail for those who haven't heard.. Life of brian for those who have.

[@reanimated]

@@dazparry1580 "life of brian" is good and all but you can't beat this one for being so snappy and non-stop.

[@midwaygamer-ou3my]

I still feel that this is easily one of the greatest endings of all time. i love how monty python trolls their audience all the time. They are always like "f*ck it, deal with it".

[@TheGoIsWin21]

That combined with the Intermission bit (JUST long enough for people to get out of their seats) is absolute perfection

[@ReddwarfIV]

​@TheGoIsWin21 a 30 second intermission 4/5th of the way through the movie

[@antoinev9733]

you killed a knight who says NI twice ;)

[@DOtherWhiteMeat]

The best thing about Python movies, is they get funnier as the time goes along as you think about more and more of the scenes and really getting the jokes

[@tekay44]

exactly, over the years The Life of Brian has gone way up in my opinion, another great movie.

[@axisjack7]

As much as I love this movie's ending, it took me years to understand that it was a literal cop out.😂

[@brt5273]

...and sharing the references with friend😂

[@MicahBelledits1]

Holy grail is the best one though

[@kurtbarlow9402]

​@@MicahBelledits1 I agree, I think Meaning of Life is second. I also think it would be hilarious to see them try to react to the film. No way he makes it through the Mr Creosote/ cleaning lady scene.

[@keithmays8076]

It never fails to get me laughing at the reactions to the "cop out". And to go from expecting more and realizing that they just been had to getting angry or confused about what just happened.😂

[@FallenHellscape]

You probably won’t see this, but when they flash the intermission on the screen, that was a troll for moviegoers in movie theaters. People started getting up to go to concession stands and bathrooms, but 5 seconds later, the intermission was over, and they couldn’t go anywhere, but back to their seats. It was a perfect troll.

[@ericdraven19949]

When I was in drama class in high school this movie was used as a teaching tool. We learned about improv and comedic timing.

[@AstraRoseYT]

I start teacher training to teach high school drama in September and I was actually thinking of doing exactly that for my slapstick theatre classes, using Holy Grail and Mr Bean as my practitioner examples (maybe Spamalot too)

[@L77045]

I randomly caught this movie on TV one day when I was a kid. Started laughing so hard my parents came into the living room to see what was going on. Still a great memory watching it that first time, even after 30+ years. Glad you guys enjoyed it!

[@IdioticPsycho]

Did they watch it with you then after coming into the room? I wanna read more wholesome shit.

[@L77045]

@@IdioticPsycho You know that look you pick up on as a kid where adults are trying to figure out if something is okay for you or not? They had that look, then decided it was okay and watched the rest of it with me. I don't know if they were laughing more at the movie or how much I was laughing. They did cover my ears or distract me or something during part of the castle anthrax scene...don't think they were ready for some of the questions I would have asked so they got me to skip that part. Pretty sure we watched the whole rest of it though!

[@terrylandess6072]

Similar situation although I was already an adult. While visiting I happened to watch the Marx Brothers - A Night at the Opera - and genuinely LOL'd and my mom comes in and asks "what's so funny"? I just told her the truth - I'd never sat down and watched a Marx Bros. movie before.

[@TheForwardSlashSlash]

These 2 are the perfect people to react to this movie. They basically got all the humor.

[@Tateorsomething]

I thought the same. I actually got excited when I saw this pop up.

[@Mr.Ekshin]

They basically talked over all the humor. As each skit built up to the funniest dialogue, they'd start yelling out their own 'jokes', which were nowhere near as funny. Just imagine sitting next to these two in a theater. In about 10 minutes, you'd be out for blood.

[@ReddwarfIV]

​@@Mr.EkshinTBH I prefer that to reaction channels that just gawp like a fish the whole time. If all I wanted was to enjoy the movie, I'd watch the movie.

[@missdragonfire]

@@Mr.EkshinThey were reacting to the film, which is a different experience than watching it in a cinema. The purpose of reactions is to interact and not just passively sit through the film. Personally, I found their commentary and reactions quite amusing and laughed quite a bit.

[@tljscrewjob6397]

Love Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The bridge scene is the best: "Blue...NO Yell-AAHHHHH!" 🤣

[@johnnehrich9601]

If you watch this several times, you will start quoting random lines, in the same style, to each other. "Bring me a shrubbery." "We are the knights that say "nee." "Why do you think I have this outrageous accent?" "Tis but a scratch."

[@cdnpicker]

‘Oo are you who’s so wise in the ways of science? ‘, ‘right, I can see you’re a busy man’, ‘let’s not argue about ‘oo killed ‘oo’ and the one that can get you in trouble if you say it to people that don’t know Python is what I think is their greatest line ever, God saying ‘of course it’s a good idea!’

[@deepermind4884]

Glad you guys really enjoyed it! 😁👍🏻 Absurdist comedy with a capital a.A..A....A....AAHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..........💀💀💀

[@stanmann356]

Everyone thinks the one guy didn't know his own favorite color, but that's not what happened. He was worried about the unknown 3rd question, then when he heard the same question that Lancelot correctly answered he quickly answered "blue" which was the correct answer before. Then he immediately realized that HIS favorite color was actually yellow, but it was too late.

[@cdxlvi]

Also you can hear him scream. I'm colour blind. While he flies away

[@stanmann356]

@@cdxlvi I've been watching this movie almost 50 years and never caught that ! It was only in the last year or so that I noticed in the 'famous historian " scene the clapboard operator said the name of the movie they were filming was "Film for Schools".

[@reanimated]

either way, i always figured he was nervous and second-guessed himself/misspoke in the first place

[@Henngist]

If the essential element of humor is the unexpected, then this film kept hitting the audience, building a monumental heap of surprise.

[@RexFuturi]

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

[@magusmelanie828]

The thing that gets me about this movie is how long it took me to realize the real killer was on a REAL horse

[@garthmcguigan2357]

I'm old af and I grew up on Python, it's great to see a new generation appreciating it. Well done boys, you have taste

[@gonzo6489]

I find it hysterical that Cam looks more horrified at the "Famous Historian" being killed than anything in Game of Thrones

[@Annonere]

The best part about the "cop out" ending, is that it, too, is a joke about the failure of Arthur's quest in finding the Grail in the Arthurian legends. Galahad is actually the one to find it in one version, while Percival is responsible for finding it in another. Love this movie so much. It's one of my favorite movies ever made. Genius, funny, and a wild ride every time I see it!

[@paulklenknyc]

So funny that the name Midget made you laugh so hard, you missed the next name - Crapper.

[@reverts3031]

The funniest part about watching anything Monty Python is when you describe a scene or two to another person. Trying to find the right words is hysterical!

[@davidmc1489]

Spanish inquisition

[@RobbnCO]

@@davidmc1489 - aliens in the middle of Life of Brian

[@EchoesDaBear]

@@davidmc1489 nooooobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!!

[@88wildcat]

There was a comment somebody made about this movie that I will never forget. They said when they first watched this movie they hated it but then they realized whenever they tried to describe any scene from the movie to someone who had not seen it they always cracked up laughing.

[@reanimated]

and no matter what, you sound insane

[@donhadfield2835]

I had the chance to visit Doune Castle where they filmed a lot of this recreating scenes and script lines. Unfortunately, the East wall was in bad shape so we couldn't taunt each other. I was taking a picture looking up from below and another person came by and offered to watch out for cows.

[@paulklenknyc]

I love that you devoted 25% of your video time to discussing this! You two are great!

[@Zane1962]

"And Now For Something Completely Different" is another awesome Monty Python movie

[@mitzifrancis9843]

My sister and I watched this movie as teenagers in downtown Minneapolis in 1975. We "galloped" away from the theater clapping imaginary 🥥s.

[@USCFlash]

YESSSSSS! so great to see younger generations discover this masterpiece.

[@alissageorge5679]

The rabbit in front of the cave flying around, biting them is my favorite part.

[@reanimated]

the first (of many) time(s) i saw this was with my high school best friend in her parents' suburban during a long drive. they had those tiny little 90s TVs built in for the back seats. i remember being able to see the string they had the bunny flying on. even though my friend's older brother had been making HER watch it for years, we were both screaming at that scene. good times.

[@antoinettelopes]

I never hit play so fast in all my life. 👩‍👦🐹

[@darryldavidson4824]

Same! 👍

[@LlamaLlamaMamaJamaac]

SAME!!!

[@susanbotwinski5584]

😂🤣😆😆

[@robbob5302]

I don’t understand. In order for a European swallow to hit play, it needs to flap its wings twenty seven times per second. Correct?

[@SpielkindFR]

One thing that is easy to forget today is how good the cinematography is for its age.

[@AmericanEnglishman]

My favorite comedy of all time. So many classic bits.

[@TheAlmaward]

In their defense, Arthur and his knights couldn't have killed Frank the Historian. He was killed by someone on a horse, and they didn't have any! LOL

[@sayntofdarkwhurld5283]

Definitely react to Monty Python's Life of Brian. You will not be disappointed. And do yourselves a favor and look deeper into Monty Python as a whole. These guys are legends and got famous for their sketch comedy show prior to doing films. Great reaction guys, I'm glad you loved it. The Holy Grail only gets funnier every time you watch it and the more you know about the Monty Python comedy troupe.

[@embran8486]

Usually the Monty Python actors take on several roles. Launcelot, one of the Swallow discussers, The Black Knight, the French Knight and Tim The Enchanter were all played by THE John Cleese.

[@christopherwall2121]

Michael Palin plays so many roles in this movie that at least one DVD edition, that came with the shooting script, had it as a selling point; "find out how many roles Michael Palin had on this film"

[@lillymsf5946]

Fun fact: the scene where "the animator suffered a fatal heart attack", the guy who died not only played the stooge of King Arthur banging the coconuts together but he is the actual animator of the bunch; he animated and designed all their intros, album covers, movie covers, the list goes on. He's also the only American in Monty Python. As far as the ending goes, a quote from the Princess Bride comes to mind - "get used to disappointment" ;)

[@ZylonBane]

You've told us everything about him except, y'know, HIS NAME.

[@lillymsf5946]

@@ZylonBane Terry Gilliam lol soz

[@msrich1982]

Your reaction to this absolutely delighted me. This movie is utterly ruthless to the audience, pulling all kinds of plot devices out of literally nowhere. Can't wait to watch more of your reactions.

[@Markyajv]

One of my favorite movies, which is scary, because I know the movie word for word. I went to the 25th anniversary showing, the entire theater was quoting. It. Haha. “Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?” - Soldier. 🥥🦅

[@gavinkistner772]

I love one of the last lines of the movie when the cop grabs the shield and says "That's an offensive weapon, that is!". Clearly, a shield is a defensive weapon.

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

The ending scene is based on the legend of King Arthur. He gathered a giant group of people together and then died in the final battle. So the writers made the ending a "cop out."

[@Wiscocrisco]

fun fact: the Wizard Tim was meant to have a really long and complex name but the actor forgot it and just said the most normal name possible, and the cast being Python just went with it

[@EvilOdysseus]

This has been disproved by John Cleese. His name was always Tim.

[@taun856]

It is s perfectly valid ending, since according to the legends they never found the Grail (Well... two did, Galahad and Gwain, but they died while praying in front of it). Actually, it manages to touch on a lot of the legends features (too many to go into here). This is and Blazing Saddles are my two favorite comedies of all time.

[@ChuckJansenII]

Monty Python is a troop of 6 comedians, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. They had a TV show on BBC prior to this. If you watch their first movie you will get a bit of where this movie came from. "And Now For Something Completely Different" is a film that highlights some of their best skits from the TV show "Monty Python's Flying Circus." You could also watch a the first two episodes. They didn't have the budget for horses so they used coconuts instead, an old radio sound effect trick for westerns.

[@glennfitzroy4352]

As I remember, in the original script, Tim the Enchanter was supposed to have some ridiculous sounding name, but in the shot John Cleese forgot the name, and so said Tim , and they kept it as it was funnier.

[@headrushindi]

This film inspired a Broadway and off Broadway musical called SPAMALOT, also written by the Python crew. John Cleese etc.. many of the Python bunch went on to very full acting and comedy careers including John Cleese who has starred in very many films and TV series including A Fish Called Wanda, Beethoven, and many more. You may have also seen him in the Keanu Reaves remake of (The Day The Earth Stood Still. He played Professor Barnhart . His role in the British sit com (Faulty Towers) as the General Manager of a Bed and Breakfast was hilarious.This is a classic ..you have to check out Monty Pythons the meaning of Life which in my opinion is far funnier than the holy grail and the life of Brian film. The meaning of life is a stroke of genius comedy writing , and its also the daffiest musical you will ever see. Simply brilliant.

[@LlamaLlamaMamaJamaac]

“The Song that Goes Like This” is one of my favorite things to sing ever!! 😆

[@christopherlundgren3499]

​@@LlamaLlamaMamaJamaac OMGs, me too! It's a shower time favorite :-)

[@Muckylittleme]

Well it is all opinion of course, but The meaning of life is series of disparate skits, not really a movie and while some really do hit the mark some falls a little flat. For me their most consistently funny movie is Life of Brian but it depends on our individual sense of humour and sensibilities on what makes a movie.

[@jwn411]

I've actually seen it

[@JackNapierDe]

You should try reacting to some of Monty Python's TV sketches like 'Ministry of silly walks', 'Dead parrot' and (probably most underrated) the 'Ken Ewing and his Musical Mice'

[@brucedillinger9448]

The 1st time I saw this was shortly after it came out. Think I was 19 or 20. Too naive and insulated to understand the humor and left after about 30 minutes. Now...can't get enough! ✌

[@kingarthur4ever]

Exactly true, the intellectual layers of Python humor hit you differently as you get older and wiser....like the Constitutional Peasants scene.

[@djfrank68]

It's not Monty Python, but has some of the cast members, A Fish Called Wanda was a great comedy you would probably enjoy.

[@nellgwenn]

Don't call me stupid. Calling you stupid would be an insult to stupid people.

[@adampare8088]

Every individual scene was almost like it's own skit.

[@LordVolkov]

It is very much in the style of the Marx Brothers, who would string similar vaudeville skits together to make their movies.

[@adampare8088]

@@LordVolkov Amimal Crackers was beyond funny. The lines in that were great, especially the bigomy and dictating his own letter scenes

[@Kanieht.L]

From the moment I hit play I’ve been waiting to see your reaction to the end of the movie. Priceless.

[@Zebred2001]

The funniest part of your reaction for me was the rollercoaster of emotions at how it ended. Everyone who sees this has experienced that! Your shocked expressions are hilariously familiar!

[@thunderstruck5484]

I was lucky living close to Dallas and having the local PBS station as one of my 4 channels we could pick up because Monty Python first aired in America on that station I believe in 74 so of course me and my friends were all over that show, movies are great also, thanks guys!

[@nellgwenn]

Owen and Luke Wilson's dad worked at that PBS station as was responsible for airing the Flying Circus TV show. Then the show made its rounds to all the PBS stations. I lived in Arizona at the time and I can remember seeing the show in the 70's. It aired at 8:45pm - 9:15pm on sunday night. And everyone quoted the show at school Monday morning.

[@dianem8544]

Monty Python is so good. And they were very influential on future generations of comedy writers of every kind. Movies, stand up comics, sketch comedy, late night writers, most of it is influenced by this absurd turn that MP introduced. I think of comedies as pre-Python or post-Python. They pretty much reinvented humor.

[@karlschmitt6359]

I'm glad you young guys had fun with this! I'm glad you're silly! Ni!!! I'm almost 60 and laughed my ass off when it was in the theater! So I'm glad you can accept the absurd just like in Airplane! "I take it black like my men!"

[@imocchidoro]

The Pythons are the most brilliantly silly troupe EVER. Timeless. So glad you guys enjoyed it. I enjoyed watching it with you.

[@WithTwoFlakes]

40:00 "How did they get that many horses on the set?" Love how you guys just go along with it and said that. You cannot imagine how it was for my generation to see this in the cinema back in 75. It blew our freakin' minds and it was all we could talk about it for weeks afterwards.... We couldn't wait for the next one (Life of Brian) I think you'll love it. The Python team had a bigger budget for the 2nd one, but only after George Harrison (of the Beatles) put several millions of his own money into funding it - back when a million was a lot!

[@ap8eioul1]

A fish called Wanda... Another hilarious movie with Cleese and Palin

[@shine01120]

Loved your reaction guys, especially Zay's reaction at the end. Having all the credits at the start of the movie should have been a clue that there wouldn't be any at the end 😂

[@chrislawley6801]

Yes Monty Python series did this first

[@Square-ow7oq]

​@chrislawley6801 what? It seems you have not watched a lot of older movies. Opening credits was the standard in older movies. This one mocked that, but this was not the fisrt movie with opening credits lol

[@Keef_DGAF]

Good reactions guys. Its almost 50yrs old :) my all time fave movie and i have watched it literally hundreds of times.

[@robertbunting3117]

'Life of Brian' is an absolute must.

[@derekmclellan7337]

Great video, guys. Your next Python film has to be the Life of Brian. A truly, truly great film. With some of the comedy in it decades ahead of its time. The Loretta sketch is only now capable of being appreciated. The foresight of it absolutely bewildering. It's close to 10 as you could ever hope to get.

[@thunder_wolf23]

Fun Fact: Tim the Pyromancer was supposed to have this really long, outrageous name. However, when the time came to shoot the scene, John Cleese completely forgot what the name was. You can see the moment of "Oh crap" in his face as he struggles to remember it. Unable to recall the character's name, he ad-libbed "Tim", and they went with it because the practical effects made the scene too expensive to reshoot.

[@jvgreendarmok]

Fun, but not Fact. His name was always meant to be Tim.

[@thunder_wolf23]

@@jvgreendarmok I got this from the movie's imdb

[@johnloony68]

Not true. It was scripted as”Tim” in the first place.

[@mrtim5363]

"A Fish Called Wanda" A real comedy movie with Monty Python's crew & for this film they brought in Jamie Lee Curtis. Great movie, not to be missed.

[@dennydowling2169]

This is one of the most quoted movies of all time. The nature of what reactors do causes them to miss many of the smaller details of films because they often talk over some of the dialog. I highly recommend a rewatch just to enjoy it without the burden of needing to comment.

[@tramper42]

42:31 „I have never been so angry (of the end)“ … Can you IMAGINE what people BACK THEN FELT? HAD to watch this movie in a theater (when no VHS/Dc/DVD was available) 😂

[@lizmil]

How was I first introduced to Monty Python? On a High School trip to NY City in 1975, we saw a line of people waiting in front of theater with "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" on the marquee. Some guy in Knight's armor was walking up and down walking the people in line with a rubber chicken. We had to go see it ... and couldn't stop laughing. Their tv show started showing on PBS around that time after, and we never missed it.

[@dreams2xs]

I saw this movie in the theaters back in the 70's. A group of my friends all went to the theater together to watch it. It has always been one of my favorite films.

[@randomasshumanbeing2078]

This movie is literally god tier. I love it so much. It’s perfect.

[@ravensrevenge7245]

One of the writers, Eric Idle, was watching the film with his daughter. When they got to the end, she said, "was that the end?" "Yes. I actually wrote it." "Because that was shit!"

[@vsGoliath96]

So I can't remember if this was ever confirmed for sure, but I believe the story goes that Tim the Enchanter was supposed to have some ludicrously long, completely unpronounceable Welsh name and that was going to be the joke and poke a little fun at Wales. However, during filming, John Cleese forgot how to say the ludicrously long, completely unpronounceable Welsh name, so he just paused for an awkwardly long time before giving up and saying Tim. This got enough of a laugh out of the crew that they just kept it.

[@johnloony68]

It was scripted as “Tim” in the first place.

[@dionysiacosmos]

Cam & Zay at the end yelling," Why did they do that?!!", Demonstrating why they did it. Albatross!! We all had to sit waiting, though we suspected MP was just screwing with us. Gannett on a stick !!

[@thunderstruck5484]

That ending! Hahaha it gets funnier with age especially the ending, thanks

[@eddierodriguez8354]

Yes the ending was a joke too, some just don't get it.

[@Augustus087]

I love that Monty Python totally trolled you guys by ending the film that way 48 years after the film was made.

[@Kanieht.L]

I love your reaction that you guys have with these movies, that I grew up watching …. I was born the year this was released.. 10 years later I would be watching it for the first time… been watching it since then

[@Winnywoo]

Same for me, this came out the year I was born and then I saw it when I was around 10 or 12. I also grew up watching a ton of Monty Python's Flying Circus on PBS. It is in my blood and shaped my humor for the rest of my life, lol.

[@Kanieht.L]

@@Winnywoo yup … same here .. along with the three stooges… Abbot and Costello…and laurel and Hardy

[@davegnarlsson4344]

No one ever notices that they took a boat to the island but walked back.

[@rocketmunkey1]

So glad you found the catapulting cow scene so funny, its one my favourite scenes the way he says "Jesus Christ" that he finds its as unbelievable and shocking as the modern audience does made me laugh so much when I first saw it. The other scene which had made me laugh so hard I thought I was going to die is the killer rabbit, the rabid rabbit flying through the air fast editing and blood stained hand puppet is just too funny !

[@toxicrevenuegaming9415]

I've been in love with this movie for over 30 years... you're reaction to the ending is one of the best things I've ever seen. 😂😂😂

[@pjftoo7588]

Great reaction and great to see that you guys could appreciate this film. Many people just don't get Python's brand of absurd, irreverence. Their BBC show Monty Python's Flying Circus was ground breaking, and became wildly popular here with teens and college age students, in the 70's when it started to be shown more widely in North America. I remember 10-12 of us from school, skipping off en masse for half a day to go and see the first showing, on the first day of release, we considered it so important to see. One early film of theirs that often doesn't get mentioned much is, And Now For Something Completely Different. Which was really them just redoing many if their iconic tv skits, with a loose bit of narrative, on film with a bigger budget. It is a great place to start with them, though, for people who may not know the show at all, or just want to see the greatest hits from the show.

[@sethmiller2532]

Monty Python movies are packed with small little details that are hilarious when you notice them. For example, there's a dude in the scene with the crowd of peasants trying to get a woman burned as a witch who is just wearing shaving cream for no reason.

[@DavidTateVA]

I begged my parents to take me to see this in the theater when it first came out, when I was 13 years old. It was a life-changing experience -- there was literally nothing like it in the world at the time. It's hard to understand how totally new and original this was at the time.

[@SailorYuki]

some fun facts: They couldn't afford horses, therefore the coconuts. The only horse was used for the "murder" scene. John Cleese did have a name for the wizard, but forgot it so he just went with Tim. Which works so much better. It's the same castle in all scenes. Just different angles and lighting. The ending is a total cop out.

[@johnloony68]

It was scripted as “Tim” in the first place.

[@aaronanaya9223]

Excellent reaction. I find it quite refreshing that you react to the more popular films but don’t limit yourselves to just those films on occasionally react to some of the more, sadly, obscure or forgotten gems of cinema. And as such, if I may, I would like to recommend some films that you might enjoy Drama: 12 Angry Men (1957), Schindler’s List (1993), The Father (2020). Comedy: Some Like It Hot (1959), Rat Race (2001), Kung Pow: Enter The Fist (2002). Animation: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Perfect Blue (1997), A Silent Voice (2016). Action: Robocop (1987), No Country For Old Men (2007), The Raid (2011) and The Raid 2 (2014).

[@KrazzeeKane]

Rat Race, and Kung Pao are wonderful recommendations lol, I really would love to see them react to those two films

[@uncmello]

@@KrazzeeKaneRat Race is a remake of It's a mad mad mad mad world

[@KrazzeeKane]

@@uncmello correct, my father showed me the original after we saw Rat Race in theaters--both are near and dear to my heart, I just figure Rat Race is the one that would likely be more popular for them to react to, but if they want to do both as dual reactions or something that would be amazing!

[@EchoesDaBear]

Great reaction guys! Monty Python are the absolute kings of absurdist humour! It didn't matter between their TV show or their movies - you never knew what to expect, but whatever it was going to be, it was going to be ridiculous...or not... My wife and I have re-watched this movie countless times, and we laugh our butts off every time! Was so happy to introduce this to our boys (when the age was right), and they too, LOVE this flick. It's become such a quotable movie in our household - and that makes me happy!!

[@TheInkdN3rd]

If you havent already seen it....after watching a handful of your reactions, I'm convinced ya'll would genuinely enjoy watching CLUE. Tim Curry. Christopher Lloyd. Madeline Khan. So many more, lol. It's so good!! Classic. Quotable. Another ensemble of awesome actors with genius comedic timing! Hopefully if you haven't seen it, you eventually do 😁😁

[@pommie5093]

Such a wonderful classic film-and so many quotable lines. It's just a flesh wound is used all the time, to this day, as an example. So glad you guys enjoyed it. MP contains comedic genius, no question.

[@nevrogers8198]

The Python boys kinda changed British comedy and kinda didn't. They took it to new absurd places (building on The Goons from 1940s/50s radio) but we're still so unique that nobody can really emulate them. The main thing that happened was that they made one more really great movie (Life of Brian) then mostly had successful subsequent careers. John Cleese is probably the most recognisable (Fawlty Towers might be the greatest sitcom ever made), Palin and Jones became an all round British institutions (Ripping Yarns, travel/history documentaries), but Terry Gilliam (US born, British since the late 60s, and actually lives near me) has become one of my favourite directors (Time Bandits, Brazil, 12 Monkeys, Fisher King, Fear and Loathing etc).

[@DudeNamedDude1776]

Little fun fact, in the game Chivalry 2 the devs put a cave in one of the maps with a bunny that one shot kills you lol

[@RQRBakerMan]

Love this movie so much! Its one of the only other movies aside from Princess Bride that I've watched so many times I can quote it word for word. XD There are two favorite little known facts that comes from this movie is when they meet the wizard and the ending. The actor playing him, John Cleese, forgot what the name for the wizard was supposed to be; it was a giant an long complicated name. So he adlibbed in the Tim part trying to keep the scene going, and the directors kept the scene in the final cut cause it turned out so much better. And at the end; the police only showed up to arrest everybody at the end because there was no money in the budget for the battle, making the ending a literal "cop out". And you definitely need to watch Life of Brian next!

[@reanimated]

I have been watching this movie for DECADES, and I cackled right along with y'all. It's fun to see people experiencing it for the first time. And agreed, it is a very timeless sort of comedy. They're just very good with the absurdist comedy, tapping into both wildly unrealistic nonsense paired with the everyday kind of nonsense. You know that "wait what about the coconuts" convo was TOO REAL in any decade. They tap into both being silly as hell and physical comedy, too. Just never lets up.

[@lorinczbarat]

In Hungary Monty Python is a true legend, we have our own absurd humour formation called L'art Pour L'art, and here when you say a line from one of the Monty Python's movies and your fellow answers the following line you know you both have a good contact point. If the Holy Grail movie had any sence is that mental patients are walking around playing the Holy Grail story in our time 😅

[@DeValiere_]

Wonderful to actually see reactors not only enjoy the film, but genuinely laugh at it. Most just sit there incredulous while the jokes go sailing over their heads. Well done. I remember when I finally got the "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries" line. In my defence I was a teenager the first time I saw this. Still, calling your mother a ho and your father a drunk has never been so funny.