FIRST TIME WATCHING: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) REACTION (Movie Commentary)

[@martinl8574]

The best joke in the movie is the intermission. I was a fan for years before this movie came out, my friends and I went to the premier opening day. When the intermission flashed the entire audience got up and walked up the aisles, only to have to run back to our seats for a fake intermission. Best practical joke ever pulled on an audience. We didn't even get back to our original seats, everyone just took the nearest seat available. 200 people running to find a seat! I WILL NEVER FORGET THE CHAOS THEY CAUSED THAT DAY! INCREDIBLE!!!!!

[@inhumanmusic1411]

The reason for that intermission was because Chapman froze halfway across the bridge.

[@jamesalexander5623]

I saw this just after College .... So when "Intermission" came up I looked at my watch and stayed put! ..... Back in 70's they actually taught stuff like Logic and Common Sense!

[@IggyStardust1967]

@@jamesalexander5623 If you note, movies from that time that were excessively long did indeed have intermissions, but they were located towards the middle of the movie, rather than right before the climax.

[@magnificenthonky]

Having never seen the movie in a theater, I never really considered the full impact of the intermission. I just thought it was another bit of random nonsense, like the moose gag. But, the idea of thousands of theater goers being pranked like that is just hilarious 😂

[@IggyStardust1967]

@@magnificenthonky I don't think there was an "official" movie length that would get an Intermission inserted into the movie, but "2001" had one, "Patton" had one, and pretty much any movie that went over 2 hours and change ended up with a "mid-movie bathroom break/snack bar run" intermission. Of course, this was long before the advent of "home video", when once a movie was out of theaters, your only chance to see it would be on Network Television, which placed ad breaks in every 10 minutes or so.

[@NoelMcGinnis]

Monty Python’s Life of Brian would be a great follow up to this one. It has some extremely famous skits that are still known today (i.e. Biggus Dickus)

[@shioriryukaze]

He has a wife you know.....Incontinentia....

[@SunnyD2035]

Always look on the bright side of life...

[@NoelMcGinnis]

@@shioriryukaze Incontinentia Buttocks. 😂🤣😭

[@JeremyKing-el4rf]

The people's front of Judea

[@NoelMcGinnis]

@@JeremyKing-el4rf Yeah, and they hate those other idiots, the Judeas People’s Front. 😂

[@angelagraves865]

Monty Python were historians and philosophers and a lot of their stuff becomes even funnier when you know some Medieval history and the legend(s) of the Holy Grail.

[@gregorygant4242]

Monty Python was a comedy group , they first had a TV series in the late 60's early 70's, then because of their popularity made some movies , all classics now !

[@jamesalexander5623]

No They're Not!

[@AstroXeno]

Holy Grail and Life of Brian are classics- And Now For Something Completely Different and Live at the Hollywood Bowl are just re-hashes of the Flying Circus, and Meaning of Life sucks.

[@mikejankowski6321]

@@jamesalexander5623 Is this the 5 minute argument or the full half hour?

[@fredklein3829]

@@jamesalexander5623 I'll have your SPAM. I love it!

[@jamesalexander5623]

@@mikejankowski6321 "That was not just five minutes then!"

[@jimtatro6550]

“Who’s that there?” “Dunno, must be a king.” “Why?” “He hasn’t got shit all over him.”😂

[@JJL079]

Lancelot charging towards the castle is my favourite scene and never fails to make me laugh. My favourite work of Monty Python would be Life Of Brian, and it's definitely worth checking out if you enjoyed this type of humour.

[@jamesalexander5623]

What cracks me up is when the other Guard at the Castle Gate says ...."Hey!"

[@nostoneunturned7641]

"Ha ha!" Everytime he attacks 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TYoung023]

@@jamesalexander5623 That…and “Someday all of this will be yours “. “What? The curtains?”

[@rebeccabrancaleone531]

@@jamesalexander5623 I was going to say the same. The delayed casual “hey” gets me.

[@shanehebert396]

And how absolutely no one in the castle runs or anything as he's slaughtering everyone else.

[@nickitacocat]

Another funny thing is the knight that killed the historian was not part of Arthur's troop, he had a real horse. 🥥 🥥 🥥

[@0okamino]

The mystery is where he got the horse. They seem more scarce than coconuts in Mercia.

[@shoujahatsumetsu]

@@0okamino It could have been carried by a swallow.

[@Crazydave-by3si]

“I’m just going to stop trying to predict what’s going on.” Good plan, it only gets crazier 😂

[@Scott-ec4cs]

In interviews after their TV series run, the cast, who were also the writers of the comedy sketches, said the most difficult part of writing a comedy sketch was nailing the ending, so they just didn't do it. If you watch their sketches, you'll see that they interrupt themselves mid-sketch quite frequently. The end cop-out was reminiscent of that method.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

It never ceases to amuse me how young viewers are so confused to see credits at the beginning of an older movie.

[@joerenaud8292]

John Cleese is the most recognizable actor in that comedy troop but the guy playing King Arthur's horse clapping servant Patsy, and the old man at the bridge, is Terry Gilliam, who is the animator who did the animations for this movie and also became a fairly great director of other movies he did later on such as, "12 Monkeys", "Time Bandits", Dr. Parnassus Imaginarium", etc....

[@0okamino]

Narrator: “Suddenly, the animator suffered a fatal heart attack!” The Animator: “I got better.”

[@bobbuethe1477]

Once, when I was at work, my boss was chatting with a client about sailing. For some reason, they used Google to look up something about wind speed. I heard my boss say, "What's this? 'The air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?'" I leaned into his office and said "An African or European swallow?" He looked back at the screen, looked confused, and said, "Yeah, that's what it says here."

[@clearsmashdrop5829]

My favorite part of the Lancelot scene is when he kills the first guard. The other guard with the scar just looks over and says "..Hey...."

[@danallshaw1131]

I'm not sure how much more of these serious documentaries of the middle ages I can take.😆🤣

[@mikejankowski6321]

Production values, costumes, and music being as great as they are, take out the jokes and you could have a really great serious documentary/drama.

[@0okamino]

Well, I know how many more the famous historian can take. Approximately none.

[@adamsgrad93]

"message for you sir" is my text notification 😂🤣

[@frogofbrass382]

"A Fish Called Wanda" is a more straightforward comedy made by two of the group members (John Cleese and Michael Palin) and stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline. It definitely deserves a reaction video. The lone American member of Monty Python, Terry Gilliam, was the animator, and would go on to direct many movies of varying success. When group member Graham Chapman passed away, John Cleese gave one of the greatest eulogies ever that you should watch on KZbin.

[@Timmah73]

Graham Chapman's delivery of "GEEEEEEZUS CHRIST!" upon seeing the rabbit claim it's first victim will never not be hilarious

[@Osprey850]

Sir Lancelot the Brave: Storms castle and kills two dozen people Also Sir Lancelot the Brave: Runs away from a bunny rabbit

[@CaptainFrost32]

Only leave the battle after orders from his King.

[@chrissiegle1065]

These guys were a comedy group and had a tv skit show in the 60s and 70s. They were so popular that they made 3 movies. This was the 1st one. Their 2nd movie is the life of Brian. Their 3rd movie is the meaning of life. All 3 are hilarious, but everyone has their favorite. John Cleese is probably the most famous of the group. He went on to be in a fish called wanda, Harry potter series as nearly headless Nick, and other movies... Great reaction. 👍

[@CaptainFrost32]

Silverado, Q in Bond films, Fawlty Towers, voiceovers, commercials...

[@commanderkruge]

Hoped you'd like it. :) For the extremely unlikely case nobody else already explained: Monty Python is the name of the comedy group. They started writing together at the university and they had a BBC series called "Monty Python's Flying Circus" and ran for three seasons. The movies are Grail here, then "And now for something completely different" - which is basically a "best of" from the tv show reshot. "The Life of Brian" is another historical movie, set in Jerusalem around the year 30 and last but not least there's "The Meaning of Life", which is another collection of gags like the TV show, but this time exclusive ones. Terry Gilliam has since become a highly regarded director. John Cleese wrote and acted in "Fawlty Towers", a funny sitcom. Also he and Michael Palin acted together in "A Fish called Wanda". and both played parts in Terry Gilliam's "Time Bandits" (GREAT Movie!). Michael Palin shot a really good series of travel documentaries (From Pole to Pole, Round the World in 80 Days, Sahara and a bunch more), Terry Jones also kept on writing and directing. There's some movies that some people see as "semi" Monty Python, because some of them were involved and they kinda fit in the Monty Python style, definitely Jabberwocky and Captain Yellowbeard that was marketed as "Monty Python on high seas" in Germany. Graham Chapman, who plays Arthur here, is the only ex-member of the group who didn't have much of an career after the group disbanded, mostly due to the fact that he died way too young.

[@brianoneil9662]

I saw this movie as a kid, uncut on PBS back in the 70s and it hooked me from the first coconut. I laughed so much it hurt Also- "Life of Brian" and for their sketch comedy... "Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl"

[@PheOfTheFae]

Someone probably said this already, but the coconut joke started because they didn't have the budget for real horses. xD They really made this movie on a shoestring and it's AWESOME.

[@coffeefiend5913]

Monty Pythons Flying Circus was a BBC sketch comedy troupe, known for not finishing a joke, but just ending the skits at the funniest point.

[@mikejankowski6321]

Sometimes with a cop arresting the main character in the skit. or it morphing into the next one.

[@shioriryukaze]

This is the movie that even though I had watched a bunch of Monty Python growing up, it took me years to figure out that the end was literally a cop out. Think I was stunned for a minute after that.

[@Romelo1988]

OOOOOOOOH! 🤔🤦‍♂️🔥 A Cop out! Literally!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂

[@christopherschreiber5805]

Funny thing about that rabbit; nobody ever sees it coming. Always makes for a great reaction.

[@smokeyverton7981]

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition

[@scottwatson9453]

Also funny that Tim is frightened of the rabbit when he could of blown it up with his pyrotechnics skills instead they had to use the Holy Hangrenade of Antioch!

[@Mr..Malice]

We'd better not risk another frontal assault, that rabbit's dynamite!

[@jamesalexander5623]

@@smokeyverton7981 It's Chief Weapon is Surprise!

[@jamesalexander5623]

@@scottwatson9453 Maybe he's not allowed to get involved?

[@pamelahofman1785]

Congratulations on your inaugural introduction to Monty Python. They were a comedy troupe with a very distinctive brand of British humor. It was basically the same five guys who just kept changing over all the parts among themselves. Plus there was a woman, I believe. This movie in particular became one of my family’s favorites, and we were just quite lines at each other periodically. “I fart in your general direction,” and “Go away, or I will taunt you a second time” became all purpose lines. They had a reoccurring comedy show in the 60s called “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” and consisted of individual sketch acts, many of which are iconic today. Their style of comedy is simultaneously extremely smart and completely ridiculous. Enjoy!

[@Nick-pu3of]

Six guys. Terry Gilliam rarely acted, but he was there. He did the animation, and directed a lot. There was no woman officially in Monty Python, although Carol Cleveland worked with them more than any others. Mostly the female parts were played by Eric Idle or Terry Jones in drag.

[@pamelahofman1785]

@@Nick-pu3of Yes, thank you.

[@darrylcarden1851]

There are also a few offshoot, solo type projects by the Monte Python guys that are worth a watch. “Eric The Viking” with Tim Robbins is a fun watch that written and direct by Terry Jones from the Python team.

[@JustinWillisDevil240Z]

my favorite joke is when the guy says he must be a king and the other guy asks why and he replies, because he hasn't got shit on him.

[@piecesofmind9853]

Definitely check their skits: from the dead parrot to the ministry of silly walks, to the deadliest joke, there’s so many.

[@jlerrickson]

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

[@Romelo1988]

Don’t forget the twit Olympics. IMPOSSIBLE to allow it today’s climate, but to funny for words.

[@piecesofmind9853]

Now I need a to do a marathon.

[@CrocodilePile]

Ok, I haven't watched your reaction as I'm writing this. It's paused while I gather my anticipation. A FIFTY year old movie is about to TROLL you for 90 minutes. Jokes that were IMPOSSIBLE to predict when this movie was made are now even funnier when millennial reactors have to check to see if they accidentally turned the subtitles on. And then you're going to watch a blank screen, confused, for at least a minute when it's all over. I'm DYING laughing before I even hit play.

[@magnificenthonky]

Aside from the subtitle thing, that was pretty much the Gen X reaction, lol. And, watching young folk with "WTF is up with my subtitle settings" continues to crack me up, especially the ones that pause the movie to get into the settings. That unexpected prank on the audience has got to please them.

[@AstroXeno]

Credits at the beginning of the movie was a little old fashioned by 1975, but it was the way they used to do it. I'm not sure when the convention started to change, but when you watch movies from the 50s and earlier, you see it all the time.

[@jamesalexander5623]

And generally the last in the Credits is the Director.

[@thehawk515]

Great choice. Everything Python has done is worth checking out. 5 comedic geniuses and an all time great animator.

[@FollowingGhost]

So many of us old folks grew up watching this every week and learned about British comedy. I can just about guarantee you've seen some of these actors in movies like Boondock Saints, a couple of the Harry Potter movies and more. Thanks for watching a truly classic group even though I was a bit surprised you haven't already.

[@AmericanEnglishman]

This is my favorite movie of all time. I've seen it dozens of times and it never ceases to make me laugh. Glad you loved it!

[@firsttimr]

I was dying laughing at your reaction - also trying to count how many times you said "What the Hell?" - this is how we all felt the first time we watched this - a total classic - you have to watch some more John Cleese - I might suggest "The Ministry of Silly Walks"

[@ejtappan1802]

Credits at the beginning of the movie used to be the norm. I think it was a carry-over from reading a playbill and listening to an overture at the theater. I even remember being startled by the first few movies I noticed not doing credits at the beginning. I think the changeover started in the late 60's or early 70's.

[@CaptainFrost32]

That is why we have the term 'trailers' as the Coming Attractions were advertised at the end of the movie to draw audiences back the following week.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

It was a union thing as far as I remember. They were required to show them at the beginning.

[@chrisleebowers]

YES THERE'S MORE. Monty Python was a sketch comedy troupe. They had a show on the BBC called "Monty Python's Flying Circus." This was their first movie. A lot of it is the way it is because they had no money. The coconut gag was just because they couldn't afford horses. After the success of this movie they all continued to have prolific careers. More Monty Python: "The Life of Brian" "The Meaning of Life" More from Python members: "Yellowbeard" "A Fish Called Wanda" "Fierce Creatures" More from director Terry Gilliam: "Time Bandits" "Brazil" "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" "The Fisher King" "12 Monkeys" "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" More from co-director Terry Jones: "Erik The Viking" Python John Cleese had a popular BBC series called "Fawlty Towers"

[@drakeloki4214]

Mighty Python is just the name of their comedic group. Like Kids in the Hall, Whitest Kids You Know, Lonely Island, or Broken Lizard.

[@paulrhome6164]

I was so sad that no one else in my history class could understand why I cracked up when I found out that the original pronunciation of knight was indeed "kaniggit".

[@jamesalexander5623]

I don't believe it was Kaniggit .... But KaNite! .... Kaniggit was the Norman French pronouncation.

[@barriehull7076]

@@jamesalexander5623 is that not the point of the joke.

[@jamesalexander5623]

@@barriehull7076 Yes!

[@mattwhite2328]

The historical pronunciation would be k-neeg-t. One syllable. The gt combination feels weird for modern English speakers.

[@jamesalexander5623]

@@mattwhite2328 It's the Bloody Silent "K" that throws Foreigners .... Knight and Night are Homophones!

[@liannebiggar1557]

“What the hell” pretty much sums it up

[@m.ericwatson968]

Monty Python are: Graham Chapman (King Arthur), John Cleese (Sir Lancelot, Tim the Wizard), Eric Idle (Brave Sir Robin), Michael Palin, (Sir Galahad) Terry Jones (Sir Bedevere) and Terry Gilliam (Bridge keeper, the one American of the British comedy troupe and the animator) they have another great film of shorts called "And now for something completely different" that has some classic skits

[@stanmann356]

To me some of the funniest things about this movie are some of the very subtle things you don't necessarily pick up on the first time you watch it, or even the tenth. For example I think the whole end scene is a dig on how civil and respectful of authority British people are, the fact that 4 or 5 policemen could make a charging army suddenly start kicking rocks. I've been watching this movie over 40 years and I only recently noticed on another reaction that the name of the movie being filmed with the "famous historian" was literally "Film for Schools."

[@commanderkruge]

Patsy (the guy banging the nut for Arthur) is THE Terry Gilliam (12 Monkeys, Brazil, King of the Fishers...) btw - the only American member of Monty Python and the one who always did the animations. :)

[@blehkelekwet9642]

Keniget. It's how all normal people in the world pronounce ''knight''

[@namelessjedi2242]

Glad you liked their kind of humor. Luckily they have other movies and a whole TV series of sketch comedy. All classics!

[@NoelleMar]

So glad you enjoyed this! Humor is completely subjective and varies so widely. But I’m happy to see someone laugh as hard as I did during those chaotically violent slapstick scenes. 😂

[@looneygardener]

This is the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and their search for the Holy Grail, which was supposed be the cup Jesus used at the Last Supper. Very low budget and funny.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Some minor bits that people never mention that I find really funny: When the knights attack the castle, they literally attack the castle, hitting their swords against the wall. Prince Herbert quickly scribbles a note, then when Lancelot reads it it's impossibly long. When Arthur says "Good idea, Lord!", God replies "COURSE it's a good idea!", because He's...God. Most witch trial tests were set up to be impossible to pass, the one in the movie should've been impossible to fail, yet she failed because she really was a witch, even admitting "He's a fair cop."

[@stevenmonte7397]

Life of Brian!!!! Monty Python does not disappoint!

[@robsambosky6444]

A history prof on Wondrium said common life as depicted in this film is one of the most accurate she had seen in film. Brave Brave Sir Robin has a big chicken on his shield.

[@0okamino]

Also, there really are medieval illustrations depicting murderous rabbits, so even that’s sort of accurate.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

The realism is one of the funny things. Most movies abput the Middle Ages were always over romanticized and unrealistic. The Pythons recognized this and stuck the reality in our face.

[@sharkdentures3247]

Such a wonderfully quotable movie! (Among my absolute favorites!) Enjoyed your sincere laughter.

[@antoinettelopes]

Either MTV or PBS used to play "Monty Python's Flying Circus" repeats back when I was in junior high. So me and all my nerd classmates would watch them every night after dinner and laugh about them in class the next day. (Those guys are kinda responsible for the way I turned out.) So by the time local cable played this we were all pretty psyched for it. It did not disappoint.

[@Nick-pu3of]

Monty Python is the actors. They worked together under the name Monty Python for many years, first on stage, then as a tv show, and finally in films. They met in university. John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, and Eric Idle. Terry Gilliam is American, the rest are British.

[@jeffreydavid6794]

Yea other people probably already answered this but they were a group of guys that did comedy skits. Their show was pretty hilarious. Look up the one "How to Irritate People". I love it. Lancelot was played by John Cleese who is probably the most famous of the bunch. You would probably recognize him if you saw him as an old man. He has been in a lot of movies and I think I heard he has a new show but I haven't seen it yet.

[@simoncruise964]

You need to watch Life of Brian now.

[@kingginger3335]

This is one of the funniest movies of all time. Absolute classic

[@Broom-SSN]

Wow how did you make it so long without seeing this one? I know that was fun 😂

[@TOYSTITCHER]

Thanks, great reaction vid ! The Pythons made a huge impact when they hit our tv’s back in the day 😄 Parents were completely bewildered….when they weren’t being outraged hahaa😄 glad you enjoyed this one👍✨

[@Broom-SSN]

Beginning credits and long intros really used to be a thing - but I think the attention span of the audience has decreased by about 1 minute per year lol.

[@MasterDirox]

Monty Python was an old British show where they did lots of little funny skits and stuff each episode

[@maxducoudray]

It used to be all movies had the long credits at the beginning. Trade guilds for filmmakers required it. George Lucas chose to pay fines for moving the credits to the end for Star Wars (1977), and that became the new standard which we still have today.

[@SBaby]

23:10 - I'm convinced that this is how they came up with the ending for The Sopranos.

[@Joe-hh8gd]

Credits have always been at the start of movies. But with credits today lasting 10-15 minutes, they're at the end. I prefer the titles and cast listed at the start so I know who's in it.

[@magnificenthonky]

Most movies today still have heavily abridged opening credits, then roll the complete credits at the end.

[@MagicianNoriginal]

Great review! Good choice Caped! If you liked this try "Life of Brian" which is also Monty Python.(group of comedians)

[@reverbscherzo7850]

And also The Meaning of Life

[@russellburress6240]

Monty python is the name of a British comedy troop Featuring Eric idle John Cleese Michael Palin Terry Gilliam And a few others I can't remember they had a sketch comedy show on BBC called Monty python's flying circus This was their 1st feature movie which was followed by the life of Brian The meaning of life And now for something completely different

[@darrylglynn1557]

The Monty Python team had many TV shows, and 3 movies. Monty Python's The Life of Brian should be the next movie for you to watch.

[@commanderkruge]

Some of the stuff is still 100% on the nose. I'm kind of a leftie myself and those two peasants arguing with Arthur out in the field ("HELP! HELP! I'M BEING REPRESSED!") is so on the nose... This type of lefties TOTALLY exist to this very day and they still use the exact same phrases. :D And people will already have told you, but you HAVE to watch at least "Life of Brian" - it's one of the MUST SEE comedies. It's their Magnum Opus. One of THE single most quotable comedies ever. I'm not even kidding.

[@robindude8187]

"...this is getting too ridiculous, next scene..." Believe it or not, that was a common thing to happen in "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (the show that came before this movie, though nothing about the show relates to the movie _other than_ the group 'Monty Python' who made both). They'd be doing a skit in the show, have no real way to _end_ it, and so they'd have a character (typically a member of Scotland Yard, military police, or regular police) come in and say "Right! Skit's too silly, move along," and that's how that skit would end. The _other_ major ending was to have two guys interacting (fighting or just talking) and when they reached the point where they'd run out of stuff for the skit, it would end with one of them looking at the other and asking "Do you wanna come back to my place?" and the other agreeing. "...who the hell is Monty Python..." It's the name of a group of people. They're a British comedy troupe, and they influenced comedy for a _long time_ after. Some of their famous skits include the Ministry of Silly Walks, the Dead Parrot, the Cheese Shop, Hell's Grannies, the Spanish Inquisition, and the Argument Clinic. They're responsible for several rather funny songs, in addition to "Knights of the Round Table" from this movie there's "Every Sperm is Sacred", "The Penis Song", and "The Galaxy Song" from "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life", as well as "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" from "Monty Python's Life of Brian", and from their original show/the album "Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album" there's "The Lumberjack Song", "All Things Dull and Ugly", "Decomposing Composers", "Henry Kissinger", "I've Got Two Legs", "I Like Chinese", "Medical Love Song", "I'm So Worried", and "Sit on My Face". ... I'm probably missing a few other good ones, too. So... yeah. Info for ya. :) "...family friendly comedy movie..." Um... no. It's rated PG-13 for a reason. There's a lot of _implied_ sex involved. Anyway, you didn't ask for other movies, so... I won't list 'em for ya! :P Great reaction. Have a nice day!

[@darktower0603]

Just found your channel. Great content! Love watching these. Thank you and keep it going!

[@scgreek1114]

"Who the Hell is Monty Python?" Sacrilege!

[@jamesalexander5623]

He should now Expect The Spanish Inquisition!

[@mhomho1979]

Monty Python were a popular English comedy group. John Cleese who played Lancelot would have to be the most famous in the group and is in many tv series and movies. The other 2 great films they made together is 'The life of Brian' and 'The meaning of life'.

[@feldegast]

Monty Python movies also include The Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life, the director also made Jabbawoky which is related to Alice in Wonderland the Monty Python group made many comedy skits, some are on KZbin, The Dead Parrot Sketch which leads into th Lumberjack song is a favourite

[@gulumu]

love ur reaction man !

[@MrBigPicture835]

Mel Brooks version of medieval fun is "Robin Hood - Men in Tights".

[@abeartheycallFozzy]

The "tin can" helmets were used for tournaments, not open combat. So they only had to see one oppponent in one direction, not many all over the place. Also the movie is just ridiculous so I shouldnt be explaining as though it was rational.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

One of the Python troupe, Terry Gilliam, is famous for a bunch of movies on his own: Twelve Monkeys, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Time Bandits, etc. The Python DNA is sometimes pretty clear.

[@Bollthorn]

So, a little background trivia for you: Monty Python were first formed in 1969, and the name is a combination of things; they were referred to as a circus at the BBC for the way they would travel around the building together, and at first they were thinking of using the name Baron von Took's Circus, after Barry Took, the writer who brought them to the BBC. They added the word "flying" to make them sound like less of an actual circus, and as a reference to the Red Baron, as in 1966 the Royal Guardsmen song 'Snoopy vs. the Red Baron' was very popular, and during the First World War, the Red Baron's squadron were called the Flying Circus. The 'Monty Python' came afterwards, saying they thought the name sounded like a bad theatre agent, so they wanted something slithery and slimey so they thought of 'python', and the 'Monty' was a reference to General Montgomery, one the Britain's greatest generals of the Second World War. So then came the TV series 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' which ran for four seasons from 1969-1974 Years after the series ended, they did a bunch of movies, including 'Holy Grail'. There was also 'Life of Brian', 'The Meaning of Life', 'And Now For Something Completely Different', and 'Live at the Hollywood Bowl'. As for 'Holy Grail, the reason they used coconuts is because they made the movie on a tiny budget of £210,000, and they couldn't afford horses. They had also written a proper name in the script for Tim the Enchanter, but John Cleese forgot it during the take, so it was originally a blooper when he said "There are some who call me.... Tim?" but they thought it was so funny they kept it in.

[@corawheeler9355]

Some trivia ... Funding from rock stars made “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” possible. Cleese and his fellow Pythons had to find $400,000, and the money eventually came from bands including Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin

[@ZeroOskul]

This is one of those movies you will either love or hate you cannot just kinda like it.

[@JoeMama410]

Before Star Wars credits were required to be put at the beginning. Lucas was actually fined for putting them at the end.

[@jamesalexander5623]

It changed when ALL the people involved in the Film had to be Listed down to the Caterers and Drivers and the credits lasted over10 minutes .... You could not have 10 / 15 minutes of credits at the beginning of a film!

[@Zerocyde]

Think of the title "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" sort of like "Broken Lizard's Super Troopers" but if Broken Lizard had a skit show on tv first like SNL.

[@pamelalee1508]

Ahh...dry British humor...got to love it...😁... If you ever go L.A.R.P.ing..you need a coconut..a minion..and go as Lance-a-lot !... The French castle guards are brilliant for their trolling of King Arthur and his entourage..I love their insults..😀... Great fun with this choice..thanks...🌿🌿🌿

[@NostalgiNorden]

Well you need to watch Monthy Pythons Life of Brian next!

[@lifelover515]

Great reaction. As the best general intro to the absurdist world of the Pythons, I would recommend their first movie, 'And Now for Something Completely Different', which is a compilation/remake of some of the best of their long-running, ground-breaking 'Flying Circus' TV series. Then move on to 'Life of Brian' and 'The Meaning of Life'. The sextet all went on to distinguished careers in movies and British TV, as comedians, writers and documentarians. The animator and only American, Terry Gilliam, went on to become a ranking Hollywood director (The Fisher King, 12 Monkeys, Brazil).

[@0okamino]

Even Sir Not Appearing In This Film went on to a distinguished career, not appearing in many other films.

[@lifelover515]

@@0okamino LOL, good one.

[@KurticeYZreacts]

3:25 thank you so much for acknowledging that. I've seen reactions where they think it's just a joke but... you saw the truth in the joke. Exactly right "he's not wrong"

[@mikejankowski6321]

The Pythons were smart, educated people. They could interject some serious stuff in the middle of their comedy and get a message across.

[@logandarklighter]

I feel obligated to mention that the ending is the most literal "Cop Out" you will likely ever see in a movie. Heh. 😅

[@CaptainFrost32]

Must... watch... Clue...

[@williamjones6031]

1. What about the moose? 2. Robin's shield is a chicken. 3. The first time I saw this was in the back of a pickup at a drive-in (it's still here) with my siblings and a couple of friends. 4. Perfect Monty Python where you can just get sucked into something where you don't have to think about anything and just let yourself go. 5. "What ya gonna do? Bleed on me." 🤣"we'll call it a draw" 🤣 6. Quick bit: "Blow it out your ass"! 7. The ultimate cock block 😭 8.The only horse in the film is ridden by the guy that killed the historian. 9.The ending sucked. It was a cop out. They ran out of money. 🤑🤑

[@picolo4102]

Monty Python was a British comedy troupe. They had a tv show on the BBC during the 70s. Sketch comedy

[@jeffstanley9724]

"So...if she floats she's made of wood? Which means, SHE'S A WITCH!"

[@lmkeniston216]

Dude! Monty Python made groundbreaking & influential comedy from the 70s to now-John Cleese and possiblyTerry Gilliam (who did the animations) are the only surviving members. They were on PBS for years in this country, BBC in the UK. KZbin must have their old shows-still hilarious if you like absurdist comedy ❤ An all time fave. Glad you enjoyed it

[@trekkiexb5]

Eric Idle is still alive.

[@stevencolatrella3257]

As others here point out, Monty Python was the name of the comedy group. I think Mel Brooks's best work was due to his trying to keep up with the level of Monty Python movies. The French guy is phonetically pronouncing English "k-ni- ghts".

[@Muck006]

Watch *Monty Python's Flying Circus* (a british TV comedy show) to get an idea of their brand of humor. You can see the "sketch nature" in this and also the animated "jokes" are part of it. Monty Python is a group of SIX COMEDIANS ...

[@KelleyStrzelczyk]

My favorite scene is the Lancelot continual approach bit. Then he suddenly appears at their feet in an instant.

[@jeffstanley9724]

Fun fact about the end of this film. They ran out of money so when the police showed up, they played it off as everyone in this film pretty much just live action role-playing. They were arrested because Sir Lancelot actually killed people like the documentarian.

[@russellburress6240]

The bring out your dead sequence refers to the black death which was the bubonic plague that killed millions during the middle ages cause 5 flea bites from rats

[@lisarainbow9703]

"Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?"

[@markhill3858]

Python is the group of comedians .. they used to have a tv show

[@Dampfish]

There's some pure gold in their comedy show which preceded this film, Monty Python's Flying Circus. It might not be a good fit for a video though, but I guarantee you that every episode has at least something you'll love.

[@Embur12]

You probably know the actor John Cleese, as he played Lancelot and was an original member of Monty Python.

[@silver_crone]

The 70s were a wild time. They're just chaos. Wonderful, nonsensical, chaos.