Monty Python and The Holy Grail - REACTION & COMMENTARY * Millennial Movie Monday

[@gojirra987]

"When the actors got this script..." The actors WROTE this script.

[@RandomPau]

Yup...

[@KamuiPan]

LOL, was thinking the same thing. They also pay for the movie! LOL.

[@danielpmcalister]

I liked this before I even watched the video

[@TheJthom9]

@@KamuiPan Actually most of the film was financed by George Harrison and Led Zeppelin

[@DpadProductions]

@@TheJthom9 i thought it was Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Genesis. Never heard G H did.

[@sailordave1000]

When she asked “is this going to get weirder” who else nodded their head saying yes

[@PizzaHutCEO]

Vigorously

[@squashedeyeball]

I just had a wide smile lol

[@quietrobert2010]

Monty Python was a comic troop. It's a spoof... i laughed my ass off that you didn't get it.

[@rsrt6910]

I smiled and tapped the side of my nose.

[@thatoneguyagain2252]

I believe I said "Oh, baby, you have NO idea . . . "

[@littlebill1138]

The ending is LITERALLY a Cop Out. That's the joke.

[@danielpmcalister]

Oh shit I never actually put that together.

[@cassu6]

Oh fuck XD didn't realize that

[@aswar123warren3]

Ditto with the other two replies. I never caught the joke, and I’ve watched this countless times.

[@PaperbackWizard]

It was a fair cop, though.

[@agenttheater5]

Well the grail never has been found if it even existed in the first place. how can they show it without loosing it again like they did in the third movie of a well known franchise

[@vsGoliath96]

The African or European swallow joke is one of the most exquisitely executed setup and payoffs to a joke ever. It's brought up in the opening scene, referenced twice to remind you it happened, then pays off in the Bridgekeeper scene. It's fantastic.

[@Shindai]

And that's all the satisfying closure we get in lieu of a proper ending lol

[@possiblepilotdeviation5791]

The best part "Why didn't they take their horses? Oh, they left them on the other mountain, that's why." You have completely bought into the absurdity of the film at this point.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

😂😂😂😂

[@donaldball3245]

She also asked how they got to shore from Castle Auugh without taking the boat back. They were actually carried across the water by an otherwise unladen African swallow.

[@SAVikingSA]

"Why do I feel like I just got Rickrolled?" Because you did. That's exactly what happened.

[@swahilimaster]

I've seen this in the local theatre twice, and it's always hilarious watching people who haven't seen it sitting there in confusion at the end, that and the few who get up at the "intermission" having to get back in their seat.

[@doperagu8471]

The ending was a rickroll before rickrolling was a thing 😂

[@tdavis6063]

rickrolled like you rolled through Atlanta! right general

[@SAVikingSA]

one night you drink too much and the whole world never forgets it

[@tdavis6063]

@@SAVikingSA well who ever heard of an abandoned city with a full alcohol store anyways

[@deathproofpony]

Life lesson: Never take Monty Python seriously.

[@Torrriate]

Or life for that matter. They're wholesome!

[@ThatsMrPencilneck2U]

@@Torrriate "Never take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive." B. Bunny

[@Torrriate]

@@ThatsMrPencilneck2U Are you Finnish btw.?

[@ThatsMrPencilneck2U]

@@Torrriate Why would you think that? B. Bunny is an American thing. They used to constantly run and rerun WB cartoons in the 70's and 80's, and they never got old.

[@Torrriate]

@@ThatsMrPencilneck2U There's a Finnish proverb stating that 'nobody's gotten out from life alive'. It suits their cynical humor. Nevermind, American it is then!

[@ediblemongoose]

“Who’s that?” Me: “There are some who call him.... Tim”

[@STNeish]

I gather John Cleese actually just forgot the name they had come up with for the character, so he ad libbed that name and they just went with it.

[@ThreadBomb]

@@STNeish Incorrect. The Pythons weren't improvisers, and "Tim" is very obviously a deliberate punchline.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

😂😂😂😂😂😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣

[@rickylyon3846]

@@STNeish John Cleese himself stated there was absolutely no improv in the entire movie. Everything was done according to script.

[@drkjk]

No horses in this movie, they couldn't afford them.

[@danmckenzie1818]

There was one. The guy who killed the historian was riding on one.

[@Cyril86]

Honestly, them not being able to afford horses just made the movie better with the jokes that came from it.

[@brezzainvernale]

But all the animals trown from the castle :-)

[@Arbaaltheundefeated]

@@danmckenzie1818 Which is how we know that none of the cast were responsible!

[@waynefinnicumbb3701]

"This is the stupidest shit I've ever seen!" Me: Yeah, great isnt it!

[@kaylons]

Great innit?

[@steveburrows6079]

Best movie ever made ? You must be American ?

[@steveburrows6079]

@Thomas Kearse a bit like your president

[@brunobastos5533]

That the all propose of Monty Python the stupidiest the best

[@tree6787]

Right!! Love this movie it's a classic

[@ChildOfTheWilderness]

Monty Python crew did this for years on their Flying Circus TV show, they don't give AF about looking stupid.

[@wojecire]

actually they do, its the whole point in a way.

[@ecbst6]

Looking stupid was sort of the goal, even. I mean just watch Upper Class Twit of the Year :)

[@knightheaven8992]

That is the point. It is nonsense comedy.

[@Reyn_Roadstorm]

@@wojecire Yep. Case in point, The Ministry of Silly Walks! watch?v=eCLp7zodUiI

[@SGlitz]

And rarely if ever "closed" a sketch. it just wasn't their style.

[@paulcarroll7061]

"I fart in your general direction". I remember sitting around in college, in the 1970s, laughing our asses off recalling this film and all it's crazy funny one liners. "Strange women, lying around in ponds, handing out swords is no basis for a form of government"! It's funnier talking about it, than actually watching it. So Great!

[@jonmercano1138]

They couldn’t afford horses so they came up with the coconut bit. Turned out to be one of the most memorable things in the movie.

[@316LOSTSOUL]

And you could tell exact point they ran out of money

[@MrUndersolo]

They even handed out coconuts in the theatre when the film premiered.

[@jamieflowers534]

There is a world record for playing the coconuts because of this movie. Current record is 5877 people who played to the tune of "Always look on the bright side of life" in 2007.

[@frutrace]

@@jamieflowers534 Ahh, the song everyone wants played at their funeral.

[@Henrik_Holst]

@M 40 European or African?

[@barthglennh]

Imagine being in a large theater and being screwed with like this. The intermission was a total mind shift, movies at this time had 5 minute intermissions where you could get a drink or use the bathroom. In this case it lasted 10 seconds. People got up and were heading out when the movie just restarted .... At the end of the movie, we all just sat there in the dark listening to that bad music, people slowly got up and left... it was crazy.

[@nightthornkvala94132]

It's their fault for not remembering that is is a PYTHON production.

[@GwynneDear]

I saw this as a teen in the 1990’s and thought it was hilarious, but I’ve never thought about what it was like in a theater. That’s fucking hilarious.

[@jpotter2086]

I'd immediately go see it again.

[@Dismythed]

Wow. I got this on video a year or two after it came out. All this time I never knew that. That is a treasure! I would love to have been pranked like that!

[@mmaloney196915]

@Romanogers4ever I was thinking the same thing!

[@gritnix]

Graham Chapman yelling "Jesus Christ!" as Arthur will never get old.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Agreed 😂😂😂😂

[@NandR]

I wonder if he said that when he got to heaven!

[@obscillesk]

*still* the way i say it in exclamation to this day

[@XcaptainXobliviousX]

its the best micro-bit.

[@ysteinedvardsen3096]

"On camera, for free? I raised you better'n that. That was half a beer out my nose.

[@seorsamaclately4294]

That was the best part ;)

[@khalidcabrero6204]

It was a lot funnier than the movie.

[@AgedBacon]

Trying to find logic in that movie is like trying to find a witch who weights more than a duck.

[@darastarscream]

With a fanfare of butt trumpets.

[@enticingFicus]

I 100% agree.

[@mehrito7586]

a group of wackjobs start larping in the forest pretending to be kings and on a quest but they actually kill each other and no one on the outside realizes until they kill a historian. then the police arrest them before a major battle.

[@sethredmond3421]

@Darth Wheezius I cried laughing to this reply😂

[@10Exahertz]

@@mehrito7586 Are you the messiah?

[@rofyle]

"I don't know who Monty Python is." My gawd, she actually said that. It's like saying I didn't know England had a queen.

[@chrislcohen]

Pink Floyd is my favorite rock star!

[@PaperbackWizard]

It's like thinking "Pink Floyd" is the name of a person in the band.

[@chrislcohen]

@@PaperbackWizard I had a boss in her 60s who used to try to trigger us by saying, "I'm pretty hip. Pink Floyd's my man!"

[@GoldEagleX]

England has a queen?!

[@matthewurquhart5495]

I thought of that Pink Floyd tune: "Oh by the way, which one's Pink?"

[@Kaylakaze]

It's funny how many people actually care about the "story" and get annoyed by the ending.

[@nickhynds9123]

The ending is one of the funniest parts.

[@Vaillle]

It is funny how many people don’t seem to grasp from the beginning that the story is second to the comedy

[@iqchank2106]

There's no "gratification" in the end cause the gratification is the sillyness throughout.

[@Kaylakaze]

@@iqchank2106 The real gratification is the jokes we've made along way.

[@LBrobie]

right? it's the journey, not the destination. ;)

[@kokitrees7394]

I love that none of them could have killed the historian, because the one who killed him was the only one in the entire movie who had a real horse. The ending was a literal cop out, it's just so brilliant

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

The actors WROTE the script.

[@Eidlones]

"I don't know who Monty Python is..." Oh god... my heart.. I can't take that sentence... 😨

[@oldgranite6467]

I've yet to meet Pink Floyd, but I heard he was a big fan of that Monty Python fella and helped make Life of Brian

[@bigkdrman1]

Beans was pretty comfortable towards the end. At least the cat was entertaining.

[@bigkdrman1]

By the way welcome to British humor.

[@docreaver1138]

@@oldgranite6467 It was George Harrison of The Beatles who made Life of Brian possible.

[@eyerobot6622]

If you're interested in sci-fi: Monty Python and the Life of Brian has aliens

[@gen77c]

I'm interested in shouting

[@hustler3of4culture3]

And haggling

[@ejanocrowsnatcher]

Sounds like a stretch

[@dinsy512]

La Hora Muda but what does your wife think of this?

[@gen77c]

@@dinsy512 she agrees with me

[@44excalibur]

“Bring out your dead" is what they used to say during the time of the Black Plague, when dead bodies had to be disposed of quickly and there was no time for funeral arrangements.

[@natek4488]

There's also the methods they used to dispose of bodies

[@theradgegadgie6352]

6:15 The reason the actors went ahead with it after seeing the script, is because they were also the writers.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Lmao 🤣

[@eddavis9704]

Plus they knew that it was Python.

[@jodyarrington8555]

The actors ARE Monty Python!

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

The "bring out your dead" scene is actually something that took place during the black plague and throughout the medieval period. People would die and there were undertakers, people who buried the dead, would go through towns with a push cart asking villagers and towns people to bring out their dead.

[@CB-vg8pv]

During that period they also would throw dead animals and dead people (many diseased) as biological warfare. Where she said it was weird, it's funny that history can be really weird sometimes.

[@sbenskin1]

And like the Black Death reoccurring a number of times, "I'm not dead...I''m getting better," is a running gag and is used at least three times in the film.

[@buenoexcellente5364]

I think everyone new that, like everyone learnt that in year 2 cmon

[@petechambers541]

@@buenoexcellente5364 obviously not going by her reactions lol

[@buenoexcellente5364]

Pete Chambers well I everyone i new...guess

[@Darkpaint84]

"Is this one of those that's just gonna get weirder and weirder... and weirder?!" Madam, you just summarized Monty Python in a single sentence. Great reaction 🤣

[@skullberry9000]

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[@Todrick451]

Right... i mean, what would she think of "The Meaning of Life"?

[@brazelton13]

@@Todrick451 that was exactly what I was thinking! I was also wondering how someone who has grown up with tictoc dosen't get the humor?!?

[@MrSheckstr]

Disclaimer: No coconuts were harmed in the making of this movie

[@RichardX1]

Nor were any moose. Or llamas.

[@SamuelBlack84]

What about the shrubbery?

[@LEGOJediMaster]

It had to be, it was split in half

[@RichardX1]

@@LEGOJediMaster The coconuts, or the shrubbery?

[@LEGOJediMaster]

@@RichardX1 The coconuts

[@Qwertky]

Every BAFFLED face you makes is like food for those of us who LOVE this movie. We had the damn thing memorized in high school. The holy hand grenade monologue was my favorite.

[@juliapigworthy]

.."five is right out."

[@daedalus-prime]

Skip a bit Brother.

[@goldilox369]

It's excellent. But Dennis the unruly peasant is my favorite bit.

[@caldodge]

Yes. At college you could tell who had seen it, because they were acting out their favorite scenes in the student lounge.

[@mideon84]

"Oh, Lord, bless this thy holy hand grenade. So that it may blown thine enemies to itty bits."

[@mltorrefranca]

That moment when you realize it's not actually a medieval period piece, but a mystery about a historian from the point of view of some llamas making an underbudget period film.

[@kimghanson]

Well DUH!

[@mestresparrow891]

Amd the møøse, the interisteng themg abot the møøse is…

[@davidbeppler3032]

It is all about PERSPECTIVE! Lmao

[@Reepicheep-1]

Actually, done by a group of alpaca with a grude...

[@SamuelBlack84]

Carl the llama wrote the murdering scenes

[@ToylandChairman666]

The Monty Python films basically troll the audience. That's part of the joke.

[@trorisk]

It'is above all the typical English absurd humor. From Laurel and Hardy to Mr Been and Benny Hill.

[@Alcagaur1]

You nailed the motto of Python right out of the gate with your "What the F am I watching?!"

[@crgrier]

"And now for something completely different."

[@markfeggeler3479]

You sure laughed a lot for someone who says she didn’t like it.

[@patinho5589]

All the constant stopping to do reactions real ruins immersion though

[@TheGallantDrake]

Yo that was my first reaction to this movie too. I hated it but now I fucking love it

[@melodini3125]

I was too young the first time I saw it and was horrified by the gore. Watched it again later and I freakin’ love it. I also really like British comedy though and so the ending to me is absolutely hilarious. Monty Python grows on you. You will find yourself laughing about stuff as you remember it and quoting it despite yourself. Holy Grail and Secret of Life (seriously the sperm song is worth the whole movie) are my favorite Monty Pythons.

[@keyman6689]

It's usually guys who like Monty Python movies. But whatever, you either love em or hate em. It's wild and wacky British humor.

[@lucasvincent2875]

My older brother woke me up to watch this on public television. I was a preteen. Warped my mind.

[@davidwastaken2]

She's continually bursting out laughing, and then she said she hates the movie.

[@marcthunder]

Cause she didn't like the ending.

[@vsantamato75]

Ending is the best part

[@carlhartwell7978]

ikr, like Ive said in m own comment, I think she did get it, she's just trying to compare it with all of the other films sh'es seen already in her life, it needs to be taken totally for what it is, meaningless, silly and above all irreverent.

[@logandarklighter]

Carl Hartwell I think she’s actually most of the way towards being a fan. The ending just threw her for a loop. I think once she gets over that and processes it properly she’ll be “one of us!” 🤣 ;D

[@zahrans]

@@logandarklighter *ONE OF US* *ONE OF US* *ONE OF US*

[@wizardsuth]

"It is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen" -- That was the point. The film makes fun of itself.

[@paulb3932]

She gets bonus points for coining the term "cow-a pulting". :)

[@patsk8872]

No, it should have been cattlepulting

[@ubercado]

@@patsk8872 Bovine Intervention

[@shaun374]

“I hate it” - people who have watched it once “It’s the funniest movie ever” - people who have the number of watches being three or more.

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

yes, five or more

[@mikemaki7192]

@@Rikard_Nilsson three sir!

[@LordTalos72]

Whenever I want. I have the DVD.

[@bobbynorth8879]

Yeah and knowing a little of the MP gang help too.

[@Razzy1312]

But not five. Five is RIGHT OUT!

[@thefatman2780]

OHH YES. I COULD QUOTE THIS FILM BACKWARDS. BRILLIANT. WELL, ITS NOT FOR EVERYONE. I LOVE IT.

[@TC_Smitty]

Out of curiosity, have you ever heard of Pop Will Eat Itself and their song "Fatman"?

[@awkwardashleigh]

@@TC_Smitty Nope! :D

[@shindari]

@khotan The Black Knight bit is just the absolute peak of humor in this film! It utterly slayed me the first time I watched it!! There are times when I will turn on the movie, just to watch that one scene, then turn the movie off again after I've gotten my jollies. IMO, no other part of the movie, before or after that whole scene, is nearly as hilarious. But I still love the film as a whole...

[@AC-gb7do]

The Fatman HG is in my top five favorite comedy films.

[@parissimons6385]

"Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government..."

[@bradshagrin8352]

"No closure?" with Monty Python, it's about the the journey, not the destination.

[@anunnacy]

exactly!

[@stopspammandm]

BEST. MOVIE ENDING. EVER.

[@hamburgareable]

The anachronism in lots of scenes is so funny.

[@Rackhir420]

And now for something completely different.

[@alharairah2214]

It's a shame that you didn't go into this movie knowing that Monty Python was a comedy sketch group. Very indicative of the 70's with the surrealism. So the Monty Python movies are kind of like when Saturday Night Live sketches get movies (like Blues Brothers). For Monty Python I recommend the Parrot Sketch or Spanish Inquisition

[@jasonlane1528]

"A bunny!" ... (Me smiling my ass off waiting for it to happen)

[@Excanda]

At least she recognized it's a trojan bunny. There are reactors who don't even see that.

[@lcchiarello]

"all this time and no gratification? Nothing?" The most millennial comment possible.

[@Victor-qx3vx]

This movie is truly about the journey.

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

WHAT A KNUCKLEHEAD !!!!! Old people were complaining about kids in the 50's, 60's, 70s, 80's 90's Wake up and pull your HEAD OUT OLD PEOPLE always STUPIDLY Blame the youth for their OWN misgivings in life..

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

@Joe I read and comprehended the comment...wasnt really funny to me

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

Graduated Rice University in 1986 with a specialized degree in human behavior. Your EGO is in full control so I'll wait for you to regain control and we can discuss your Ego's need to attack me.....but I dont think you are even aware that your ego ins in total control of your behavior. Understand, the human ego is a self-defense mechanism to assist in the preservation of the Self. It helps keep us alive, to a degree and functioning with the environment, The Majority of the time though, the Self-absorbed Ego will do what IT thinks is best for it's own self and protection. Now...our EGOs are NOT us, not the REAL us and once you learn the behavioral tactics of the ego, it is easy to diffuse them by calling/naming the tactic. So NOW...your EGO knows I'm onto it's tactics and it will whisper in your mind to try a different approach...passive/aggressive...or back to the original tactic of trying to invalidate my post and thus...my Intellect and by claiming I have NO knowledge. LOL that was incredibly silly of your ego!! Remember...yur EGO and ITS behavior are NOT the real you. Egos will often make a fool of their Beings if not controlled IT ISNT PERSONAL,...just your EGO First thing is to learn the tactics and you will recognize it in your own behavior!!

[@apwmojack]

Yet all the knowledge of the swallow should be gratification enough .

[@ariochiv]

"Why are they dead?" Did your educational institution not teach you about the Black Death?

[@jonathandelmonte1130]

"learning is not part of the fun" - every American

[@ariochiv]

@@jonathandelmonte1130 Every American in public school, anyway.

[@jonathandelmonte1130]

@@ariochiv well, not all Americans are true to their stereotype.

[@Otokichi786]

Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley: "Her Teachers' IQs dropped sharply when she was in school.";)

[@a.hollins8691]

She has a UT shirt on

[@tfpp1]

"Monty Python" is a British sketch comedy group. This was their first movie, and they wrote the script for themselves. That's why the movie probably seems "fragmented" into "bits" of comedy. It was made on a shoestring budget, which is probably why they couldn't afford actual horses, lol. It's a lot of gags and jokes (very British humor - surreal, absurdist humor), but they had no idea it was going to be a cult classic and a very influential movie in its own weird little way. Apparently, they literally ran out of money while shooting, so they just had to stop filming, hence the lack of closure. You don't have to like the movie, but I'm glad you found it amusing...once. You'll like Goonies more. It has closure. Hahaha

[@curtisscissons563]

"It's only a model.." "SHHH!!!"

[@danadnauseam]

The coconuts also were because the budget was minimal.

[@mst5g826]

Life of Brian has a real feel good ending with a song and everything.

[@tfpp1]

@@mst5g826 STOP, lol...

[@elbruces]

The abrupt ending was intentional. By the time you get to the end you forgot the credits were at the beginning.

[@blackdynamike9804]

“Not the poor rabbit” 🥺 *2 seconds later: 😱

[@mikelang58]

Being a 56yr old Brit I was definitely “pissing myself laughing” at your hilarious & brilliantly honest, perplexed reaction to this iconic movie. I only laughed more at the movie itself😂😂 P.S. I think Monty Python are actually bigger in the US in my age group than they are in the UK. You should see Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl😉😁

[@LadyIarConnacht]

Her reactions made it so much better. :P

[@dwienhoff65]

@Stuart Coker Or eggs spam with bacon with spam on spam.

[@noxomox]

@The Hound Same here . . .

[@FreakDaMIghet]

I had a teacher in High School that used to quote this movie all the time. On our final exam, he made the last question “What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?” and marked it as 50% of the final grade for the class.

[@SGlitz]

Someone is actually selling a t-shirt with that on it and some gobbledygood science equations. They also do the Swallow & The Coconut.

[@SGlitz]

@@kimothy1701 ah, but that would be telling. :)

[@kimothy1701]

SGlitz too late, I’ve already given the answer to the question.

[@jtpencils]

I hope you wrote on your exam,... “A European or an African swallow?” You probably would’ve aced the class!

[@FreakDaMIghet]

Jim Taylor That was the only correct answer he would accept. Also, on every test, the first question was “What is your name?” Because if you don’t know the answer to that, you probably won’t be passing. Lol Unfortunately, he passed away a few years ago. At least he left a strong impression on his students though.

[@AdventuresWithJenko]

I enjoy that you believe they hired actors for this film.

[@realPenrodPooch]

True. The bulk of the budget was dedicated to the care and feeding of the llamas.

[@Miss_Judged]

Nice burn

[@BluntFishGames1]

You know, I can't help but think that you might owe yourself a re-watch of this movie. You've been exposed to so much since this was done.

[@petemk73]

"A bunny!" "Oh, you sweet, niave fool..."

[@waynebush7953]

That bunny's Dynamite!

[@MWSin1]

Would it help to confuse it if we run away more?

[@SamuelBlack84]

@@MWSin1 How shall we fuck off, oh Lord?

[@glenmcdonald375]

With HUGE sets of fangs!

[@Irse2000]

That's the most foul-tempered rodent ye've ever laid eyes on!

[@vincentjoyce5100]

They couldn’t afford horses, so they came up with a brilliant alternative. Welcome to British humor!

[@juanforrester2283]

Brilliantly British!,Spinal Tap the obligated other.

[@Davidb5x]

You should try Monty Python's Life of Brian. It has a bigger budget and does have a proper ending...so no problems with closure. It's very funny and while still not your typical movie it's much less 'weird' than Holy Grail.

[@BlueDebut]

Yeah it's better in my opinion

[@kathleenrobertson5182]

Agreed! Brian is much better!

[@JJPlayes]

It would be very appropriate to watch Brian this december.

[@3DJapan]

Be sure to always look on the bright side of life.

[@LeChave]

Totally agree, Life Of Brian is 'almost' a proper movie 😂 And more quotable lines imo. 👍

[@johnnieangel99]

"And now for something completely different"

[@Dewey_Cheatum_and_Howe]

When she said "Not the poor bunny" I busted out laughing. I'm thinking the bunny will be just fine!

[@volaska4134]

That rabbit is dynamite!!

[@PerthTowne]

@@volaska4134 One of the funniest scenes.

[@SuprousOxide]

Until they pull out the Holy Hand Grenade

[@volaska4134]

@@SuprousOxide Just remember to count to 3 after pulling the pin. 5 is right out!

[@cardiac19]

SuprousOxide One, Two, FIVE.

[@sailordave1000]

The animator having a heart attack was one of my favorite jokes

[@thomasnieswandt8805]

It was a last minute change, because they realized, they had written their story into a dead end. Due to the small budget (the main reason for the animated monster) they could not rewrite the script, so they let the artist "die" :P

[@10Exahertz]

that scene nearly killed me from laughter. The way he falls is too good.

[@norwegianblue2017]

I can't be friends with anyone who dislikes this movie. I can try, but in the end there will be no connection.

[@tylerhaack4664]

I know it's really good I have watched so meny things dealing with Monty Python it's all really funny and great to watch.

[@Amanda-gg6kz]

My husband watched this in the theaters when he was very little, and when the ending (or lack thereof) happened, him and his brother were crying, because of the battle that was being built up not happening, and their dad was cackling about the way the movie ended. I personally love this movie.

[@davidshelow8869]

"When the actors got the script...." The actors WROTE the script.

[@SilverShade1008]

*Spider-man pointing at Spider-man meme*

[@jucadvgv3449]

also, as to the horses, they did this on a shoestring. they couldn't afford horses lol

[@yodieyuh]

Ashleigh, someone in chain mail MURDERED that poor historian. They arrested everyone matching the description. What kind of closure did you want???

[@corvus1970]

This reply is PERFECT.

[@manxdarcqpaw7481]

The only one with a horse.

[@JozeeWalz]

The perfect response

[@kaykaydubya8003]

My husband told our son "If you find a woman who loves Monty Python, marry her"! Monty Python is hilarious.

[@skadoink1736]

Funnily enough, in my wedding speech I said that if I was gonna marry, she would have to ski, get Monty Python, and like Buffy the vampire slayer...

[@sbenskin1]

"I memorized Holy Grail really well . I can recite it right now and have you R-O-T-F-L-O-L" - from White and Nerdy, Weird Al Yankovich. You don't need to be a nerd to love Monty Python, but it is most likely true. You simply need to find a women who likes nerds (and has a sense of humor). Holy Grail is definitely a good measure.

[@Iron-Bridge]

That is great advice. I was fortunate enough to encounter a few millenials who got 'it'.

[@lhpl]

So true!

[@jeremybrooks7415]

My wife hates Monty Python AND Blazing Saddles but LOVES Mr. Bean.

[@McBeelzebub]

Best first time reaction ever. What cruel people compared Holy Grail to Princess Bride?

[@clive1jackson]

Evil people like you and I. They need to be heartliy congratulated.

[@NewhamMatt]

"Monty Python is probably a guy..." Well, she's off to a bad start.

[@saschagluck2346]

"Monty Python is the agent of the devil." The United States Of America, 1979

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

@@saschagluck2346 WHAT??!!!

[@saschagluck2346]

@@questworldiangreenknight7455 Haha, you should definitely check out one of the many documentaries about the making of Life of Brian, the movie ruffled many feather and inspired protest marches, bans and all other sorts of lunacies - almost as fun and certainly as silly as the actual Python films! "Monty Python is the agent of the devil." was seen on a sign during a protest march and the line was picked up by news magazines etc. - it remains my favourite bit of hyperbole (and John Cleeses as well)...

[@eddiehoward7002]

They had the squires bang coconuts together to mimic horses because they didn't have enough money to have actual horses in the movie.

[@eyerobot6622]

9:00 Except that one

[@jtilton5]

Also thats what they used to do on old radio dramas.

[@framegrace1]

Also, all the castles are the same castle because the permit they had to film in different castles had expired by the time they got the money to make the film.

[@kinslayerauthor4051]

John Cleese is on record saying that the coconuts were intended from the start. The bit about not being able to afford horses is a myth.

[@MadTamB]

And the reason they used a rabbit for the monster was because they couldn't afford the special effects

[@ciaranconlon84]

After 3 scenes I just thought "She's gonna HATE the ending!" Also I did laugh my ass off at your frustration! If others haven't explained the horse thing, they didn't have the budget for real horses and radio dramas use coconuts to make horse trotting noises. The silliness of using them like this plays perfectly into the Python sense of humour too. Like, if they could afford horses but thought of doing this instead they would have.

[@callumwarren115]

The humour is very British and very relf referential. It's social commentary, scaracasm 4th wall breaks all in a film practically thrown together by the monty python crew. It's bloody hilarious. The ending is incredible aswell. Best moments are the catapult cow and killer bunny

[@frozetei8169]

This films comedy let's you know who gets British humor and whose wrong

[@benhogan6732]

whoever told you this was like Princess Bride was trolling more than anything in this movie.

[@rorybisson756]

this is one of the funniest movies ever made. everyone of these actors is a comedic genius apart, never mind when they get together.

[@johnguillemette1969]

OK, for reference, about 8 years before this movie came out (which probably was about 6 years before filming it), CAMELOT (a musical) came out, which is why the knights are singing and they refer to it as a silly place. This is also a reference later when the prince tries to go into song. "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of Elderberries." Meaning that his mother was popping out tons of kids and his father was a drunk, but more importantly, that they were commoners and not nobility. The killer Rabbit is a reference to armed rabbits (sometimes killing people) in the edges of illuminated scrolls of the middle ages/renaissance. Intermissions were a thing of the past, when the movie reels had to be changed, and people flocked to the bathrooms and concessions. (Most often this was in Drive -ins, but originally, in theaters as well.) The lack of definitive closure was a thing about English Films (so much so it became a trope). The movie is good for its quotability in geek culture. It is a lot better when watched in a group of like-minded people. Just so you know, there are several other Monty Python Films, not to mention the show. Probably the one you'll find most palatable if you want to make sense of it is "Monty Python's Life of Brian".

[@kristie9144]

If you’re disappointed in this movie then you’ve failed to understand the point of it.

[@modernrelic7092]

There's them that gets it and them that don't. I feel bad for those that don't.

[@soubhagyanayak3098]

I sort of agree with you. Why would you want an ending for this movie? Where even was the movie? Around the point you see knights riding imaginary horses and everyone is okay, its pretty clear that its a farce. I don't love the movie myself. But i enjoy its nonsensical comedy. Whole of it the setting, the story, everything is meant to get out a laugh.

[@MarkTheMorose]

If someone doesn't know 'who' Monty Python is, there's little chance of them getting their first film (if you discount And Now For Something Completely Different, which would have been a better starting place for Monty Python).

[@sbenskin1]

The film appears on most top comedy lists, and generally near the top. The work of Monty Python has inspired generations of comedians too.

[@jimswanson9885]

The members of Monty Python were educated people who understood history, economic theories, theater and educated discussions of many issues. It would be difficult fr somebody who has not studied a bit to fully understand the nature of their comedic bent. It is a mindset which requires some types of knowledge which are no longer taught in many places in America. But hey, for those unimpressed with this kind of work, there are many movies to sate their desire for humor. I am going to watch a double feature of the Holy Grail and The Life of Brian. It works for me anyway

[@greenisnotacreativecolour]

In fifty years you'll still be remembering scenes from this movie.

[@DaveF.]

"When the actors got the script... " The actors wrote the script. This explains a lot about this movie. I mean, often that's not a good sign - e.g.anything by the Wayans, not in the case I think.

[@awkwardashleigh]

OH!!! i didn't know that. I didn't know that Monty Python was the group. Hahahahaa. Wow!

[@zvimur]

@@awkwardashleigh Imagine Wayne's World (if you've seen it) in WW2.

[@rhisands2063]

And several of them are actual Arthurian scholars too, in many ways this is the most Arthurian canon accurate movie. The grail quests really are weird.

[@AlanCanon2222]

@@rhisands2063 Yes, I've heard that among Arthurian movies, this one by far has the most period-accurate production design.

[@matthewkreps3352]

In the Arthurian legends, the knights rarely get to the grail. The musical adaptaion Spamalot actually has them finding the grail.

[@xbubblehead]

I can't understand why anyone would seriously recommend Monty Python because you liked the Princess Bride.

[@TheAlmaward]

Seriously. They're both great movies, but they're NOTHING alike! LOL

[@maximillianford9301]

Couple of degrees of separation there but I kinda get it. Princess Bride could almost be a Mel Brooks movie, and the comedy of Mel Brooks movies is probably closer to Python than most styles

[@schirpik]

When she said that it was just like Princes bride i just started laughing knowing she was in for a BIG surprise, and i was right.

[@cuffzter]

"Pythonesque" is a word added to dictionaries to describe: "denoting a kind of humour that is absurd and unpredictable; zany; surreal" Its been NAMED adter Monty Python, thats how impactful they've been. Also, the abrupt ending is pretty much standard procedure if you've seen Monty Pythons old TV show. Often the sketches would be cut off mid point by having a british army officer (played by Graham Chapman, King arthur in this movie) suddenly appearing and stating that "Stop this, this is getting silly" or Cleese appearig as a newscaster saying: "and now.. for something completely different"

[@jayeff2]

"The BBC would like to apologize for the previous sketch..."

[@darastarscream]

@@jayeff2 The ones responsible for sacking the ones who had previously sacked the ones who were the first to be sacked, have been sacked. *we kept the llamas

[@carlhartwell7978]

True, and I'm as big a Python fan as any, but they'd be the first to say that The Goons and Pete and Dud were as zany and surreal as they were, and were definitely big influences on them! Here's a great example of the brilliance of The Goons kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJW1c3qfdrCiotU

[@paulosa8823]

It would be the perfect ending if instead of the scotland yard the silly police came along and just said the "get on with it" line.

[@michelbidart7286]

A tip for you: Always look on the bright side of life.

[@shilohauraable]

My son was in the musical adaptation of this movie! And the musical Young Frankenstein! Both were hilarious! 😂 😂 😂

[@leahmarie112]

🎶

[@boogrbear9224]

Lifes a piece of shit When you come to think of it.

[@xczechr]

You'll see it's all a show Keep 'em laughin' as you go Just remember that the last laugh is on you

[@svenidol]

"This movie is absolutely ridiculous." Exactly.

[@user-EricWatson55]

When John Cleese's daughter finished watching it she told him "That ending was the biggest cop-out in movie history!" 😂

[@TimmyJEuchida]

The part where they ask the wizard's name and he replies 'Tim', John Cleese actually forgot his lines and made it up on the spot

[@PerthTowne]

Never knew that--and it was so funny!

[@kennyteeology3526]

It was actually taken from "Blazing Saddles" earlier that same year. The same joke was made for the character "Jim" in that movie. Mel Brooks later approved, having loved Holy Grail.

[@TimmyJEuchida]

I'll have to watch that again, since I only saw it the once when I was 7

[@melodini3125]

One of my favorite lines in the whole movie!

[@StevenIngram]

There's even a longer joke in this that a lot of people miss. Remember when they first started looking for the Holy Grail and the Frenchman told them, "we've already got one?" When they finally found the grail, it was at the French castle. They already had it. Just like they said. LOL

[@thomasnieswandt8805]

Technicaly yes, but not on purpose. The "scotish historical society" the guys who are the caretakers of historic castles removed the permition, to film the castles, shortly before the filming. Thats why its always the same castle. Filmed by any side or parts coverd with map painting.

[@AtlantaTerry]

@@thomasnieswandt8805 the word is "matte" painting not "map".

[@EfftupSmith]

@@thomasnieswandt8805 but it's the SAME French knights in the castle at the end though.

[@lordofthewoods]

Reverse psychology : )

[@davideddy8557]

If you didn't get it before, the arrest at the end of the movie is literally a 'cop-out'.

[@starsiegeplayer]

I have seen this movie several times and I never realized 🤣

[@FaithfulHorrorhound]

Fun fact: one year in high school (I believe senior year), for Spirit Week's "Famous Couples" day, 2 friends of mine dressed up as those knights, complete with coconuts. Without fail, whenever they walked, they clacked those nuts. As you can imagine, they won that day.

[@logandarklighter]

I suppose I should mention that the “bring out your dead!” Bit is a commentary on how NON-romantic and squalid the Middle Ages actually was (also referencing the Black Plague) and how it ridiculously contrasts with the tales of Knights and Kings etc. punctuated at the end when the guy comments on Arthur riding by by saying, “Oi, must be a king.” “How can y’ tell?” “Cause he doesn’t ‘ave shit all over’im!” 🤣

[@reallivebluescat]

Also never heard of the black death?

[@CaesiusX]

_Greetings starfighter._

[@bow.9496]

And the backgrounds are funny too. In this scene someone is slamming a cat against the wall in the background. You can hear it meow. :)

[@ElliotKeaton]

On the other hand, there's far too many people that think peasants shat in their own wells.

[@StergiosMekras]

Also a case of the Dung Ages trope. Not much of a basis in reality. Intentionally played for comedy, of course.

[@DukeOfChirk]

Now you need to watch the ‘Monty Pythons Life of Brian’ - you really do....

[@gwolfe333]

Yes, it has and ending to be sure.

[@roubador]

Yes. This is my vote for the best Monty Python movie. Essential viewing if you like them.

[@SuddenReal]

Funniest part of the movie isn't even in the movie: When Terry Jones landed in France to go to the film festival of Cannes, journalists asked him what the chances were that they won the Golden Palm, to which Terry replied they had it because they bribed the judges. It was a bit awkward when they actually did win.

[@greyjackal]

"Three points, two flats and a packet of gravel."

[@Pugiron]

"Who's that??" Me: That's Tim

[@awkwardashleigh]

Hahahaah

[@minski76]

Well. That's what SOME people call him.

[@matthewurquhart5495]

I read somewhere that the character had a big, impressive name, but John Cleese couldn't remember it so he said Tim and it stuck.

[@alanmacification]

This movie was hilarious. There was a BBC Radio show called the Goon Show that ran from 1951 to 1960. It was the ancestor of the Monty Python's Flying Circus TV series on BBC 1969-1974. So this movie is not a " one off " but is part of an entire genre.

[@davelister2961]

The Goon Show was superb. My Grandad had them all. I fast forwarded through the big band stuff they usually stuck in the middle. Silly stuff - the voices, the puns, the scenarios - but it was all wonderfully glorious.

[@shawnmiller4781]

Also the 1941 show

[@ChronosWar]

"On camera? For free? I raised you better than that." Aaaaand subbed

[@awkwardashleigh]

Beans can be a hoe sometimes. Hahahaa

[@msrich1982]

"When the actors got this script".... They literally were stopping people on the roads to ask them to be extras (who were paid in cups of tea since there was no budget), there wasn't so much a script as a set of skits that they wanted to film. Bearing in mind this film had a budget of a few hundred pounds (maybe a few thousand dollars now) and it's really rather amazing what they managed to produce!

[@sumvs5992]

The final battle extras were local university students who brought all their own kit I believe.

[@walterwhitejr.445]

"Life of Brian" is a lot more satisfying, but if you watch it, remember they're poking fun at religious hypocrisy, not religion itself. Not for the thin-skinned. A lot of good social commentary through the humor. This movie, they ran out of money, hence the ending. Pales in comparison - and this isn't the best movie to start with if you don't get Monty Python's absurdist humor to begin with. Should have primed yourself with some of their skis from their TV show. "Dead Parrot" is widely considered one of their best.

[@TmRnBn]

Yeah--should start with Jabberwocky.

[@whiterabbit75]

@@TmRnBn My god... you're the first person I've seen on KZbin mention that movie. Bravo, sir.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

It's making fun of both, really. The budget is also why there's no horses in the film, and why every castle they go to is the same castle filmed from a different direction (except for Camelot, which isn't even a model, as they claim, but a cardboard standup).

[@Steffi74ify]

@@TmRnBn Jabberwocky isn't a Monty Python film, though. Terry Gilliam directed it, and Michael Palin and Terry Jones (and Neil Innes, a Python musical contributor) acted in it, but they were the only Pythons involved.

[@TmRnBn]

@@Steffi74ify TRUE!!! But it is Pythonian.

[@mitchf1508]

I know I'm 4 years too late, but you would have had to have watched their TV series of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" to really "get" this movie. I caught them on PBS when I was a teenager back in the late 70's. We didn't have "video" back then, so it was all what you saw on TV or in the movie theater... They finally showed the Holy Grail on TV not long after I found out about Monty Python and I recorded it on my cassette player! I could quote all the lines and scenes almost word for word.. You didn't show the "Witch" scene... Too bad... That was one of the best parts of the movie.. Yes, the ending was kinda "What???", but once you know the Python's style, it'll make sense.. You gotta watch the Flying Circus skits, in no particular order, "Spam, Spam, Spam...", "Dead Parrot", "Barber/Lumberjack", "Not to be seen", "Twit of the year" and on and on.... Heck, watch them all! Too many to list really..

[@victorsixtythree]

Just clicked play...OMG you laughed THAT HARD at the "subtitle gag" (2:37)?? This is gonna be FUN! And then a few seconds later, "So...we're riding a horse..." and I'm screaming "Wait for it!" LOL.

[@awkwardashleigh]

LISTEN TO Me. It's still funny when I think about it.

[@3DJapan]

In response to "we're riding a horse" I said "no we're not".

[@dadoctah]

When the Python TV series was on, the cast explained that they were trying to get away from traditional sketch comedy shows where everything either has a beginning, middle and end, or one sketch leads into the next. Instead, they just decided to get whatever laughs they could out of a setup and then randomly have someone dressed as a knight come in and hit someone over the head with a rubber chicken. Which, if you've seen the show, they did *many* times. True personal story: when the website "Ask Jeeves" first came out, it was a big deal because you could ask actual questions instead of trying to come up with keyword search terms. I showed it to someone and as an example asked it "what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?" Quick as a flash (making allowances for dialup internet) it responded "African swallow or European?"

[@penfold7455]

Are you kidding? Their TV show went the first 5 or so minutes showing the beginning of a BBC historical drama before they even got to the opening titles of "Monty Python's Flying Circus".

[@penfold7455]

...in one episode, that is...

[@jmfm-r2q]

If European 11m/s If African 9m/s I checked

[@basisten84]

Fun fact: when John Cleese plays the part of the wizard Tim the character were supposed to be named something else. They were tight on budget and could not afford another take so the pause before he says the name is him trying to remember the real name. When he realises he can't he just says the name Tim and everybody else just rolls with it. Classic Python.

[@melodini3125]

That’s seriously one of my favorite lines in the whole movie. 😂🤣😂

[@Ta2dMomx3]

Honestly the best side note ever! Uhhh Tim. Lol

[@MRtreeguy904]

I keep coming back to this reaction, your face 'this better not be the end of this fucking movie' is the best reaction you have ever had! lol BRILLIANT!

[@logandarklighter]

“Was it a dream? Was it real?” Dear - in this movie it doesn’t bloody matter. Just go with it. 🤣

[@Jerome616]

Get on with it!!!

[@SGlitz]

@@Jerome616 Stop that! This is silly... :)

[@BronyDanProductions]

I just think it was one of Graham Chapman's drunken hallucinations and they just happened to catch it on camera.

[@lathspell87]

What kind of delusional person recommended this by saying that Monty Python and the Holy Grail is along the lines of The Princess Bride? They are nothing alike...

[@danielpmcalister]

I think they're going with the meta/self-aware aspect both the movies have. In that aspect this would be a natural progression from Princess Bride but definitely in a different category overall.

[@ajivins1]

One of them is alike, the other isn't.

[@ShawnLevasseur]

And now for something completely different.

[@asiayournet8593]

@@ShawnLevasseur And now for something completely the same. 😆

[@minski76]

Seriously, though, if you want Monty Python with a more conventional ending - The Life of Brian.

[@brip80]

A few years ago my family went to a showing of this movie, where John Cleese was there after the screening for comedy and answering questions. It was great!

[@testfire3000]

Wow, that would have been fun!

[@NewhamMatt]

The first video of yours I saw, I just thought, "I really like this girl." Little did I know that what I really wanted to see was you getting trolled by Monty Python. P.S. This movie is genius.

[@realPenrodPooch]

Yeah, she's great. Her facial expressions are PRICELESS sometimes. You should see her reaction to Blazing Saddles! Groovy chick.

[@ladyhm.6748]

@@realPenrodPooch I don't understand what you enjoy about this person. She seems completely vapid and devoid of interesting personality.

[@melodyrichardson5051]

@@ladyhm.6748 GFY, asshole. She's hilarious. Go troll somewhere else.

[@helloweener2007]

"When the actors got the notes." The actors are Monty Python. The wrote this stuff. They were a British comedy group. Yes, and they did mostly weird stuff, weird and funny. And the coconuts for horse. The budget was $400,000 they had no money for horses. The budget is also the reason for some weird scenes, use of graphics and the ending. Monty Python is sometimes like a rollercoaster. They have very funny and good parts and some wierd and slly stuff and then things where the just put something in because of the budget. "The Meaning of Life" is another one that fells into this category. It has very funny parts and and good songs. "The Galaxy Song" by Eric Idle or "Every Sperm is scared" by Michael Palin and Terry Jones are problably the best songs by Monty Python in my opinion. But the whole movie is a series of sketches they put together for the movie. Some of them are pretty hillarious. If you want to watch a movie which is like a normal comedy movieyou should watch "Fierce Creatures". It is about a zoo and saving money and how the peolle in the zoo deal with it. It is not the whole Monty Python but by and with John Cleese and with Michael Palin and it has a proper ending. But maybe you should watch "A Fish Called Wanda" before it. Not story related but with nearly the same actors and there are some references when I remember right.

[@zvimur]

Fierce Creatures over Fish Called Wanda?

[@ZacharyRaman]

And iirc half of the budget went on the Trojan Bunny, which they had to do in one take because they couldn't afford to build a second.

[@danielpmcalister]

Definitely a Fish called Wanda over Fierce Creatures.

[@MrTech226]

I think that Dudley Moore was once part of the group

[@CornyTelecaster49]

"Why are they dead?" Do you even history?

[@ericwatson54]

If you had watched "Monty Python's Flying Circus" you would have understood this film better. This weirdness is totally expected.