Monty Python And The Holy Grail Reaction | First Time Watching

Monty Python And The Holy Grail Reaction | First Time Watching
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King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.
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[@themoviedealers]

The Black Night scene is amazing when you realize he's guarding a bridge over a dry stream bed that's about one foot deep 😂

[@julesreacts]

Just as silly as everything else, then 🤣

[@Agadorn70]

An old PC game, Battle Chess, made a nod to The Holy Grail. When the knight takes another knight, the battle between Arthur and the Black Knight is showing

[@0okamino]

Yeah, but you can’t just hop over it. That would be cheating.

[@Wishbone1977]

Yeah, Mel Brooks stole that gag for Men In Tights.

[@Neil_Hanson]

7:14 "If she weighs the same as a duck, she's made of wood!... and therefore.... A witch!" You can't fault that logic! 😂

[@julesreacts]

It actually MAKES SENSE!

[@julesreacts]

That particular scene reminded me so much of the Muggers characters from Viva la Dirt League on youtube!

[@hannesmayer3716]

Yeah, can't argue with science...

[@jaykaufman9782]

Who else other the Pythons could make a joke at the expense of medieval Scholasticism and its over-reliance on Aristotelian logic?

[@Great_Olaf5]

So few preppie point this out!

[@LordVolkov]

"Dennis had a lot of good points he was raising..." Dennis the hyper-political peasant is easily my favorite scene. 'Help! Help! I'm being repressed!'

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

Like a mediaeval sovereign citizen…

[@dwgale01]

"Come and see the violence inherent in the system!"

[@rembrandt972ify]

A watery tart dispensing cutlery is no basis for a system of government!

[@chadjenkins4876]

"I am your king" "well I didn't vote for ya"

[@cmay7429]

Dennis - the ORIGINAL sovereign citizen. 😂

[@internetsideshow]

"The cartoon peril was no more" is what I want carved on my tombstone.

[@ernesthakey3396]

Ah, the literal "cop-out" ending! Life of Brian is another favorite...

[@aliceharper707]

I saw this first run in the theater and at the very end the movie theater was in silence for several seconds until everyone figured out that it was the end of the movie and then you heard a little laugh over there and then another laugh and then until everybody was just practically rolling on the floor. It was the most outrageous movie and the funniest thing we had ever seen. Thank you for this reaction video.

[@JohnMC61]

I've seen this so many times. The scene between Artur and the peasant cracks me up every time. "Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing.swords, is no basis for a system of government. Supreme Executive power can only be derived by a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. If I went around proclaiming I was an Emperor just because some watery tart threw a sword at me, they'd put me away." And the Black Knight. Love this movie.

[@wlam205]

*scimitar but one of the best scenes in the movie, being a British comedy is just chefs kiss

[@JohnMC61]

@@wlam205 Damn!!! You're right! It was Scimitar. Glad it wasn't the answer to one of my questions three."😁😁😁

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

@@JohnMC61 aaaaaggghh!

[@JohnMC61]

@@bob_the_bomb4508 🤣🤣🤣

[@ivysalen]

No, it is "sword". "Threw a sword" vs "lobbed a scimitar". They’re in two different sentences.

[@philstubblefield]

Also, I *love* Sir Robin's minstrels! _"When danger reared its ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled! Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about, and valiantly he chickened out!"_ 🤣

[@diogenesagogo]

The incomparable Neil Innes. Such a shock when he died.. I really miss him. R.I.P. Neil.

[@sean---the-other-one]

There’s so many great lines in this movie, especially secondary throwaway ones like Patsy muttering “It’s only a model.” about Camelot after they’re all fawning over it. I often say it to myself when I hear people gushing over some person or thing.

[@LordVolkov]

Patsy being co-director (and Python artist) Terry Gilliam always makes me laugh whenever they cut to his reaction.

[@sean---the-other-one]

@@LordVolkov Definitely. Whenever I get to this scene I always think of the scene in ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ when the band has arrived at a hotel to find the whole entourage has only been booked with one room. In the chaos of the moment the fish-bowl glasses wearing concierge bleats a half-shocked, half-indignant “I’m just as God made me.” line when referred to as a ‘twisted old prune’ by the band’s manager when he’s arguing with the hotel manager. The poor bugger is on the sidelines of the conversation but he’s at least not going to lie down without a single response.

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

Every time I see a sovereign citizen I remember Dennis shouting “come and see the violence inherent in the system…”

[@sean---the-other-one]

@@bob_the_bomb4508 Hell, yes! “Help! Help! I’m being repressed!!”

[@philstubblefield]

_Message for you, sir..._ 😂

[@wattrocks]

the ending is a literal "cop out"

[@detectivesquirrel2621]

One thing well worth watching is Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

[@SeedFactoryProject]

The largest castle in Wales, Caerphilly, actually was built in a swamp. As a result, one of the towers leans at a dangerous angle due to the soft ground beneath. So "the first one sank into the swamp" isn't entirely a joke.

[@777petew]

When you accept that this is lunacy, then you can laugh without hesitation. It's wonderful.

[@julesreacts]

Yes!! Just let go of everything and have a good time 💜

[@SC-gp7kt]

I grew up watching their skits on PBS. This is my favorite MP movie. No matter how many times I see them, they still make me laugh. Monty Python never gets old.

[@sharkdentures3247]

Even if we do.

[@stpetie7686]

I'm so happy to se Juliette laughing at my favorite comedy! It made my day to see her crack up when the rabbit bit the first guy's head off. This movie never gets old.

[@julesreacts]

Awww thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed this one 💜

[@tomWRX]

'Once in every lifetime, comes along like this. Oh I need you, you need me, O my darling won't you see, were The Young Ones, oooOooo!'

[@Wolfietherrat]

I went to the museum showing medieval armor, with my 4yo. He told the tour guide they didn’t really have horses, they used coconuts. He proceeded with cupping his hands as though he had coconuts and making a hoof sound. I knew at once, I needed to explain Monty python and reality.

[@coletrickle-km7cl]

Other funny questions to ask the tour guide: is that armor bunny proof? So those We're ROYAL 🥥? So erburt's 🏹 is in here somewhere right? Karaoke night is gotta be hilarious right? (🎶brave sir robin...🎶) Or somebody just leaves a Trojan bunny in the car park. And people are asking each other " is that your bunny?" "No its not...could not afford the payments on that bunny.".....

[@mpg272727]

First doctor who now this? You giving my country full expose haha

[@StevesFunhouse]

Jules, you are so awesome. You are the ONLY person in my life that ever realized that the cops were trampling "the shrubbery" in the scene where they set off the Holy Hand Grenade, or that there was another boat in the water when Arthur made it to the Castle Aaargh. That includes me and my brother, who watched this film many times and all the reactors that've reacted to it (50+). BTW, the ending (a joke) was a literal "cop-out". Month Python is the comedy troupe, and each member always plays multiple roles, which is sort of a game to see if you can recognize each time they play another character. They started off as a British sitcom in the early 70's and then made films. However, they never had a lot of money to spend, hence the cheap props, including the coconuts instead of horses ... well, except the one. Most people never realize that NONE of King Arthur's men could have been the one who killed the "Famous Historian" because he HAD a horse and none of them dd. For your next foray into MP, I hope you do Life of Brian. It's one of my most favorite comedies, as far as films go. This one was my 2nd favorite of theirs, BTW, and I DO love it ... and you 🥰🌹😳.

[@julesreacts]

Awww Steve, thank you!! Hehe I'm so happy I caught those little bits and pieces you mentioned 💜 I definitely want to watch more, for sure! This was so funny and a great way to laugh and relax ☺️

[@StevesFunhouse]

@@julesreacts BTW, their TV Series (BBC) was called Monty Python's Flying Circus, and it was "out there" but some of their funniest skits were born there, like The Dead Parrot Sketch, The Argument Clinic, The Lumberjack Song, The Fish-Slapping Dance, The Ministry Of Silly Walks, The Spanish Inquisition, Cheese Shop, Nudge Nudge, Hell’s Grannies, Fish License and Spam. Also, it is good to note that Graham Chapman played the lead role in all of their movies. After he died (young), the rest of the troupe went off and did some very impressive movies with other actors like, A Fish Called Wanda (Hilarious, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Jamie Lee Curtis).

[@herbertkeithmiller]

The next movie should obviously be the life of Brian. Airplane is also a good choice in the same vein of absurdist humor.

[@SpiderRiderKya]

So in the scene where the Black Knight gets his leg lopped off, he actually IS being played by a one legged man (he's played by John Cleese for the rest of the scenes before and after). Apparently Cleese just kid not stand on one leg. Sir-Not-Appearing-In-This-Film is actually played by the (at the time) infant son of one of the actors. 'It's only a model' the castle in that scene actually WAS a model. Iirc they couldn't get permission to film in it (honestly, the fact that this movie got made t all is impressive given how it sounds like filming was just plagued with so many production issues) Monty Python is the name of the comedy group. So, same actors (if you pay attention you can see them playing multiple roles in this movie alone) but different characters.

[@kegr1066]

First time I watched this I learned that rain, churches, and very small rocks float in water

[@solongdentahlplaan7975]

The moose and his trainer are still at large to this day.

[@julesreacts]

I really wanted to see a moose 🤣

[@ExUSSailor]

Monty Python really paved the way for the sort of anarchic, absurdist comedy that Rik & Ade were so good at.

[@wesleyrodgers886]

Spike Milligan.

[@tahitifan100]

RIP rIK

[@lorddaver5729]

Wrong. The Monty Python team, John Cleese, Michael Palin and the rest, were strongly influenced by the Goon Show, a radio comedy show of the 1950s written by Spike Milligan, with Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers. It was surrealist comedy. And there are those who claim that the Goons were inspired by another group of anarchic comedians, this time a group of American vaudeville comics - the Marx Brothers (they really were brothers) who moved into Hollywood films in the 1930s. There's nothing new under the sun...

[@lorddaver5729]

@@SimSim-zf9if Yes, strongly influenced. John Cleese says the Python members were obsessed with the Goons and would religiously listen to their radio show as schoolboys. Google about what Cleese had to say about them.

[@Tantalus010]

I love how the Castle Aargh is on a tiny island in the middle of a large lake, nearly totally inaccessible. Gives it a real mythical feel and it's great for defense but how was it even built? That's a lot of stone you'd have to haul to that tiny island. Anyway, I looked it up, and its real name is Castle Stalker located in Scotland. The little island it's on is tidal, which presumably explains how they got all the building materials out there.

[@Wolfietherrat]

There is a castle outside of France in the middle of water at high tide but accessible at low tide.

[@papercup2517]

... and how our heroes were able to WALK back from it, after having initially approached it by BOAT..!

[@julesreacts]

LMAO that is so true 🤣

[@dabarnhoorn]

Tidal access does help, just like Mont St. Michel in France. Þrídrangaviti light house in Iceland is another matter though. Definitely more recent (1939), but built without helicopters, amazing

[@diedertspijkerboer]

The castle is real and it's called Eilean Donan castle on the wrst coast of Scotland. It's a wonderful place to visit with seals showing up at low tide.

[@peyodelamancha]

Now you know the origin of all these jokes about killer rabbits 😁 And by the way, the animator who had an "attack" during the monster sequence is Terry Gilliam, one of the Monthy Python and a incredible filmmaker.

[@lancevaughn432]

I’m 65, I grew up watching Monty pythons flying circus. Next check out “Life of Brian”, and “The Meaning of Life”

[@Telthar]

That ending... a real "cop out" literally

[@trevorlambert4226]

It's amazing to me how few people notice after they remove the duck and the woman from the scales that they are completely lopsided. So yeah, not actually a witch.

[@garybrown3361]

Monty Python was a staple for those of us who appreciated this humor. 😊

[@nickcopeland6915]

When the Black Knight is down to one leg, they found a local one-legged man to play him since John Cleese couldn't balance well on one leg.

[@Adrian-qk2fn]

"...I love weird absurd kind of humour..." There is weird, absurd humour... And then there's Monty Python! They INVENTED the genre.

[@lorisgerber]

For those who ever wondered what correct answer was, when the keeper of the bridge of doom, asked about the capital of assyria: It is a trick question! They had no capital in those days! They split their government up to two major cities! That was the case for a very long time...

[@larryjefferson7381]

Ordinarily, the black screen at the end would be the end credit but for the sacking of those responsible for the beginning credits.

[@alancrofoot]

I do believe that Rik and Adrian grew up watching Monty Python's Flying Circus on TV as kids.

[@julesreacts]

I reckon they would have 💜

[@FullPlaythroughs]

No credits at the end of the film because they sacked the crew responsible at the beginning, one of my favourite jokes 😁😁

[@WoncoTheSane]

I'm stupid late being such a Buffy stan. Sorry. You have had an authentic 70's kid experience. As per usual, your reaction was awesome. Keep this channel growing everyone!!

[@julesreacts]

Awww thank you!! That means the world to me 💜

[@quantamdefender]

I just love watching you react given your expressions and how you're always speculating about what might be happening.

[@julesreacts]

Oh thank you so much ☺️

[@detectivesquirrel2621]

One famous fan of Monty Python was Elvis. He used to do impressions of the knights who say Nee

[@julesreacts]

I did not know that! That's so cool 😅

[@vannk73]

This one never gets old. So great to see your reactions and laughing along with you.😂

[@julesreacts]

Glad you enjoyed! I loved it so much 🤣

[@Nebraska60]

We watched this as part of my Fine Arts Appreciation class.

[@TheHeartbanger]

The scene with the black knight is one of my all-time favorit movie scenes. Everytime I lose against someone at a game or something I do the "Okay, lets call it a draw" speech 😀

[@debbie541]

A friend and I watched this movie in 1975 when we were teenagers, we roared with laughter, laughed our brains out.

[@scottwatson9453]

They did succeed God just gave them the quest to seek the holy grail..he didn't say they had to find it.

[@duanegibson6922]

The lore of the black Knight is that thay can be hurt and still fight

[@HenryLoenwind]

To be fair, that cop-out ending is much more funny when watching the movie a second time...with someone who doesn't know it yet.

[@adamgrunther1367]

I’m so glad you enjoyed this movie. This is genuinely one of the funniest comedies I’ve ever seen. The Monty Python members are hilarious. John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin constantly play different roles but you never feel like you’re watching the same actors with these characters. Graham Chapman and Terry Jones really are the glue of this movie as King Arthur and Sir Bedivere. They are both hilarious yet somehow keep the movie just grounded enough to make you follow them as the main characters. RIP to both of them. They were really incredible. I really hope you do Life of Brian at some point in the future. It’s just as good as this movie if not better.

[@thunder_wolf23]

A lot of the best jokes in this movie are because of the budget. Two examples are: 1) The coconut horses: They literally could not afford the horses they would have required, and came up with the gag of prancing along to the sound of coconuts 2) "There are some who call me . . . Tim": John Cleese, who played the pyromancer, was supposed to have a ridiculously long and complex name. When the time came to film, however, John completely forgot what the name was. You can see the look of panic in his face in that scene. He ad-libbed with 'Tim' on the spot and they couldn't afford to reshoot

[@garybrown3361]

I also suggest “Blazing Saddles”

[@Thescottishguyreacts]

The life of Brian is awesome too

[@kenmercer8112]

you have to know these things when your king you know. great reaction. most people miss the cats.

[@julesreacts]

I can never miss a cat 😸🤣

[@davidmckie7128]

In the beginning there was a TV series that ran for 4 series (1968 to 1974) and it was called "Monty Python's Flying Circus" It was a sketch show and some sketches just faded out into the next sketch and some just had a link of a man at a desk saying "And now for something compleyely different". Over the years people just referred to it as Monty Python. The basic group is John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin with animations by Terry Gilliam. Their first film was just a series of sketches from the show and was called "And Now For Something Completely Different" (1971). Then came "Monty Python And The Holy Grail" (1975), then "Monty Python's Life Of Brian" (1979) and then "The Meaning Of Life" (1983).

[@phoenixfire124]

My personal favorite Monty Python movie is "The Meaning of Life". Another popular one is "Life of Brian".

[@edwinm6735]

This was seriously my all-time favorite reaction! 😅 Your laughing is contagious! Going to go rewatch the movie now. That Lancelot running bit always kills me!

[@julesreacts]

Ahhh thank you so much! I'm so glad I could brighten your day 💜

[@jlinkous05]

​@@julesreactsI don't know where you're from, but by your accent I knew from the moment I saw the title Holy Grail that you'd be laughing the whole way through. There's a certain dryness with Bri'ish humor that many Americans don't quite resonate with.

[@TheNeonParadox]

Now I'm excited for The Life of Brian. It's one of my all-time favorites.

[@markcastellanet9672]

The ending the final practical joke played on the audience.

[@Vincent8190X]

It's basically a really serious LARP. Hence the police part, guy with modern shaving cream, holy hand grenade, and "that rabbit is dynamite!" Gunpowder hadn't been introduced to the west yet.

[@wackyshack36O]

Not a Monty Python movie, but a movie in the same vein that you'd probably enjoy; Airplane!

[@julesreacts]

I love anything to make me laugh so I will give it a try 💜

[@davidmckie7128]

There was a time when all films had their credits at the beginning. If the film was particularly long there would be a 15 minute intermission for people to go to the loo and get sats and drinks etc. Credits were switched to the end of films when directors wnted to surprise the audience with a particular actor in the film or for the audience to guess who the atcor in the prosthetics was.

[@derrickbias3406]

Urban legend is they literally ran out of money by the end of the film. That's why there is nothing at the end of the film. Anyway, if you dared this film Jules Reacts, then you need to see their next film, "The Life of Brian".

[@davis_v1876]

My favourite comedy film. In my first time watching it, I was dying of laughter in the first coconut scene

[@kentbarnes1955]

This was such an iconic comedy of my youth. And most of my work associates in later life knew this by heart. I once worked a contract in the Carolinas where almost every Friday afternoon as the workday wound down...we would start "quoting" lines from this film. Thanks for the laughs.

[@paulfadeley3496]

Monty Python was the 70's version of what would become USA's SATURDAYNIGHT LIVE!!!

[@keithgoodnight3463]

For Monty Python, watch their TV series "Monty Python's Flying Circus" next. That's where they started and their movies work even better when you've gotten oriented to their distinctive style.

[@LisaEli]

Oh my god, Jules... When you mentioned Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson, I had the biggest smile on my face!! I grew up on their shows too! 😭 I still watch them to this day. I remember being so devastated when Rik passed away, he'll always remain as my favourite comedian/actor of all time. I'm so happy to discover someone else, aside from my brothers, who grew up watching those shows too! ❤

[@julesreacts]

No way 🥹 that is so lovely to hear! It still makes me sad to have lost Rik in such a tragic way. I would have loved to have seen them live and I was always dreaming of them coming here or me going over there if they did a live show... I will never forget how Bottom shaped my childhood! I love that you love them too 🥹🥹

[@TTM9691]

I thought the same thing. I immediately relaxed; there was NO WAY she was NOT going to like Python. Once she said that, it was a slam dunk. (I also immediately subscribed at that moment! lol)

[@grabtharshammer]

@@julesreacts There are a lot of Rik & Ade's Live shows and especially the bloopers on YT, have you watched any of them yet? You should

[@dabarnhoorn]

@@grabtharshammer was looking for someone to have said just that 🙂

[@WKogut]

You need to see their classic skits like Argument Clinic, The Spanish Inquisition, Ministry of Silly Walks, Dead Parrot or Cheese Shop

[@futuramayeah]

Jules, the animator who died was the director his name is Terry Gilliam, he made other movies besides Monty Python ones, like Time Bandits and 12 Monkeys

[@futuramayeah]

he might have made the Brothers Grimm also

[@Drake844221]

Yeah, this (and just about all of Monty Python's work) definitely falls into the category that I refer to as "taking the piss." It really goes all in on the absolute absurdity of it, and... there's nothing in the movie that you actually can take seriously on any level. It's just the way the movie is, all around. Still, I'd say this is their second most coherent movie, with Life of Brian coming first, and The Meaning of Life... just a complete write-off in that regard.

[@charleslechesnier3931]

the classic of british non sense comedies. We can see some actors from the Monty Python's group playing different characters : Eric Idle as Robin the brave, the collector of deads ("bring out your deads") or as Roger the schrubber. The Monty Python were inspired by the italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini's films to to write the screenplay of this movie.

[@3DJapan]

7:40 The woman weighing the same as the duck; I think this is a reference to how some crooked merchants used to add weight to their scales to trick customers.

[@darrylglynn1557]

Life of Brian is the obvious progression from this. Then there's the TV shows. Great reaction, you have a new subscriber. 😁👍

[@julesreacts]

I'm looking forward to that one! A few people have mentioned it so I'm expecting another crazy adventure 😅

[@darrylglynn1557]

@@julesreacts There is a third movie, The Meaning of Life, but personally, I do not find it anywhere near as good as the first two. I wouldn't recommend it.

[@tobbekre]

29:00 Oh my, this must be my top favorite scene in all of comedy film history ngl, hahaha! so nice to see u enjoying this classic masterpiece! I think this film hits very differently when u realize the entirety of it is basically footage of a massive live action role play.. 😹

[@julesreacts]

It was honestly SO darn funny! I've never seen anything like it!

[@tobbekre]

​@@julesreacts Well uve clearly been missing out, hahah! I hope uve seen Life of Brian too by now, or at least going to! ;P

[@johnwatrous8982]

If you watch close in the witch scene Benevere is tying a coconut to a bird’s foot and letting it go.

[@Tomp4ul]

Funnily, coconuts do migrate - they're designed to float, and they do (albeit rarely) wash up on the shores of the British Isles.

[@WorldWeave]

Now the question is…is the year 932? Or 93 squared? Also, fun fact, the reason they used coconuts instead of horses is because they LITERALLY COULDN’T AFFORD HORSES…the only horse in the movie was a rental they got at a discount

[@scottc287]

"That's not what I was expecting." "No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!"

[@epa316]

I also wondered, at the end; where did that huge army come from?!

[@nickthepeasant]

Dennis is the inspiration behind my screen name...just saying. The height of absurdist comedy, often imitated but rarely equalled.

[@julesreacts]

HAHAHA!! User name definitely checks out!

[@terryhiggins5077]

Jules: I hear horses Me: Not quite, just wait for it......

[@jimspetdragons3737]

The capital of Assyria no longer existed in 932 A.D. /// Airspeed velocity of both swallows are approximately 20 mph. (no uniform answer). /// Yes, I had nothing better to do than look up useless trivia...

[@TheAlmaward]

In defense of Arthur and his knights, they couldn't have killed Frank the historian - he was killed by someone on a horse, and they didn't have any! LOL

[@julesreacts]

Omg 🤣🤣🤣

[@davewhitmore1958]

Yeah, it's something most people miss on the first viewing . . .

[@SilverionX]

Personally, I think Holy Grail is the funniest movie Monty Python made. Life of Brian also has a lot of funny joke and a plot that actually makes sense, but it loses some of the randomness and shock factor. In Holy Grail, you barely have time to stop because there's jokes coming at you so fast. Life of Brian actually has some social commentary and a thought behind the jokes so both have their pros and cons. I just like Holy Grail better. If you're looking for more of that random shock humor then their series Flying Circus is recommended. The first seasons are the best, after the third it's are not quite as good but still enjoyable. But I mean John Cleese went on to make one of the highest rated TV shows ever, Faulty Towers, after Monty Python and the others did some really stellar work too. Terry Jones had a wonderful series about real history which is probably my favorite.

[@julesreacts]

I love the randomness SO much! It was just so funny and absurd. So good just to forget your troubles for a bit and have a laugh 🤣

[@borisnot]

Now it's Life of Brian turn!! You'll love it! ^^

[@Agadorn70]

"I don't know what to expect." Simple, expect the unexpected

[@randyhochstein8455]

The ending can be thought of as the ultimate “cop out”. ✌🏼😎

[@BobbySliko]

The ending was a literal cop out.

[@stevedavis5704]

The screen was empty at the end because the writers were sacked at the beginning,remember? It was originally said that they used the coconuts because of budgetary constraints but it later interviews is was also said that no one knew how to ride a horse any how. The budget was also the reason why they ended it the way they did because they lacked the money for a big fight scene. It’s a little ironic that a lot of what makes this movie so good was done because of a very limited budget so they tried to make the most of what they had.

[@kevinthetruckdriver353]

Monty Python is a comedy troupe that started in the 1960's that had 6 Brits & one American who wrote & acted multiple parts (both sexes) in their BBC TV series *Monty Python's Flying Circus* & their films. The American is Monty Python animator (he does acts but does all the animation). Yes, tge animator who had a fatal heart attack was Terry Gilliam, the American. Their were a few woman who was part of the cast that also does muliple parts both a few films & TV series. But they were not officially part of the troupe.

[@dwightgruber8308]

The full name of the comedy group is Monty Python's Flying Circus. "It really is nice to just lose yourself in that moment and forget about your troubles..." Always look on the bright side of life.

[@georger.3489]

"I´m French, why do you think I have this outrageous accent you silly king!!" Love this silly humour, glad you liked it too :D

[@Pixelologist]

"What are you doing in England?" "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!"

[@ftumschk]

Some people will tell you that they decided to have coconut-clopping servants when they realised the budget wouldn't be enough to get horses. However, it's a persistent urban myth - it's just typically silly/surreal Python comedy, which came up at the "ideas" stage, long before the script was written or the budget fixed. We can tell the idea was arrived at early, because coconuts, and associated swallow-related jokes, run throughout the script.

[@hkpew]

I've always taken that story with a grain of salt for the reasons you say, but it is true that the budget was very tight and they probably couldn't have afforded the horses if they'd wanted them.

[@julesreacts]

Yes! The gag ran through the whole thing so I think it was very much their choice to go with the coconuts 🤣

[@Smido83]

The guys said it themself. I once saw an old interview with the group. They said they wanted Horses, but when they wrote the skript and simultainiously went out to see what the Horses/Insurance/Trainers aso would cost, they knew they couldnt afford it. So they came up with the coconut skit and wrote it into the skript. Didnt change that they still ran out of money and had to improvise the End completely.

[@ftumschk]

@@julesreacts Yes - I was pleased when you spotted that! Well-observed :)

[@ftumschk]

@@hkpew Indeed, and knowing the Pythons, they'd definitely have opted for the silliness of the coconuts even if money had been no object :)

[@scottdean2199]

Monty Python is the name of the troop. They had a sketch comedy TV show called Monty Python's Flying Circus with a few famous skits like The Lumberjack Song, Spam, The Dead Parrot, and, unexpectedly, The Spanish Inquisition! The Life of Brian is another popular movie funded by George Harrison (of The Beatles).

[@htim8997]

Don't forget The Fish Slapping Dance.

[@clash5j]

If you want a more serious take on the Arthurian legend I think I would suggest Excalibur. It's not perfect, but it might come closest to trying to stay true to Malory

[@gingerbill128]

Great film and i would watch a reaction to that.

[@julesreacts]

Oooh, thank you!

[@mightydegu]

Credits at the beginning of the movie was common in the past, but fell completely out of favor in the 1970s. This was at the tail end of that practice. The credits of this movie are definitely worth watching, so I'm glad they did it that way.

[@julesreacts]

Yes!! Otherwise people might just skip them!

[@grabtharshammer]

Way back before the 1980's Credits were almost always at the start of movies, that way you had to watch them. When they put them at the end there is always a mad scramble to get out. Also back then the National Anthem was always played at the end of the show, as it was in Theatres

[@Smido83]

Dear Jules... did you ever hear the term "Cop Out"? This is the origin! The guys made this movie on an extremely low budget and just ran out of money. Hence why the Movie just ended without a real conclusion. They had to wrap it up and the best they came up with was the... Cop Out! 😉🤣😂 If you wanna see a Monty Python Movie with a way bigger budget and a true ending... please watch "The Life of Bryan". For me one of the greatest comedy movies ever made.

[@frenchynoob]

As a proud Frenchman, the "English Kenigets" insult is the greatest joke I've ever heard

[@rickardroach9075]

12:44 That's what she said!

[@Yggdrasil42]

One theory is that the Knights and their army were all LARPing (role-playing). At least we the murderer of the historian wasn't one of them. He had a horse after all and they could never afford one.

[@garylee3685]

Credits at the start of a movie was the norm from the beginning of movies. Credits only at the end is a recent thing.