Monty Python and the Holy Grail

  • 1975


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Average Rating 4.0/5
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1.5
Monty Pythons Flying Circus, the British comedy group which gained fame via BBC TV, send up Arthurian legend, performed in whimsical fashion with Grah .. Variety
4.5
Pythons delightful and, on the whole, consistent reductio ad absurdum of the Grail legend. Time Out
5.0
Its aged better too, less beholden to outdated notions of race and revolutionary politics and more reliant on slapstick violence, sudden explosions, s .. Time Out
5.0
Watched again now on the big screen, it is eerie to see how, without the gags, much of its cinematography and imagery could actually be taken entirely .. The Guardian
4.4
A wonderful charm filters through these almost collegiate efforts, as if these underfunded Brits, in doing their best, did it better.
1.5
Ah, bless the Pythons, back after 26 years to get medieval all over again on the legend of King Arthur and his knights of the round table.
5.0
The rest is the same as it ever was: really smart people improvising really silly gags and bits, most of which work, some of which dont.The general te ..
5.0
Im afraid that once or twice Ive gone so far as to suggest that a certain film by Woody Allen or Mel Brooks hasnt been consistently funny, that is, th .. The New York Times
5.0
The film itself is of course genius; wonderfully funny; a classic. The new Special Edition DVD is a Pythonites fondest wish. E Film Critic
5.0
The Festival Alarm bells ring early in The Festival.It seems to take an age to reach the .. The Eyes Of Orson Welles Scottish director Mark Cousins is ..
4.4
Much of the Python experience now seems the comic equivalent of a series of vintage pop songs, which you nod along to and mouth the words. The Globe And Mail
4.0
Best of all, there is a paperback version of the entire clever and immensely witty screenplay with photographs from the film Spirituality And Practice
3.5
I found the absurd situations and all the misconceptions that would arise just delightful, with some skits deserving of more laughs than others. Sover
5.0
Most comedies saturate the audience with gags and jokes in the hope that one third to one half of the material might be funny. ReelViews
5.0
I first saw the film on video in a living room packed with about a dozen other kids my age, and I laughed so hard I thought I would stop breathing. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
TVs 30 minute format may be better suited to the teams fragile conceits (the killer bunny bit seems to go on forever), but for all the stretching the .. Chicago Reader
4.5
It may not be the best comedy film ever made and, admittedly, there are a number of slow points during its 90 minute run time.
3.0
With all that, the film is the same as its always been: funnier the first time you see it than it will ever be again, with some inspired gags and a lo .. News Review
4.0
Yet this remains a wonderfully inventive comedy that brilliantly debunks the Dark Ages and legends of chivalry through King Arthurs encounters with an .. Radio Times
4.5
The concept album that is Arethas Gold follows the chronology of Aretha Franklins hits, all released in 1967 and 1968, apex years of the decade not ju .. Pop Matters
5.0
So please bear in mind that its a Pythonesque point of view thats calling Holy Grail the best of the groups films, and one of the few comedy classics .. Mountain X
4.5
For this flick is like a roller coaster for your brain, taking a tale shrouded in the mists of literature and myth and treating it with not a jot of r ..
4.4
Ant Man and the Wasp Like its predecessor Ant Man (2015), Ant Man and the Wasp benefits substantially from its relatively low stakes. Q Network
4.0
Overall, this is a silly romp through some of the best legends medieval Britain has to offer, intercut with some fabulously surreal animation. Eye For Film
4.0
The sufferings were well worth it, and the Pythons delivered a classic comedy. Bbc
4.5
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL Directed by TERRY GILLIAM and TERRY JONES Screenplay by GRAHAM CHAPMAN, JOHN CLEESE, TERRY GILLIAM, ERIC IDLE, TERRY J .. Time
4.0
And thats just scratching the surface.The film does have a few drawbacks namely a sluggish final act but theyre few and far between when compared to t .. Bullz-Eye
4.5
If youre sick of the familiar then the one to go for is the brilliantly bizarre German version of the show. The Irish Times
5.0
The Python teams surreal take on the legend of Camelot bursts with inspired lunacy. Total Film
3.0
The minor characters are also great most notably, Heather Graham..., Christine Baranski as a deluded stage veteran, and Eddie Murphy again in a second .. Herald Sun
0.0
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it. Film Freak Central
5.0
Not only is HOLY GRAIL a strange, occasionally sidesplitting film, but it paints a grubby, muddy, and vile portrait of life in the middle ages. Movies Tv Guide
3.5
Some sketches are amusing, others are funny, and a rare few are altogether side splitting.
4.5
The film goes on working a sense of humor that grows great in the continuous absurdity that always characterized the English work.
3.8
John Cleese and Eric Idle show up at the Nuart Theater in Santa Monica (06/15/01) to send off the re release of the digitally re mastered version of M .. Ross Anthony
2.0
Theres lots of silly fun in this irreverent King Arthur spoof, as the talented comical cast of the Python TV series, playing multiple parts, make a fi .. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
5.0
A comedy classic that only misses out on the Python canons top spot because the talented swines also made Life Of Brian. Film 4
4.5
Blockbuster History Presents Arthuriana Week: The Parody Every week this summer, well be taking an historical tour of the Hollywood blockbuster by exa .. Alternate Ending
5.0
For all its shenanigans, Monty Python and the Holy Grail has a sense of humor that is intellectual, even academic, at heart. La Times
4.4
Theres a semblance of a plot, but this is really just an excuse for the boys to engage in their unique brand of humor, which includes mimicry, dress u .. Clclt
2.5
But soon the picture reaches the good leg pull level, mostly sustained, and just moves along in a comic temperament without much actual laughter. New Republic
1.0
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4.4
An incredibly silly film of great humor, brilliant design and epic insanity. Articles Chicago Tribune
5.0
Python is simply one of lifes great foods... you have to taste it for yourself. Filmcritic.com
5.0
But darned if it doesnt look like a Technicolor documentary shot in medieval England.Not all of it works. Articles Orlando Sentinel
3.8
Monty Python and the Holy Grail still stands as a gloriously silly and twisted send up. Articles Philly
5.0
Monty Python and the Holy Grail may be 26 years old, but even in the fast moving world of pop culture, its no relic. Articles Baltimore Sun
4.4
The inspired lunacy of a medieval crusade gone hilariously awry..that is the magic of Monty Python. Paloalto Online
4.5
I had not seen the film since its original release, but in the intervening quarter of a century it had somehow become more symbolic, self referential, .. Boston Phoenix
4.0
If you like this film, the sad truth is that its yet another visual upgrade, and it does contain what Gilliam called the only reason for buying the Bl .. Movie Metropolis
3.8
Crammed with acres of quotable dialogue, the film plows along from one inspired bit to the next. Imdb
5.0
Perhaps the most original comedy or at least the most ridiculously funny historically semi accurate comedy spoof of all time Blunt Review
4.5
Troupe members Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones helmed this feature, bringing to it a visual style that is both cinematic and outrageously surreal. DVD Review
0.5
Brimming over with unforgettable gags and baroquely nonsensical insults.
5.0
Bravo, that.Verily, the appreciation of high absurdity much like high art requires a modicum of intelligence, and in this capacity the Pythons have pr .. Phoenix New Times



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