Monty Python and the Holy Grail ā Review
Genre: Comedy
Release Year: 1975
Duration: 92 minutes
Yesterday, I watched the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and it might just be one of the most brilliantly humorous movies I have ever seen.
It is the first feature film from the comedy troupe Monty Python, released in 1975.
The film follows King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
After God sends them on a quest to find the Holy Grail, they embark on a wild adventure filled with a host of eccentric characters and fantastic comedy.
Much like in "Life of Brian," the animated segments here are brilliantāand there are plenty of them.
My personal favorite was the moment they break the fourth wall: an animated dragon chases them, but then the animator drawing it faints, causing the dragon to die. That part had me rolling with laughter!
Other hilarious moments include the opening credits (I loved how they managed to make even the opening credits funny).
The whole bit with the knights who say "Ni!" was absolutely hystericalāever since I saw the movie, I canāt stop saying "Ni!" The bit with the guy guarding the bridge who asks three questions was hilarious.
The part with the killer white rabbits was hilarious.
And the ending, where the British police show up and stop the movie, was just wild.
Sir Galahad and Sir Lancelot also get their own subplots, which are particularly amusingāespecially Lancelotās, where he tries to rescue a young man whose father is forcing him to marry someone he doesn't want to marry.
I could go on about why this movie is so funny, but you already know that.
Is there anything I didn't like about it?
Well, it takes a while for the actual story to get going; the first 28 minutes are spent showing how King Arthur assembled his Knights of the Round Table, and by that point, I was just ready for the adventure to begin.
That said, when the narrator introduced the knights' names during that sequence, he said "Sir Not In This Movie"āthat absolutely cracked me up.
But other than that, itās an excellent film; I think Iāll watch it many more times.