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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Special Edition)
RRP: $14.94Our Price: $6.48 (subject to change)Editorial
Product Description
King Arthur goes questing; lackey follows.
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Could this be the funniest movie ever made? By any rational measure of comedy, this medieval romp from the Monty Python troupe certainly belongs on the short list of candidates. According to Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide, it's "recommended for fans only," but we say hogwash to that--you could be a complete newcomer to the Python phenomenon and still find this send-up of the Arthurian legend to be wet-your-pants hilarious. It's basically a series of sketches woven together as King Arthur's quest for the Holy Grail, with Graham Chapman as the King, Terry Gilliam as his simpleton sidekick Patsy, and the rest of the Python gang filling out a variety of outrageous roles. The comedy highlights are too numerous to mention, but once you've seen Arthur's outrageously bloody encounter with the ominous Black Knight (John Cleese), you'll know that nothing's sacred in the Python school of comedy. From holy hand grenades to killer bunnies to the absurdity of the three-headed knights who say "Ni--!," this is the kind of movie that will strike you as fantastically funny or just plain silly, but why stop there? It's all over the map, and the pace lags a bit here and there, but for every throwaway gag the Pythons have invented, there's a bit of subtle business or grand-scale insanity that's utterly inspired. The sum of this madness is a movie that's beloved by anyone with a pulse and an irreverent sense of humor. If this movie doesn't make you laugh, you're almost certainly dead. --Jeff Shannon
Great movie, great priceReview date: 2010-07-27 Rating: 10 out of 10I was looking for a copy of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" to introduce my son to the genre (and see the movie myself again). This item is the movie, absolutely no problems with the product, good price too.
ReviewsThe Holy Grail of FilmsReview date: 2010-07-11 Rating: 10 out of 10Out of the 4 Monty Python films there is only 2 worth watching, this and the Life of Brian. It has the combination of the Monty Python randomness, the best bits of there comedy, a great adventure and a good story line. A very funny comedy.
If you like random/odd endings (especally Monty Python endings) then you will love this ending, if not you will probably hate the ending. But don't let you think this is a bad film it has laugh's all the way through and is one of the great comedy's of all time if not one of the top ten films of all time. If you like to laugh just buy it.
Monty PythonReview date: 2010-07-10 Rating: 10 out of 10This is one hysterical movie-love it.
Get it now you will not be sorry."...'tis a silly place..."Review date: 2010-06-17 Rating: 10 out of 10I don't get all the negative reviews. Although all these people like the movie, they all have the same complaint; "Defective Discs."
Mine plays wonderfully. Maybe there was a glitch in the production of this edition, and it was corrected, and the one I bought, was manufactured after. Maybe. Just a guess. So it looks as though I am one of the lucky ones.
"Holy Grail" was the Pythons' first foray into feature-length films, save "Now For Something Completely Different," which was nothing more than selected comedy bits from the TV series, faithfully reproduced on a sound stage, without an audience in attendance. Here was the first "new" product since the TV show's end, and despite all the trouble they had making it, it is, in many ways, their best work. It is SO dense, so layered, and dutifully crafted, it proves the cast/writers were far from finished when they did, per se, finish their TV run as Monty Python.
Graham Chapman is wonderful as King Arthur, despite drinking himself stupid on a daily basis, but this is where he stopped, and tried to take better control of his life. As the others have said, Heaven is now a sillier place; too bad for us, cancer is nothing to trifle with. The thing which is so effective in Chapman's work here, is he plays the role 100% straight, seemingly impervious to the silliness around him. This harkens back to his "General" from the TV show, chiding everyone around him for being "silly." There is a continuity to their entire body of work, and the astute fan always sees it right away. They have certainly created their own universe, one outsiders cannot comprehend, but those in on it, are enjoying it beyond anyone's wildest dreams.
Possibly the movie's most memorable scene, is also its most gruesome. The sword fight between King Arthur (Chapman), and the Black Knight (John Cleese), is very well staged, and the gratuitous violence therein is belied by the Black Knight's complete refusal to admit defeat. Cleese himself has said, if the Black Knight acknowledged defeat, or even an injury, this would be THE MOST vicious scene in any film, and I tend to agree. Hitting someone in the shoulder with a heavy sword, and seeing their arm drop off, while arterial blood sprays from the wound, is extremely nasty, by any definition, but they ingeniously turn something as grisley as dismemberment, into a piece of classic comedy. This is something I have NEVER been able to wrap the brain around; I simply can't process it, although I understand, the members of Monty Python will go to ANY length to get a laugh, or at least a reaction, out of an audience.
So, if one wants to risk a defective copy of this gem, I have no qualms saying "Go for it." It is a genuine classic, with a lot of other bits to keep one occupied for a while.
Graham Chapman is still alive to me.Funniest movie ever madeReview date: 2010-06-12 Rating: 10 out of 10I don't agree with Python's overt anti-religious sentiments they present at times, but I still recommend the movie as the funniest movie ever written. It's more for adults than children though. I will never forget the first time I ever watched it. I almost cried I laughed so hard. It is a classic which to this day has never been matched for sheer originality and brilliant witty humor.
Product Details/SpecificationsActor(s):
Graham Chapman
Eric Idle
John Cleese
Terry Jones
Terry Gilliam
Creators:
Graham Chapman (Writer)
John Cleese (Writer)
Eric Idle (Writer)
Terry Gilliam (Writer)
Terry Jones (Writer)
Michael Palin (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Sony Pictures Manufacturer: Sony PicturesEAN: 9780767853521Binding: DVDISBN: 0767853520Number of items: 2Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC, Release date: 2001-10-23Universal product code (UPC): 043396052765Number of discs: 2Aspect ratio: 1.85:1Audience rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)Region code: 99Running time: 91 minutesTheatrical release date: 1975-05-10Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: Spanish (Subtitled)
Language: French (Subtitled)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: Japanese (Original Language)
Brand: Sony Pictures Home ENT
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