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Monty Python and the Holy Grail [UMD for PSP] | ![Monty Python and the Holy Grail [UMD for PSP]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YeiYlJtXL._SL500_.jpg)
| Directors: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Actors: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Connie Booth, Carol Cleveland, Rita Davies
Studio: Columbia TriStar
Category: DVD
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Rating:  464 reviews
Sales Rank: 31409
Format: Dubbed, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Latin (Original Language)
Media: UMD for PSP
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 043396118386
UPC: 043396118386
EAN: 0043396118386
ASIN: B0009P42VE
Theatrical Release Date: May 10, 1975
Release Date: October 3, 2006
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Amazon.com Essential Video
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 iLeonard Maltin's Movie Video Guide/i, 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. i--Jeff Shannon/i
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 Not what I remembered March 22, 2007
Asia (N.S. Canada)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
You know, I saw this many years ago and thought it was the funniest thing in the world. Now, all these years later, I was quite eager to take it in again. Unfortunately, it just didn't hold up for me. I was actually shocked at how bad it was. I kept trying to see it through eyes of those decades ago, before we had comedy types like Robin Williams, Chris Rock, etc. but I just couldn't get past the absurdity of it. Yes, I get all the styles and references, a la "Yellow Submarine," and such with the paste-ups and pastiche humor, but I didn't find myself laughing. I'm sure this stuff paved the way for what we have today but I didn't laugh once when reviewing it again, and I think---correct me if I'm wrong---but that's the whole point.
 Craziness at its best April 25, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
What can you say? It's a classic. A must-have.
 I told them we already got one! March 1, 2006
FrKurt Messick (Bloomington, IN USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are so many things about this (and indeed any) Monty Python movie that one hardly knows where to begin. Nothing is left out of the mix--history, religion, politics, personal relationships, prejudices, intellectual prowess or the lack thereof. My title, of course, comes from an early scene in with Arthur approaches a castle, inexplicably occupied by French k-nigits, who claim to already have a grail. pThe Monty Python troupe, led by the creative talents of Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, incorporated John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle and Graham Chapman as King Arthur, the dominant role in the film. No animals were harmed in the filming, not even an African Swallow, non-migratory as they are. A few coconuts bit the dust, however, as did more than a few comic images. Logic bits the dust, too, on more than one occasion. I did a paper once for symbolic logic which I was told ten years later was still being passed about because I had dared to use something so unconventional as this Monty Python movie in the references (I couldn't see why that wouldn't be much more common, and indeed, hope it is today--I use 'Life of Brian' in homilies, so why not this film in logic?). pThe particular logical incident (or rather, illogical incident) involves the trial of a woman accused of being a witch. Through 'logic' it is demonstrated that she would be a witch if she weighed the same as a duck (which, surprisingly enough, it turns out that she does -- 'It's a fair cop' she concedes as the general rejoicing commences at the prospect of a bonfire). Those who have benefit of the 'Executive Version of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail' are also treated to an exposition of the logical problems which itself concludes that 'sex is better than logic'. And who could argue with that reasoning? pHowever, my favourite scene would have to be the liturgical procession and reading of instructions for the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, with the leader's instruction 'skip a bit, brother' -- an instruction which I've searched in vain in the liturgical handbooks, but would vastly improve many readings on some mornings in church. This is a perfect parody of the sonorous but deadening readings that seem to drag on interminably. pA close second would be the scene in which Arthur tries to explain his kingship to members of an autonomous collective (read, peasants without a lord) who view him as just another oppressor, and inform him that watery tarts throwing swords at you is not an adequate basis for the exercise of supreme executive power. pThose who have visions of Great Britain as royal and cultural icons are often amazed-the likes of Monty Python and Benny Hill (among others) show the inhabitants of the UK as just as human (if not moreso) than the rest of the world. And we are all the richer for it. Alas, the Holy Grail is never actually attained by the seekers, who run into trouble with more French k-nigits and the local constabulary. But, the journey's the thing, so they teach me in seminary, and thus, this journey is well worth following to the end. pThe DVD comes with many extras, including the Camelot song being sung by Lego-land figures, and extensive commentary by actors and others involved in the production. pPrepare to be amazed! Prepare to be offended! Prepare the popcorn in advance.
What are you going to do, bleed on me? July 14, 2004
yister159 (Wallingford, CT USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
excellent. Possibly the funniest movie ever made. Who could forget such a line as I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of eldeberries. This is a great movie and a great dvd edition that gives it justice. This is completely worth the money. A comedy Classic.
This movie didn't make me Run Away! (or) Run away FASTER!!! July 5, 2004
Erin (The United States of America)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail is, by far, my favorite movie -and I'm sure it always will be! Being a truly hilariously-random film, this DVD does an awesome job of showcasing this fact to the highest extent. The killer white rrrrabit will live on in my heart forever, and I will always be knowledgeable that African swallows are non-migratory. What other movie has a group of knights requesting shrubberies -from King Arthur, no less- to create a 'two-level effect with a path through the middle'? Only Monty Python and the Holy Grail. brThe movie might sound strange as I mention these things out of context, but I assure you it is much stranger when Monty Python says it! brSo, to conclude this review, I definitely give Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail DVD a 5 star rating, as I know it will entertain millions for years to come. Enjoy!
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