Review of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) by Cameron H — 26 Jul 2014
Has anyone seen episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus? It shocks me that Holy Grail has so much focus in its avant-garde style of humour and storytelling. Quotability is necessary to sealing a comedy film's place in cultural history, and this is no exception: the Knights Who Say Ni, the holy hand grenade used against a monstrous rabbit, the Black Knight ("It's only a flesh wound"), "Bring out your dead.
" I could probably list all of them. Yet the strangeness of the original sketch show carries over with ease. My favourite "subtle" joke is when a scene with Sir Gallahad and a nurse drags for too long, so unrelated characters interrupt the scene to say, "Get on with it.
" Some of these characters weren't even introduced. I have yet to see and enjoy better shattering of the cinematic realm. You don't need to be a medieval fantasy fanatic to appreciate Holy Grail as a parody.
You don't need to have seen Flying Circus to appreciate the Dadaist comedy of the six-man troupe Monty Python. Watch Holy Grail at least once, and it should become very clear why this is raved as one of the funniest movies of all time.
This review of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) was written by Cameron H on 26 Jul 2014.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail has generally received very positive reviews.
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