Monty Python and the Holy Grail

In the Realm of King Arthur, the Monty Python team set out on a quest to recruit the best Knights in the kingdom and find the Holy Grail.This is Classic Python Mayhem, where we encounter Killer rabbits, Knights who go... Full review

This is such a great film that a professor of mine actually used it in a Medieval Civilization class as extra credit. This was not because the movie was so historically accurate, but because the movie was so much funnier... Full review

This is perhaps one of the greatest, funniest parodies in the history of film. I think the greatest definition of irony is that to be believably stupid on screen, you have to be very intelligent. This is a rare occasion... Full review

Although I am from the UK, I first saw this film aged 11 when I was living in Maryland, USA, not long after it first came out. I had discovered Monty Python's Flying Circus on PBS, a channel which then... Full review

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table set out on a quest to find the Holy Grail...as told to do so by a cartoon God that lives in the clouds... Easily the most hilarious and original comedy ever... Full review

From a technical viewpoint, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" could be called a seriously flawed and impaired film. Filmed on location in the UK with a minimal budget and regular "Python" cast members, I seriously doubt that anyone working... Full review

Well, this is unquestionably one of the funniest movies ever made. The first time a saw it I laughed to tears and this is the only time that counts. The first time you get the best experience. I really envy... Full review

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is hilarious. It was sort of my introduction to Monty Python and I became hooked on it after watching this. It's just so funny! We've all heard the story of King Arthur and how... Full review

The first time I saw this was on CBS at 11:30 on a Friday night. I was about 16 years old. I had seen a few Monty Python shows on PBS, so I knew who they were, and I was... Full review

Monty Python have long been a source of amusement ...and from the opening scenes of this film with the never tiring *gallop gallop* of the two coconuts substituting horses it is so very easy to see why Monty Python and... Full review

Looking back, it's remarkable....Monty Python's not dead, it's just restin'....In art class, some of us tried in vain to recreate the clever animation of Killer Cars.....Then, in their early 20s, the Pythons absorbed the new, offbeat English humour.....and began developing his unique animation style..... ... Full Review

Savor the James Bond-ian theme song, lyrics changing nightly as the singer gets progressively fed up.....Monty Python" blasted into prominence by exploding its origin era's "deferential culture.... ... Full Review

They also immutably fused the funny to music ("The Lumberjack Song," ''Every Sperm Is Sacred") for new generations living to their own cultural soundtrack.....Monty Python" blasted into prominence by exploding its origin era's "deferential culture.... ... Full Review

Many otherwise sane baby boomers grew up with, or, more accurately, resisted growing up with the great British comedy troupe Monty Python.....The group's classic films, including "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "Monty Python's Life of Brian," will unspool at 8 p.m.....Not sophisticated satire, not politically savvy humor, theirs was giggle-inducing comedy based in debunking authority....Graham Chapman, who died in 1989 and who memorably played King Arthur in "Holy Grail" (1975) and the title role in " ... Full Review

The meaning of life Perhaps their best work, the film 'The meaning of life, was recorded in 1981.....Besides the film Burn Hollywood, Burn , which is often labeled as the worst film in history, Terry Gilliam produced iconic films like 12 Monkeys and the Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas .....According to IMDB rankings, Monty Phyton and the Holy Grail is considered the 48th best film of all times.....King Arthur was played by Chapman, but Idle, Cleese and Palin were far more convincing in their roles of knights ... Full Review

Famed director looks back on legendary comedy outfit and what's wrong with U.S. These six men were American animator (and later director) Terry Gilliam and British comedians John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Graham Chapman, who died... ... Full Article

Group shot on the set of "Monty Python's The Life of Brian": From left, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. ( Rainbow Releasing ) Despite its equivocal title, "Almost the Truth" beats any... ... Full Article

In 1969, five young British comedians and one young American animator came together to make a television show. Without much of an idea of what they were going to do, they were given a series by the BBC to do... ... Full Article

Those who can hum "The Lumberjack Song," recite every syllable of the "Dead Parrot" sketch and qualify as honorary members of the Ministry of Silly Walks will need little arm-twisting when it comes to investing time in "Monty Python: Almost... ... Full Article

Monty Python: Almost The Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) begins a six-night run this evening on IFC, and if you've even so much as giggled a bit at a Monty Python sketch, you really have to commit to all six hours. ... Full Article

In 1969, five young British comedians and one young American animator came together to make a television show. Without much of an idea of what they were going to do, they were given a series by the BBC to do... ... Full Article