Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767853521
Format: Anamorphic
ISBN: 0767853520
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: 2001-10-23
Running Time: 89
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1975-05-10

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Summary: 5 for the film, 2 for the packaging...anyone else have this problem?
Comment: Greetings! I've always loved this film since childhood, but I had a real problem with the packaging. Disc One was loose in the box, with no way to secure it, but Disc Two was secured with a central hub that I absolutely could not remove the disc from to save my life. The wheels on my car are not held as securely, and I was very concerned about breaking the disc in my attempts. I even made a futile attempt to bang it with a coconut, to no avail. I finally ended up sacrificing the "collector value" of the packaging and quite literally destroying the central hub with an X-Acto knife and a drill burr to remove the disc without destroying it. Knowing Python, I could almost see this as some part of a larger joke, but not quite. Did anyone else have this problem, or did I just purchase an unusually tenacious box, or am I just a clod?
Thanks!

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Summary: Absurdist comedy... Yes, Please!
Comment: Monty Python and the Holy Grail begins with a series of gags involving mock-Swedish subtitles and of all things moose and llamas. After some of the strangest credits ever, the first scene opens on an epic shot of the mist-shrouded moors of Britain. Two men come galloping heroically into view. What's odd is that neither of them are on horses, in fact one is simply banging together two halves of coconut shells to simulate hoof beats. Thus hilarity ensues.
I won't go into great detail about the plot (ha-ha!) or the innumerous zany characters other than to say it's absolutely irreverent and mad (something that seems common with the Pythons). The story includes a ghastly cartoon monster, a three-headed knight, an effeminate prince who just longs to sing, and perhaps the most lethal rabbit ever put on film. But what makes the film so bloody funny is the complete lack of respect that it shows to Arthurian legend and medieval folklore. Both Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones (the directors and co-stars) are quite familiar with medieval history and delight in lampooning it at every turn. The dialogue is perfectly ridiculous and that's precisely what makes it so entertaining. Even the ending is intentionally anti-climactic.
But if you want unrestrained British comedy then check out this classic or, "I'll wave my private parts at your aunties, you cheesy lot of secondhand, electric donkey bottom biters!"
Oh, and don't forget your coconuts.

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Summary: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Comment: The first ten minutes or so of this movie are hilarious. What follows is then a hit or miss attempt to sustain the comic element first demonstrated. The scene at the wedding and the stupid romantic son hits the mark, as does the scene at the French castle, but the other scenes at the convent and the modern historian seem to fall a bit short.

Overall, though, this is perhaps the Python troupe's best effort. The writing is fresh and lives up to what Monty Python was doing on television (to a degree), and the end result is something you will want to watch again and again, but put a few months in between viewings.

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Summary: great buy
Comment: I have been a fan for a long time. I love how you can pick the scene you want to watch.

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Summary: Monty Python's Excellent Production
Comment: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Special Edition)

Excellent movie! As usual, Monty Python's humour creates an interesting movie, and one's interest is riveted to see what will happen next. Delivery of material was prompt, and the condition of the DVD was excellent! Thank You, Amazon.con.

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Editorial Reviews:

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