“Monty Python and the Holy Grail” reminds us why we cherish the “Monty Python” franchise so much by delivering some very memorable moments.
King Arthur (Graham Chapman “The Life of Brian”) and his knights on sent on a mission by God to find the Holy Grail. On their journey they encounter various silly obstacles ranging from the Knights Who Say Ni, a killer rabbit, the Black Knight who can fight without any of his limbs. Can King Arthur and his knights find the Holy Grail? Or will their quest finish prematurely? Find out as laughter unfolds in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”.
The “Monty Python” gang are funny. Here they deliver quite a lot of stuff that really works. The funniest character is the ‘Taunting French Guard’ played by John Cleese (“Clockwise”, “Rat Race”). The Bridgekeeper or ‘The Old Man from Scene 24’ as he sometimes know played by Terry Gilliam (“Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas”) is one of the more amusing characters in the picture too. Occasionally you find the gang will do a bit that just isn’t funny and sometimes this can go on for quite a while. For the most part I was impressed with the cast.
“Monty Python” films seem to have trouble keeping it altogether for a film as even in this one, the writing makes it feel like the makers are writing sketches and not a whole movie. With other spoofs such as “Airplane!”, “Spaceballs” or even “Young Frankenstein”, you don’t get that problem. Aside from that though, I found that this is a fun British comedy and it will make you feel you’re watching something very familiar as it has inspired countless imitators over the many years since its release. I believe this is one of the few sequels that is better than its original as to me, this is superior to the first of the “Monty Python” movies.