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Monty Python And The Holy Grail

Monty Python And The Holy Grail

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This comedic take on the Arthurian legend from famed British funnymen Monty Python sees the knights encounter all forms of silliness on...

Certificate15

Duration91 mins

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  • Becky, 13
  • 24 reviews
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I guess Movie time restraints are the only things that can stop you finding grails.. Unless your Monty Python

4 stars

30 Oct 2018

After I had been pestered by my friend to watch this, I gave in after hearing about it being a rather splendid comedy! But I was not ready for what followed in terms of "Comedy" or keeping to the norm when it came to the legendary Monty Python! MPATHG takes on the classic genre of Medieval films but instead outs on such a comedic twists that the comedic twist alone turned this old medieval tale into a story from a distant tavern! (And a very good tavern, to be clear!)

The movie had a sustainable story ahead which had been already been given the twist of comedy, but the massive comedy slice here is done so well that it wouldn’t be particularly expected of Monty Python in my opinion to be this ridiculous. However, being ridiculous made a sustainable plot here tons better with having you being distracted from the actual goal to whatever hilarious thing they’d be getting up to. And another thing would be that even though there was distraction from the plotline it can keep somewhat true to the slightly occurring action genre slotted in places like, for example, The amazing soundtrack made here. The epic theme tune, the intermission music and the Camelot song all made it seem epic and so much funnier which is the main point I’m trying to get across is that Monty Python can combine action with being cleverly stupid!

And for issues the only I’d say here is that Monty Python may have got slightly carried over with giving good writing as well good execution and a couple of mainly verbal jokes go on for quite some time and a too much of a fast pace for any processing to be done the joke to have a lasting effect except for when the action takes place!

In overall conclusion, a fantastic comedy that broke the laws of Absurdity! Now.. Go watch it or I shall taunt you a second time!

P.S: And now for something completely different, another film review..

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