The line “it’s just a flesh wound” does originate from this movie 😂😂 crazy that you said it right before

@JesusOfPaign

2 жыл бұрын

I cannot believe how perfect that timing was 😂😂

@agent01soul

2 жыл бұрын

It was directed by Terry Gilliam, the director of Brazil and 12 Monkeys. Terry Gilliam was born in Medicine Lake, Minnesota. He did all the animation in the movie himself.

@MrTheOneAndAHalf

2 жыл бұрын

" 'Tis but a flesh wound" xP

@trespasserswill7052

2 жыл бұрын

I've had worse!

@CaioMontanari1

2 жыл бұрын

I'd say the most important pop culture reference originated from Python is the adoption of 'spam' as a serious term for repetitive, unwanted and self-replicating things

To quote one of my favorite Letterboxd reviews of this film: "People are still running around making movies like there’s rules to follow when this came out 45 years ago."

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this.

@stuartspencer2161

2 жыл бұрын

Monty Python truly innovated comedy back in the 60's, and it's a testament how a lot of their comedy is still funny over 50 years later.

@Theomite

2 жыл бұрын

HELLZAPOPPIN' came out earlier but this is still accurate.

@JayM409

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesVSCinema - You need to watch it again and count then number of times a cat is being abused. There is so much going on there is much to miss.

@hackapump

2 жыл бұрын

@@stuartspencer2161 It was the 70s though. They started in student comedy at university in the 60s, but they formed as Monty Python and changed television forever in the 70s.

What always get's me is how quickly we accept the coconut horses. By half way through the film, we've accepted it as normal.

@agent01soul

2 жыл бұрын

The coconuts was because they had so little money they could not afford to use real horses.

@FumblsTheSniper

2 жыл бұрын

There’s so many other things going on that you are forced to just accept it.

@realburglazofficial2613

2 жыл бұрын

It’s Python! Anything goes!

@rjmramos1534

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know why but I totally accepted it from the begging. Just later I thought about how hilariously stupid that is. Don’t know what that says about me 😂

@stevesoutar3405

2 жыл бұрын

when I was a little kid at school thats how we pretended to play cowboys (except we didn't have coconuts at school) - same as 'flying' around doing battle of britain dogfights by sticking our arms out & banking & wheeling around each other but of course everyone know that coconut halves is how radio shows, theatres and even movie sound effects departments used to simulate the sound of horses - this is just the first time you see it done on screen. 🙃

Side note: neither Arthur or his knights could have killed the “famous historian” as he was the only person to have ridden a real horse Plus, the ending is a literal “cop-out” 🤣

@terrancebrown87

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Terry 👋

@terryoconnor5262

2 жыл бұрын

@@terrancebrown87 hello Terrance 👋🏻 **look of confusion on face**

@kaylons

2 жыл бұрын

@@terryoconnor5262 I love grapes!

@terryoconnor5262

2 жыл бұрын

@@kaylons I once force fed a bee with honey

@kaylons

2 жыл бұрын

@@terryoconnor5262 Pens!

"Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of governance!" "You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!" this is one of my favourite jokes in anything, the multitude of ridiculous ways he describes and berates one of our most ancient myths is just amazing

@HermanVonPetri

2 жыл бұрын

@@HistoritorJimaldus "We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune!"

@kaylons

2 жыл бұрын

@@HistoritorJimaldus Those communist characters are def "woke" even in this movie that came out DECADES ago before that word entered modern usage. The only reason why it works is it doesn't take itself seriously, so it loses that wokeness factor.

@maximillianosaben

2 жыл бұрын

If only James wasn't talking over that whole scene, he might have enjoyed the joke as well.

@procrastinator547

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve used this quote in a couple college papers. Hell I titled one paper “help, help, I’m being repressed”

@WolfHreda

2 жыл бұрын

"Some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at you..."

Your first Python experience?!?! James, mate, these guys were revolutionary and incredibly important for modern cinema. they pushed buttons eeverywhere. Watch Life of Brian and read up on the controversy, you'll understand how important of a movie this was in terms of opening doors to whats possible for cinema. (no taboos etc.)

@Garmonbozia

2 жыл бұрын

Cannot agree more! Look also for the TV debate between Eric Idle and John Cleese on one hand, and some boring and upset bishop on the other. Hilarious.

@kupoflupo3346

2 жыл бұрын

Ah-- Life of Brian.. that movie got banned here in Norway for blasphemy, so of course the swedes advertized it as "the movie that was so funny it got banned in Norway" lol

@Garmonbozia

2 жыл бұрын

@@kupoflupo3346 Sorry 'bout that one... / Swede ;)

@reheatedpizza7292

2 жыл бұрын

@@Garmonbozia LMAO

@vodkapigeon.4682

2 жыл бұрын

Life on Brian is fantastic, a must see though I still prefer the holy grail.

Fun fact about the scene in which Lancelot is running at the castle, as the two guards watch on and the same clip repeats itself. Jonn Cleese who played Lancelot had to film that specfic running sequence in the middle of a park in broad daylight... with dog walkers and general pedestrians still able to walk around. John would stand at one end of the field - where, to an onlooker, no cameras were in sight - and wait for a signal to sprint at full speed. To the pedestrians, he was simply a man, in full medieval attire, standing quietly to attention, eyes fixed at the field in front of him (as he was waiting for his cue). And, despite him being a household name by this stage, not a single soul even attempted to acknowledge him. As Cleese understandingly puts it: "They all had an air of 'we don't look at people who do that [standing in a rainy field in full armour for no clear reason]... because it only encourages them". Most. British. Mentality. Ever.

@drafezard7315

2 жыл бұрын

lmao.

I love all the subtle jokes in this film; especially in the beginning when Arthur is arguing with the peasants who are just taking piles of dirt and putting them in other piles of dirt.

@voodoolilium

2 жыл бұрын

they're muck rakers!

@cleekmaker00

2 жыл бұрын

Woman beating the cat against the wall in the 'Bring out your Dead' scene. Then another woman doing the same thing in the 'Roger the Shrubber' scene.

@JayM409

2 жыл бұрын

'Denis, there's a lovely pile of dirt over here.'

Fun fact: this movie had two directors who alternated duties every other day and it was their first time making a movie. It could be said that the reason this movie us so unique is because they were learning to make movies while filming.

@ChrisSpecker

2 жыл бұрын

And one of them later directed 12 Monkeys and Brazil. James could probably spend a couple of months on Terry Gilliam films.

@ferociousgumby

2 жыл бұрын

And they were both named Terry, and both actors in the Python troupe.

@JayM409

2 жыл бұрын

That's the best way to learn anything, except defusing a bomb.

Fun fact they could not figure out a ending so they have a “cop out” literally

@dirus3142

2 жыл бұрын

I believe they also ran out of money.

@shaneross739

2 жыл бұрын

It's kind of a recurring joke and method(for couldn't figure out endings for many sketches ) in the Flying circus already.

@zeallust8542

2 жыл бұрын

They had done it as a reoccurring joke quite a few times before Holy Grail. It is still a cop out ending, but not because they couldnt figure out how to end it

@krautgazer

2 жыл бұрын

Not having a punchline for their jokes or stories is a Monty Python trope since their TV show began in 1969.

@weareafteryou3975

2 жыл бұрын

They knew what they wanted for the ending, they wanted a war against the French but they didn’t have the money

This movie was financed by Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin iirc, their next movie Life of Brian (serious religious overtones in its herecy) was financed by George Harrison.

@herbyragan7801

2 жыл бұрын

Harrison after financing it said in an interview that he didn’t care if the film was a hit, he just wanted to see this script onscreen.

@emcsquared8681

2 жыл бұрын

Harrison refinanced his home to get the movie financed.

@frightenedsoul

2 жыл бұрын

@@emcsquared8681 were these movies a hit in the UK when they came out?

@GirlWithAnOpinion

2 жыл бұрын

You GOTTA review "Life of Brian"!!!!

@herbyragan7801

2 жыл бұрын

@@frightenedsoul yes.

I honestly can’t think of any film before Holy Grail that pioneered what could be the first example of ‘troll humour’ in regards to the film’s ending. It’s so insufferable, aggravating, hilarious and perfect.

@newfate26

2 жыл бұрын

The cop-out ending might be my favorite stealth pun ever written.

@realburglazofficial2613

2 жыл бұрын

It’s ‘Pythonesque’ The art of not finishing a sketch.

Terry Gilliam loved doing animations. He is responsible for the special effects.

@johnsensebe3153

2 жыл бұрын

The BBC didn't pay him much on Flying Circus for it, however. I think that's why he appears in sketches on that show. Of course, that led to him actually appearing on-screen in Holy Grail, as well, even though he was already co-directing and doing the animation.

@felixfungle-bung4688

2 жыл бұрын

My personal favorite director

@amandarose4469

2 жыл бұрын

Also responsible for the coconuts, don’t forget the coconuts.

@MVR3IWER

2 жыл бұрын

Too bad he died doing what he loved... Having a heart attack.

@johnsensebe3153

2 жыл бұрын

@@MVR3IWER He did not love having a heart attack!

James: "I know nothing about this movie" Me: "This is going to be Airplane! X10 levels of 'THAT'S where that's from!"

@brettg274

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I started salivating as soon as he said that, lol

This really is one of the most perfect films of all time. My favorite detail is how they all yell "RUN AWAY!!" because at this point in history, the Normans hadn't invaded Britain and thus the word 'retreat', which is originally Old French, wasn't a part of English yet. In Old English during Arthurian times you'd literally just yell run away

@apedemak23

Жыл бұрын

Wait, WHAT

@scottjohnson7248

11 ай бұрын

I will draw no untoward conclusions from the fact that the French invented the word "retreat"

@victorhernandez8723

3 ай бұрын

I didn’t know that! I thought that was thrown in for comedic effect.

This is by FAR one of the best comedies out there. You’ve GOT to see Life of Brian ASAP if you loved this. Their comedy is just so brilliant

@MrWizeazz

2 жыл бұрын

“He’s been a very naughty boy” 😂

@FumblsTheSniper

2 жыл бұрын

I showed Life of Brian to people one time. A coworker asked if she could join us. She was very religious and kind of introverted, but still very kind and so of course she was invited. It was about one minute before it happened that I remembered there is full frontal male nudity. She seemed to be enjoying it up until that point.

@GirlWithAnOpinion

2 жыл бұрын

"We're all individuals!" "I'm not!"

18:16 when the rabbit goes for the throat I LOSE IT everytime. I love your line "that is a level 99 rabbit, you guys are not ready to run that raid." too perfect

they literally couldnt afford horses so they used coconuts instead

@lordmortarius538

2 жыл бұрын

You've got two 'empty 'alves of coconuts and you're bangin' 'em togetha'!

@Chasmodius

2 жыл бұрын

Well, they could afford ONE horse. For three seconds.

@craigmccullough7333

2 жыл бұрын

According to the Pythons themselves, the coconut joke existed even before the plotline for the film was planned and before a budget had been worked out or proposed.

James perfectly predicted the "He hasn't got shit all over him" joke, then laughed through it and might have missed it.

One of my favorite things about this movie is how many jokes and creative decisions just came from the hideously low budget. The coconuts because they couldnt afford horses, not going to camelot because they couldn't rent a castle, the police arresting them at the end because they couldn't afford to do a battle scene.

@marcushankins8171

2 жыл бұрын

The castles they see from the outside in the movie are all the same castle just from different angles. The French knights being at castle agggghhh at the end is making fun of the fact that it's technically the same castle.

Co-director, animator, and playing various characters in Holy Grail is Terry Gilliam - director of Brazil and Fear and Loathing and a bunch of other stellar films.

@Trowa71

2 жыл бұрын

I assume he is where the sweet framing in this movie comes from.

@atti97

2 жыл бұрын

12 Monkeys, Grimm also

@gggooding

2 жыл бұрын

Time Bandits, Baron Munchausen, The Fisher King, Zero Therom...course The Life of Brian.

@RevStickleback

2 жыл бұрын

@@gggooding apparently not on the last one. Terry Jones directed Life of Brian.

@gggooding

2 жыл бұрын

@@RevStickleback good call. I just assumed they co-directed again. My mistake.

"That is a level 99 rabbit, you guys are not ready to run that raid" LMAO

The scene where he runs towards the castle continuously is my favourite scene, I freaking love it. When I saw it for the first time, I remember checking the Netflix subtitles during the opening to see if they were on before realizing it was part of the joke. When I showed it to my sister, she did the same thing. 😂

@gelsol

2 жыл бұрын

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist has an homage scene to this one.

@shioriryukaze

Жыл бұрын

@@gelsol I watched a reviewer who talked about Kung Pow and when they came to that scene the first thing he said was: that the person who directed it must been a fan of Monty Python. Kung Pow is its own unique movie that I wish other reviewers would actually review. Or maybe they've seen it already and they can't review it for the first time.

Hey, James - loved the review. Just a note: The animation was not a cost-cutting measure. Python used animation throughout its original tv series (1969-1974). Terry Gilliam is the animator/co-director of Holy Grail. He went on the direct Brazil, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and many more films. I’m a huge Monty Python fan and I hope you get around to watching Life of Brian. Thanks!

@jefffiore7869

2 жыл бұрын

Terry Gilliam is one of my favorite directors.

@MacSvensson

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! "Life of Brian" next. Or "The Meaning of Life". Or maybe react to "Fawlty Towers". Aaah, Monthy Python... Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, hey ;-)

@sardonicus1739

2 жыл бұрын

Unrelated but there was some cost saving measures that did take place, one notable point being that they couldn't afford horses which evolved into their coconut gag.

@joannwoodworth8920

2 жыл бұрын

@@sardonicus1739 Yes! 👍🏼

@gregall2178

2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see James react to my favorite Gilliam move, The Fisher King :-)

Your mother was a hamster… father smelt of elderberries… Translation… “Your mother was promiscuous, your father was a drunk.”

I love how the “flesh wound” and Lancelot running bits are so well known that you recognized them. 🤣

Not only is this movie hilarious, even its trivia page on IMDB makes my cry from laughter

Dude, you HAVE to watch the old Monty Python's Flying Circus episodes! By far the best comedy sketch show at that time!

@MacSvensson

2 жыл бұрын

Dead Parrot, Ministry of Silly Walks, etc, etc... Aaah... these guys, man. These guys are just super comedy masters.

@dirus3142

2 жыл бұрын

@@MacSvensson One of my top favorite is The Spanish Inquisition, however The Bishop is one I love just as much. Even if it's not one that people mention.

@stuartspencer2161

2 жыл бұрын

@@dirus3142 "The Piranha Brothers" is also great, though a lot is probably lost without a knowledge of Kray Brothers.

@HMan2828

2 жыл бұрын

@@stuartspencer2161 "Confuse-A-Cat" also always has me chuckling... lol Or "Hell's Grannies" rofl

@meowmeowgadling8009

2 жыл бұрын

@@dirus3142 I didn't expect The Spanish Inquisition.

This is such a brilliant film. Stay safe everyone!

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

You to brother!

@countofdownable

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesVSCinema Watch Monty Python's Life of Brian.

Love that you’re going in cold to this one James. Welcome to Python.

@dirus3142

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah. I think going in cold was perfect for James. I watched another channel were the millennial girl, where a modern nerd D&D player never seen it before. It was amazing seeing her "oh my god this is were every thing is from" reaction.

Omg these guys are amazing. Their movies and sketches are definitely my kind of humor. The Brits got the laughs that’s for damn sure! Haven’t started the reaction yet but I just know you’re gonna love it!

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

Yessss! Enjoy cause it’s a lot of fun haha!

@jobrimar8291

2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever seen the show Brass Eye? Like a spoof version of 60 minutes from the 90’s, one of UK’s finest imo. The drugs episode is a classic

@paulstroud2647

2 жыл бұрын

@@jobrimar8291 You're talking nonce sense..

@sparklypeanuts

2 жыл бұрын

@@jobrimar8291 Brasss Eye was brilliant

@TheShatkat

2 жыл бұрын

@@jobrimar8291 keyboards smelling like hammers

I was a Holy Grail fan and dated a Life of Brian fan. We had never really paid much attention to each other's movie until we'd gotten together. No cable meant we switched between movies every night and can both recite each movie by heart now

@zoetropeyzy

2 жыл бұрын

Awww that’s wholesome

@johnsensebe3153

2 жыл бұрын

They're both great movies. Holy Grail is really just a bunch of incredibly funny sketches with a bit of connective tissue, and feels very much like a grander version of Flying Circus. Life of Brian isn't quite as funny, but actually has a story to it.

The beauty of Python is that they are incredibly literate and well versed in history, philosophy, etc., but they can mix that with slapstick and farce to create an impressive stew of satire and just plain silly humor. I agree with others here who have promoted Life of Brian (a favorite of mine) and I would add The Meaning of Life to your watch list. Also the Dead Parrot sketch, the cheese shop, the Bruce's philosophy sketch... there's just too much to Python!

A life is better for seeing this film.. "How do you know he's the king?" "He's the only one who doesn't have sh!t on him" - so fitting with your commentary lol

Completely takes apart movies, the movie making process and even the movie viewing experience, and give you a good laugh along the way! Everyone quotes Monty Python, most times without even knowing it!

“His whole purpose in life was to be a human email!” DUDE!!! More than you know!! For years I had *”SHHHHHHTHUUNNGGG!!! Message for you sir!!”* as my email notification sound!! And I’m hardly the only one who did that by far!! It’s a very popular sound file for that very reason!!” 🤣🤣🤣

@shioriryukaze

Жыл бұрын

Mine was.on my phone. I can't find it now😭😭😭

That ending was a cop out! :) Police got the wrong guys, King Arthur and his men don't have horses, and the guy who killed the old professor did.

I think it was Michael Palin who summed up Monty Python's humour as talking about serious things in a silly way, and talking about silly things very seriously. "Life of Brian" is generally regarded as even better than this one. The animation style was the trademark of Terry Gilliam, who directed "Brazil". He was part of the Monty Python team, doing similar animations to link sketches for their sketch show that started in 1969.

@michaelpopowich5095

5 ай бұрын

Biggus Dickus

Seeing someone else watch a movie you’ve seen hundreds of time since childhood is such a bizarre experience. It wasn’t until your reaction video that I saw how much our “heroes” were all just a bunch of rich guys, don quixote-ing around in their deluded state while serfs were dying from famine and plague. This is NOW. This is so current to our times it hurts bc that means nothing has changed in 50 years. *so many layers to this masterpiece*

Great reaction! Don't know if you picked up on it during the "Bring out your dead!" scene, because you were talking (I'm not hatin'!), but just a few seconds after you spoke of the stark divide between nobles and peasants in that era, the sanitation man speculated that the passing Arthur "must be a king." Why? "Because he hasn't got shit all over him." I guess insightful filmmakers just know the subtexts before they surface.

The budget for this movie was £2million but that only increased the comedy value for me, coconuts being my first example 🤣👍🇬🇧

@mikester4896

2 жыл бұрын

The 'It's just a model' line is one of my favourite lines in the movie

@terryoconnor5262

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikester4896 the “I have to push the pram a lot” after the “I have ham and jam and spam a lot” gets me every time

We’re so grateful to experience this journey with you bro. Your passion for film analysis is extremely contagious, as is your warm and humble attitude. Thanks for continuing to do this both for yourself and for us. Much love

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you!!

-everybody watching this: cracking up because of the jokes -James: that camera angle is dope 😅

@tanisdevelopment

2 жыл бұрын

Well, he didn't hear any of the jokes. He spoke over them all!

@JulioLeonFandinho

2 жыл бұрын

@@tanisdevelopment I said it in other comment... do you realize that this video is edited, right? 🤦

Monty Python created an entire genre of humor. They are the reigning kings to this day. The absurdity of what they do goes so far beyond next level that it's just pure damn genius. Every single one of them is top notch. You gotta do Life of Brian next.

I love that literal cop out ending. Brilliant

The Python's are on record saying this filming was filled with problems and they didn't enjoy it at all. You'd never know that with how great it came out. This and Life of Brian are maybe my 2 favorite comedy films of all time.

I’m so glad you appreciated this movie. So many reactions were just “wtf did I just watch”. I saw it when I was a naïve 14 year old and seen it a gazillion times since. It just gets better each time. Of course, Life of Brian is now a must.

This is the British "Airplane!" movie. Instead of spoofing 1970s disaster films, it spoofed the Arthurian legends in the way only the Monty Python guys can do. Also, it's my experience that people either love Monty Python humor or hate it, no in-between. I'm glad that you liked it.

The French Taunter scene, the British and French have had ages of territorial disputes. So, no surprise the French Taunter is, well, such a jerk. King Arthur - "What are you doing in England?" French Taunter - "Mind your own business!"

@richieclean

2 жыл бұрын

Just to add a little more context; the inspiration for that scene comes from actual historical accounts of "taunters" who would be employed to hurl insults at the enemy prior to medieval battles; similar to trash talking between Boxers today. Apparently it was an unenviable job, since it made them a prime target for the enemy when the fighting got underway.

@dirus3142

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah. I love the tavern scene in A Knight Tale for similar reasons. Our characters are English getting in an argument with the French rivals. The French end a taunt with and the Pope is French! The level headed English characters stands up in anger, The Pope may be French, but Jesus is English! Bar fight commences.

I'm from Catalonia, The Monty Phyton are idols here! Evreybody knows their films, I watched Life of Brian ( my favourite one) at High School and I have their amazing tv show on dvd. Love them!!!!

I remember going to our local theater when this first came out. On opening day, everyone who came to see the movie was given a coconut. The coconuts were handed out from a mini Trojan rabbit in the lobby.

This is such a great example of multilayered jokes that hit you hours later as you think more about them.

Such a great movie, one of my all time favourites.

Damn you talked over some of the funniest bits

I think you're the first person I've seen go in blind to react to this and not go "wait, they don't get the grail" at the end. Everyone else always tries to process this like a typical linear Hollywood movie. You're the first one I've seen to catch on to what it is and just roll with it.

@YourXavier

2 жыл бұрын

Well, their quest wasn't to FIND the grail, it was to SEEK the grail.

@JayM409

2 жыл бұрын

It's Chinatown, JJ.

Clicked so fast!! Can't wait to see your reaction xx

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

Woo! ❤️

Keep in mind that the guy who directed this directed Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as well. Gilliam’s direction is next level.

Each Monty Python movie have a half dozen documentaries written about there making and impact, these guys went on to act as the backbone for basically the entire British comedy and filmmaking scenes for decades not to mention there influences overseas. One of those rare times a group comes together where everyone is equally exceptional in there various crafts and they just go absolutely ham.

"The framing of these shots is really well done." Yeah, well they had to do something to hide the fact that they were all the one interior of the same castle!

Cool that you like the hand drawn stuff. It’s by Terry Gilliam, the guy that directed Brazil.

@majimasmajimemes1156

2 жыл бұрын

And Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

@pantlessreactions

2 жыл бұрын

And 12 Monkeys

Great reaction. lol - no. The portrayal of "filth" in the "bring out your dead" scene - complete with people literally wallowing in the muck for want of anything else to do - was an extreme exaggeration for comedic effect that plays on one of the more common myths about the age despite the written and physical evidence tot he contrary. The scene in the courtyard of Swamp Castle (before Lancelot bloodies it up) is much closer to the reality. (edited b/c I dropped a couple of words).

The Lads in Monty Python are so awesome they get their own category in Comedy History.

That mud collecting peasant going on an anti-authoritarian political rant always cracks me up.

If it seems impressive for 1978, it should be even more impressive since it was actually 1975.

Probably one of the best reactions to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" that I've ever seen. You really 100% get this movie. The same comedy troupe who did this movie did their take on a religious epic with "Monty Python's Life of Brian". I think that one would TOTALLY be up your alley, as well. Just a warning, it *fully* uses it's R-rating.

On the one hand, it was a shame you had no knowledge of the fact that they were a popular British tv sketch show long before making this; and yet on the other hand getting to watch you take your first taste of this epoch of British hilarity and of these geniuses through this paragon of silliness, is priceless for us all. Thank you

First time I saw this movie, I never looked at rabbits the same. That scene is one of my favorites of all times.

You should watch life of Brian next 😅😅

@melvyncollins7305

2 жыл бұрын

And 'The Jabberwocky', seriously funny film!

James, you have to watch Life of Brian! If you loved Holy Grail, you would love that one too. Thanks for sharing your first time experience with this classic with us, it was a joy to see someone make the discovery. :)

I know mel brooks is the american king of 4th wall breaks but in england it was for sure monty python, my favorite group of comedians ever!

During one of the first screenings of this movie in front of a live audience, co-writer and co-director Terry Jones noticed that when music was played during the jokes, there was a marked reduction of laughter from the audience. He went back and edited the music out whenever a punchline was delivered. At subsequent screenings, he noticed a dramatic increase in the audiences' positive reactions to the jokes. From that point on, whenever he directed, he remembered to stop the music for the funny parts.

personal belief that this is better than Life of Brian, great vid 👍

Blessed be thy holy hand grenade!

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

The holy Grenade *throws at rabbit*

@brendencrowe8407

2 жыл бұрын

“5 is right out!”

This is one if the most iconic comedies ever made. Monty Python was a small group of British (and one American) writers/comedians who wrote and performed in a variety of British tv shows before getting together and doing their own show Monty Pythons Flying Circus. They did a series of movies next, this being the first. They had no budget so made that part of the joke. The next movie "Life of Brian" is brilliant. And yeah "It's but a flesh wound" came from this.

These guys saved my life many times when was an Emo 13 year old. First tattoo was the Python foot. So glad you Popped Your Python Cherry LOL

This has been one of my favorite movies since I saw it when I was about 10 or so. I recently showed it to my 9 year old grandson and he loved it even though he didn’t “get it.” “NE!!!!!!!” 😂👍

@jimtatro6550

2 жыл бұрын

@@laurettelaliberte8864 me too!👍😂

@jimtatro6550

2 жыл бұрын

@@laurettelaliberte8864 nope, born and raised in Illinois

The Life of Brian is even better imo

One really fun detail about the rabbit scene and perhaps some other inspirations. In medieval manuscripts killer rabbit doodles in the margins were actually a thing. Most historians consider it to be a common joke from the scribes from the time period. If anyone's interested in more info google the history of killer rabbits in manuscripts. I think that point is a good way to illustrate the sophistication employed. They found an actual joke from midieval times and made it work well.

One of the popular themes in medieval manuscript doodle/illustrations was subverting daily occurrences such as reversing hunting by illustrating the rabbits hunting the humans instead (sometimes in fairly graphic detail) so the idea of the killer bunny may have actually been inspired by that and not just a totally random choice which is a super cool detail if it was done deliberately.

Love this, but Life of Brian is my favorite! I miss this type of humour nowadays.

The life of Bryan and the meaning of life are also great films by them. (Always look on the bright side of life will be played at my funeral if I have my way)

Glad you agree, that Lancelot storming that castle to save the "fair maid" was a thing of cinematic epicness.

Monty Python was an English Comedy group. They did movies and had TV shows and specials. They set the standard for what we know today as "British Humor".

Yo you gotta do Life of Brian next!

The film was actually released in 1975, so even earlier than you thought! If you liked the grimy atmosphere check out 'The Jabberwocky', it was made by one of the Pythons and starred another one, alongside a whole host of British comedy greats.

1. I first saw this at a drive-in (Still there BTW)😎 2. In the credits they talk about the moose. 3. Perfect Monty Python where you can just get sucked into something where you don't have to think about anything and just let yourself go. 4. "What ya gonna do? Bleed on me." 🤣 5. The only real horse in this thing was the one ridden by the professor killer. 6. The reason for using coconuts was budgetary. Horses are expensive. Especially in entertainment. 5. The ending is a "cop out"

Their TV show, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, was doing this fourth wall breaking back in 1969. And seeing Terry Gilliam’s Python animations let you see Brazil in a new light.

You should definitely check out Life of Brian as well! It was actually banned in my country (Norway) for blasphemy, luckily that was before my time.

@michaelnolan6951

2 жыл бұрын

I believe that at the time it was banned in Norway it was advertised in Sweden as: "So funny it was banned in Norway"

You gotta do 'Time Bandits' soon, directed by Terry Gilliam and featuring other Pythons and British actors like Ian Holm and Sean Connery, when I was 10 it was my favourite movie.

James is one of the few reactors I watch in order to validate my own opinion on things I enjoy

I first saw this movie when I was in high school. I was sick and watching it when I had a fever. The "Knights of the Round Table" scene had me in stitches I feel off the couch laughing so hard, I had to rewind it get the parts I missed from laughing.

The "LOOK!!!!" "JESUS CHRIST!!!!" destroys me every time at the bunny scene.

@jacoballen5538

2 жыл бұрын

"I've done it AGAIN" that Jesus christ is so great I remember reciting it all the time back when I first watched this movie. It's said so perfectly and with such enthusiasm makes me laugh like crazy all the time

Been waiting for you to watch this one. So good. Life of Brian is also good and has a great ending. You need to get Spaceballs on your list if you haven't already.

Iconic gets thrown around left and right, but this movie is probably the #1 most iconic movie I've ever seen Ever. Single. Joke. can be easily referenced in literally ANY PIECE OF MEDIA ever made

I saw this in the theatre with my sister and her deeply religious friend, Kate. Watching Kate's reactions was as entertaining as the movie. Later, when my fiends and I played D and D, we played a Holy grail module. I played Sir Bedevere. I had to think up outlandish solutions to problems, The guy playing King Arthur had to make speeches, sir Robin had to be the first to run away in a fight, and Sir Galahad the last to run away. There was a great war in my Army reserve unit between the followers of The Holy Grail and the blasphemous heretics of the Rocky Horror Picture, who were eventually made to repent or go into exile. Our CO ordered us to stop yelling 'Run Away,' during war games.

Btw, just a quick fact, people in the middle ages weren't covered in filth, they were fairly clean. And that's just western Europe.

You've missed most of the gags and dialogue by only focusing on the cinematography. Shame.

Thank you James. Seeing you laugh at the same things I've laughed at is uplifting. Your knowledge of cinema adds a whole lot. Laughter is so good and so important, and I'm sure you made a lot of people feel great too from watching this. Peace!

Just this morning I started doing a bit of a chant and my husband bopped his head in the right place. Our lives are regularly punctuated with Python quotes. We are 69 and 70 and have loved them for nearly 50 years.

So stupid, so funny, so nonsensical. Monty Python.

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

Damn right hahaha

@jobrimar8291

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!!!!