Very, very fond memories of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Watched it over and over through junior high and high school.Later, I housesat for some friends and had the first girl I ever had any feelings for over and we watched Holy Grail together. Great night for me.
It has to be one of the top two or three funniest movies ever. The Pythons wedged their snarky, intelligent and biting humor into every second -- from the starting credits, an intermission and everything in between. From commenting on politics, religion, history, literature and folklore, the Pythons took aim wherever their gun pointed. It didn't matter. Irreverent and, yet, poignant. All in 88 short minutes.
How good is it? Watch it 20 times and try to narrow down your top 10 favorite moments? It'd drive you mad.
I will admit that if I were a dorky Python fan in 1975, going to the theater, watching this hilirious movie only to have it end so abruptly without any real conclusion, it would have been very, very frustrating and borderline maddening.
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