
History is turned on its comic head when, in tenth-century England, King Arthur travels the countryside to find knights who will join him at the Round Table in Camelot. Gathering up the men is a tale in itself but after a bit of a party at Camelot, many decide to leave only to be stopped by God, who sends them on a quest: to find the Holy Grail. After a series of individual adventures, the knights are reunited but must face a wizard named Tim the Enchanter, killer rabbits and... (Full plot summary below)
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History is turned on its comic head when, in tenth-century England, King Arthur travels the countryside to find knights who will join him at the Round Table in Camelot. Gathering up the men is a tale in itself but after a bit of a party at Camelot, many decide to leave only to be stopped by God, who sends them on a quest: to find the Holy Grail. After a series of individual adventures, the knights are reunited but must face a wizard named Tim the Enchanter, killer rabbits and lessons in the use of holy hand grenades. Their quest comes to an end however when the Police intervene - just what you would expect in a Monty Python movie.
Leave your thoughts about Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
| Boston GlobeJay CarrIt's one heck of a basis for a funny movie. |
| New Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufWhat we have here is an historical document of inestimable value, describing in no uncertain terms the terrible and beautiful times before AIDS. |
| Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonIt may lack the authority-baiting, satire-with-a-purpose edge of Life of Brian, but Holy Grail is the looser, sillier, ultimately funnier film, packed with actual goofy laughs rather than hey-I-get-that cleverness. |
| The GuardianPeter BradshawThe material is superb, Neil Innes’ music is tremendous and Gilliam’s animations are timelessly brilliant. |
| TimeRichard SchickelAlong with the high comedy, this determined insistence on the gory stupidity of ancient but still potent fancy is what holds the film together. Grail is as funny as a movie can get, but it is also a tough-minded picture — as outraged about the human propensity for violence as it is outrageous in its attack on that propensity. |
| Empire MagazineRob FraserThere's something about feature films that brings out the best in the Pythons. The occasional indulgence of the TV series is replaced by a more focused approach which wrings every conceivable joke out of a given subject. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonI laughed so hard I thought I would stop breathing. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeMonty Python at their most successful. It improves with age. |
| San Jose Mercury NewsBruce NewmanHoly Grail suffers from the same syndrome that afflicts many of these restored classics: It is better remembered than actually seen. |
| eFilmCritic.comScott WeinbergThe film itself is of course genius; wonderfully funny; a classic. The new Special Edition DVD is a Pythonite's fondest wish. |