I'm only sad that you had none of the anarcho-syndiclist commune scene: "Listen...Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!" is still one of the best lines ever
The reason for the coconuts is because the film's budget wasn't high enough for them to rent horses. Also, only one of them knew how to ride, so they just used coconuts. Also, they rented one castle, and whenever they needed to portray a new castle, they'd film it from different angles and different sides. This movie was really made on a shoestring.
They had actually set up to film at a few Scottish castles but at the last minute the government ministry that managed those castles pulled their permits so they were stuck with the two privately owned castles they had scouted.
Plus Graham Chapman (Arthur) was drunk during most of filming, according to many interviews I've seen. He was also, according to his fellow Pythons, the best dramatic actor of the group BY FAR, which is why he got the lead roles in both Holy Grail and in Life of Brian.
Seeing them waiting for the ending might have been the funniest part of this reaction. Why would such a random, unconventional movie have a normal ending, anyway? And, who told Amber that Airplane's jokes were generational? Some were, but most weren't. Those sight gags and the word play are still funny (and, in some cases, still USED) in 2022. Ex: "Shirley, you can't be serious..."
"I am serious...and don't call me Shirley". Lol. That line even made it into the final mission in the game "Call of Duty Modern Warfare" as you were trying to save the hostage on the airplane.
I was laughing at all the movie's gags, but Jay's & Amber's perplexed/confused reactions to Monty Python's trademark "sillyness" and "ridiculousness" made me laugh even more.
A group from the 70’s made a movie that still trolls people to this day. This is one of the few movies that you see young, get some of it…..then you get it more when older. A gem. (Credits we’re in the beginning). Great to see in theater, since most of the people watching along with you are nuts about it.
They ran out of money, so they "copped out". I thought the ending was brilliant and your reactions to that ending was hilarious. One of the greatest comedies ever.
It's less that they ran out of money and more that an ending like that might have come right out of their TV show from the early '70s. They would string together a lot of unrelated sketches and abruptly jump to the next one, often with Terry Gilliam's animation in between, when the joke stopped being funny. "Holy Grail" was a first try at something with a more linear narrative but it still plays like a bunch of sketches. As others have said, their next movie "Life of Brian" goes even farther toward a more traditional narrative structure. Watching reactors come to terms with the guys' shenanigans is VERY entertaining.
It also plays on how a running gag with Monty Python is that they NEVER, EVER, actually conclude a sketch. They always just switch to something else before there's a proper conclusion.
The way you two edited the ending would have made Monty Python proud. It was so in the style of Monty Python. I have so much respect for you two. You two are awesome. Watch Monty Python's "The Meaning of LIfe" next. Awesome!!!
I laughed so hard as you both tried to convince each other that that wasn't really the end of the film. I watched this as a kid and felt similarly cheated by the ending, but now I just accept it as just another quirk of Monty Python's humour. 💗
Same here. I laughed for several minutes as they tried to convince themselves that something else was coming. The Monty Python crew were trolling people long before the term “trolling” was ever thought up to describe what they were doing. 😂
The best part of this reaction is how long y'all waited for the "end". 🤣 "A Fish Called Wanda" is an extremely funny movie and has several of the Monty Python members in it. Definitely need to add "Wanda" to the list.
And if you watch 'Wanda', you should also watch Fierce Creatures. Several of the same main cast members but not the same characters, so not a sequel. John Cleese, Michael Palin, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Kevin Kline.
I saw it mentioned already but watching you both waiting and waiting for the credits was the funniest part of the video. Your faces were in a state of disbelief the whole time. :)
In case no one else has mentioned it, this movie was basically a full-length movie version of a British sketch comedy show called "Monty Python's Flying Circus". The show was made up of short sketches that used the same kind of surreal, ridiculous, satirical humor as this (think Saturday Night Live but, more British). "The Holy Grail" was the group trying for the first time to take their style of humor and extend it into a full-length original story (based on the legend of King Arthur). ❤
Yes! And importantly, one their favorite skit schticks was to segue with "And now for something completely different" and they'd toss in exactly that!! There were plenty of those in the film that went without the saying.
I became addicted to "Flying Circus" when I was 12, never really cared to go for rehab...🙂I think everyone in western Europe in the 70's grew up with Monty Python.
@@isabelsilva62023 many of us 10 and 12-year-olds in America were addicted to Monty Python and Benny Hill as well. We had to stay up after 10:00 to be able to catch it on PBS. Funniest thing we ever seen and as an extreme bonus sometimes they showed boobs😁
Monty Python can be an acquired taste. It grows on you, until you get how absolutely hilarious, intelligent and inane their humor is. They had a sketch show in England called Monty Python's Flying Circus which prepped America for their humor. It was shown on PBS, pre-internet age, and it felt like you had discovered a quirky, irreverent hidden treasure. I think the end of the movie was due to their sketch style background. It was very different to experience them slowly, starting with the TV show. The Pythons were young and popular back then. Many fans memorized full dialog to their sketches and songs, and recited them back and forth to each other. I'm sure it's hard to digest this movie with no context and not much exposure to British humor (?) Thanks for trying though.
Monty Python was always hit and miss. That’s what made them interesting. There’s plenty of stuff that is high brow and intelligent (I’d say the philosophers football would be one), and other just plain dumb fun (the black knight, say). If you’re not in the mood for it, A lot of people would react like Jay and Amber. Python fans have built up this unrealistic image of their genius. And Flying Circus got repetitive, really fast. There’s nothing intrinsically difficult about understanding British humor, it’s often just so mundane that you can’t believe the effort that was put into it. Kinda like how Penn Gillette explains magic tricks.
My parents raised me on Monty Python and I’ve loved them ever since. My friend had never seen them and I made the mistake of showing her Meaning of Life as an introduction. She was horrified 😂
The movie was made on a very tight budget. The entire cost to make the film was $400,000. Much of the money was donated by members of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Jethro Tull. It earned $5 million dollars upon its 1975 release, but it has probably earned many times that in its 4 1/2 decades since.
I've read a bunch of these reviews and they've said everything I could have.... and more. The one thing I haven't read in the comments is how this movie would have not have worked as well if they had used actual horses. I believe I had read this opinion from one of the pythons. An Edit. I was watching the grail one night with my wife and a couple inlaws when we heard a noise behind the couch. Turned out to be my 3 yr. old daughter, we hustled her off to bed and thought nothing more about it. Next morning she was pulling her doll stroller with doll, calling in a loud voice, BRING OUT YOUR DEAD! BRING OUT YOUR DEAD! My wife and I just died.
Having their sketches interrupted without any real conclusion was a big part of their style. What I love about Monty Python was their sense of absurdity. When this came out, I'd already been watching reruns of their TV show, Monty Python's Flying Circus, every saturday night for years. You should check out some of the sketches from the show... Maybe the Dead Parrot sketch, The Lumberjack Song or The Ministry of Silly Walks. Cheers!
They pinched the non-ending sketch idea from Spike Milligan who they all idolised. If you like Monty Python try watching the Q TV series that Spike wrote and starred in. They were totally groundbreaking and completely hilarious.
"You figure out what this movie is about yet?" "Nope." Hysterical. That's the last question to ask about any Monty Python movie or sketch. Just enjoy the ride. If you're willing to break away from movies, watch their sketch comedy. The "Dead Parrot" and "Ministry of Silly Walks" sketches are legendary. "I'm a Lumberjack" song might fit into your music channel.
The Dead Parrot sketch, Ministry of Silly Walks, Upper Class Twit of the Year, The Spanish Inquisition... so many comedy gems that are still hysterical.
Monty Python is a famous British group of comic actors and one artist - they had their own tv show back in the 70s. It is all comedy and British humor. They have a series of movies that EVERY became obsessed with and would watch over and over. Probably the first in that trend.
King Arthur's trusty servant Patsy is the animator for this movie and Monty Python's TV series. He is Terry Gilliam, a renowned and respected director in his own right.
@@justindenney-hall5875 and Terry Gilliam has been British since the 60s. He renounced his American citizenship cos of Vietnam etc. He lives about a mile from me.
Monty Python’s humor is so ridiculous, and hilarious. This movie produced so many quotable lines and memes. I can still watch it and lmao today. You need to watch Young Frankenstein next.
As others have pointed out, the Pythons were all extremely well educated at Oxford and Cambridge comedians and their humor, while often seeming nonsensical or tangental, draws heavily from historical and literary source material. The scenes of collecting the dead during the Black Plague or the witch trial are pretty close to the way it happened. You just have to laugh because it's so horribly accurate. Their next movie, The Life of Brian, has a more definite ending. You might try that one some time.
To underline the historical accuracy, one of the directors (Terry Jones, the guy who played Sir Bedivere and a bunch of other characters) was a medieval scholar. He published several books on the Crusades and other things and hosted history specials on British TV. The 'your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries' thing was a historically accurate insult from medieval times. Hamsters were very 'prolific' and had loads of sex and made lots of little hamsters - poor people didn't have access to grapes, which were a rich people food imported from abroad, so they would ferment other things to make alcoholic beverages, like elderberries. So the insult translates as, 'your mamma's a ho and your daddy's a drunk.' Monty Python is educational. :)
The genius behind this film is that they are 100% breaking the 4th wall, breaking character and quite literally letting you in on the joke. The idea to use coconuts for horses was a genius budgetary decision. The part that seems to be beyond your capacity to relate, is they are pointing out this is nothing more than a set with actors. (Hence things like the cop cars, the Historian and the animator dying suddenly, and freeing them from the beast that would likely have killed them) Thereby completely pulling the audience out of the idea of the fantasy world they have created. That’s Monty Python for you.
Since Jay is into 80s hair metal, you should totally watch “This is Spinal Tap”. Even 30 years later I laugh so hard I cry and can’t breathe watching it.
❤️ That was great! You guys looked so pranked at the end.😅 My all time favorite comedy movie. Saw it in the theater when it was released in 1975. And yes, Monty Python is a sketch comedy group. You may not realize it the first time you see the film but the 6 members of Month Python play most of the roles. For example, John Cleese is Sir Lancelot, Tim the Enchanter and the insult hurling Frenchman.
My sister was mad I made her watch this. Wanted her 2 hours back. I just waited, 2 weeks later she called me laughing hysterically. Someone at work just said the word coconuts 🥥. It gets so much funnier the more you think about it. You'll hear quotes all the time.
OMG your reactions had me rolling!!! "That's like when you and your friends talk about sports." ... "Look at the form on that gallop." ... "Talk about ruining a party." ... "It's like a bunch of different sketches, with a bit of story thrown in there once in awhile." --- Yes, exactly! Welcome to Monty Python's style of humor.
Rob: "The sun on his shirt has a mustache." I've seen this movie dozens of times and can quote large chunks of it, but I never noticed that detail. Thank you, Rob!
Their movie "The Life of Brian" has much of the same type of humor but is a bit more cohesive, along the lines of "normal" movies. I love both movies and find myself using the quotes as a means test for friends. If she weighs the same as a duck she must be made of wood, and therefore a witch!
One of my absolute favorite comedies! The DVD version starts with a completely different black and white movie!!!! I sat and watched for 5 minutes, went up to the player and ejected the dvd because I thought I had purchased the wrong movie. Once I realized it was a joke, I laughed my rear end off and having fallen for the joke so thoroughly! 😂🤣🤦♂️ And now that I'm a double amputee, the scene with the Black Knight hits different. Tis but a scratch! And it ends on a literal cop out! Genius!
In the original theatrical release there was a short which pretended to be an advertisement for a local Japanese restaurant which play immediately before the film. It ended with the words: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail - just eight minutes from this restaurant'. If you want a Monty Python movie with a proper supporting feature, check out Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. It is famous as the only film in history which is attacked by its supporting feature.
I remember watching this one with my best friend. We were laughing so hard we cried and then we turned to look at my brother and his wife and they were completely puzzled and had no idea what we were laughing at.
One of my top-20 movies of all time. Back when I was a kid, this was actually played almost every night on PBS. I must have seen it at least 20 times as a 12-year-old. The simplicity, stupidity and slight historical significance kept me coming back for more. Of course they couldn't find the Grail. Even today, some assume it's been found and is in a deep vault somewhere. Life of Brian is also a fun watch - I highly recommend it.
@@ForEternia no. That was the great thing about PBS back in the day. They played it constantly as there was nothing else they really wanted to televise past 9pm. PBS was treated a bit differently than the mainstream networks back then.
@@mil2k11 That's interesting 🤔. Especially since all I caught on PBS as kid was children's programming like Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, Mister Roger's, etc
Just starting to watch and I am realizing I have NO idea what you'll think of it. But a few decades ago this used to be shown at midnight about one Saturday per month at a local theater and we'd go see it at least 6 times per year. Crowd reciting along with the dialogue, audience participation not on the same level as Rocky Horror but still so much fun.
@@Free-pw1xg I guessed that crowd knowing the lines. Much like the following for The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but they wouldn't know the actors (Meatloaf for one) or appreciate the naive 50s/60s couple because it's well before their time (not only the movie but some of the the inclusions.) I'd still love them to see it if only for "The Time Warp" scene. That's universally understood and loved by all who see it.
Monty Python = legendary sketch comedy troupe from the UK (although the animations are done by the sole American member, Terry Gilliam ("Patsy"), a popular director of many wonderful quirky films like "Brazil".) This also inspired a hugely popular Broadway musical called "Spamalot" (the title being a funny twist on Camelot.) It won the best musical Tony that year.
@@michaelconnor1542 Yes, I know who wrote it. Spamalot was inspired by the movie they previously wrote, but it was not the same as the movie. "Like the motion picture, it is a highly irreverent parody of the Arthurian legend, but it differs from the film in many ways." I also know someone who was in the Broadway show (Brad Oscar.)
Y'all were hilarious at the end. Welcome to British humor. "The Life of Brian" is another of their movies. Controversial at the time...but VERY funny. Monty Python are an acquired taste....and I love them!!!
I love watching the confusion on reactors' faces with this movie. Leave it a month or two & re-watch it in your own time; it just gets better & better. Please do Life Of Brian (it actually has a conclusion, not a cop out ending)
I love MP but I’ve never liked this movie. Absolutely watch Life of Brian though. It has a story line, the humour is within and relevant to the plot, and it lacks the blood and gore. When it was first released, some churches - without seeing it - thought that it was mocking Christ, and banned people from watching it.
My friends and I had seen this many times and then watched it with a Belgian exchange student. She cracked up laughing when the French turned back and said something in French to the others behind the wall. We paused the movie to see what was so funny. She said that he had just said to "throw the cow" and she had no idea what he was talking about but, thought it was funny. We resumed the movie with us knowing what was coming and she broke up laughing again when the cow came flying at them. Made a funny screen just a bit better and always makes me laugh when I think about it. Keep up the good work!
The Rabbit scene has become such a worldwide cultural icon, many video games especially love to parody it. Shadow Warrior has a clearing where you can find a vicious bunny rabbit. Even World of Warcraft has a cave on Darkmoon Island (a one week a month carnival with amusement park rides and games) where you can fight a rabbit that is a "raid boss" that requires like 10-20 players and if you win, you have a chance to get a very rare pet that is a bunny rabbit with blood on its mouth. :D
To say it didn't have an ending ignores the fact that the police arriving and arresting everyone IS the ending. It's just not the one you thought you were going to get. And the reason for that is the same reason there are no horses -- they just didn't have the budget for it. They'd intended to have a major battle with the french, but couldn't pull it together with the money they had available, so they improvised.
Foi intencional e inspirou outros que usaram esse recurso de tudo ser uma farsa e durante o filme já tem isso quando um soldado mata o professor que estava de carro pesquisando a idade média kkkk
It's British humor, a particular humor.....I love it, it's so subtle and gory and hysterical. The Pythons were so ahead of their time........They had a television show and were at the Hollywood Bowl. Classic!
Part of the excess violence is a jab at the different censorship and ratings standards for different subjects. For example, you can show people's heads getting severed, a cart full of dead bodies, a sword thru the face, and a dude having all four limbs hacked off, but don't you DARE let anyone see a boobie! Also sometimes movie makers desire a certain rating, for example this one would likely sell more tickets with an R rating. So if there wasn't enough violence for the judges to give it that rating, then the producers could decide if they want to add more violence to bump the rating up to where they want before the release.
I am old enough to have seen this when it first came out. Literally my favorite movie of all time. Absurdist humor at its finest. I'm glad you liked it.
Monty Python troupe were absolute geniuses. They created their sketch TV show (Monty Python's Flying Circus) by purposefully not ending sketches with a proper punch line. They were link their sketches together. Such as just having someone walk off the sketch as it's going and into a different sketch with a completely different context. I still love to watch their show even to this day.
After failing the villagers' weight test on the scales, the now-definitely-confirmed-to-be-a-witch Witch sighs, and says: "It's a fair cop."* (*"You're completely correct - the accusation was fair, and I am guilty; yes indeed, I'm a witch." She could also have said "Bang to rights...", also a similarly weighted British slang shortcut to confirm guilt.)
@@BensSoZen Yeah, "It's a fair cop..." always means Guilty of whatever, which was why the witch said it once the scales proved she was a witch. As for 'bang to rights' (usually worked into a script or character's speech like "They had him bang to rights/We've got you bang to rights" etc etc) - which is directly comparable to "It's a fair cop..." - it's a superfast shortcut way of approximately saying: "You're guilty of charges that the police/authority figure could put to you right now, thus necessitating you to be aware of what your rights and responsibilities will subsequently be as your guilty actions will be correspondingly processed". Phew. No wonder people just use a simple variant of "bang to rights!" instead! So if you were a store manager and caught someone shoplifting, maybe you'd yell "I just saw you on the CCTV camera footage! I've got you bang to rights!" If you came home and saw that Sommmmeone had eaten the last chocolate biscuits, maybe you'd yell "Hey Jerry! I know you finished them off! Bang to rights! Now go and get me a new packet!" Etc.
Haha....I knew this movie would fry your minds! The Monty Python crew has a very different approach to comedy and you have to just abandon all rational thought to appreciate it, which is probably why they are so popular! I laughed and laughed at you two waiting for something else to happen, not believing that could be the end!
First time my sister and I watched this in 7th grade we ended thinking "What a weird movie". We found ourselves recapping everything at the end. The hilarity ensued. It was a delayed reaction, but we ended up adoring it.
Same, though I was a little younger. When I first saw "Holy Grail," I didn't really know what to make of it. It was so different than anything I'd seen before, had weird dark humor and more blood than I was used to in a comedy, and that ending! Later, though, I found myself quoting it to friends. And the more we quoted it, the more we laughed. This, of course, lead to me wanting to go back and watch it again. And again. And again. Then seek out other Monty Python stuff. Yeah, MP's humor really creeps up on ya. Next thing you know, you're a super-fan for life. And if you're not... well, I probably stopped hanging out with you.
The Monty Python Group was radically different back in the 70's. Only expect craziness from them, as you can tell by the insertion of whacky cartoons and the abrupt, non-nonsensical ending. Don't expect to follow a story from start to finish, these are basically a mish-mash of sketches. Similar to 'Airplane', these are not normal movies so don't expect a plot. The only reason they do anything is for a laugh, and often not for any particular rational reasoning! Glad you enjoyed it, it is a classic.
"Life of Brian" is a little closer to a traditional movie. I mean, it's still not a "normal movie" but it def feels a little less disjointed and therefore might be a little more palatable to J&A as MP noobs.
This entire troup of writers/actors/producers, went on to be some of the most influential/inspiration inducing figures in modern film and television comedy. They all have credits together and apart, that span decades.
One of my special favorites. It was incredibly fun to watch you two encounter this flick. Your genuine responses were everything a Monty Python fan could hope for. I haven't laughed so much with a movie reaction, ever (especially your confusion at the end). You'll know you're a true Python fan when you can recite Dennis' lines from the 'Help! Help! I'm being repressed!' skit from memory.
Your reaction and how the two of you so hopelessly didn't get the humor was in itself soooooo funny LMAO!!! NOTE: the whole movie was a parody of almost every classic Hollywood movie trope prior to when this was made, and played off the Monty Python tv sketch series.
and now for something completely different... the shin. I was in tears watching you guys watch this! Your video was pure joy. I grew up on Monty Python. Vinyl, CD, tv & movies. I memorized entire skits as a kid. You have to do more Monty Python; it grows on you like an infectious disease.
❤ Glad you guys watched it. British humor, and Monty Python more specifically is an acquired taste, and I'm glad you got it as a whole. Great reaction!
This is my all time favorite movie. My kids and I have watched this at least once a year for the last 35 years, yelling lines at the tv like people do at "Rocky Horror" and having a blast. At 3 years old (he's 38 now) my son would go around to anyone who would listen, and in his best little Brit accent say "She turned me into a newt!.....well, I got better." lol
@@petercourtien4581 I remember one reason probably for that late night showing was because the show was probably considered like an r-rated thing because it showed bare breasted women sometimes and the animation was very risque for the time!! I absolutely loved the show though!!
Monty Python was cutting edge British humour that took North America by storm in the mid to late 70's. I still know tons of people that can quote all their skit lines word for word. Their original movie "And Now For Something Completely Different" is absolutely killer humour. All unrelated skits ...
"It's a fair cop" is British slang equivalent to "you caught me red handed!" After all that bizarre talk about wood and ducks floating, she really was a witch.
@@jkoslowe Look up "it's a fair cop". It's literally an admission of guilt. It's a phrase frequently used in Monty Python skits when police catch a cartoon-type robber, always done with the "you got me" tone. Connie Booth (the actress and former wife of John Cleese) is even listed in the credits as "the witch".
@@ink-cow I am aware of the meaning of the phrase, and her title I the credits. However, in this case she is being sarcastic...and various Pythons have commented on the use of sarcasm in their humor, noted this scene as a prime example.
another fun fact: most of the actors played several roles each. in particular John Cleese as the taunting frenchman and sir lancelot, and Graham Chapman as king arthur and God. the main cast played at least... 3-4 characters each. sometimes in the same scene. their dedication to their craft is amazing.
and another fun fact: the chain mail they’re all wearing is actually thick knitted grey wool, so it was much lighter, but was almost always wet from shooting in Scotland’s rainy climate.
I was 13 when The Holy Grail was released. My cousin took me to see it. I loved it then and still do today simply because it is so ridiculous, silly, disjointed, and just plain crude. But now the best part of this movie was watching your reactions to it. You two had me laughing out loud literally. I'll be watching more of your videos. Amber, your reaction when the black knight kicked Arthur in the side of the head was perfect.
A true classic and one of my all-time favorite films. Can you imagine being in the theater when it went dark at the end and the music played with no credits people didn't know whether to sit there or leave and it was hilarious just the bubbling laughter that would happen. So many great memorable lines in that movie run away run away
Aside from being shocked you’ve never heard of Monty Python, this is one of my top ten favorites of all time and a movie that literally changed my life when I saw it when it first came out. I have artwork on my walls and Funko Pops and a t-shirt and still a huge fan. The Pythons were all really smart college educated men, as well, and this has some very accurate portrayals of the time period, coconuts not withstanding.
The term “for whom the bell tolls” was started during the plague in Europe, people literally went through the town ringing a bell for you to bring out your dead
Monty Python was a British comedy group in the 60s/80s. John Cleese (played the French guy) is still alive and has done acting roles such as in "A Fish Called Wanda" with Jamie Lee Curtis.
I loved this film; the cops breaking up the fight was foreshadowed throughout the film; the narrator standing in the field already broke the reality of the setting, so his murder being investigated was a running visual subplot/sight gag; the arrests were inevitable.
Also, the ending is a pun. Instead of showing the huge battle and having Arthur complete his quest for the grail, thereby wrapping up the threads of the story and delivering on all the build up, the filmmakers chose to "cop out."
Was hilarious watching people enjoy one of my favorite movies of all time. I'm glad you liked it, even if you think you didn't. If you watch it again, you'll notice lots more things you didn't notice on the first run through. I understand the disappointed confusion at the end, but it was really the perfect ending for the movie, when you think about it. Looking forward to the next one! Maybe Life of Brian? I don't know....
I went to a wedding a number of years ago based on "The Holy Grail" Chain-mail, swords, serving wenches, etc. The ceremony was held in an old Masonic temple. The marriage didn't last but the ceremony was so cool.
Hats off to your editing on this one guys. The cuts at the end from the perplexed looks on your faces to the music, back to your faces again and again was gold!! 👏🏻😂
An absolute masterpiece from Monty Pytnon. The thinking mans comedy at it's best. I know it looks silly and it is silly, but it's also very clever. And of course, "WE are the KNIGHTS of Ni"
Its so funny to see people try to make sense of the humour of Monty Python for the first time. It takes some time to get a taste for this perfect example of British comedy but once its in your system it's there for good. Monty Python 'Life of Brian' is my favourite, set in biblical times it caused alot of controversy when it came out with members of the Christian community. Please check out; Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, The Karate Kid 👍
As a very devoted Christian I could never see what the fuss was about. He runs around yelling I’m not Him. I didn’t find it particularly offensive. I’ve seen it quite a few times since. Some people just enjoy getting their panties into a wad.
@@1177kc I am more of an opinion, that they were upset about how his followers were portrayed. Since it was pretty much a mockery of church and its many sects. They just wouldn't have gotten anywhere if they had admitted that they personally felt made fun of. So they pretended that they found their religion being attacked.
This always brings back memories of being a kid and watching Benny Hill with my grandma (never did tell mom about that LOL) and falling in love with UK humor and dry wit. Mom and I loved watching the Brit Coms that our local PBS station showed on Saturday nights. The humor is on a totally different level, and I love seeing people start to get it. Even got Mrs. Brown's Boys on DVD and will someday add Vicar of Dibley to the collection.
This is my absolutely favourite movie of all time. I have watched it hundreds of times and still laugh. Brilliant British humour which we Aussies love!!
I’m so dead right now! 😂 💀 My hubby LOVES Monty Python humor-I’ve heard him quote it for 30+ years. I on the other hand am humor-challenged 😜. But it was MUCH more fun watching this 23-minute version with your reactions!! I love y’all! “I’m not dead yet…!”
I was wondering while watching this reaction how you were going to react to the denied ending….It was hilarious! Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a British series that most people in the States saw for the first time on PBS. John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam are legends forever!
Aw cr@p, I was afraid I’d leave one of them out! Yes, yes, yes…..Gotta name ‘‘em all again now….Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palen, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. Carol Cleveland is in there too!
It always killed me that the "sophisticated science" knight had to raise his face guard up all of the time because he built it with the bars right in front of his eyes...
Of course, back in those times, someone like him would have been considered a genius (flawed though his logic might have been). Most others had the IQ of a farm animal.
I still want to know how a sheep's bladder can be employed to predict earthquakes. Also, how we know the world is banana-shaped. He seemed so wise in the ways of science but we never got answers...
@@johnplaysgames3120 That is true: he was wise in the ways of science, he could lead people down the path of inarguable logic, and he planned the perfect Trojan Bunny. Ah, well, he took his secrets with him. More's the pity.
Your reaction to the ending was the same as mine the first time I watched this movie when I was eight years old. Confusion and disbelief. But the rest of the movie is so absurd, and the characters so ridiculous, that I came to realize no other ending would have made sense. There aren't really happy endings in Monty Python.
Monty Python's hilarity was in their outrageousness. They started in a UK TV show called Monty Python's flying circus. It was a strange show, but some of their skits have gone on to become legendary. Like "Dead Parrot" and "Argument Clinic" and "The World Hide and Seek Championships".
It would help if you knew Monty Pythons Flying Circus was a British Comedy Troup that is legendary. (1960's-1990's) Prior to reaction - I don't know if y'all are going to get the British humor. I will edit after I watch your reaction. One of the funniest movies ever made based on King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. AFTER REACTION - Well I think y'all followed it pretty well. Satire, low budget, each scene a different skit, poking fun at the French, UK jokes about politics. It's just a bigger version of the weekly BBC TV show that these comedians created. One of the funniest sketches on tv show was "World Championship Hide n Seek". You could hide anywhere in the world, and it took 40 years just for one game. These guys were ahead of their time.
A truly LEGENDARY film. You now need to check out, Life of Brian. They are 2 of the greatest comedies of all time. Yep, the total randomness of Python is why we LOVE them. The hope Amber had that it wasn't the end. It couldn't be the end! Well King Arthur & his army were arrested in connection to a murder. So how are they going to find the Grail from jail. Now, the BIG question that everyone is wondering..... Will you be using any of those AMAZING French insults?
@@brandonflorida1092 agreed. But I think we'll have to wait a good while before Jay & Amber get on to TV series. Let's just keep our fingers crossed for Life of Brian 🤞🏻
OMG Loved your reaction to this! Pleasantly surprised you took to Monty Python especially after Airplane! but it is two different types of comedy. It ended the way it did because the production literally ran out of money! That's it. Since you enjoyed this, I'll recommend "Life of Brian" and any of the Christopher Guest/Michael McKean movies, primarily "This is Spinal Tap", but "Best In Show" had me on the floor!
I'm only sad that you had none of the anarcho-syndiclist commune scene: "Listen...Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!" is still one of the best lines ever
Watery tarts.....
I was shocked when they cut that scene off also.
Ha! The violence inherent in the system... (!!!!)😂
@@kaybee4143 tossing scimitars......
i wouldn't mind a governmental system based on watery bints lobbing scimitars at me 😜
The reason for the coconuts is because the film's budget wasn't high enough for them to rent horses. Also, only one of them knew how to ride, so they just used coconuts. Also, they rented one castle, and whenever they needed to portray a new castle, they'd film it from different angles and different sides. This movie was really made on a shoestring.
Lolol
They had actually set up to film at a few Scottish castles but at the last minute the government ministry that managed those castles pulled their permits so they were stuck with the two privately owned castles they had scouted.
@Jamie Pritchard : Probably, even the shoe strings was borrowed...
Plus Graham Chapman (Arthur) was drunk during most of filming, according to many interviews I've seen. He was also, according to his fellow Pythons, the best dramatic actor of the group BY FAR, which is why he got the lead roles in both Holy Grail and in Life of Brian.
They also ran out of money so they finished the film with a very simple animation.
The editing where you guys just keep intercutting the music with you guys arguing if the movie is over was comedy gold! Great stuff!
SPOILER ALERT!
This was 1974's answer to the Sopranos finale.🤣🤣🤣
@@montauk6 this ending actually worked...
I don't think I've laughed at anyone's reaction to the ending more than yours. I loved it!
Seeing them waiting for the ending might have been the funniest part of this reaction. Why would such a random, unconventional movie have a normal ending, anyway? And, who told Amber that Airplane's jokes were generational? Some were, but most weren't. Those sight gags and the word play are still funny (and, in some cases, still USED) in 2022. Ex: "Shirley, you can't be serious..."
The 70s seem to have invented rikrolling before that existed.
I couldn't stop laughing every time I saw they were still sitting and listening to the exit music.
@@rrmcbride555 if you get a chance the ending is the best part.
And don't call me Surly (Shirley). 😉🤣
"I am serious...and don't call me Shirley". Lol. That line even made it into the final mission in the game "Call of Duty Modern Warfare" as you were trying to save the hostage on the airplane.
I was laughing at all the movie's gags, but Jay's & Amber's perplexed/confused reactions to Monty Python's trademark "sillyness" and "ridiculousness" made me laugh even more.
A group from the 70’s made a movie that still trolls people to this day. This is one of the few movies that you see young, get some of it…..then you get it more when older. A gem. (Credits we’re in the beginning). Great to see in theater, since most of the people watching along with you are nuts about it.
I will not correct other peoples' spelling, I will not correct other peoples' spelling...
@@garymcgregor5951 Very wyse.
@@garymcgregor5951 I have the same affliction lmao
The persons responsible for recording the couple's reactions to the opening credits have been sacked.
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They ran out of money, so they "copped out". I thought the ending was brilliant and your reactions to that ending was hilarious.
One of the greatest comedies ever.
The "Cop Out" has to be perhaps one of if not the greatest stealth pun ever written.
Yeppers
It's less that they ran out of money and more that an ending like that might have come right out of their TV show from the early '70s. They would string together a lot of unrelated sketches and abruptly jump to the next one, often with Terry Gilliam's animation in between, when the joke stopped being funny. "Holy Grail" was a first try at something with a more linear narrative but it still plays like a bunch of sketches. As others have said, their next movie "Life of Brian" goes even farther toward a more traditional narrative structure. Watching reactors come to terms with the guys' shenanigans is VERY entertaining.
thank you guys.
It also plays on how a running gag with Monty Python is that they NEVER, EVER, actually conclude a sketch. They always just switch to something else before there's a proper conclusion.
The way you two edited the ending would have made Monty Python proud. It was so in the style of Monty Python. I have so much respect for you two. You two are awesome. Watch Monty Python's "The Meaning of LIfe" next. Awesome!!!
I was just thinking that...accidentally did a Monty Python ending 🤣
They need to take it up with The Ministry of Endings!
The disbelief intercut with snippets of the music was so well done! XD
I laughed so hard as you both tried to convince each other that that wasn't really the end of the film. I watched this as a kid and felt similarly cheated by the ending, but now I just accept it as just another quirk of Monty Python's humour.
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Same. Also, fun fact: The ending was a pun because it's a "cop out."
Same here. I laughed for several minutes as they tried to convince themselves that something else was coming. The Monty Python crew were trolling people long before the term “trolling” was ever thought up to describe what they were doing. 😂
I always loved the ending and thought it was genius. The camera crew got shut down. How could there be anything else after that?
I always thought that perhaps the film crew didn't have permission to film in that location and the cops were real and they shut it down. The end. lol
I also felt cheated by the end first time around when I was a kid. I think Life of Brian might suit them better.
"It's a fair cop" is British slang for admitting one is guilty. So she actually IS a witch.
You guys waiting on the credits at the end was so funny... Great reaction.
But all the credits were at the beginning (with subtitles), so they didn’t need them at the end.
They couldn't do credits at the end. They fired all the graphics people at the beginning.
The best part of this reaction is how long y'all waited for the "end". 🤣 "A Fish Called Wanda" is an extremely funny movie and has several of the Monty Python members in it. Definitely need to add "Wanda" to the list.
These guys are in that sitcom
Faulty Towers too.., British comedy is very funny lol
@@kimberlyrogers9953 Fawlty Towers is hilarious.
And if you watch 'Wanda', you should also watch Fierce Creatures. Several of the same main cast members but not the same characters, so not a sequel. John Cleese, Michael Palin, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Kevin Kline.
I was literally laughing out loud at their expressions when they kept thinking it wasn't the end of the movie.
I saw it mentioned already but watching you both waiting and waiting for the credits was the funniest part of the video. Your faces were in a state of disbelief the whole time. :)
In case no one else has mentioned it, this movie was basically a full-length movie version of a British sketch comedy show called "Monty Python's Flying Circus". The show was made up of short sketches that used the same kind of surreal, ridiculous, satirical humor as this (think Saturday Night Live but, more British). "The Holy Grail" was the group trying for the first time to take their style of humor and extend it into a full-length original story (based on the legend of King Arthur). ❤
Yes! And importantly, one their favorite skit schticks was to segue with "And now for something completely different" and they'd toss in exactly that!! There were plenty of those in the film that went without the saying.
Having watched Monty python's flying circus as it came out obviously prepared us older folks for understanding and appreciating the movie
And the other members of the TV cast can be spotted if you look closely or hear them talk.
I became addicted to "Flying Circus" when I was 12, never really cared to go for rehab...🙂I think everyone in western Europe in the 70's grew up with Monty Python.
@@isabelsilva62023 many of us 10 and 12-year-olds in America were addicted to Monty Python and Benny Hill as well.
We had to stay up after 10:00 to be able to catch it on PBS. Funniest thing we ever seen and as an extreme bonus sometimes they showed boobs😁
Monty Python can be an acquired taste. It grows on you, until you get how absolutely hilarious, intelligent and inane their humor is. They had a sketch show in England called Monty Python's Flying Circus which prepped America for their humor. It was shown on PBS, pre-internet age, and it felt like you had discovered a quirky, irreverent hidden treasure. I think the end of the movie was due to their sketch style background. It was very different to experience them slowly, starting with the TV show. The Pythons were young and popular back then. Many fans memorized full dialog to their sketches and songs, and recited them back and forth to each other. I'm sure it's hard to digest this movie with no context and not much exposure to British humor (?) Thanks for trying though.
Monty Python was always hit and miss. That’s what made them interesting. There’s plenty of stuff that is high brow and intelligent (I’d say the philosophers football would be one), and other just plain dumb fun (the black knight, say). If you’re not in the mood for it, A lot of people would react like Jay and Amber. Python fans have built up this unrealistic image of their genius. And Flying Circus got repetitive, really fast. There’s nothing intrinsically difficult about understanding British humor, it’s often just so mundane that you can’t believe the effort that was put into it. Kinda like how Penn Gillette explains magic tricks.
The ending is so monty python. Great reaction, especially the end. Life of Brian next?
the ending was a copout
My parents raised me on Monty Python and I’ve loved them ever since. My friend had never seen them and I made the mistake of showing her Meaning of Life as an introduction. She was horrified 😂
Indeed I watched Monty Python's Flying Circus when It came to the USA. So yes this and other Python movies were just more funny skits to me.
The movie was made on a very tight budget. The entire cost to make the film was $400,000. Much of the money was donated by members of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Jethro Tull.
It earned $5 million dollars upon its 1975 release, but it has probably earned many times that in its 4 1/2 decades since.
I heard that is one of the reasons why they didnt have real horses - money were short
@@ronhan9 There is one real horse and nobody sees it the first time they are watching the movie :)
@@IvanToshkov the one the guy rides while killing the narrator right?
@@johnpaullogan1365 no, it's the knight who kills the historian.
I've read a bunch of these reviews and they've said everything I could have.... and more.
The one thing I haven't read in the comments is how this movie would have not have worked as well if they had used actual horses.
I believe I had read this opinion from one of the pythons.
An Edit.
I was watching the grail one night with my wife and a couple inlaws when we heard a noise behind the couch. Turned out to be my 3 yr. old daughter, we hustled her off to bed and thought nothing more about it. Next morning she was pulling her doll stroller with doll, calling in a loud voice,
BRING OUT YOUR DEAD!
BRING OUT YOUR DEAD!
My wife and I just died.
😂😂😂
You're raising her right! lol
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Honestly,
I don't think they would like "life of Brian"
Having their sketches interrupted without any real conclusion was a big part of their style. What I love about Monty Python was their sense of absurdity. When this came out, I'd already been watching reruns of their TV show, Monty Python's Flying Circus, every saturday night for years. You should check out some of the sketches from the show... Maybe the Dead Parrot sketch, The Lumberjack Song or The Ministry of Silly Walks.
Cheers!
Oh God, I love the Lumberjack song!!😏
nobody expects the Spanish inquisition😁
The Cheese Shoppe
They pinched the non-ending sketch idea from Spike Milligan who they all idolised.
If you like Monty Python try watching the Q TV series that Spike wrote and starred in. They were totally groundbreaking and completely hilarious.
I also love the Argument Clinic and the Cheese Shop.
"You figure out what this movie is about yet?"
"Nope."
Hysterical. That's the last question to ask about any Monty Python movie or sketch. Just enjoy the ride.
If you're willing to break away from movies, watch their sketch comedy. The "Dead Parrot" and "Ministry of Silly Walks" sketches are legendary. "I'm a Lumberjack" song might fit into your music channel.
The Dead Parrot sketch, Ministry of Silly Walks, Upper Class Twit of the Year, The Spanish Inquisition... so many comedy gems that are still hysterical.
I still use the Parrot on a regular basis…I get a lot of odd looks. Hee hee hee!
@@thegingergyrl455 iT Izzzz NO MORE! It has ceased to be! It has expired and gone to meet its maker!
@@Shrykespeare "This is an ex-parrot!"
Monty Python teaches the meaning of Non Sequitur.
Monty Python is a famous British group of comic actors and one artist - they had their own tv show back in the 70s. It is all comedy and British humor. They have a series of movies that EVERY became obsessed with and would watch over and over. Probably the first in that trend.
King Arthur's trusty servant Patsy is the animator for this movie and Monty Python's TV series. He is Terry Gilliam, a renowned and respected director in his own right.
And something they were famous for was simply ending a skit whenever they wanted-midway through or whenever. And that is how they ended the movie.
@@justindenney-hall5875 non -English you mean. Terry Jones is British: He's Welsh.
@@justindenney-hall5875 and Terry Gilliam has been British since the 60s. He renounced his American citizenship cos of Vietnam etc. He lives about a mile from me.
@@justindenney-hall5875 Wales is on the island of Great Britain.
Amber at the end absolutely refusing to admit that it was really over was as funny as anything in the movie lol.
Not really
You guys sitting through the ending music had me laughing until I had tears in my eyes. When we saw this in the theater we were trolled just as hard,
Monty Python’s humor is so ridiculous, and hilarious. This movie produced so many quotable lines and memes. I can still watch it and lmao today. You need to watch Young Frankenstein next.
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@@lifewuzonceezr *horse neighs in distance.
@@frosty2975 frau blucher
Werewolf?....there wolf!...there Castle!....why are you talking like that?....I thought you wanted to.
@@TinaTheNaughtyDragon roll roll roll in the hay..
"Airplane went over my head" you could have been a writer in that movie, you're a natural! 😂
Jay: "This is ridiculoussss" Me: Finally he gets the point of EVERY Monty Python movie
As others have pointed out, the Pythons were all extremely well educated at Oxford and Cambridge comedians and their humor, while often seeming nonsensical or tangental, draws heavily from historical and literary source material. The scenes of collecting the dead during the Black Plague or the witch trial are pretty close to the way it happened. You just have to laugh because it's so horribly accurate. Their next movie, The Life of Brian, has a more definite ending. You might try that one some time.
To underline the historical accuracy, one of the directors (Terry Jones, the guy who played Sir Bedivere and a bunch of other characters) was a medieval scholar. He published several books on the Crusades and other things and hosted history specials on British TV. The 'your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries' thing was a historically accurate insult from medieval times. Hamsters were very 'prolific' and had loads of sex and made lots of little hamsters - poor people didn't have access to grapes, which were a rich people food imported from abroad, so they would ferment other things to make alcoholic beverages, like elderberries. So the insult translates as, 'your mamma's a ho and your daddy's a drunk.' Monty Python is educational. :)
The genius behind this film is that they are 100% breaking the 4th wall, breaking character and quite literally letting you in on the joke.
The idea to use coconuts for horses was a genius budgetary decision.
The part that seems to be beyond your capacity to relate, is they are pointing out this is nothing more than a set with actors.
(Hence things like the cop cars, the Historian and the animator dying suddenly, and freeing them from the beast that would likely have killed them)
Thereby completely pulling the audience out of the idea of the fantasy world they have created.
That’s Monty Python for you.
Since Jay is into 80s hair metal, you should totally watch “This is Spinal Tap”. Even 30 years later I laugh so hard I cry and can’t breathe watching it.
Eleven!
This one got just a two word review: Shit Sandwich.
@@LiberalsArePoop How much more black can it be?
The answer is None, None more
You can't dust for vomit
OMG YES!! SPINAL TAP!!
❤️ That was great! You guys looked so pranked at the end.😅 My all time favorite comedy movie. Saw it in the theater when it was released in 1975. And yes, Monty Python is a sketch comedy group. You may not realize it the first time you see the film but the 6 members of Month Python play most of the roles. For example, John Cleese is Sir Lancelot, Tim the Enchanter and the insult hurling Frenchman.
"Is it over?" I LOVE Python, but Amber's reaction at the end is the best part!
My sister was mad I made her watch this. Wanted her 2 hours back. I just waited, 2 weeks later she called me laughing hysterically. Someone at work just said the word coconuts 🥥. It gets so much funnier the more you think about it. You'll hear quotes all the time.
OMG your reactions had me rolling!!! "That's like when you and your friends talk about sports." ... "Look at the form on that gallop." ... "Talk about ruining a party." ... "It's like a bunch of different sketches, with a bit of story thrown in there once in awhile." --- Yes, exactly! Welcome to Monty Python's style of humor.
Rob: "The sun on his shirt has a mustache." I've seen this movie dozens of times and can quote large chunks of it, but I never noticed that detail. Thank you, Rob!
Their movie "The Life of Brian" has much of the same type of humor but is a bit more cohesive, along the lines of "normal" movies. I love both movies and find myself using the quotes as a means test for friends. If she weighs the same as a duck she must be made of wood, and therefore a witch!
Life of Brian may have a better ending.
Always look on the bright side of life.
" That's a fair cop "
Build a bridge out of her!
@@brianburton1843 I prefer topples angels
My personal preference is "The Meaning of Life" The Crimson Permanent Assurance
One of my absolute favorite comedies! The DVD version starts with a completely different black and white movie!!!! I sat and watched for 5 minutes, went up to the player and ejected the dvd because I thought I had purchased the wrong movie. Once I realized it was a joke, I laughed my rear end off and having fallen for the joke so thoroughly! 😂🤣🤦♂️
And now that I'm a double amputee, the scene with the Black Knight hits different. Tis but a scratch!
And it ends on a literal cop out! Genius!
Nobody expects the Joke DVD Intro!
If just a flesh wound. Haha.
Ha, I get the pun cop out at the end and the end is them getting arrested by the cops.
"Dentist on the Job" is the movie. It was a Bob Monkhouse showcase.
In the original theatrical release there was a short which pretended to be an advertisement for a local Japanese restaurant which play immediately before the film. It ended with the words: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail - just eight minutes from this restaurant'.
If you want a Monty Python movie with a proper supporting feature, check out Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. It is famous as the only film in history which is attacked by its supporting feature.
It got me too, I thought the DVD had been authored wrong.
I remember watching this one with my best friend. We were laughing so hard we cried and then we turned to look at my brother and his wife and they were completely puzzled and had no idea what we were laughing at.
One of my top-20 movies of all time. Back when I was a kid, this was actually played almost every night on PBS. I must have seen it at least 20 times as a 12-year-old. The simplicity, stupidity and slight historical significance kept me coming back for more. Of course they couldn't find the Grail. Even today, some assume it's been found and is in a deep vault somewhere. Life of Brian is also a fun watch - I highly recommend it.
…Life of Brian…Always look on the bright side of life!
Only 20?
It was on PBS? Was it censored? 🤔
@@ForEternia no. That was the great thing about PBS back in the day. They played it constantly as there was nothing else they really wanted to televise past 9pm. PBS was treated a bit differently than the mainstream networks back then.
@@mil2k11 That's interesting 🤔. Especially since all I caught on PBS as kid was children's programming like Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, Mister Roger's, etc
Just starting to watch and I am realizing I have NO idea what you'll think of it. But a few decades ago this used to be shown at midnight about one Saturday per month at a local theater and we'd go see it at least 6 times per year. Crowd reciting along with the dialogue, audience participation not on the same level as Rocky Horror but still so much fun.
Very true 👍
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@@Free-pw1xg I guessed that crowd knowing the lines. Much like the following for The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but they wouldn't know the actors (Meatloaf for one) or appreciate the naive 50s/60s couple because it's well before their time (not only the movie but some of the the inclusions.) I'd still love them to see it if only for "The Time Warp" scene. That's universally understood and loved by all who see it.
This is a genius movie and they made it in 18 days. Their budget was so low that they couldn't afford horses so they just improvised. ♥️👍
Monty Python = legendary sketch comedy troupe from the UK (although the animations are done by the sole American member, Terry Gilliam ("Patsy"), a popular director of many wonderful quirky films like "Brazil".)
This also inspired a hugely popular Broadway musical called "Spamalot" (the title being a funny twist on Camelot.) It won the best musical Tony that year.
Inspired? One or two of them wrote it.
@@michaelconnor1542 Yes, I know who wrote it. Spamalot was inspired by the movie they previously wrote, but it was not the same as the movie. "Like the motion picture, it is a highly irreverent parody of the Arthurian legend, but it differs from the film in many ways." I also know someone who was in the Broadway show (Brad Oscar.)
Also, the Spam song is one of their best known bits.
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"Bloody Vikings!"
They should watch fear and loathing in Las Vegas.
Y'all were hilarious at the end. Welcome to British humor. "The Life of Brian" is another of their movies. Controversial at the time...but VERY funny.
Monty Python are an acquired taste....and I love them!!!
Why is it that some U.S reviewers of this film skip the opening credits and are so disorientated at the films finale?
@@alansmith1989 The opening credits are great!!
The best ending in cinematic history 🤣👍
I love watching the confusion on reactors' faces with this movie. Leave it a month or two & re-watch it in your own time; it just gets better & better.
Please do Life Of Brian (it actually has a conclusion, not a cop out ending)
AH HA HA HA "cop out" ending BRILLIANT
@@johnburke5087 That was the point - they ran out of money and the ending was a pun...
I love MP but I’ve never liked this movie. Absolutely watch Life of Brian though. It has a story line, the humour is within and relevant to the plot, and it lacks the blood and gore. When it was first released, some churches - without seeing it - thought that it was mocking Christ, and banned people from watching it.
My friends and I had seen this many times and then watched it with a Belgian exchange student. She cracked up laughing when the French turned back and said something in French to the others behind the wall. We paused the movie to see what was so funny. She said that he had just said to "throw the cow" and she had no idea what he was talking about but, thought it was funny. We resumed the movie with us knowing what was coming and she broke up laughing again when the cow came flying at them. Made a funny screen just a bit better and always makes me laugh when I think about it. Keep up the good work!
Good memory. :)
Jeter la vache!
The Rabbit scene has become such a worldwide cultural icon, many video games especially love to parody it. Shadow Warrior has a clearing where you can find a vicious bunny rabbit. Even World of Warcraft has a cave on Darkmoon Island (a one week a month carnival with amusement park rides and games) where you can fight a rabbit that is a "raid boss" that requires like 10-20 players and if you win, you have a chance to get a very rare pet that is a bunny rabbit with blood on its mouth. :D
The "Constitutional Peasants", "She's a Witch" and the "Castle Anthrax" scenes always make me laugh my ass off. And the "Confused Guards" scene. :-)
Come see the violence inherent in the system! Help, I am being repressed!
Dennis, there’s some lovely filth down here!
TEARS FLOW when the Killer Rabbit does his thing . . ;) :D
"...watery tart...moistened bint..." *ded*
@@Yora21 "Bloody peasant!"
Monty Python was the king of absurd humor. They still crack me up.
The interesting thing about the ending is actually the reflection on King Arthur’s tale in which he was never able to find the fable Holy Grail.
To say it didn't have an ending ignores the fact that the police arriving and arresting everyone IS the ending. It's just not the one you thought you were going to get. And the reason for that is the same reason there are no horses -- they just didn't have the budget for it. They'd intended to have a major battle with the french, but couldn't pull it together with the money they had available, so they improvised.
Since nobody has said it . . . the ending was literally a cop-out.
@@calhig3794 LOL... There was a reason why nobody said it. 😆
@@daverhoden445 Precisely mate.
It was intentional.
That's why it's funny.
Foi intencional e inspirou outros que usaram esse recurso de tudo ser uma farsa e durante o filme já tem isso quando um soldado mata o professor que estava de carro pesquisando a idade média kkkk
It's British humor, a particular humor.....I love it, it's so subtle and gory and hysterical. The Pythons were so ahead of their time........They had a television show and were at the Hollywood Bowl. Classic!
Part of the excess violence is a jab at the different censorship and ratings standards for different subjects. For example, you can show people's heads getting severed, a cart full of dead bodies, a sword thru the face, and a dude having all four limbs hacked off, but don't you DARE let anyone see a boobie!
Also sometimes movie makers desire a certain rating, for example this one would likely sell more tickets with an R rating. So if there wasn't enough violence for the judges to give it that rating, then the producers could decide if they want to add more violence to bump the rating up to where they want before the release.
You should check out Frankie Howard in Up Pompeii. Great British humour movie
I am old enough to have seen this when it first came out. Literally my favorite movie of all time. Absurdist humor at its finest. I'm glad you liked it.
Monty Python troupe were absolute geniuses. They created their sketch TV show (Monty Python's Flying Circus) by purposefully not ending sketches with a proper punch line. They were link their sketches together. Such as just having someone walk off the sketch as it's going and into a different sketch with a completely different context. I still love to watch their show even to this day.
Often a sketch would end when Graham Chapman, dressed as a military officer, would show up and cancel the skit because it was "too silly."
After failing the villagers' weight test on the scales, the now-definitely-confirmed-to-be-a-witch Witch sighs, and says: "It's a fair cop."*
(*"You're completely correct - the accusation was fair, and I am guilty; yes indeed, I'm a witch." She could also have said "Bang to rights...", also a similarly weighted British slang shortcut to confirm guilt.)
I was wondering! That's what a figured. Also, the ending of the movie is a literal cop-out.
@@BensSoZen Yeah, "It's a fair cop..." always means Guilty of whatever, which was why the witch said it once the scales proved she was a witch.
As for 'bang to rights' (usually worked into a script or character's speech like "They had him bang to rights/We've got you bang to rights" etc etc) - which is directly comparable to "It's a fair cop..." - it's a superfast shortcut way of approximately saying: "You're guilty of charges that the police/authority figure could put to you right now, thus necessitating you to be aware of what your rights and responsibilities will subsequently be as your guilty actions will be correspondingly processed".
Phew. No wonder people just use a simple variant of "bang to rights!" instead!
So if you were a store manager and caught someone shoplifting, maybe you'd yell "I just saw you on the CCTV camera footage! I've got you bang to rights!"
If you came home and saw that Sommmmeone had eaten the last chocolate biscuits, maybe you'd yell "Hey Jerry! I know you finished them off! Bang to rights! Now go and get me a new packet!" Etc.
Haha....I knew this movie would fry your minds! The Monty Python crew has a very different approach to comedy and you have to just abandon all rational thought to appreciate it, which is probably why they are so popular!
I laughed and laughed at you two waiting for something else to happen, not believing that could be the end!
First time my sister and I watched this in 7th grade we ended thinking "What a weird movie". We found ourselves recapping everything at the end. The hilarity ensued. It was a delayed reaction, but we ended up adoring it.
Yep. Much of the humor comes through lost afterwards and over time.
Same, though I was a little younger. When I first saw "Holy Grail," I didn't really know what to make of it. It was so different than anything I'd seen before, had weird dark humor and more blood than I was used to in a comedy, and that ending! Later, though, I found myself quoting it to friends. And the more we quoted it, the more we laughed. This, of course, lead to me wanting to go back and watch it again. And again. And again. Then seek out other Monty Python stuff.
Yeah, MP's humor really creeps up on ya. Next thing you know, you're a super-fan for life. And if you're not... well, I probably stopped hanging out with you.
The Monty Python Group was radically different back in the 70's. Only expect craziness from them, as you can tell by the insertion of whacky cartoons and the abrupt, non-nonsensical ending. Don't expect to follow a story from start to finish, these are basically a mish-mash of sketches. Similar to 'Airplane', these are not normal movies so don't expect a plot. The only reason they do anything is for a laugh, and often not for any particular rational reasoning! Glad you enjoyed it, it is a classic.
"Life of Brian" is a little closer to a traditional movie. I mean, it's still not a "normal movie" but it def feels a little less disjointed and therefore might be a little more palatable to J&A as MP noobs.
@@johnplaysgames3120 I am glad you 'always look on the bright side of life'. 😉
“It’s a fair cop” means basically “okay, you caught me”.
This movie is hilarious. I am glad you got to react to it. The facial expressions on both of you were epic.
This entire troup of writers/actors/producers, went on to be some of the most influential/inspiration inducing figures in modern film and television comedy.
They all have credits together and apart, that span decades.
"What else floats?"
"Very small rocks."
"strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!" still A+ writing lmfao
One of my special favorites. It was incredibly fun to watch you two encounter this flick. Your genuine responses were everything a Monty Python fan could hope for. I haven't laughed so much with a movie reaction, ever (especially your confusion at the end). You'll know you're a true Python fan when you can recite Dennis' lines from the 'Help! Help! I'm being repressed!' skit from memory.
"Suprene executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not some farcical acquatic ceremony.. "
Just because some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at you! Lol!
Your reaction and how the two of you so hopelessly didn't get the humor was in itself soooooo funny LMAO!!! NOTE: the whole movie was a parody of almost every classic Hollywood movie trope prior to when this was made, and played off the Monty Python tv sketch series.
My Dad said when he saw this in the theatres back when it first came out, they handed out coconuts to clop along with!
The ending here was HILARIOUS 😃
And I'm sure someone's already told you, but the ending was a literal cop out 🙂
and now for something completely different... the shin.
I was in tears watching you guys watch this! Your video was pure joy.
I grew up on Monty Python. Vinyl, CD, tv & movies. I memorized entire skits as a kid.
You have to do more Monty Python; it grows on you like an infectious disease.
❤ Glad you guys watched it. British humor, and Monty Python more specifically is an acquired taste, and I'm glad you got it as a whole. Great reaction!
A classic from 1975. Baby boomers can quote every line.
This is my all time favorite movie. My kids and I have watched this at least once a year for the last 35 years, yelling lines at the tv like people do at "Rocky Horror" and having a blast. At 3 years old (he's 38 now) my son would go around to anyone who would listen, and in his best little Brit accent say "She turned me into a newt!.....well, I got better." lol
So funny!! We couldn’t wait ever weekend for their show on PBS!!!🤘🔥
It was on at 10:30pm. Helped with the “Sunday scaries”.
@@petercourtien4581 I remember one reason probably for that late night showing was because the show was probably considered like an r-rated thing because it showed bare breasted women sometimes and the animation was very risque for the time!! I absolutely loved the show though!!
You should try "A Fish Called Wanda". Other comedies "All Of Me", "Big", "High Fidelity", "Say Anything"
Monty Python was cutting edge British humour that took North America by storm in the mid to late 70's. I still know tons of people that can quote all their skit lines word for word. Their original movie "And Now For Something Completely Different" is absolutely killer humour. All unrelated skits ...
"It's a fair cop" is British slang equivalent to "you caught me red handed!" After all that bizarre talk about wood and ducks floating, she really was a witch.
No. She is speaking sarcastically about the poor logic and messed up scale.
@@jkoslowe Look up "it's a fair cop". It's literally an admission of guilt. It's a phrase frequently used in Monty Python skits when police catch a cartoon-type robber, always done with the "you got me" tone.
Connie Booth (the actress and former wife of John Cleese) is even listed in the credits as "the witch".
@@ink-cow I am aware of the meaning of the phrase, and her title I the credits. However, in this case she is being sarcastic...and various Pythons have commented on the use of sarcasm in their humor, noted this scene as a prime example.
another fun fact:
most of the actors played several roles each. in particular John Cleese as the taunting frenchman and sir lancelot, and Graham Chapman as king arthur and God. the main cast played at least... 3-4 characters each. sometimes in the same scene. their dedication to their craft is amazing.
and another fun fact: the chain mail they’re all wearing is actually thick knitted grey wool, so it was much lighter, but was almost always wet from shooting in Scotland’s rainy climate.
@@jksgameshelf3378 cool! I never knew that. 😁
I was 13 when The Holy Grail was released. My cousin took me to see it. I loved it then and still do today simply because it is so ridiculous, silly, disjointed, and just plain crude. But now the best part of this movie was watching your reactions to it. You two had me laughing out loud literally. I'll be watching more of your videos. Amber, your reaction when the black knight kicked Arthur in the side of the head was perfect.
A true classic and one of my all-time favorite films. Can you imagine being in the theater when it went dark at the end and the music played with no credits people didn't know whether to sit there or leave and it was hilarious just the bubbling laughter that would happen. So many great memorable lines in that movie run away run away
Especially if you smoked something before the movie.
Aside from being shocked you’ve never heard of Monty Python, this is one of my top ten favorites of all time and a movie that literally changed my life when I saw it when it first came out. I have artwork on my walls and Funko Pops and a t-shirt and still a huge fan. The Pythons were all really smart college educated men, as well, and this has some very accurate portrayals of the time period, coconuts not withstanding.
Back when "college educated" meant something.
@@BGNOLA - Well, when the colleges are Cambridge and Oxford, it still does. Maybe I should have said University-educated.
@@jksgameshelf3378 those schools (and the Ivy League) are getting dumbed down too.
The term “for whom the bell tolls” was started during the plague in Europe, people literally went through the town ringing a bell for you to bring out your dead
Monty Python was a British comedy group in the 60s/80s.
John Cleese (played the French guy) is still alive and has done acting roles such as in "A Fish Called Wanda" with Jamie Lee Curtis.
I loved this film; the cops breaking up the fight was foreshadowed throughout the film; the narrator standing in the field already broke the reality of the setting, so his murder being investigated was a running visual subplot/sight gag; the arrests were inevitable.
Just as the coconut joke circled around from beginning to end, so to this joke made the same circle... it's BEAUTIFUL :)
Also, the ending is a pun. Instead of showing the huge battle and having Arthur complete his quest for the grail, thereby wrapping up the threads of the story and delivering on all the build up, the filmmakers chose to "cop out."
Was hilarious watching people enjoy one of my favorite movies of all time. I'm glad you liked it, even if you think you didn't. If you watch it again, you'll notice lots more things you didn't notice on the first run through. I understand the disappointed confusion at the end, but it was really the perfect ending for the movie, when you think about it. Looking forward to the next one! Maybe Life of Brian? I don't know....
I went to a wedding a number of years ago based on "The Holy Grail" Chain-mail, swords, serving wenches, etc. The ceremony was held in an old Masonic temple.
The marriage didn't last but the ceremony was so cool.
What a crazy film Monty Python was a group of British comedians including John Cleese,Terry Jones Eric Idle Terry Gilliam and more
Hats off to your editing on this one guys. The cuts at the end from the perplexed looks on your faces to the music, back to your faces again and again was gold!! 👏🏻😂
An absolute masterpiece from Monty Pytnon. The thinking mans comedy at it's best. I know it looks silly and it is silly, but it's also very clever. And of course, "WE are the KNIGHTS of Ni"
I've never seen a reactor watch the entire ending screen 😂 kudos. Monty Python's Life of Brian has a much more coherent storyline and an actual ending
Not to mention it’s uplifting inspirational message at the end: “Always look on the bright side of life”
This film is probably the best example of merging sketch comedy and narrative comedy.
Its so funny to see people try to make sense of the humour of Monty Python for the first time.
It takes some time to get a taste for this perfect example of British comedy but once its in your system it's there for good.
Monty Python 'Life of Brian' is my favourite, set in biblical times it caused alot of controversy when it came out with members of the Christian community.
Please check out;
Die Hard,
Lethal Weapon,
The Karate Kid 👍
As a very devoted Christian I could never see what the fuss was about. He runs around yelling I’m not Him. I didn’t find it particularly offensive. I’ve seen it quite a few times since. Some people just enjoy getting their panties into a wad.
@@1177kc I am more of an opinion, that they were upset about how his followers were portrayed. Since it was pretty much a mockery of church and its many sects. They just wouldn't have gotten anywhere if they had admitted that they personally felt made fun of. So they pretended that they found their religion being attacked.
This always brings back memories of being a kid and watching Benny Hill with my grandma (never did tell mom about that LOL) and falling in love with UK humor and dry wit. Mom and I loved watching the Brit Coms that our local PBS station showed on Saturday nights. The humor is on a totally different level, and I love seeing people start to get it. Even got Mrs. Brown's Boys on DVD and will someday add Vicar of Dibley to the collection.
I had the entire series of The Young Ones, on dvd. I also have Absolutely Fabulous.
@@crunchystuff3365 my sister has Ab Fab too. She's been binging in for days now. Gotta love it!
This is my absolutely favourite movie of all time. I have watched it hundreds of times and still laugh. Brilliant British humour which we Aussies love!!
I’m so dead right now! 😂 💀 My hubby LOVES Monty Python humor-I’ve heard him quote it for 30+ years. I on the other hand am humor-challenged 😜. But it was MUCH more fun watching this 23-minute version with your reactions!! I love y’all! “I’m not dead yet…!”
I was wondering while watching this reaction how you were going to react to the denied ending….It was hilarious! Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a British series that most people in the States saw for the first time on PBS. John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam are legends forever!
don't forget Eric "bring out your dead" Idle!
Aw cr@p, I was afraid I’d leave one of them out! Yes, yes, yes…..Gotta name ‘‘em all again now….Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palen, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. Carol Cleveland is in there too!
A lot Gen X Americans were introduced to Monty Python when the series was shown on MTV on Sunday nights in the late 80s
@@LA_HA Okay?
@@revjim123 Umm...you made a statement and I added to it. I'll delete it. No prob. Didn't know PBS was an issue
Yall didn't miss the credits at the start did you? One of the best parts!! GREATEST REACTION on the channel IMO was watching yall at the ending LOL
It always killed me that the "sophisticated science" knight had to raise his face guard up all of the time because he built it with the bars right in front of his eyes...
As a person who wears glasses and always pushes them up my nose, I can relate,
Of course, back in those times, someone like him would have been considered a genius (flawed though his logic might have been). Most others had the IQ of a farm animal.
I still want to know how a sheep's bladder can be employed to predict earthquakes. Also, how we know the world is banana-shaped. He seemed so wise in the ways of science but we never got answers...
@@johnplaysgames3120 That is true: he was wise in the ways of science, he could lead people down the path of inarguable logic, and he planned the perfect Trojan Bunny.
Ah, well, he took his secrets with him. More's the pity.
Your reaction to the ending was the same as mine the first time I watched this movie when I was eight years old. Confusion and disbelief. But the rest of the movie is so absurd, and the characters so ridiculous, that I came to realize no other ending would have made sense. There aren't really happy endings in Monty Python.
I saw it at that age too; the scene about spankings confused yet intrigued me.
Monty Python's hilarity was in their outrageousness.
They started in a UK TV show called Monty Python's flying circus. It was a strange show, but some of their skits have gone on to become legendary. Like "Dead Parrot" and "Argument Clinic" and "The World Hide and Seek Championships".
It would help if you knew Monty Pythons Flying Circus was a British Comedy Troup that is legendary. (1960's-1990's) Prior to reaction - I don't know if y'all are going to get the British humor. I will edit after I watch your reaction. One of the funniest movies ever made based on King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. AFTER REACTION - Well I think y'all followed it pretty well. Satire, low budget, each scene a different skit, poking fun at the French, UK jokes about politics. It's just a bigger version of the weekly BBC TV show that these comedians created. One of the funniest sketches on tv show was "World Championship Hide n Seek". You could hide anywhere in the world, and it took 40 years just for one game. These guys were ahead of their time.
A truly LEGENDARY film. You now need to check out, Life of Brian. They are 2 of the greatest comedies of all time.
Yep, the total randomness of Python is why we LOVE them. The hope Amber had that it wasn't the end. It couldn't be the end! Well King Arthur & his army were arrested in connection to a murder. So how are they going to find the Grail from jail.
Now, the BIG question that everyone is wondering..... Will you be using any of those AMAZING French insults?
They might also like "Fawlty Towers," made by Python alumnus John Cleese, which is hilarious.
The ending was a cop out. Get it?
@@brandonflorida1092 agreed. But I think we'll have to wait a good while before Jay & Amber get on to TV series. Let's just keep our fingers crossed for Life of Brian 🤞🏻
@@QuisletEsq Pythons Greatest trick. How do we end this? Umm... We just go to something else totally random. Pure genius 🤣
@@andrewmoss3681 - Life of Brian has the most cohesive and linear story of all their films, and is also pure genius.
Making a rabbit a monster is quite possibly one of the funniest thing I've seen in my life. Such intelligent writing...lol
OMG Loved your reaction to this! Pleasantly surprised you took to Monty Python especially after Airplane! but it is two different types of comedy. It ended the way it did because the production literally ran out of money! That's it. Since you enjoyed this, I'll recommend "Life of Brian" and any of the Christopher Guest/Michael McKean movies, primarily "This is Spinal Tap", but "Best In Show" had me on the floor!