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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Ni! Ni! Ni! Relive the Comedy and all the hilarious and now most memorable moments and quotes from this satirical movie about King Arthur and the search for the Holy Grail.


Graham Chapman King Arthur/Voice of God/Middle head/hiccoughing guard.	John Cleese Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter.	Eric Idle Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard.	Terry Gilliam Patsy / Green Knight / Old Man from Scene 24 (Bridgekeeper) / Sir Bors / Animator / Gorrilla Hand.

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The Monty Python team are at it again in their second movie. This time we follow King Arthur and his knights in their search for the Holy Grail. This isn't your average medieval knights and horses story - for a start, due to a shortage in the kingdom, all the horses have been replaced by servants clopping coconuts together!

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Digital Copy Expiration Date ‏ : ‎ December 31, 2017
Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.66:1
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.08 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 1201
Director ‏ : ‎ Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 31 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ March 6, 2012
Actors ‏ : ‎ Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Chinese, English, Korean, Spanish, French
Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Pictures
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0016492BW
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Northbird

Some not so appropriate parts

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 7, 2022

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It has been 20 years since I last saw this movie. There are parts I did not remember and didn't feel comfortable viewing with my teens. I am frankly surprised that they would have those parts in a movie from the '70's, but there it is. It has its moments and many classic lines, but there's parts of it that no one quotes and there's a very good reason why.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 22, 2022

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Great movie, very funny, Python crew at their funniest. Lots of extras on disc 2.

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Classic Monty Python Movie

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 4, 2022

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If you are unfamiliar with Monty Python, they were a rather surreal British comedy troop. Lots of twists on classic movie scenes with rather unique comedic changes. This is one of their classics.

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Andrew McKeown

Classic Monty Python!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 1, 2022

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If you've never seen this, I can tell you; it's a must. Absolutely the most quoted movie of all time. Absurd, weird, hysterical! This is one of those very rare movies you're going to watch 100 times and still love it.

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Ellen Ripley (loisTop Contributor: Coloring

Were You Worried It Wouldn't Look Good, Well It Looks GREAT ! ! !

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 7, 2012

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As a Monty Python fan I've patiently waited for this movie to come to Blu-ray(2012) but didn't have very high expectations that it would look and sound all that good. Well I was wrong. It looks and sounds Great! And I'm not going to tell you it's an excellent movie, you already know that--great British humor(actually universal humor), ridiculously funny, great actors. And a silly price of only $9.99 (was $12.99 on release date).

Sony did a 1080p transfer(1.66:1 original aspect ratio) of this movie that looks amazing! There's lots of strong detail in faces, clothes, as well as surroundings like buildings, grass, trees. Flesh and earth tones look very natural. Blacks are deep. Strong color is not going to jump out at you, but that's just the nature of the film as the outdoor setting of much of the movie's grass, dirt, and rocks(browns, blacks, grays & greens) never contained strong color elements. But what color there is (like in the tabards,coat of arms, shields) looks very good indeed. Is the movie without soft shots or grain? No, but they've brought out a whole lot of nicely rendered detail that makes the movie a joy to watch. Until now, I feel like I've only seen this movie through a fog. Well, the fog has finally lifted and everything looks sooo fresh.

The audio is a lossless soundtrack (DTS-HD MA 5.1 lossless). Voices sound very crisp and clear. Sound effects in general are very good. Audiofiles will notice some very rich sounding sections, but also some that are just acceptable. Overall, it is very enjoyable with nice use of surround sound and I think most people will be more than happy with it.

LOTS OF EXTRAS: (Some New Stuff)
Lost Animations (1080p, 12:55) Features Gilliam animations deleted from the film. ***New for this blu-ray release***
Outtakes & Extended Scenes (1080p, 18:57)***New for this blu-ray release***

MORE INCLUDED EXTRAS:(Some HD, some SD)
Subtitles for People Who Do Not Like the Film (From Henry IV pt. 11).
3 Mindless Sing-Alongs (480p, 5:10).
How To Use Your Coconuts (An educational Film) (480p, 2:58)
Quest for the Holy Grail Locations (480p, 47:00) Special Documentary
Cast Directory Photo Gallery (1080p).
Lego Knights (480p, 1:43): A lego recreation of the "Camelot's a silly place" scene.
Meanwhile, King Arthur & Sir Belvedere...
Elephant & Castle
Run Away!
The Tale of Sir Robin
The Tale of Sir Lancelot
BBC Film Night
Re-release Trailer

There are a couple more Commentaries, a Japanese version of 2 scenes(English subtitles), a UV Digital Copy and some credits AND the first subtitle from the opening credits that was missing on the Special Edition DVD is back. Comes in BLUE AMARAY CASE, NO SLIPCOVER.

If you've never seen this movie, you are seriously missing out. Monty Python and the Holy Grail [Blu-ray ]
Endless re-watchability.

FREEBIE FOR iPad Owners: Free After Rebate--get the related iPad app called "Monty Python: The Holy Book of Days" ($4.99, App Store) - Recreates the 28 days of location shooting of the landmark film. Mail-in rebate if you buy the iPad app AND the blu-ray. Rebate info is supposed to be on the back of a sticker on the outer wrapping, but some people are reporting there is no sticker so I've included all the rebate details in the first comment below this review.
According to the App Store:
"With your iPad and Blu-ray player synced via your WiFi network, the app becomes your remote control and lets you see the exact scenes talked about in The Holy Book of Days. It's an entirely new way of watching the film."

UPDATE: 7/10/12 the "Monty Python: The Holy Book of Days" app for iPad is still available on iTunes but it's $4.99 now, no longer free.

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A breath taker that will neve go away

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 25, 2022

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Every time I watch this (over 70 times since it came out) I have never not laughed my butt off.

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Coressel

Holy Grail Blu-Ray Review

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 9, 2012

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I've been a Monty Python fan my entire life, and a huge fan of this film in particular. This is the best that MP&THG has ever looked, and perhaps as good as it ever will, or even can, look or sound.

Instead of rehashing what has already been said about the film itself and the shiny new 1080p video, I'd like to focus on a few of the extras, and what exactly is different about this release compared to the previous DVD release.

Most of the extras (Holy Grail locations, etc.) were all on the earlier DVD, but the new additions, the Outtakes and Lost Animations, are real gems available for the first time only on this Blu-Ray.

The Outtakes consist of longer versions of some scenes, which were understandably cut or shortened, but there are also some alternate takes and screw-ups with the cast forgetting lines or laughing in the middle of a take. It's all great fun, and a humorous look behind the scenes at an already drop-dead hilarious movie.

Terry Gilliam's Lost Animations are a hoot. We see a few spare parts that may not have had any particular intent, but there is also an extended opening to The Tale of Sir Robin, involving a collapsing cathedral, a stray rock catapulted into the sky and knocking out a flying dragon-like creature which then falls into the title card, impaling its mouth, collapsing, thus creating the "R" in "Robin." And there is also an extended opening to "The Tale of Sir Lancelot" in which a cartoon Lancelot battles a giant slug. Total Gilliam lunacy at his stream-of-consciousness best!

The only cut scene I wish had been included as an extra is "King Brian the Wild," which is a scene that was written but never shot. It appears only as a pencil sketch animation with sound on the Holy Grail video game that came out during the Dark Ages of video games. Unless it's an easter egg on this disc, or if it appears in the "Holy Book of Days," which I have not had a chance to explore yet.

There are a couple of things missing from the Blu-Ray, including the "Follow the Rabbit" feature from the previous DVD. That feature would be useless here anyway, since the new "Holy Book of Days" downloadable feature promises to be far more extensive and comprehensive. Also, the false opening "Dentist on the Job" short is not at the start of the film. Not a deal-breaker, of course, but if you are fond of that ephemeral opening gag, then hang on to your DVD.

The Blu-Ray menus are much better than the DVD menus, which I always thought were rather tedious and impossible to by-pass.

The various audio tracks, commentaries and subtitles (including the Japanese language track and the Henry VI subtitles) are all there, but on the DVD the default audio was the original mono track. Here the default is the more recent stereo remaster, including Michael Palin's re-recording of the narration.

This Blu-Ray release is a very impressive return to a fantastic comedy that has stood the test of time.

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James

Good classic

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 22, 2022

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This is a good classic film . It's low budget. But that's exactly how it was meant to be. You couldn't do a film Like this today and get away with it . LoL but it brings back some good memories

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H. A. Weedon

Laughing at Ourselves: Shows how Silly we all Really Are.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 23, 2015

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I've always felt sorry for those who are unable to appreciate Pythonesque humour. They say it's so silly and even childish; but that's why I like it so much. It's so true to how life actually is and, above all, it teaches us how to laugh at ourselves as it exposes the crankery within ostensibly serious beliefs. Monty Python came around at just about the right time and one wonders if they could get away with it in these days of increased religious sensitivity. I always think that what Monty Python is telling us is that, if it's not worth laughing at, it's not worth anything. For those of us who believe in some kind of deity, and many of us don't, then surely such a deity would have a sense of humour and be able to laugh at him/her/itself? What I do know is that, if everything were to be Monty Pythonised it would spell the end of strife and religious bigotry.

Yes, it is all very silly like when grown men pretend to ride horses, which are not there; but I used to do that. It was more fun than playing with a computer. Monty Python is all about us doing what we really like to do and behaving as we truly want to and not allowing ourselves to be stereotyped into into behaving after certain styles and fashions. It takes the mickey out of pomposity and teaches us to laugh at ourselves. And, of course, the Monty Python team made a lot of money out of doing just that, which is a reminder of how much money is made out of many people by fooling them into smoking, drinking, gambling, drug taking and wasting money by taking holidays in all the wrong places. This is all daft and made worse by religious daftery. (Is that a word?) Python teaches us to laugh at ourselves and realise how silly everything really is. If we all did that there wouldn't be any more wars or religious bigotry. Stars? Of course it's worth five stars, although 'The Life of Brian' is worth five even brighter stars.

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Joadka

The storyline is daft, but sort of recognisable.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 20, 2019

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I’ve been watching tv anniversary programmes in the making of Monty Python films, and realised I didn’t own any. So bought this, and Life of Brian. When the guys first started making their own brand of zany, off the wall sketches, it was hard to make any kind of sense. However, the sheer madness of it all, kept you coming back for more - and they do make me laugh! Their first attempt at making a film has got some technical drawbacks. (I hear that they kept re-editing). However, the storyline is daft but sort of recognisable. They are innovators, and this is what remained fresh in my mind. I’ve not seen Spamalot (based on the movie) in the theatre, but imagine they’ve pulled it together in a not too coherent manner. Some of their stuff is comedy genius and for that I will forgive them much.

SD

Marvellous blu-ray version, shame about the associated iPad app.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 19, 2017

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This has always been a marvellous film. It was a real delight to be able to watch such a pristine version, the detail revealing even more of its bonkers logic and poised mangling of medieval tales. Worryingly, this film played a role in my development into early adulthood, though I have to report having only flung livestock at people on a very limited number of occasions.
What a shame, then, that the blu-ray advertises, in its ‘Special Features’ section, the acquisition of an accompanying iPad app, which, while still available at, currently, a cost of £3.99 doesn’t any longer link to the blu-ray, which seems to be the main point. In trying to obtain a refund, I was directed (only) to the app’s originators’ site, which just baldly states that this all-important feature is just ‘no longer available.’ I’m sure there are those who might still find the other features of the app to be jolly good fun, but these don’t seem to be the selling points. Please be warned.
Do enjoy the film, though, but remember that 5 is right out.

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Janis Livens

Comedy and Pop Culture Gold!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 11, 2012

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail is my favorite Python film. I love the silly and surreal jokes. I love the characters, the dialog and the great performances by the talented cast. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a comedy you either love or hate. That's the main problem of the comedy in general. But if you like surreal, silly scenarios, you will like this one.

Extra Features: 2 commentary tracks - by directors Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones and other one by writers and cast members John Cleese, Eric Idle and Michael Palin. There are also 3 sing-alongs, 50 min long feature The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations!, sketch How to use coconuts, Monty Python and the Holy Grail in Lego, 18 minute long location report "On Location with the Pythons", interactive cast directory, original sketches and posters, behind the scenes photos, unused ideas(something like storyboards) and 2 trailers. In other words - loaded with extra content. This is a very good DVD for Python fans and newcomers alike.

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Fidelia Feles

Good quality new disc

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 26, 2022

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Disc was of good quality, film itself a different matter. The comedy, that I remembered with such affection from my youth, was mostly schoolboy humour. There are some unforgettable moments and some comedy classics, but this is no Life of Brian as a film.

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Genre	Comedy
Format	Blu-ray, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Contributor	Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, John Cleese
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 31 minutes