Just saw Monty Python And The Holy Grail movie. Very funny, but ending sucked

[Theo Haffey]

Many laughs, although the ending made no sense. The ending is not too importnat in comedies to me so I still think it was a great movie. Have you seen it?

[ret5hd]

1. it's better when you're stoned

[sakabatou]

2. I've seen it. It's pretty consistent with their TV series.

[Lost-in-FL]

3. Just look at the bright side. nt

[xmas74]

5. Always look at the bright side of life!

/whistles

[Bucky]

7. sunny

/eye rolls

[Lydia Leftcoast]

18. That's the ending of Life of Brian, not the ending of Monty Python and the Holy Grail

:-)

[no_hypocrisy]

4. The ending was reminiscent of "Blazing Saddles" where the Fourth Wall

was shattered and "reality" introduced into the plot that was incongruent but incorporated nonetheless.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall

[Bucky]

6. It's deconstructive humor. The point is to remind you not to take it seriously.

A point lots of Python fans miss. Comedies are supposed to have happy endings, which obviously didn't suit their tastes. It does kinda place the movie firmly in the 1960s mindset--the authorities come along and shut down all our fun.

A year from now you'll look back on the ending and see how perfect it is.

[MorningGlow]

8. I love the absurdity of it

I first saw it when I was a teenager and went :wtf: After about five minutes of utter bafflement, I "got it" and it's been one of my favorite movies ever since. (It's even influenced my own writing style.) But you have to have a preference for absurd humor to enjoy it.

[CaliforniaHiker]

9. I actually like the ending

The ridiculousness of it fits right in with the rest of the movie.

[dkf]

10. Never did but it's about time I saw it.

I'll put it on my summer list.

[lazarus]

11. the original ending

was to have them go to the Grail counter at Harrods.

Because you can get anything at Harrods.

[geckosfeet]

12. Wow. The knights who say 'Ni' are so 70's. Classic Monty Python though.

[ezgoingrl]

13. Seen it many, many, many times!

"Where's the fetus gonna gestate? Are you gonna keep it in a box?" I love that part.

[thelordofhell]

17. You obviously haven't seen it enough

You're confusing it with Life Of Brian

[ZombieHorde]

14. I love The Holy Grail. The Life of Brain is fantastic too. nt

[Kennah]

15. Holy Grail was great, but I LOVED Spamalot!

I describe Spamalot as a blending of "Holy Grail" and "La Cage aux Folles".

Simply brilliant.

As for the ending, absurdity is par for the course with Python. Ever see "Brian" or "Time Bandits" (Gilliam and Palin)?

[bamboo harvester]

16. The Ending

Most people hate the ending the first time they see it, but it grows on you after a while. It kind of goes with the Python's history of not having a punchline. My problem is I have seen it too many times over the past 30 years and know almost every line. I probably need to avoid it for a few years and maybe it will seem fresh again.

[Fokker Trip]

19. Thought this film was magic as a kid, still love it.

Saw this at 14 and was utterly mesmerized. I'd always liked Monty Python a lot but to see the knight(Graham Chapman?) chopping the limbs off the still feisty dark knight was so amazing. They were always the best at messing with stereotypes in every way.

The script was released as a book at the time and I bought it and took it to school regularly. Much fun.