First Time Watching * Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) * ..And I Couldn’t Stop Laughing
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As much as you don't like the credits at the start, there's like 20 jokes there that you have to read. Beware the moose
Reading is hard.
Also back in 1975 it wasn't *all* that long since movies all had their credits at the beginning. Look back into the 50s and 60s and all films had credits at the beginning and just a single "The End" screen at the end.
Like seriously, that moose is nasty! He just trashed my house last night.
I think a lot of reactors miss the fact that Sir Galahad is "the chaste." The dude took a vow of chastity, so, for him, that castle really is the MOST perilous.
During Filming, they were on a very limited budget, which didn't allow for horses, so they leaned into that joke.
Are you suggesting that limited budgets migrate?
That’s was a smart move because it definitely caught my attention
Only allowed for one horse*
The first rule of Monty Python comedy is, there are no rules. Nothing has to make sense, it just has to be funny, and this movie is funny, hilarious, absurd, shocking, unexpected and down right silly. And that's the point of Monty Pythion humor.
I did realize the only way to the enjoy the film is to not think to hard on it lol
@@deving9793 Hey mr DevinG I want to know what special milkshakes you drink to get muscles.
I want to get big muscles too, so people not be mean to me. 😐
@@deving9793 You succeeded.
Fun facts about the ending. Yes, it's a literal cop-out. People usually get confused because you at least expect credits, but you see those in the intro. Best part, none of them can be charged with murder! The killer was riding an actual HORSE!
😂😂 The only horse i the film
My favorite two scenes are "bring out your dead" and the "Black Knight".
They were basically memes before the internet existed
😂😂😂The bring out your dead had me rolling
It wasn't that Sir Gallahad didn't understand what was going on with all those women in the castle Anthrax, it was that he is "Sir Gallahad the Pure" or "Sir Gallahad the Chaste". Giving into the woman's temptation would've contradict his oath of chastity.
Ohh ok. Well I would’ve broken that oath instantly 😂
@@deving9793 Most men would have. Galahad's entire thing was that he was the only one of the Knights of the Round Table to ever achieve finding the Holy Grail-the cup used by Jesus during the Last Supper and that supposedly was used to catch his blood during the crucifixion-because Galahad was the only one who was pure and virtuous enough to do so (the mission God charged King Arthur and his knights to do). If memory serves, Galahad finally locates it then dies shortly after, a virgin, because he's *that* pure. Pretty much his entire life was dedicated to just serving that purpose.
The movie's a satire of Arthurian legend, that the knight whose entire thing is his purity is the one faced with an entire castl full of nubile teens, some not legal, but who're all horny, and that he wasn't pure enough to resist temptation.
You want another movie about the holy grail, you should watch ‘The Fisher King’ (1991)
One of the best movies I’ve ever seen.
@@gluuuuue 16 was always the legal age Britain!
This movie was *huge* in geek/nerd culture back in the 70s and 80s. We'd go around quoting lines from it all the time... "a moose once bit my sister", "tis but a scratch", "it's just a flesh wound", "Ni!", "she's got huge... tracts of land", "let me face the peril!" "no, it's too perilous", etc. etc. etc.
The movie started as soon as the credits started rolling at the very start... there are a bunch of jokes in it.
Your reaction was great :) My favorite skit is Launcelot at the wedding.
I think my favorite scene was bring out your dead😂.
@@deving9793 fyi - the whole bring out the dead was something they really did in Europe during the Black Death. Over 1/3 I think of all people in Europe died from it.
You forgot us stoners. We loved Python too
@@deving9793the bring out your dead was parodying the black plague. Carts would be rolled through the streets collecting the dead so they could be burned later
What do you mean in the 70s? I still quote this movie today!!! And I was in college when this came out. And we weren’t nerds either. I fart in your general direction.
Originally the knight characters were going to ride real horses, but after it became clear that the film’s small budget precluded real horses, the Pythons decided that their characters would mime horse-riding while their porters trotted behind them banging coconut shells together.......The film’s initial budget of approximately $319,000 was raised by convincing 10 separate investors to pitch in.
It was funded by a coalition of rock stars and record labels such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Jethro Tull, Island Records, Chrysalis Records and Michael White.
Still a classic film to this day.
I hope it made more than the budget because it was definitely a good watch
@@deving9793 Oh yes it did.
Also, I understand that none of them knew how to ride anyway.
There was one real horse, if you remember. The scene where the historian was killed...
John Cleese has been quoted from interviews stating that not only did none of the people knew how to ride a horse, but they also lacked the time and money to get them lessons to learn.
"This makes no sense" Devin G
Not in the slightest, which is why it is so good. :D
Lmao... Good to know its not meant to make sense 😂. I thought it was just me
@@deving9793 Dude. If you're looking for sense in a Monty Python production... then you've already failed.
It's nice to see people watching Holy Grail who get the comedy. I swear half the reactors I see just take this stuff too seriously - they don't understand "silly" comedies.
How can you take anything in this movie seriously 😂
@@deving9793 Sometimes you just have to sit back and let the comedy happen.
9:15 A newt is a small amphibian that looks like a lizard. It’s basically a frog with a tail
I appreciate that
They couldn't afford horses during the production....but they were able to afford coconuts. Whoever thought of it is one of the best problem solvers of all time.
A newt is a small salamander.
Oh gotcha! I appreciate you elaborating
They don't usually get better though
@@phil8821They don't. 😂
1. What about the moose?
2. Paying attention to the opening credits makes it better for everyone, including you.
3. The first time I saw this was in the back of a pickup at a drive-in (it's still here) with my siblings and a couple of friends.
4. Perfect Monty Python where you can just get sucked into something where you don't have to think about anything and just let yourself go.
5. "What ya gonna do? Bleed on me." 🤣"we'll call it a draw" 🤣
6. Quick bit: "Blow it out your ass"!
7. The ultimate cock block 😭
8. Robin's shield is a chicken.
9.The only horse in the film is ridden by the guy that killed the historian.
10.The ending sucked. It was a cop out. Literally
They ran out of 🤑🤑
PS, You're the first reviewer to agree with me how nasty the Princess was.🤮🤮
Oh snap! I did notice there was only one horse in the movie
If you ever re-watch it, there will be allot of content that you missed the first time because there is so much thrown at a person, and kind of fast paced or said in passing. Enjoyed watching your reaction. Good job as always!
I appreciate it! I'll definitely have to re-watch it because there was a lot going on
In 25 years of watching this movie there are still things I haven’t noticed or totally let pass me by.
he missed a lot cos he talked thru it, instead of pausing
@@iddjutt Yeah I know. Just didn't want to say it.
Look in order to maintain air speed velocity a swallow needs to beat its wing 43x a second. Am I right. So a 5 ounce bird can't carry a 1 pound coconut
😂😂😂😂😂 word for word
@@deving9793show your friends this movie, then quiz them after about swallows. We'll see how much they were paying attention to details 😂
Devin, these movies confused you because you lacked context. Monty Python isn't a person, it's a comedy troupe from Britain. Most people who saw this movie before the new millennium had already seen their show (Monty Python's Flying Circus) and knew what to expect. Look that up, and you'll understand way more about the MP movies.
Also, British comedy is an acquired taste for Americans. I grew up on it, so I nearly pissed myself the first time I saw this movie. If it's not your thing, that's fine... but at least give more of it a try, just to say you put effort into finding out for sure.
Oh Sh*t! There was an actual show before the movies? That makes sense why I was confused
@@deving9793 Some of their best sketches are The Lumberjack Song, Dead Parrot, Ministry of Silly Walks, Argument Clinic, and the Spanish Inquisition. Be very careful with The Funniest Joke Ever Written.
I remember reading that the phrase "Run Away" was used to be historically accurate. In the time this was supposed to have occurred, there had not been much interaction between the English and the French, and "Retreat" is a French word that would not have been know at the time. Over time many French words morphed into usage within the English language.
The classic “cop out” ending. ♥️🐍
✌🏼😎🇺🇸
The cut to Lancelot getting pat down kills me every time.
Those monks chanting and smacking themselves with a board in the face are a reference to the various kinds of christian religious orders of the time such as "Flagellants" who would whip or scourge themselves to purge sin from their bodies. The chant in the film is a real latin monastic chant which reads "Pie Jesu Dominae-" (Merciful Lord Jesus) "Dona Aes Requiem" (Grant Us Rest) and can be translated directly as "Oh Jesus please give us a break!"
Oh wow! So basically beating yourself sin free lol
"Pie Jesu domine, dona eis requiem" actually translates as" Merciful Lord Jesus, grant them rest" - referring to the souls of the dead. Not the funniest of lines in the film, but the most repeated.
@@deving9793 pretty much!
A blessing from the Lord that finally somebody else understands the meaning of the board beating scene! 😂 In all of the MPATHG reaction comments I have read, nobody fully grasps the religious dig that the Pythons do there. Well done, my good man!
@@kingarthur4ever Peace be upon you. Even if you count to 5.
This film was made on a shoestring.....less than a million pounds. They couldn't afford horses.....so.....coconuts. And they made it a running joke.
They did a fantastic job with the small budget
Just one horse, the one the person who killed the famous historian was riding!
Great reaction- all that laughing is good for your health. Follow it up with Life of Brian and you won't be disappointed.
Appreciate it! I check that one out
@@deving9793I know you didn't care much for Life of Brian the first time you watched it. Maybe if you had seen this one first you would have a better idea what you're up against. Monty Python takes a historical topic and rips it to shreds with wicked humor. On the surface, it makes no sense, just random chaos. But when you look deeper, the satire is razor-sharp.
King Arthur and his knights were framed. The knight who killed Frank the Famous Historian had a horse.
You made me cry when I was laughing With you during the holy hand grenade scene I'm glad you get this movie
That's the loudest I've ever seen anybody laugh at the Holy Hand Grenade instructions.
😂😂😂 talk broke down every detail
The floggers who were hitting themselves were real. Medieval Christian’s of certain religious orders practiced self flagellation. Some still do.
Thats still going on now? I thought it was just a joke
@@deving9793 apparently still quite active in the Philippines, Spain, Mexico and Colombia. The modern catholic sect “Opus Dei” still practice it though obviously modified for more modern things. You see one in the form of the albino monk in “the Da Vinci code” with the self whipping and the use of a cilice.
Edit: if you google the movie title with “historical accuracy”, you actually find that a lot of the jokes that make no sense like the catapulting of a cow actually had a historical basis. In medieval times, they would launch infected animals as a form of biological warfare to try and infect the populace of a castle so they would surrender or die from plague.
@@profprofanity2308 There are Justices of the US Supreme Court that are Members of Opus Dei! .... Yeah! Now you know why America is so Effed Up!
Next movie you should then watch is Life of Brian!
Definitely gonna see that one soon. Thanks for tuning in
Sir Gallahad took a vow of chastity.
After watching your reaction...I left RUclips...Tis a silly place!
Thanks for watching and tune in next time
This reaction turned me into a newt...
You're gonna torture my stomach muscles, old chap.
You missed entirely that the "special thanks" is signed by former US PRESIDENT RICHARD M. NIXON (R)!!!
They are not bibles, they are just wooden boards. ;-)
The actual President Richard Nixon?
@@deving9793Yes, sir. That's the one mentioned there in the credits -- for completely obfuscated reasons!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail released in the spring of '75; Nixon resigned in August '74, while they were making the film.
And all that møøse you see... that's meant to be MOOSE! And a reference to the "The Mouse Problem," which is a Monty Python sketch from '69.
They were a CRAZY bunch. There is also a 90's video game called "Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail."
We're absolutely crazy here in Europe.
‘Tis but a scratch’😂😂😂
I've had worse
😂😂 that was hilarious
@@deving9793especially after he’s left with 1 leg and says ‘right I’ll do you for that’😂😂😂
29:45 But Princess Lucky is now his daughter “in a very real and legally-binding sense”, so Swamp Castle will merge with the newlyweds respective estates. 🤓
One hilarious fact: coconuts DO migrate, they evolved specifically to float. That's why they always grow on beaches.
You missed the jokes in the starting credits. Oh and movies used have the credits at the start.
The first fifteen minutes of the reaction, he missed probably a third of the jokes, because he was in reaction and talk mode. But it's fine.
Im sure a few but I did catch some as well..I had to catch the credits to realize it was an act
I'm sure this is the hardest you've laughed on this channel. I actually think that it was preventing you from breathing. HAHA. Great reaction.
😂😂😂 I almost choke on my laughter
A delightful reaction video. The movie makes perfect sense, had King Arthur and his knights of Camelot actually found the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones and his father couldn't search for the Holy Grail on their Last Crusade. Very clever movie writing thinking so many years ahead. The Castle Anthrax is an actual tourist site Doune Castle.
Appreciate you watching!!
John Cleese playing Tim the Enchanter, had a really long name, but he forgot so, winged it and said Tim, so they left it in.
Cop out, super low budget and ran out of money. Hence its a literal cop out.
For it to be such low budget it was still very hilarious!
The animations are based on real drawings that bored medieval monks put in the margins of the books they were copying. One of their favourites for some reason were killer rabbits hence the killer rabbit later in the film.
I am ready to face the peril (and have been since the mid-80s). Also about the only thing that is certain in this movie is that King Arthur and the Knights did not kill the historian. The murderer was riding an ACTUAL horse. The Camelot Clowns are just banging together two coconut halves.
I have to go back and find the actual murderer
Fun fact: The use of coconuts as a joke came about from not having the budget to get actual horses except for the one historian death scene.
According to what I have heard, the reason for the coconuts is because they didn't have the budget for them.
If that’s the case it was definitely creative and funny. Thank you for tuning in
Well, coconuts aren't exactly cheap either. Nobody migrates for free!
Regarding the coconuts: the german title of the movie is "Knights of the coconut"
That does make sense 😂😂
A newt is a very small lizard.
"Bring out yer dead!" had Dev in stitches, I'm not sure any living person can get through that scene without being added to the cart.
That was the funniest part of the movie 😂😂
The Knight who killed the historian was on an actual horse 🧐🤔
😂😂😂 the only horse
And that's how you know it wasn't any of Arthur's knights.
I'm sure horses exist during that time xD :D :D
They did not have enough money to pay for the use of horse so they used coconuts
maaaaaan dying to see that american gangster reaction!!!
I got you family! Word is bond
The Holy Grail is the entry point for almost everyone to Monty Python. Personally, I prefer The Life of Brian, but the corporate pirates at the opening of The Meaning of Life is one of the funniest damn things, ever…that and the biggus dickus scene from Life of Brian. The troupe really shines in Flying Circus, though, because of the sketch comedy format.
man, i like u. great that things are evolving and your producing is getting more pro. i only ask to you dont sell your soul for likes, stay real.
I appreciate you and will do
Actually you missed so many jokes in the beginning credits with being impatient. Too bad. And fyi- movies did used to have all the credits in the beginning of movies, back when people actually gave a shit about the hard working people who made gems like these. I’m willing to bet, you probably missed a lot of jokes in The Life of Brian too.
Tis a silly movie
God is portrayed by W.G. Grace, a famous British Cricket Player.
and one for the algorithm
Appreciate it family
They only used 2 castles when making this film, the interior was the same castle redressed to look different, the ticket office where you pay to look round the castle keeps empty coconut halves for tourists to use in photos and vids.
The castle on the island at the end was still lived in at the time, and was still lived in a few years ago when 2 of the Pythons were visiting the set locations for a documentary about the film.
How about that ending. Lmfao. I love watching people react to this movie for the first time. It’s gotta be one of the most ridiculous movies ever made. On the ridiculous scale it probably puts Mel Brooks to shame… and that’s saying something.
I've heard of Mel Brooks, what films did he produce?
@@deving9793 quite a few. I’d say if you want to react to any, Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles are the two most popular for reactors. I tend to be more partial to Young Frankenstein, but I think a lot of folks prefer Blazing Saddles. It’s similar to Monty Python in its silliness, but Mel Brooks movies have less (less, I didn’t say none) physical humor and more word play. So, there are definitely some style differences. But o think a lot of folks kind of group them together because of their silly, spoofy nature.
Try reading the titles at the beginning before you ignore them and complain...
The important thing to remember that the 6 male members of Monty Python play the vast majority of the characters in this film, including many of the women.
I did notice that!! Its amazing they created a entire film with 6 men
@@deving9793 There were other actors, but still 6 men playing the most of the characters.
Gallahad is sworn to chastity, like a priest. He may be tempted by the women at Castle Anthrax, but he wouldn't want to give in to temptation.
I could not be a priest because broooo 😂
This all makes a lot more sense if you are familiar with the story of King Arthur.
So this was a play off of that?
Yes. The Knights of the Round Table. Camelot. Lancelot and Guinevere. Etc.
@@AbolitionistPrivateerAnd despite the humour being stretched to absurdist lengths there are a lot of keen observations of Arthurian lore and medieval life (though mixing up the time periods for when the plagues occurred, when there was the witch burning craze etc etc - though that is in keeping with the anachronisms in the Arthurian legends). The Monty Python team, apart from the American animator Terry Gilliam, were educated at Oxford and Cambridge with Terry Jones being a medieval historian.
@@deving9793 There's a movie called "Excalibur" from the early 80s, probably the best King Arthur movie ever made, definitely worth a watch.
All that fuss with the police and it's impossible that one of Arthur's knights killed the historian because the killer rode an actual horse.
That was the only horse in the movie right?
@@deving9793 Yep
Movies up until the late 70s had the credits at the start of the movie but you really should have paid more attention to them as they are part of the comedy. The "Swedish" sub-titles, the mooses in the credits, the llamas in the replacement credits etc etc.
One of the things in this movie is that they screw with the audience and their expectations so for instance you have an intermission almost at the end of the movie rather than in the middle so when this was shown in cinemas a lot of the audience would get up to buy an ice cream or pop to the toilet only to have to rush back to their seats when the intermission turned out to be so short and of course you had the music and black screen at the end leaving people in the cinema waiting to see whether that was really the end or whether there was more. (Of course the in movie reason for the lack of credits at the end was also because the credits were at the beginning and those responsible for providing the credits had been sacked so couldn't provide anything at all at the end).
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Eons ago, I had “message for you sir!” (With the arrow sound) whenever I’d have an email come to my inbox. Then after a while it was happening so often….. 🤣
a timeless classic!
I see why!
The guy almost died laughing, but at 47:14 he says "... but since I was kind of forced to watch this, I would say I enjoyed it."
That is a major downplayed praise (and of course you enjoyed it :-) , so as 'punishment' for this 'lack of enthusiasm' you now háve to watch Life Of Brian 🙂
Already up on the Patreon😂😂 Coming to RUclips in the near future
You overthinking the movie, it is just silly fun
The opening credit sequence is full of jokes; that's the point of them. I mean, come on -- Richard M. Nixon? Llamas? :)
I know lol. I missed them the first time around
You should check out the Meaning of Life
Dude... shrubbery is behind you!!!
Oh well done my friend. This is one of the weirdest and silliest movies you will ever see and thanks for giving it a try. It’s not for everyone but you watched it and props for that
Once I actually got into it, it was hilarious
The Deadly Rabbit is a sort of broad reference to some of the wacky stuff monks would illustrate around the edges of pages for manuscripts they were working on, things like Knights doing battle with giant snails and rabbits wearing plate armor and other silly ideas.
That’s interesting! What was the purpose?
@@deving9793 To fight boredom in their own way, I suppose. They had to copy books by hand, too.
A lot of the animation was based this "marginalia", such as the trumpets up the backside. Terry Jones was a historian, so much of the weirdest stuff in the film is based on reality (or mediaeval suppositions).
@@deving9793 as mikey J said, mostly just for fun lol
You missed so much of the jokes my bro. Oh dear.
I used to quote this at the range whilst juggling the m80 practice grenades! 😂🤙🤙
😂😂😂
"nih, nih, nih, nih,"
Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
This was HILARIOUS!!
Bro got that multi-camera set up ha! lets gooo
Tryna give you all better content bro! I'm glad you noticed 💪🏾
Dude just wasn't getting the jokes. I couldn't handle this.
Thanks for watching
I absolutely loved this!! Saw it before life of Brian and it gave me an appreciation for British humor 😂
I am a new fan now lol
You should read the titles and subtitles at the beginning, that's all comedy.
I went back and read them. Absolutely hilarious 😂
don't try to rationalise what you are watching, it doesn't make sence and that the beauty of it
I realize that earlier on lol. Strictly entertainment
That rabbit's dynamite 😂
😂😂
You look like Action Hank from Dexter's Laboratory.
😂😂😂😂 That’s a new one there. I have to look him up now. I appreciate you commenting
Lol i love how they end the movie on a pun get it? "Cop out"😂😂😂
Bro if the movie confused you, I guarantee GUARANTEE you are overthinking it! Your reaction and similar reactions of the millions of those who watched it is what the movie's all about.
One those sit back and laugh films
I love all the Monty pythons. They’re classics.
Loving the beard big man 💪
Appreciate it! Finally decided to ket it grow back
I don't know if you noticed, but Brave Sir Robin had a chicken for a coat of arms on his shield and on his clothes.
Man, I can't believe you didn't show the french guy on the castles and his insults! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries! No go away or I shall taunt you a second time! He's the best part of the movie!
Fine. I didn't need sleep anyway.
😂😂 Thanks for tuning in
Sup Devin, man your channel is really taking off! Great job! May I add a request? I'd like to suggest 'The Hunted' with Benicio del Torro and Tommy Lee. That movie doesn't have ANY reactions, which is a tragedy in itself and is a great movie! You can start a trend. Anyway, great job and nice to see you're doing well.
You asked if 16 was the age of consent back then. Here’s some interesting trivia for you - Two states have a minimum marriage age of 15 years old, Hawaii and Missouri, and two states have the lowest minimum marriage age, which is 14 years old. Those states are Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
There was a time (when I was about 15) I could quote this entire movie .
Word for word.
Must have been your favorite
@@deving9793 Don't get me started on Tremors.
@@deving9793 Being able to quote one scene was enough to be a 'gamer/nerd'
Quoting the entire movie, I could have been a nerd-god.
Unfortunately, that's not helpful when you're a teenager.
The opening "credits" that you were bitching about were absolutely funny, and you were so busy complaining that you didn't read them.
First time I saw this was in the 8th grade at a birthday party. Over 30 years later this is still one of my favorite movies and definitely my favorite comedy.
Too hard to pick a favorite scene. Perhaps the running gag of the lady beating the cat against the rocks.
Ohh yea! That part was hilarious too 😂
When watching Monty Python any comedy rules you think there should be, throw them out. Take most of what they say as being sarcastic or just plain silly. It might help if you watch the last live show (1 down, 5 to go) or at least the Penis Song from that show, to show the level of humour.
As others have mentioned, the point of Monty Python is, there IS no point. The goofier, the sillier, the better. They had a TV show before they made their movies, and even though I find it difficult to pick just one sketch as my favorite, I’d probably choose, ‘Self-defense against fresh fruit’.
This is one of my all time favorite movies... if you liked this, you'd like 'life of Brian'. The jokes are far more adult...
Oh, never mind, that's dissapointing you didn't like Life of Brian... They're definitely a different type of comedy/movie lol
John Cleese ad-libbed the Name Tim for the enchanter because he forgot it.And they didn't have enough money for horses,so there was only one.Google funding for this movie-you'll be surprised.
Monty Python movies are WAY better when experienced along with several friends, hopefully of different socioeconomic backgrounds, and (importantly) some of whom have "been there, done that" and are true fans so they can explain stuff. Then, with a tour guide and companions to share it with, you can really see it how it was meant to be seen.
The "Book of Armaments" scene is probably my favorite! Priceless reaction 😂
Pretty ironic calling Robin dumb or idiot when not understanding the character or scene.
If you must put some logic to it, Arthur probably did not have that army at the first French castle, only after the many timeskips traveling.