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Benedictine Monks (see the review title), by explaining the proper technique to whack oneself over the head with the DVD box. The Special Features disk includes such gems as a documentary explaining how one can obtain and use one's own coconuts for use in fake horse riding and, my personal favorite, a snippet, narrated by Palin if I'm not mistaken, explaining in gory detail how one can sing along with the chant of the St. Benedictine monks, The Tale of Sir Robin, the Knights of Ni (both encounters), and of course Tim the Enchanter and the Bridge of Death.
My dad borrowed this movie on VHS from a friend and subsequently copied it for our own viewing pleasure. The story is often way over the top but what else did you expect from the Pythons. I think the first time I ever saw this movie was when I was eleven or so, long before the DVD format was even conceived.
Favorite scenes of mine are Arthur's encounter with the Black Knight, the plague scene, the self-abusive St. All in all I'm glad I bought this. Quite apart from the fact that the main movie disk features two movie tracks, one with superior sound quality and even slightly different narration from Michael Palin, there's also a French language track which I watch for just as many laughs as the English ones despite not speaking a word of French myself.
And then of course there are two commentary tracks from the various Pythons, minus Graham Chapman for obvious reasons.
item arrived before I expected. could not pass up. thanks, Amazon. really love this (crazy) movie and finally was able to purchase. again, price was another incredible buy on amazon.
I'm very disappointed. This is depressing - I bought this movie for a friend, and when she opened it, there was only one disc inside and it was just the special features, no movie. Why did Amazon have to advertise it incorrectly as a special edition 2-disc set.
Who did the rating of this movie. Instead, we got many words not appropriate for kids, such as, oral sex. We adults were shocked to hear those words. It is a terrible PG movie. Bad for family with kids. I got it because it is rated PG. I checked this out from my local publick library to view with my two kids (11 & 10) during the holiday season. We kept watching and waiting for a funny good story but none.
I believe this will become a very popular film. The quest for the Grail represents our own search for truth and understanding and shows us the importance of perseverance. The boys of Monty Python have really outdone themselves this time. This movie is a clever social commentary on the unfair treatment of witches and the nearly but not quite dead while also dramatically highlighting the lesser known dangers of rabbits.
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