Movie Review for Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Summary: An absurdist send-up of the legend of King Arthur and his knight's quest for the Holy Grail.

                         Reviews of Monty Python and the Holy Grail
By Ryan Cracknell of Apollo Guide (7/0)
            While it has its moments of classic hilarity, they aren’t enough to encourage me to swap Python q...

By Philip Martin of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (4/3)
            ...what is there to say about the film, other than it is extremely silly and probably one of the ...

By George Perry of BBC (7/0)
            The Pythons delivered a classic comedy.

By Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid (7/0)
            I laughed so hard I thought I would stop breathing.

By Scott Weinberg of eFilmCritic.com (7/0)
            The film itself is of course genius; wonderfully funny; a classic. The new Special Edition DVD i...

By Bill Chambers of Film Freak Central (7/0)
            MPatHG is a satire that instructs with its informed irreverence, a piece that knows the rules bef...

                         Reviews of Monty Python and the Holy Grail
By Brad Laidman of Film Threat (7/0)
            The silliest movie ever made.

By James Brundage of filmcritic.com (7/0)
            Python is simply one of life's great foods… you have to taste it for yourself.

By Ross Anthony of Hollywood Report Card (7/0)
            A cult classic and a lot of silly fun. And btw, "Ni!"

By Jim Slotek of Jam! Movies (7/0)
            A superb work of insanely silly escapism.

By Kevin Thomas of Los Angeles Times (7/0)
            For all its shenanigans, Monty Python and the Holy Grail has a sense of humor that is intellectua...

By Michael Wilmington of Los Angeles Times (7/0)
            An incredibly silly film of great humor, brilliant design and epic insanity.

                         Reviews of Monty Python and the Holy Grail
By David N. Butterworth of Movie Boeuf (5/2)
            Crammed with acres of quotable dialogue, the film ploughs along from one inspired bit to the next...

By Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews (7/0)
            It's an acquired taste in lunacy that some will like so much they will wonder how anyone else cou...

By James Kendrick of Q Network Film Desk (7/0)
            one of the select cinematic experiences that actually gets better and better with subsequent view...

By Robin Clifford of Reeling Reviews (7/0)
            ...embrace the low budget film and its even lower humor.

By Jim Lane of Sacramento News & Review (5/2)
            Funnier the first time you see it than it will ever be again, with some inspired gags and a lot o...

By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat of Spirituality and Practice (7/0)
            This innovative and hilarious spoof on the Arthurian tales is a laugh riot from start to finish; ...

                         Reviews of Monty Python and the Holy Grail
By Emily Blunt of Blunt Review (3/4) No reference
            Perhaps the most original comedy - or at least the most ridiculously funny historically semi-accu...

By Terry Lawson of Detroit Free Press (6/1) No reference
            The new Holy Grail is no revelation, just hilarious confirmation that the old days were in fact b...

By Jason Anderson of eye WEEKLY (6/1) No reference
            Still plenty of fun.

By MaryAnn Johanson of Flick Filosopher (3/4) No reference
            Not only damn near one of the funniest movies ever made but certainly one of the most quotable.

By Matt Easterbrook of Matt's Movie Reviews (3/4) No reference
            If you think this movie is unfunny, death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth!

By James Rocchi of Netflix (3/4) No reference
            Monty Python and the Holy Grail will amuse and amaze.

                         Reviews of Monty Python and the Holy Grail
By Roger Moore of Orlando Sentinel (3/4) No reference
            The funniest movie of 1975 and probably the silliest movie ever made.

By Gary Thompson of Philadelphia Daily News (3/4) No reference
            An obscure re-issue that I very much love and very much wanted to love again.

By Steven Rea of Philadelphia Inquirer (3/4) No reference
            Still stands as a gloriously silly and twisted send-up.

By Joe Baltake of Sacramento Bee (3/4) No reference
            Still has the power to shock and make one laugh with shame.

By Joe Leydon of San Francisco Examiner (3/4) No reference
            The movie remains gloriously hysterical and spendiferously unhinged, as fresh and funny as ever.

By Michael O'Sullivan of Washington Post (3/4) No reference
            Ah, bless the Pythons, back after 26 years to get medieval all over again on the legend of King A...

                         Reviews of Monty Python and the Holy Grail
By Stephen Hunter of Washington Post (3/4) No reference
            Really smart people improvising really silly gags and bits, most of which work, some of which don...

By James Berardinelli of ReelViews (3/4) Not Reachable
            Represents one of the best and brightest comedies ever to shine from the silver screen.

By Bruce Newman of San Jose Mercury News (6/1) Not Reachable
            Holy Grail suffers from the same syndrome that afflicts many of these restored classics: It is be...

By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) of St. Paul Pioneer Press (3/4) Not Reachable
            Not their best, but it holds up surprisingly well.

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