Pure comedy. A couple of spoilers but only scratches the surface of a classic.

Rating: Null/10 (23 April 2006)

I think the best way to sum up this film is the advertisement: "Makes Ben Hur look like an Epic". The problem is that 'Ben Hur' is an Epic. But you'll scratch your head wondering if 'Ben Hur' is actually an Epic. Of course, it is one of the Epics of the 20th Century.
Confusing, but watch 'Monty Pyton and The Holy Grail' and you'll be entertained. The King of England (in the dangerous times of the Dark Ages) is called Arthur and his Knights (carefully selected by him) are charged by God to search for the Holy Grail. Of course, they never actually find The Grail, and they never were going to find The Grail in the first place. That is the beauty of the film. I think maybe they suggested that a film has to have a plot to succeed, and they made a mockery of that. You don't have to. Or maybe the French got there first.
I like the scene when John Cleese, acting as Sir Lancelot, attacks Swamp Castle. Beforehand, he reads a note from (what he thinks to be) a fair maiden being trapped into an enforced marriage. So he goes to save her. He massacres everyone in sight.
Another good bit is when Sir Robin has to stop his minstrels singing about how brave he is and how he wouldn't mind suffering a horrible death confronting enemies, and he's probably thinking 'I'm not that brave'.
Anyway, only two classic examples out of the whole film. Enjoy.