Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Film Review

Rating: 9/10 (3 October 2016)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is my favourite comedy of all time. I laugh every single time I see it, and find something new that I didn't notice before. I strongly urge you to see it even if you're not a Python fan.
The movie is directed by Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. Before this film was released, Monty Python was a television series called 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' and a lot of the movie did feel sort of like a collection of skits from the show. That isn't really a flaw, but I thought I should address it in this review. Normally in a review, you have to explain the basic plot of the movie you're talking about to fill the reader in. But the thing with this film is that there really isn't one. Its more like a collection of scenes that are loosely tied together, like it was an episode of Flying Circus. There is still a plot, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table have to find the Holy Grail for God, but in the middle the movie sort of forgets that and just does its own thing for a bit. Then in the third act it picks up the story again. Again, this isn't a bad thing because the movie is so damn strange that you hardly notice it. Speaking of funny, this is, in my opinion, the best comedy ever made. All of the actors play off each other really well, Its extremely well written, it has tons of verbal and visual gags that make me laugh almost every time I see it, and, well... its just funny! Some of it does seem slightly dated and you can see that they had a very low budget, but I think it just adds to the charm and strangeness of the film. Its also a great satire of all of the big budget epics of the 50's and 60's.
In conclusion, I think Monty Python and the Holy Grail is the best comedy of all time. Its strange, funny and everything else that you want from a comedy.