Haha!! Reminded me of what comedy is all about

Rating: 8/10 (29 December 2013)

This is why I love British productions of comedy. I rated this title an 8 out of 10 only because I am watching it in 2013. Hats off to those who envisioned and created it in 1975.
Long I had read about Monty Python being the pioneer in the new era of comedy, I had to see to believe it. I am sure my lips were kept straight only because of watching so much of Blackadder, Robin Hood: Men in Tights and the variety of dead pan comedy available today on the web (and I think one episode of The Flying Circus). If I were a green viewer, the skits would have tickled my comedic senses to go for a full 10 on 10.
The satire of society in general, the situational comedy, portrayal of romanticism, gallantry and heroism in the middle ages is from an angle so twisted and deadpan that in my view this movie has really set the standards for the best works which came after it. I loved the way in which the movie went a little bit after each of politics, religion, English culture, mythology, legends and even the art of movie making itself.
About the movie scenes, I hope I am not putting in any spoilers but I am checking the box above just in case you don't want any bit of information before watching it. I kept on giggling from the subtitles (Please don't skip them..) to the first scene with King Arthur & his horse. I don't know whether it was creative or just a way to reduce the animal cast budget to a single rabbit and some dead cows, but it was brilliant. Being a nerd I couldn't stop laughing whenever the weight velocity ratios of unladen swallows came up. I could never have enough of such "nerdy" references. Another aspect I love about creative comedy is when sketches are cruelly and abruptly terminated. It leaves the mind's thirst unquenched and so much is left to the imagination. I couldn't have doubted that the Monty Python series of all would utilise this concept to genius effect. (Though I was throughout the movie waiting for a foot to drop, disappointed there.)
I believe that the enjoyment that you will get from this movie really depends on your tastes as a viewer and your appetite for dry, satirical comedy involving mundane idiocy and simpleton characters. Personally I call it art.