I know I am the minority.... I am very disappointed

Rating: 7/10 (7 August 2005)

I just finished watching this movie and was extremely disappointed. I had previously seen The Life Of Brian and The Meaning Of Life (which in my opinion were bad and worse, respectively), and although this is the highlight of the series, I am not impressed. Maybe I just don't get British humour (well really, it's not about "not getting it", it's more about just not finding it funny), but I don't find this movie entirely funny. Maybe others do, and kudos to them! But this doesn't entertain me. I'm not saying I didn't laugh though. There were humorous and hilarious parts, but I was hyped up and expecting a gut busting movie, so I was disappointed. The coconuts were humorous (funny the first time, then it became tedious), I laughed my ass off when John Cleese decapitated an entire wedding party, and when he in turn was decapitated (albeit in an earlier scene). I also thought the Killer rabbit was extremely hilarious, and the bridge was funny too. Also, the logic of the witch burning was amusing. But 10 minutes of funny from a 1 and a half hour movie isn't too good, especially since I heard this movie is a comedy classic. This is one of the reasons I have mixed feelings about Dogma as well. There are some friggin' hilarious parts, but some boring parts as well (I understand they are moving the plot along, and respect that). However, I just enjoy Dogma more. Back to The Holy Grail. I just am so underwhelmed. I'm trying really hard to like Monty Python, but I just can't. However, the movie is not bad. It has it's moments, and for that it gets.......
6/10