Fun beginning to end. A crackup!

Rating: 9/10 (1 August 2005)

Simply hilarious from beginning to end. This movie has things that are so ridiculous, such as a vicious rabbit attacking seven or eight armed men, or so irrelevant, such as a very serious king trying to talk to a swallow-obsessed guard, and not getting anyway. All the funny stuff. You would think that a 30-year-old movie wouldn't be this funny, but I guess I am proved wrong. This is rightly in the top 250. Obviously the funniest and best Python film. And the six guys who are playing all the main characters are sort of...spread out, if that makes any sense. For instance, in The Meaning of Life, you would see Eric Idle, Eric Idle, Eric Idle, and then Palin, Palin, Palin, and you would barely ever see Gilliam or Chapman. In this, there's a bit of each. Another great thing is that, if you listen to the commentary (I'm a total Monty Python DORK), the people commenting seem to be pretty happy with their movie as well. And they make fun of themselves too, which of course is wonderful! ********* 9.5/10