So Dumb It's Genius

Rating: 7/10 (15 July 2019)

It's not easy for me to imagine how hilarious this must've been when it first came out because I watched it for the first time 44 years after; long after its influence had already cemented itself in the worlds of comedy and cinema. Parts of it are still laugh-out-loud funny but some parts also come off as played-out because of how many times the certain trope or line of dialogue has been used since its release. For example, I could see myself laughing my ass of at the Black Knight scene but I'd seen the "flesh wound" meme so many times that I already knew what was happening. But, there were parts that did have that effect on me like the witch scene or any part to do with swallows. The nonsense humor, that I think was unheard of before this, is genius. The film is very funny and I can only wish to have seen it earlier to get the full effect.