I just saw it last night and it was GREAT! Better than the Life of Brian although I have to say that the ending of Life of Brian was a bit funnier than the ending of the Holy Grail. Like the Monty Python tv series, it was completely random. How they think up of those things I have no idea. But they are hilarious.
I think that the movies are WAY better than the skits. Not that the skits are bad, but the movie is just more outrageously funny. My favorite scene from the Holy Grail is the black night scene where King Arthur fights the Black Night where King Arthur cut off both of his arms and legs, and then he threatened to bite Arthur.
Still, you can’t beat the ending of Life of Brian when the main character is about to be crucified and he’s sitting on a cross waiting to starve to death. Then you see Eric Idol behind him and he says. “Look, on the bright side pal. It’s not that bad. Because you know what they say…… Always look on the bright side of life do du do du du du do du du! Always look on the bright side of life do du do du du du do du du!
If life seems jolly rotten,
There’s something you’ve forgotten……………
And that’s to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
Austen, did you recognize Eric Idle in the Epcot 3d movie “Honey I shrunk the audience”?
I agree that “Holy Grail” is their best movie. I hope to see the broadway show sometime.
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Which one was Eric Idle? The leading man? Maybe that’s why he looked a bit familiar. Grandma Max
No, I didn’t. He was there? cool
He was Dr. Nigel Channing, who appears in the video in the waiting area, and hosts the big awards show. Idle was cast following a chance encounter in a bar. he has done a lot of work for Disney….more info here.