Hiya! I thought I'd try something different today, so here's my reaction to watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail for the first time! More videos like this coming soon. Thanks for watching!
I saw this in a theater at a midnight screening of the very first showing. People were LITERALLY falling out of their seats with laughter, and that was just during the credits! I kid you not. My stomach was so sore from laughing at the beginning, that it took me another 20 minutes before I could laugh comfortably again. It was one of the best experiences of my life. When we all left the theater, that was one of the happiest movie audiences I've ever been a part of.
Yeah I remember seeing this opening night. My oldest brother took me. Watching movies on the theaters back then was the best. People were not as sensitive and just loose as a goose. Monty Python is genius stuff. Hilarious 😂
I think the 70's was kind of the transition period. I may be wrong, but although it wouldn't have every single person that worked on the film like nowadays, would be possible to see a director's credit and the producing company. But since you don't even have a "the end" (like old movies) I think the joke still works.
@@freddyfleal I remember when I first saw this film on TV it didn’t have the black screen and music, so as soon as the policeman covered up the camera the whole thing just ended and they went right into the next TV programme.
@@medalion1390 that’s definitely true, it was still common to have credits at the beginning at this time. Star Wars was the first movie to have credits at the end to keep suspense on the characters but it was a hard fight with the filmmakers unions (obviously putting your name at the end means that no-one will really check it and you won’t get visibility for your hard work)
Yep. Don't try to figure it out. Enjoy the ridiculousness and silliness of the moment. She skipped over one of my favorite lines...when Galahad is in the castle of temptresses, and Zoot says he must spank them, and "then, the oral sex!"...he finally caves and says, "Well, I could stay a BIT longer."
If you saw this in the theater back in the day... odds are you were a Python fan Kd you knew what to expect .. they had a TV show that was this exact kind of silly, random humor. The movies came after the show ended. This came out around when the U.S.finally got to see the show via PBS in the early 70s
Although the Pythons were already beloved here in the UK they became enormous once PBS in the US started to run the show, so big in fact that it was sort of a rennaisance for the guys who would go on to perform at the Hollywood Bowl. All of the Pythons have since said that it was their success in the US that gave each of them the finances to do bigger and better things. Though the one downside being the movie Yellowbeard. We don't talk about Yellowbeard.
During my sophomore year in college, I went to my cousin's apartment on an evening that Monty Python was being shown on the local PBS station. I was rolling on the floor laughing at the boxer, Ken Clean Air System, taking a lunch break and rubbing gravel into his scalp, while at the same time, my cousin's friend was standing beside me saying "This is not funny!" I don't remember if it was before or after that evening, that the Holy Grail was being shown in a theater down town, that had an afternoon matinee, that allowed me to get in for $2. Regular theater prices were too steep for my tastes at the time.
@@triadmad Python was definitely a kind of humor that you were either on board with or not. Like you, I thought it was hilarious the first time I saw it as a kid. I had a similar experience when I went to see Spinal Tap in its initial release and nobody, myself included, knew what it was about. About 80% of the people in the audience had no idea what was going on and the rest of us were rolling in the aisles.
In 1975, viewers had been prepared for this film by MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS, the BBC television series created, written and performed by the same team at work here. The methods used in this film had all been perfected on that series, and so we had been trained to expect the unexpected.
Trained is such a good word! I love hearing the confused laughter from the audience in the first few episodes of Flying Circus, they had no idea what was coming from this brilliant group.
Watching you go into that with no warning was hilarious. Monty Python was a comedy team that mostly did skit comedy. With lots of absurd humour and crazy animation. Great reaction. If you're doing more movie reactions I'll definitely subscribe. Especially if you do Monty Python's Life of Brian which is their best in my opinion. And you're right. the ending, as well as little things like the coconuts instead of horses was because they didn't have the budget.
They did have a limited budget, and getting horses would have been expensive. I don't know if they would have thought of the coconut gag otherwise, but having thought of it I'm not sure they wouldn't have done it even if money wasn't an issue. It's hard to imagine this film now without the coconuts.
No one gives any love for “Jabberwocky”… It is hard to go wrong (if you think weirder is better) with anything written by Terry Gilliam. Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen…
@@MacAisling "Jabberwocky" definitely had some great moments, I was going for more "accessible" MP. She might like it though, you're correct to point it out!👍
I'm 68 years old & have been a Monty Python fan since they came out WAAAAY back then. I love seeing how long reactors watch the end before they realize it's really over. Many quotable lines in this. RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY! I FART IN YOUR GENERAL DIRECTION! LOL! Great reaction!
Talk about diving into the deep end of the pool. Most of us back then did know what we were getting into watching a Monty Python movie. They had been around a while with a show on the BBC that was shown on PBS, public broadcasting in the States. This was them at their most off-the-wall. All their movies are pretty good. They were certainly on a small budget. It meant they could only afford one horse, which lead to the most iconic joke of them using the coconuts. Can't wait to see what you watch next.
@@Whimsory awesome reaction 👍 hope to see you do more of these. Edit: if you haven't seen The Fifth Element yet, it's a wild ride. Highly recommend it.
@@Whimsory Monty Python were known for their 4th wall breaking and them reacting to the coconuts used is marvellous. The one horse they had money for was of course the set up for the cop-out ending. A few funny facts: It's but a scratch/fleshwound comes from this movie. Holy Handgranade(used in a lot of fighting games) comes from this movie. Also if you want to see the usual Monty Python things look for 'ministry of silly walks' and 'live at hollywood ball'
“Very loosely based on history” The amazing bit is how much history is in it. The banging cars on the wall (wards off evil), the muck rakers, the plague wagon, the launching animals over the wall, fishing by beating the water with a stick, screaming “run away” ( retreat didn’t enter the language until 100ish years later). Tons and tons of absurd but true things.
Wow! You picked quite a movie to start with. It thwarts so many story telling and movie making conventions that plot and setting are almost irrelevant. I've heard this described at an "anti-movie." Personally, I think it's one big joke on the audience, and as such, it's genius! I would suggest a movie for you to watch next, but I really like the idea of you picking one at random from that list. That will take you in some very interesting directions.
Agreed. But it would be nice to know exactly where the list came from. Can you post a link to it? That way we could look it over and make sure that there aren't any glaring omissions.
It's not a joke on the audience as much as a joke on the "Dark Ages," portrayed as the most ignorant and violent times imaginable. Knights could seemingly kill at will, but if someone tried that now-a-days they'd have a police dragnet dropped on them.
@@EvanED Man that list is such a mixed bag. I mean yes there are lots of great movies on it, but it's got a ridiculous amount of recency bias and blockbuster bias these days, as well as the usual American bias. If you go by that list you WILL see a lot of films worth watching, including many of the best, but you'll miss out out on a lot of them as well. I suppose that would be true of any list, but imo IMDb is certainly not one of the better ones. I'd rather go with 1000 Movies to See Before You Die or something like that, or a list made by Ebert or Maltin, but that's me.
I loved that reaction! Not subscribing yet because I feel like a creep watching her at my age, but I do see that she has been watching amazing classics! I might subscribe at a later point when I get over my awkwardness. It is great to see someone of this generation watching these movies totally unprepared!
One of the more subtle things about this is that in the original Arthurian myths, the Quest for the Holy Grail was considered unachievable. It was done for the protagonist to discover themselves through the attempt, not to actually get the magic item. So the fact that this film has no real ending actually fits that theme. I like you style so far and hope you continue to react to films you haven't seen.
22:15 Classic reaction. 🤣 In the cinema, the lights would come up or they’d switch to a completely different reel of film. They added the play out music for home release so people wouldn’t think there was a problem with their copy.
Really?!! That's hilarious. I'm glad they did that for the home release because I could see people thinking that--even I was getting ready to refilm after, for example the subtitle "problem" in the beginning. It would be such an experience to be in the theater for that. Thank you for watching!
Also a lady came round at the halfway intermission to sell drinks and ice creams....(plus I could look for the cigarette lighter Idropped on the floor in the dark)
This movie literally ends with a cop out. I've never seen you before, but RU-vid recommended this video because I like to watch this sort of thing. _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ is a popular movie for RU-vid reaction videos, and you did a great job! Keep 'em coming!
That was fun to watch. Thanks, Whimsory. This has been one of my favorite movies for close to 50 years. You did a much better job than most other reactors, by the way. Good for you.
You got my sub as soon as you praised "lord of the rings" and you did not dissapoint that was one of the cutest reaction videos I have ever seen in my life
"Just when I think I know where this is going...." That's the magic of Monty Python, my friend: you never know where things are going. 😁 Thanks for choosing my favorite movie of all time!! It's so wacky and random and clever. British humor, especially Monty Python humor, is an acquired taste for many people, and I love it! That signature animation that you were a little confused by comes from the one American member of Monty Python, Terry Gilliam, who is from my state of Minnesota. He also played Patsy, and is the one who you saw "die" from a heart attack. I get great joy from watching people try to make sense of this classic movie, and you have yourself a new subscriber!
Amazing review of one of my favourite movies. I´m from Germany and here the movie had a completely different title called "Die Ritter der Kokosnuss" or in english "Knights of the Coconut". Which was really not subtle at all. It´s great to see younger generations react to movies like this, because sadly there are not many made like this anymore. I really hope you react to other Monty Python movies and maybe try to watch some stuff from their show. The end of the movie btw. was basically a literal "Cop Out".
I was too young to see it in the theater, as I was only born in '74... but when I was a kid, it was well known and loved in geek circles, while most other people would just stare at you blankly if you quoted a line or referenced the movie. I was a bit confused the first time I saw it, but I've long since grown to love and appreciate it. Definitely a classic.
I was in high school when this came out and I went to see it with a group of friends that were all into Monty Python. Seeing your reactions really took me back to that time when this comedy was fresh and cutting edge. It was a joy to see you enjoying it.
I for one *DID SEE THIS MOVIE AT THE THEATER WHEN IT WAS RELEASED,* multiple times since there was no internet, cable or home video. *LOVED IT EVERYTIME I SAW IT.* Matter of fact. First time I saw this film. The actual theater got in on the joke. When the intermission came on. The theater turned on the house lights & closed/opened the screen curtain (which protected the screen from getting dirty plus it added to the movie going experience (theaters didn't show ads back then - curtain opened either you got the movie or coming attractions in the 1970's). Back then it was very rare movies went over two hours at length. If the movie did go over say two hours. They would have an 10 minute intermission for movie goers use the restroom &/or go to snack bar. But that theater had it timed just right. Making that joke even hilarious. *WHY NO HORSES.......* The 7 men (6 Brits & 1 Yankee) who made up the comedy troupe called Monty Python was very popular with the young in America when PBS (Public Broadcasting System) began airing the late 1960's BBC Monty Python's Flying Circus TV series (a very random TV comedy skit show that will go anywhere). Monty Python built a cult following in the 1970's. *WHY NO HORSES IN THE MOVIE??* No one in the troupe knew how to ride a horse. Very random. Besides, riding a horse wouldn't be as funny as a grown man skipping while another man banging two coconuts together would be. Very random.
That may have been the most enjoyable 26 minutes I've spent in a while Never have I seen you before, but watching you go dead blind into a movie that I saw(and loved) in the theater when I was 14 was wonderful. Needless to say I liked and subscribed. Can't wait to see more from you.
This was great. I will never get tired of seeing people's reactions to this movie and you got it when you gave up trying to put it together. Can't wait to see you go on this journey. I really think you should just keep picking randomly
The Monty Python troupe was apex intellectual absurdism... "I'm French!" "What are you doing in England?" "Mind your own business!" ...qnd a literal cop out of an ending.
I'm so glad RU-vid recommended this for me. You did a fantastic job with your first reaction video and I have subscribed hoping for more great ones to come. This is one of my favorite comedy movies and Monty Python's Life of Brian is possibly even better with a more complete story. Is it a coincidence that your text intro says you're trying something different? Monty Python's Flying Circus skit show used the line "And now for something completely different" often when transitioning from one skit to another. Comedies are my favorite movies and here are some I recommend: "Raising Arizona"(1987), "Galaxy Quest"(1999), "Back to the Future" trilogy(1985),(1989),(1990), and a couple old b/w films "Bringing Up Baby"(1938) and "Arsenic and Old Lace"(1944).
There are just so many great films I'm going to list a few more comedies (and some musicals): "It Happened One Night"(1934), "The Wizard of Oz"(1939), "Singing in the Rain"(1952), "Some Like It Hot"(1959), "My Fair Lady"(1964).
I'm excited to see your journey outside the Shire! My advice is to relax, take things as they are, you'll have more fun if you're not trying to make sense of everything. 🙏
Monty Python was very well known by the time they released this. Previously they had a sketch comedy TV show called Monty Python's Flying Circus. That and their other movies are all worth reacting to, or at least watching on your own.
I've watched three others on YT react to this movie and they all had the same response as you. And that is "what did I just watch?". Great reaction on your part to this absorbs movie.
That was fun! lol "what the hell did I just watch?" is the usual reaction to Holy Grail, especially if you're going in knowing nothing. Some people prefer "Monty Python's Life of Brian" because it has a more coherent plot and message. For sheer jokes-per-minute though you can't top "Airplane!"
Welcome to the surreal world of Monty Python. I must confess that I am so old that I can remember back to when they started on BBC TV, years before this was made. Whenever you're feeling bored or depressed you should watch one of their films. I defy you not to laugh. Your life will never be quite the same after this, either pre-Monty or post-Monty. Best wishes...................................................the ancient Englishman.
I’m happy to get in on the ground floor of your reacting career. You picked a classic comedy. As others have pointed out, there are two more great Python films. You should also check out their 70s British sketch comedy show Monty Python’s Flying Circus. There are also many movies that, while not Python movies, have some of the Pythons in them. I think A Fish Called Wanda is one of the more popular ones. Terry Gilliam is also an accomplished director, with classics such as Brazil, Time Bandits, and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
Wonderfull reaction. It´s amazing to see younger people experience films that would never be made nowadays. 😁 My 2 recommendations: - The Princess Bride - Tropic Thunder 😉
I love this movie. I like the idea of you picking a random one from the list as it keeps it surprising for viewers. that being said when it was scrolling on screen my eyes saw pans labyrinth, it is an excellent and dark fantasy movie
Welcome to our ever-expanding club. In no time at all, you'll know how to identify trees from quite a long way away, you'll know all about the lives of lumberjacks, and you'll definitely know what is or is not a parrot. Just watch out for the blancmange.
You did fairly well for your first time watching this movie. When you asked about what the animation is about, it precedes the tale of each knight and it lightly represents what each knight is about. The sun and clouds were keeping the scribe up, "weather keeping you up at knight, hint hint", and the forcefulness of him telling the sun and clouds to clear off and leave him alone is the power of Sir Gallahad who follows that animation and ridiculously kills all those people at the wedding. Same thing with the knight who gets to the castle Anthrax with all those women in it. The animation right before his tale was a priest who jumps too far and springs onto the place where a nun is sitting and he stops upside down with his frock falling over his bum, and you can hear the nun muttering with surprise and excitement.
At the time the movie was released, if you went to see it in the theater, you already knew who Monty Python was from their skit-based TV show and you would not have been the least bit surprised about what happened during the movie. That's true in general, if you found the Monty Python TV show before their movies, you would know exactly what you were getting into.
When I was a teenager I watched this movie with my dad, who had seen it a lot. He laughed his ass of at me at the end because of the look on my face. I imagine it was the same look she had and I had a hell of a laugh from it. As entertaining as the movie is her reaction was even better. Well done.
Hats to you for picking this movie at random for the first reaction. It's uncommon for someone so young to understand MP humor at first try, but you got it. Fun fact: this movie contains over 500 jokes, including opening credits, so average avery 15 seconds there is a joke, that's why is so hard to react and keep attention. Anyways keep reacting to random movies and I'm giving subscribe ;-) PS: sorry if my english is incorrect, it's not my native.
There's something very Monthy Python to someone born in the 2000s watching The Holy Grail as the first movie from the 1970s and wondering if that's not how all movies used to be. It's just too perfect.
As others have said back in the day memorizing the lines of this movie was a thing. A friend of mine and I in our freshman year of high school watched it so many times. We made a tape cassette of it and then I took the time to type up the dialogue of the script while playing it back on tape. We would walk around reciting it. Oh yes, and we were the coolest kids in school. 😆
@paulwolffart1251 Haha! I still have the audio cassette I made by placing my tape recorder next to the TV speaker when PBS played the Holy Grail late on a Sunday night (back in pre-VHS days!). Practically wore that tape out memorizing the entire movie. 😁
I’ve watched you for 5 minutes and wonder why in the world would you would not always “play yourself”? You are adorable and enjoyable. I’m in on your journey. Get to it!
Fun facts: They had such a small budget that they could afford only the ONE horse....hence the coconuts. The black knight fight: They actually had a one legged man for the third limb taken off. The part where he is on the ground, they dug ONE hole for his only leg.
An interesting place to start doing reactions. If you want another absurd humor movie that's probably on your top movies list, I will suggest Airplane! from 1980. I just wanted to tell you good luck we're all counting on you.
It's possible that Airplane would never have been filmed but for Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Similarly, Saturday Night Live was intended to be the American Monty Python. If you watch their original sketches, they were nearly as absurd as Pythons were. Land Shark!
I recommend number 5 on the list: "Twelve Angry Men." Maybe my favorite drama of all time and it's plot has been re-done and copied in many shows. It's amazing because nearly the entire film takes place in one room.
Note to Whimsory: Twelve Angry Men has been filmed more than once. The 1957 B&W version is the classic one. The 1997 made-for-television remake is inferior.
Monty Python humor is the art of taking any subject and taking it to the most ridiculous place possible. Now that you have watched it once and the shock has worn off, watch it again and you will appreciate the humor much more each time.
Loved your take and your reaction, especially as you don't know anything about Monty Python. Monty Python was a British sketch show that's full title was Monty Python's Flying Circus that had this kind of comedy and sketches that would just go into the next one. The animation was done by the only American in the team Terry Gilliam. The other 5 main members were Terry Jones, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin and Graham Chapman. They did 3 main films, this one, Monty Python's Life of Brian (which was controversial when it was made) and The Meaning of Life. (which was really a collection of their sketches). The lack of horses and strange ending was because of lack of money (it had a budget of just US$400,000) they couldn't afford horses and at the end they just ran out of money. It was a relative success, bringing in US$5 million at the box office. I recommend you watching Life of Brian if you enjoyed The Holy Grail, Life of Brian in my opinion is the best of the 3 films. Looking forward to what film you choose to do next. Good start. :).
Absurdity of existence, that's what Monty Python is all about. It's a very British sense of humor, but it is universal. A good follow up to this one would be "Life Of Brian" or (for something not made by the Monty's) "Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy". You started with the best, now try the rest! 😁
What a great random pick! 😁😁😁 Although you barely missed Jurassic Park, which you also DEFINITELY should watch (if you haven't). Greatest movie of all time for me personally!
You have great taste! Jurassic Park is amazing--I had it on repeat as a kid lol. And it's one of those movies that ages well, you know? It's still impressive. Anyway, thank you so much for watching!
There was a small theater outside Humboldt University. 2 full Monty Python movies and a short in 1 showing. They did it a couple times a year back in the 80s. Packed full of students it was a riot.
"I feel like with the whole movie they're just messing with you." And, with that statement, you now fully understand Monty Python. :D And there is "meaning" in what Python does, but you have take a moment to figure it out. For example, monks hitting themselves on the head was a a snipe at a period of history where some did go about "punishing" themselves for their sins. The overly detailed Holy Hand Grenade instructions were a poke at some passages of the Bible. And the whole "Bring out your dead" sequence was a "punking" of various plagues in history. That said, my suggestion is, just keep randomly pulling from that list. I applaud you for doing so. I can't say you'll love them all, but you will enjoy a large portion of them. Even the black & white ones.
This movie is weird, but in the best way. I was a teen when this came out, and back then we expected this form of chaos in our comedies. Movies like Young Frankenstein, Airplane, Top Secret, Blazing Saddles, and many others by Mel Brooks or the Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker team taught me, and all of us, what - not only what comedy can be - but also what comedy should be. I owe my sense of humor to these creative geniuses, and many other period specific, comedy greats. Great reaction! It is soooooooo much fun watching someone watch this for the first time. Keep up the great work and post more often!
That was fun. Watching your reaction when you knew nothing about Monty Python was great! 😄 As has been stated, their forte was sketch comedy. They pretty much made it up as they went along. We all loved quoting the movie: "Your father was a hamster, and your mother smelled of elderberries!" By the way, a familiarity with medieval history is helpful. The "bring out your dead" scene refers to the Plague that scourged Europe. The monks were a reference to some of the more bizarre religious orders in reaction to the Plague, including the self-flagellant sects. They were reciting Gregorian chants, that came from that period. My suggestion for your next movie: Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddle. Brooks has a career that spans decades, and is famous for many great movies. Warning: the language is NSFW, but only to mock & belittle bigots. Or, if you want less non-PC language, try Abbot & Costello's Who's On First? Not a full movie; more of a stand alone skit. ... Depending on how often you upload your reactions, you could easily spend several months reacting to Mel Brooks movies. They're generally parodies.
"Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" Fun Fact: The famous depiction of galloping horses by using coconut shells (a traditional radio-show sound effect) came about from the purely practical reason that the production simply could not afford real horses. Metal Funding Fact: Funds earned by Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) went towards funding this movie. The band were such fans of the show, they would halt recording sessions just to watch Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969). Led Zeppelin and Genesis contributed to this movie's budget as well. Swallow This Fact: The airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is roughly eleven meters per second, or twenty-four miles per hour, beating its wings seven to nine times per second rather than forty-three. It's true: a five-ounce bird cannot carry a one pound coconut, but furthermore, no swallow weighs five ounces. The English barn swallow weighs only twenty grams (two-thirds of an ounce). Historical Fact: The French tactic of pelting Arthur and his knights with livestock echoes the relatively modern legend of a medieval siege of the fortified southern French town of Carcassonne. Said to have been near starvation, the townspeople used the last of their food to pelt the besieging army to convince them, suffering likewise, that the town was well stocked with food and that the siege was hopeless. The tactic was successful, and the siege was lifted.
Funnier Fact: Because the "famous historian" was killed by a man riding a horse, he clearly was NOT part of Arthur's group! Also, the insults were pretty well researched. Hamsters were the ancient equivalent of rabbits (as in, breeding a lot), so "your mother was a hamster" is saying she slept around. And elderberries were (and still are) used to make wine, so "your father smelt of elderberries" is calling him a drunk. 🤣
I will say that when this came out, the Monty Python comedy troupe was very popular on PBS in America, which was running their British TV skit show at the time. So a lot of us went in knowing the kind of intelligent absurdity we were in for.
What you just watched is one of THE greatest movies of all time. You trying to figure this out on the fly was Spectacular. My mother knew whole parts of this by heart in the 70s. The ending is a "cop out",... get it?? Next time you see it, you'll get a lot more.
Terry Gilliam did the animations he became a great fantasy film director himself with some amazing films such as Time bandits, Brazil, Adventures of baron munchausen, The fisher king, 12 Monkeys, Fear and loathing in las vegas
I saw this when it first came out. (I’m 69). I left to go to the bathroom. When I got back, it was over. My friend said that they were arrested by the police. Welcome to the world of Monty Python.
This and Spinal Tap are the funniest movies I have ever seen. Despite the fact that I can recite this script in my sleep I still laugh every time I see it. Even the commentary on the DVD is hilarious.
