Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 791
EAN num: 9780413773906
ISBN number: 0413773906
Label: Methuen Publishing Ltd
Manufacturer: Methuen Publishing Ltd
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 192
Printing Date: February 25, 2002
Publishing house: Methuen Publishing Ltd
Sale Popularity Level: 2212798
Studio: Methuen Publishing Ltd
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Join King Arthur, Sir Galahad, Sir Lancelot, and brave Sir Robin on their holy quest from 1974.
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I love Monty Python. Absolute genius in every way. The Holy Grail movie is high on my shelves in its place of honor. This, however, is a horridly inaccurate bastardization of the script. Every five sentences contains an error, leaving out numerous words, including some of the jokes. You can find scripts far more accurate and complete online. Don't buy this, really, find a better one.
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I ordered this a little hastily. It is a standard sized paperback with little more than the lines as they appear in the film.
There is a FAR COOLER screenplay that is apparently out of print that you should search for. It's about 8.5" by 11" and includes lots of interesting extras - sketches and deleted/changed lines. I found one on another site that hosts lots of used books often for "half" cover price.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail is perhaps the funniest and stupidest movie you will ever encounter. It had me on the floor laughing-no-crying, unable to breathe. The creators of Monty Python have the most odd sense of humor, and that's what I like in movies. Perhaps it's the stupidity of it all; perhaps it's just me, but I'll tell you one thing: if you have trouble breathing, DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE! It will definitely choke you. Here is a brief summary of my favorite parts:
Sir Arthur is in need of noble and worthy knights, so he rides off on his imaginary horse to find them. He finds a castle pretty soon. The very first one he encounters is a masked man who has just one a battle. However, the masked knight will not let Arthur pass. So they fight. Arthur cuts off all the knights limbs, and yet the knight does not seem to notice. (One of the funniest scenes.) Once Arthur has aquired all his knights, they go in search of the Holy Grail. The very first major problem they face is that the Knights of Nee block their path. To proceed, the Knights of Nee require that Arthur find-get ready for this-a shrubbery! So, Arthur returns with the shrubbery. But the Knights of Nee request that he finds-another shrubbery. And once he has found the shrubbery, he must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest with-a herring. Okay... Sir Arthur says, "I won't do it!" It just so happens that the Knights of Nee can't hear the word "it". They immediately fall to the ground, and Sir Arthur and his companions are able to proceed.
There are many other hilarious scenes is this movie, such as Sir Launcelot saving someone from a castle that he believes to be a girl, but is really a boy, the head of another castle throwing dead animals down at Arthur, a ferocious rabbit biting off someone's head, and the film ending when the police smash the camera lense. If you get this movie, you are guaranteed to fall on the floor laughing.
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Amazon has knocked five bucks off the list price of this book which just about makes it worth it. As others have noted, if you're a true MPFC fan, you've seen the movie so many times that you know the script by heart already. You also probably own a copy of the film. So why do you need this book? I dunno. There are no new photos, no commentary... If you know someone who is new to the world of MPFC, it's a safe bet that you'll lend them the video and not the screenplay. On the other hand, for the collector of all things Monty, for ten bucks, this will fill the bill. So what the heck? Go for it.
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Methuen Publishing follows up it's The Life Of Brian screenplay (2001) with the Monty Python And The Holy Grail screenplay (2002). In addition to being an excellent reference for all MP fans, it contains 19 b&w photos from the film and is more compact then the Monty Python And The Holy Grail (BOOK). Be sure to check the 2 page cast list in the back to see who played what (and how many). A must for any MP collection.
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