this is a funny movie i love the black knight bit how king arther keeps beating him and he can't admit it and even the beginning crdits are funny talking about mooses and junk if you have seen this movie you would know what i mean it's just so good loti well that's it.

What a train wreck of a post that was. The movie deserves better. If anyone wants to discuss it, please disregard the first post entirely and consider this the start of the thread.

sorry loti um could you give me tips on how to start a post better next time ??? Very sorry again

This movie is indeed very funny ^_^. One of my favourite scenes is that one with the French taunter. Anyone remember it?

"I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries"

Great film. Personally my favourite bit is the rabbit that bites people's heads off.It just completely took me by surprise, i literally ROFLed.When i read articles on MP movies i usually find that people regard Life of Brian much higher than they do Holy Grail but in my personal opinion HG's jokes were much more memorable and easily quoted.

"We are the knights who say ni! NI!... We Demand a shrubbery, a nice one mind."

My personal favourite bit was the bridge and the solution to getting past the guardian.

That movie sucks.

The holy hand grenade and the rabbit is priceless. Plus "tim" the enchanter.
That and yellowbeard i reckon to be among the pythons (and the other assorted actors) best work. Could be just me though!

I guess you probably could have started the first post off better but that was a hilarious scene. It almost never gets old.

The holy hand grenade and the rabbit is priceless. Plus "tim" the enchanter.
That and yellowbeard i reckon to be among the pythons (and the other assorted actors) best work. Could be just me though!

I have the whole line from that scene posted somewhere in the forums. That's my favorite part of the whole movie.

I will be importing the movie. Because apparently all geeks must watch the movie at least once in their lives, and I'm not privileged enough to get to see it anywhere.

"We are the knights who say ni! NI!... We Demand a shrubbery, a nice one mind."

My personal favourite bit was the bridge and the solution to getting past the guardian.

The most memorable scenes for me during this segment of the movie were...

Bridgekeeper: "Stop. What�is your name?"
Galahad: "Sir Galahad of Camelot."
Bridgekeeper: "What� is your quest?"
Galahad: "I seek the Grail."
Bridgekeeper: "What� is your favourite colour?"
Galahad: "Blue. No, yel�"

[Galahad is thrown over the edge]

Galahad: "Auuuuuuuugh!"

Bridgekeeper: "Hee hee heh. Stop. What� is your name?"
King Arthur: "It is �Arthur�, King of the Britons."
Bridgekeeper: "What� is your quest?"
King Arthur: "To seek the Holy Grail."
Bridgekeeper: "What� is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?"
King Arthur: "What do you mean? An African or European swallow?"
Bridgekeeper: "Huh? I� I don�t know that."

Bridgekeeper: "Auuuuuuuugh!"

[Bridgekeeper is thrown over the edge]

Sir Bedevere: "How do know so much about swallows?"
King Arthur: "Well, you have to know these things when you�re a king, you know."

Incredible Movie, Just got to love it, To me it's the best of the trilogy and a true classic.


The Swallow Sketch:

1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Who goes there?
King Arthur: It is I, Arthur, son of Uther Pendragon, from the castle of Camelot. King of the Britons, defeater of the Saxons, Sovereign of all England!
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Pull the other one!
King Arthur: I am, and this is my trusty servant Patsy. We have ridden the length and breadth of the land in search of knights who will join me in my court at Camelot. I must speak with your lord and master.
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: What? Ridden on a horse?
King Arthur: Yes!
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: You're using coconuts!
King Arthur: What?
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: You've got two empty halves of coconut and you're bangin' 'em together.
King Arthur: So? We have ridden since the snows of winter covered this land, through the kingdom of Mercia, through...
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Where'd you get the coconuts?
King Arthur: We found them.
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Found them? In Mercia? The coconut's tropical!
King Arthur: What do you mean?
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Well, this is a temperate zone
King Arthur: The swallow may fly south with the sun or the house martin or the plover may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land?
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
King Arthur: Not at all. They could be carried.
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: What? A swallow carrying a coconut?
King Arthur: It could grip it by the husk!
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.
King Arthur: Well, it doesn't matter. Will you go and tell your master that Arthur from the Court of Camelot is here?
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Listen. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right?
King Arthur: Please!
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Am I right?

The Black Knight Scene is a lot more famous and iconic though So I'll post the skit of that too:

Arthur and his trusty servant Patsy "ride" along through the woods.
Suddenly they come apon a stream crossing where two knights are battling in a
heated duel with giant longswords. One is dressed in green and one in black.
Arthur stops and watches the fight.

The two knights attempt to maul each other in many various ways and with many
different tools of medieval weaponry. Finally, when the green knight is
charging the black with a battle axe, the black knight throws his sword
straight through the slit in the green knight's helmet. The green knight falls
to the ground, bleeding profusely. The black knight steps forward and pulls
his sword out of the helmet. King Arthur, impressed with the black knight's
fighting, motions to Patsy and they "ride" forward.

Arthur: You fight with the strength of many men, sir knight.
(The black knight does not respond)
Arthur: I am Arthur, king of the Britons.
(no response)
Arthur: I seek the finest and the bravest knights in the land to join me at my
court at Camelot.
(no response)
Arthur: You have proved yourself worthy. Will you join me?
(no response)
Arthur: You make me sad. So be it! Come, Patsy!

As Arthur and Patsy start to ride past the black knight, he suddenly speaks:

Black Knight: NONE SHALL PASS.
Arthur: (taken aback) What?
Black Knight: NONE SHALL PASS.
Arthur: I have no quarrel with you, good sir knight, but I must cross
this bridge.
Black Knight: THEN YOU SHALL DIE.
Arthur: I *command* you, as king of the Britons, to stand aside.
Black Knight: I MOVE FOR NO MAN.
Arthur: So be it! (draws sword)

A short battle ensues, where Arthur, relatively unencumbered by armor, easily
dodges the slow and heavy strikes by the black knight. Finally, Arthur
dodges a strike, steps aside, and cuts the black knight's left arm off with
his sword. Blood spurts from the knight's open shoulder.

Arthur: Now stand aside, worthy adversary.
Black Knight: 'Tis but a scratch.
Arthur: A SCRATCH? Your arm's off!
Black Knight: No it isn't!
Arthur: Well what's that then? (pointing to the arm lying on the ground)
Black Knight: I've had worse.
Arthur: You LIAR!
Black Knight: Come on, you pansy!

There follows an even shorter foray, at the end of which Arthur easily cuts
off the black knight's right arm, causing it and the black knight's sword to
drop to the ground. Blood spatters freely from the stump.

Arthur: Victory is mine!
(kneeling, praying) We thank thee Lord, that in thy mercy--

He is kicked onto his side by the black knight.

Black Knight: Come on, then! (kicks Arthur again)
Arthur: (on the ground) What?!?
Black Knight: (kicking him again) Have at you!
Arthur: (getting up) You are indeed brave, sir knight, but the fight
is mine!
Black Knight: Ohhh, had enough, eh?
Arthur: Look, you stupid bastard, you've got no arms left!
Black Knight: Yes I have!
Arthur: LOOK!!!
Black Knight: Just a flesh wound! (kicking Arthur again)
Arthur: Look, STOP that!
Black Knight: Chicken!!! Chicken!!!!!!!
Arthur: Look, I'll have your leg!
(The Black Knight continues his kicking)
Arthur: RIGHT! (He chops off the black knight's leg with his sword)
Black Knight: (hopping) Right! I'll do you for that!
Arthur: You'll *WHAT*?
Black Knight: Come 'ere!
Arthur: (tiring of this) What're you going to do, bleed on me?
Black Knight: I'm *INVINCIBLE*!!!
Arthur: You're a looney....
Black Knight: The Black Knight ALWAYS TRIUMPHS! Have at you!!
(hopping around, trying to kick Arthur with his one remaining
leg)

Arthur shrugs his shoulders and, with a mighty swing, removes the Black
Knight's last limb. The Knight falls to the ground. He looks about,
realizing he can't move.

Black Knight: Okay, we'll call it a draw.
Arthur: Come, Pasty! (they "ride" away)

Black Knight: (calling after them) Oh! Had enough, eh? Come back and take
what's coming to you, you yellow bastards!! Come back here and
take what's coming to you! I'll bite your legs off!

While once I considered this to be one of the best movies ever created, I find that the older I get the less and less it appeals to me. I used to watch it religiously almost everyday when I was younger. Quoting it word for word. I even dressed as some of the characters on many halloweens. It is and will remain one of the best quotable movies of all time there is no doubt about that. To this day I still recommend it to the younger generation who haven't seen or grew up with it as I have. It is always good for a laugh.

If you want to buy the costumes, you can go to museumreplicas.com, and get them.

Overall, I do find this movie pretty funny but thought that the ending could have been better. Personally preferred The Life of Brian.

alpha omega im afraid to tell you this but if your getting bored by it although it is slightly boring occasionaly you are either watching this film to much or...you are becoming far to mature....try getting in touch with your inner rejected child or something....

The Knight of neeeeeeeeee was probably the best scene that i can see.

Bring me... A SHRUBBERY!

Ended up getting it off youtube because I was worried that it would get stuck in the mail. Not too bad. The opening credits are hilarious. Moose bites are nastii lol. Then in the end it was changed to seizure-inducing South American/60s style credits with lamas helming everything. Too funny.