It sucks that som
e of the shine has been taken off Holy Grail by its own overwhelming ubiquity.
Nowadays, when we hear a “flesh wound,” a “ni!” or a “huge tracts of land,”
our first thoughts are often of having full scenes repeated to us by clueless, obsessive nerds.
Or, in my case, of repeating full scenes to people as a clueless, obsessive nerd.
But, if you try and distance yourself from the over-saturation factor, and
revisit the film after a few years,
you’ll find new jokes that feel as fresh and hysterical as the ones we all know.
Holy Grail is, indeed, the most densely packed comedy in the Python canon.
There are so many jokes in this movie, and it’s surprising how easily we forget that, considering its reputation.
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