Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Special Edition

Reviewed by:
Eric Alt

You’ve probably seen it yourself a million times, and its dialogue has been used in lieu of real conversation in Games Workshops across the country—so why the hell would you want to own it? Well, for those not sick to death of the Knights Who Say “Ni” or the holy hand grenade, there’s a ton of fun stuff on discs we would expect nothing less from.

A comprehensive two-disc set, the Holy Grail: Special Edition is as ridiculous and entertaining as the movie itself. Linger too long on a menu screen and get yelled at to “Get on with it!” In a funny piss-take of The Matrix’s “White Rabbit” DVD feature, click on “Follow the Killer Rabbit” for additional production photos and artwork. Watch retrospective documentary on the movie’s locations hosted by Michael Palin and Terry Jones. Check out the Japanese version of the movie (Monty Python and the Holy Sake Cup?). Even if you don’t like the movie, there’s a subtitle option called “Subtitles for People Who Don’t Like the Film” (all of the dialogue is taken from Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part II). The rest is loaded with odd tidbits (the Internet-famous Lego “Camelot” video) and other goodies. This just might make you want to sit through it all…again.

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