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People actually find this movie funny?

posted 16 years ago by jitterbug_cowboy
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I just saw this last night and I honestly can't understand what people find funny about this film. I actually lasted one hour because I couldn't stand wasting another half hour watching this humourless film.

What's so funny about those French guys catapulting animals?
Or the knight who is dismembered?
Or the thing about the people being sacked for doing those subtitles in the beginning???? What was that all about??? I was in a good mood and it actually made me sad.

And yes, I got all the jokes, there was nothing to actually 'get'.

The day before yesterday I had just watched a movie that was released in the same year as Monthy Python. It's called Love and Death. It's a Woody Allen film. Now that's a funny film. That's laugh out loud funny for one and a half hours, and it's actually ALMOST a masterpiece.

Now these are what I call great comedies: Any Woody Allen film (Annie Hall, Hannah and her Sisters, Sleeper, Love and Death, Manhattan), Charlie Chaplin films, Dr. Stangelove, Some Like it Hot etc...

Monthy Python is such an unfunny movie and it's not because I hate British comedy because I love watching British comedies on BBC Prime like My family or As Time goes By (starring Judy Dench) or Only Fools and Horses. I find those to be actually funny.

I was quite disappointed with this film because I actually like other Gilliam films like Jabberwocky (which is a bit similar in style to Monthy Python), Brazil, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Twelve Monkeys etc.

I would love to hear your feedback about what you find funny in this film.
I didn't offend anyone so please don't be immature.

Thanks and Cheers

ENOUGH from the clown!!!!!!!!

[–] Kruleworld 10 years ago

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jitterbug_cowboy
What's so funny about those French guys catapulting animals?
Or the knight who is dismembered?

what's NOT funny about that? seriously you have NO sense of humor whatsoever. This humor comes from the unexpected. when the Knight lost his arm, didn't you expect him to give up the fight?

It’s ridiculous to critique a movie with the argument 'it's not real, so it doesn't matter'

[–] joaovictorlr 9 years ago

I'm sorry to be that guy, but you just don't get it. British humor is not for everyone...

[–] Trax-3 9 years ago

It's uneven and some parts overstay their welcome but how is it possible to find it totally unfunny?

My personal favourite is the killer rabit sequence.

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 5 years ago

It may just not be the kind of humor you are into. I found it hilarious.

I personally think Super Troopers, Knocked Up, Superbad, Wedding Crashers are NOT funny at all (gross out college humor isn't really my thing)

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Agreed.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

You either get it, or you don't.
If you have to ask, then you'll simply never understand.

[–] rateater (10018) 4 years ago

it's very funny. the thing i hate about it is the nerds who keep quoting it and make it like it's their movie. remove the nerds, whom i mostly haven't seen since high school, and it's a funny movie.

[–] Karl Aksel (1487) 3 years ago

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[–] TheArgentinian (7070) a year ago

It's funny but not 90 minutes long funny.