Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December

Post by f001 » Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 1:44 PM UTC

lostlogin wrote: post #28

daoboy wrote: post #21

Wonderful! My wife and I just showed this movie to our kids last month, and they loved it. I'd always assumed "Your mother was a hamster and your father stank of elderberries" was just a meaningless bit of Monty Python absurdity. When my wife explained to the kids that meant your mom is a slut and your dad is a drunk I was flabbergasted. I had never reevaluated that iconic insult from my initial ignorant teenage assu…

This changes everything. Can you have her explain the whole movie to us?

Post by f001 » Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 1:46 PM UTC

daoboy wrote: post #30

lostlogin wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This changes everything. Can you have her explain the whole movie to us?

Edit: Misunderstanding that was cleared up. Thank you!

Post by lostlogin » Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 1:59 PM UTC

daoboy wrote: post #30

lostlogin wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This changes everything. Can you have her explain the whole movie to us?

Edit: Misunderstanding that was cleared up. Thank you!

Post by lostlogin » Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 2:01 PM UTC

daoboy wrote: post #34

f001 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I took it as genuine interest in learning more about the movie.

I hope you are right and I'm being ungenerous in my interpretation. If so I apologize.

Post by swivelmaster » Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 2:06 PM UTC

mrbonner wrote: post #36

Ok I tried so many times to watch this after so many people recommended but I just can’t get it! There are some parts I feel the jokes. Most of the time, I’m clueless about why they are even funny. Is this just the culture difference between the old Brits and American?