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

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

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Went to a themed beer tasting where they played this movie. People were doing exactly this but shouting the lines before they were said on screen, kind of soured the experience. Good beer though.

If it soured the experience, the beer wasn't that good.

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

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Just for posterity, this is totally my favorite movie. I don't even know how many times I've watched it staring in high school, and, somehow, I still think it's funny.

Way back in like 2008 or so I went through the interview process of a new job. The last step was a panel interview with the people who would report to me. Their last question was, "what is your favorite movie." When I told them "The Holy Grail" it absolutely sealed the deal for them. It turned out to be a great team and a great fit, too.

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

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But isn't it a deeper commentary into English culture with Gin since the elderberry is what is used to make Gin from just alcohol? They didn't make a joke about grapes=>wine, or peat moss=>scotch.

I thought the basis of gin was juniper berries, not elderberries (although you can make elderberry gin in the same way as sloe gin)

The traditional basis of gin is basic industrial alcohol. The berries are just the flavouring.

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

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You just know that every theater audience will be shouting all the lines along with the movie. That alone will make it worth going.

I went to a similar event for The Big Lebowski, it was awesome, everyone was cracking up and quoting it the whole time, a bunch of people dressed as The Dude.

The only downside was the theater's bar was closed for some reason, so no white Russians could be had.

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

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Don't worry, it took me years to figure out that "South Park, Bigger Longer and Uncut" was a double entendre.

For me, it was the Blink-182 album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket.

Wow. One of my favorite albums from my youth, I never got this until you just mentioned it!

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

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In this day and age I think Life of Brian needs a re-launch more than the Holy Grail.

You're kinda in luck: next year there's a not-musical stage show produced by Cleese being released. The backstory is pretty contentious though, Idle and Palin have completely disowned it via Twitter for various reasons, not the least being Cleese politicizing it with changes to the Loretta scene and removing the closing "Always look on the bright side of life."

https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/7343/life-of-brian-stage-...

https://variety.com/2023/theater/news/monty-python-john-clee...

(I don't use Twitter but the war between Cheese vs Idle/Palin is there)

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

#90

You just know that every theater audience will be shouting all the lines along with the movie. That alone will make it worth going.

We have very different tastes. I went to a big Lebowski showing and the entire movie was like 6 different people shouting an upcoming line between 0 and 20 seconds before it was said. I don't get it
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