One bit that absolutely does NOT work.
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ZabyPS3 — 13 years ago(February 19, 2013 06:06 AM)
Utterly disagree OP. Yes, they drag out the joke on purpose, but the delivery of Palin and Idle is what makes it funny.
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THOMASSU — 12 years ago(September 11, 2013 02:48 PM)
"Make sure the prince doesn't leave the room."
I've always hated that scene. It's a dud within an otherwise really funny movie. I mean, the joke lasts like five minutes, even though it ceased to be funny after about 15 seconds. They just overcook it to death!
Terry Gilliam is sometimes prone to overcooking scenes. They just go on and on till you get annoyed. I guess he just goes overboard sometimes, maybe on purpose, who knows?
I wonder which of the Terry's directed the Lancelot killing spree at the wedding reception? That was wildly funny.
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tuomas_gimli — 12 years ago(January 09, 2014 08:40 AM)
Yeah, I agree. In a movie where almost every scene is full-on laughs that one is where they really dragged it for too long. But IMO it's not as bad as the ex-leper in Life of Brian. Now THAT was a stretched joke if there ever was one.
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darryl-tahirali — 11 years ago(July 14, 2014 01:15 PM)
It's a dud within an otherwise really funny movie. - Stacked_All_Cattywompus
Recently I saw
Spamalot
, the stage musical based on
Holy Grail
and other parts of the Python catalog. (This was a local repertory company version and not a big-name version.) The "make sure 'ee dusn't leave" scene is in the musical, and it was the flattest scene in what was a very lively and well-received performance. So, it doesn't work on film and it doesn't work on stage, either.
I mean, the joke lasts like five minutes, even though it ceased to be funny after about 15 seconds. They just overcook it to death!
Unfortunately, that seemed to inspire Mike Myers, who loves to drive a joke into the ground in every film of his I've seen.
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Druff — 11 years ago(December 01, 2014 11:08 AM)
It's not my favorite scene in the movie, but it works for me. My favorite bit is when the prince "sneakily" writes the note and shoots it out the window, they keep cutting back and forth between him and the two guards obliviously smiling at him Keep a close eye on Graham Chapman's face. I promise you, you will laugh.
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Kruleworld — 10 years ago(April 24, 2015 04:15 AM)
by UneOmeletteFromage
It's a dud within an otherwise really funny movie.
The only scene i don't like is how they finished the movie (ie, they didn't). your example is definitely 'over-cooked', but still amusing if not outright funny.
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drunkbear — 10 years ago(February 25, 2016 12:48 PM)
I liked the sudden non-finish to the movie; it had the feel of a classic Flying Circus sketch. I'm with the OP on the guard scene, too. There's nothing about it that exhibits the Pythons' cleverness with wordplay.
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