One bit that absolutely does NOT work.

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Film_o_philiac — 14 years ago(December 16, 2011 07:25 PM)

I agree, the scene is one of the weakest
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rwsmith29456 — 14 years ago(January 26, 2012 07:17 PM)

No, I think it's better overcooked.

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ActionScaleHero — 14 years ago(March 09, 2012 11:17 AM)

I think they could cut a few minutes out of it to make it better.
And what was the hiccuping about? THAT bit didn't work!
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davesondrums — 14 years ago(March 11, 2012 08:15 AM)

Well, it's all subjective, but personally it's one of my favourite scenes in the film.
I think it's timed perfectly.

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Fluke_Skywalker — 13 years ago(April 28, 2012 03:27 PM)

That whole bit felt very John Cleese-ish to me. I thought it was very funny and perfectly played by the cast.
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jeffcox31 — 13 years ago(May 10, 2012 05:26 PM)

I always thought that scene was hilarious, but it wasn't "Pythonesque". It was like an Abbott and Costello or Three Stooges bit. And I love it!

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TolerancEJ — 11 years ago(June 16, 2014 11:40 AM)

I enjoyed that scene very much.
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blunderbus — 13 years ago(May 22, 2012 03:31 PM)

I think it does work. But I tend to not enjoy it as much on repeated viewings.

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zaphod08 — 13 years ago(May 22, 2012 10:43 PM)

I thought it was a great bit, and I used to do variations of it with a friend.
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keithkat — 13 years ago(June 19, 2012 09:16 AM)

I laughed my ass off during that scene.

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DD-931 — 13 years ago(June 25, 2012 06:17 PM)

Nope. It's extremely funny. Partly BECAUSE it's beating the joke into the ground. Never seen a comic bit more effective at making you think it's overAAAAANNNNND then it starts up again.
I actually did a variation of it a few times with a friend at parties. People loved it every time.

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taumpy_tears — 13 years ago(July 06, 2012 03:16 AM)

I thought it was funny.

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lexyladyjax — 13 years ago(August 23, 2012 04:26 PM)

It works for me.

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maz89 — 13 years ago(October 10, 2012 01:02 AM)

That they overcook it is what made it so much fun for me.
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doowopfan — 13 years ago(December 11, 2012 12:09 PM)

You're crazy. That's the funniest scene in the movie. And the rabbit and bridgekeeper come in a close second and third.
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SheldonCooper_Bazinga — 13 years ago(February 08, 2013 08:16 PM)

I love that scene! It's my second favourite of the movie (after the bridge guy), but I agree about the hiccupping guard he didn't add anything to that scene.

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snelling — 13 years ago(February 14, 2013 07:20 AM)

It was funny. And it only lasted two minutes.
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Trax-3 — 10 years ago(October 26, 2015 03:54 PM)

It's painful and seems to last an eternity. Makes you want to punch them.
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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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