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The friendship between a New York City lion and zebra is tested when fate brings them out to the unforgiving wilderness in this computer-animated DreamWorks feature. Chris Rock does the...
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The friendship between a New York City lion and zebra is tested when fate brings them out to the unforgiving wilderness in this computer-animated DreamWorks feature. Chris Rock does the voice of Marty the Zebra, whose longing to explore beyond his cushy Central Park Zoo boundaries is the impetus that ultimately strands him and his pals on the shores of savage Madagascar. Marty loves the new, edible scenery, but his best friend Alex (voiced by Ben Stiller) the Lion begins to starve since his diet of thick steaks has been cut off, and the rump of his friend starts to look mighty tasty. Their other friends, a hypochondriac giraffe (David Schwimmer) and a sassy hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith), try their best to think of a solution as the call of the wild slowly turns the starving Alex into Marty's worst nightmare. Meanwhile the hilariously self-aggrandizing King of the Ocelots (Sacha Cohen) has a plan to use Marty to repel their own carnivore problem. This kid-oriented comedy stays adult-friendly every step of th... Less
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This classic Monty Python comedy, directed by Pythons Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, is a hilarious send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King...
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This classic Monty Python comedy, directed by Pythons Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, is a hilarious send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King Arthur and framed by a modern-day murder investigation. When the mythical king of the Britons leads his knights on a quest for the Holy Grail, they face a wide array of horrors, including a persistent Black Knight, a three-headed giant, a cadre of shrubbery-challenged knights, the perilous Castle Anthrax, a killer rabbit, a house of virgins, and a handful of rude Frenchmen. <br> <br> In addition to the set pieces, the film also includes the same kind of surreal animation that Gilliam contributed to the television series. Throughout the irreverent adventures, the Python crew eschews realism in favor of anachronistic social satire, a recipe it later returned to in the 1979 biblical farce MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN. Melding the ridiculous with the sublime, the film quickly inspired a cult following, generated a host of ... Less
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Stars
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Ben Stiller
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Monty Python Cast
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Actors
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Jada Pinkett Smith
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John Cleese
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Available Formats
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DVD: Widescreen
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DVD: Subtitled French and Spanish
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Directors
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Eric Darnell
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Terry Gilliam
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UPC
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097361428444
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043396052765
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Genre
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Childrens
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Comedies
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Animated
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Theatrical Release
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Recommended
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Spoof
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On-The-Road
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British
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Satire
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Animals
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Medieval
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Classic Fight Scenes
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Legends
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Witches And Wizards
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Poverty
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Essential Cinema
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MPAA Rating
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PG (MPAA)
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PG (MPAA)
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Release Date
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2005
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1975
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Running Time
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1hr 26min
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1hr 30min
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Original Language
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English
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English
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- DVD: Full Frame - Spanish Version
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- May 20, 2008
- PG (MPAA)
- 032429036766
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- DVD: "Extraordinarily" Deluxe Edition; 2-Disc Set
- 1hr 30min
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- October 03, 2006
- PG (MPAA)
- 043396124516
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- VHS
- 1hr 26min
- Universal Studios Home Video
- November 15, 2005
- PG (MPAA)
- 678149195934
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- VHS
- 1hr 30min
- Movies Unlimited
- PG (MPAA)
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Screenwriter
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Eric Darnell
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Graham Chapman
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(06/03/2005, p.61-62, Owen Gleiberman): "[A] delightfully wacked new digitally animated comedy....Untamed fun."
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(10/26/2001, p.98, Ty Burr): "...One of the funniest films ever made..."
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"It's just a flesh wound."--The Black Knight (John Cleese) to King Arthur (Graham Chapman), after Arthur has cut off his arms
"I don't wanna talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!"--French Guard (John Cleese) to Arthur
"Sir Launcelot had saved Sir Galahad from almost certain temptation."--Narrator (Michael Palin), upon Sir Galahad (Michael Palin) having been "rescued" from the castle of virgins
"We are the Knights Who Say...'Ni'!" --Head Knight (Michael Palin) to Arthur
"One day, lad, all this will be yours!"--Father (Michael Palin)
"What, the curtains?"--Prince Herbert (Terry Jones)
"We are now...no longer the Knights Who Say 'Ni.'"--Head Knight
"Ni! Shh!"--Knights of Ni
"Shh! We are now the Knights Who Say 'Ecky-ecky-ecky-ecky-pikang-zoop-boing-goodem-zoo-owli-zhiv.'"--Head Knight
"Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!"--Tim the Enchanter (John Cleese)
"And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'"--Second Brother (Michael Palin)
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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Product Review Summary
75% recommend this product
Pros
- Entertaining (2)
- Enjoyable (2)
- Funny (2)
- interesting (1)
- Good Value (1)
- Engaging (1)
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Consumer Reviews
1073
Pros
Funny, fun characters, great to look at, colorful
Cons
that my son had to go to the bathroom during a good part!
Recommended it?
Yes
Over the Memorial Day weekend we decided to venture out to the movies to see the latest from Dreamworks, Madagascar. Surprisingly for an opening weekend of the movie and it being a holiday movie the theatre was only sparcely occupied - but perhaps that is because we picked a 6pm showing to attend...
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721
Pros
Great Fun for all... only 86 minutes for those little ones with short attention spans
Cons
None
Recommended it?
Yes
The other day, while babysitting for my 3 year old grandson Alex, I decided to take a little trip with him to Madagascar when I found the DVD my daughter had just bought for the kids on top of their Television…What a great opportunity for a little down time to rest a bit I thought…Needless...
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Product Review Summary
97% recommend this product
Pros
- Funny (3)
- Entertaining (2)
- Engaging (1)
- Good Value (1)
- Enjoyable (1)
Cons
- Confusing (2)
- Not for Everyone (2)
- Nothing (1)
- Old fashioned (1)
- Boring (1)
- not for young children (1)
Good For
- Entertainment (4)
- Adults (2)
- Teenagers (1)
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Consumer Reviews
Pros
You either get it...
Cons
...or you don't.
Recommended it?
Yes
[Note: For best results, read this review aloud, using a clipped British accent. If you?re a female, put a slovenly growl around the edges; if you?re male, go up to a quavering, Julia Child falsetto.]
[Oh, and one more thing: Flap your arms like a swallow.]
[Pardon me, I...
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Pros
gut busting humor
Cons
nada
Recommended it?
Yes
Once in a lifetime a movie comes along that is unparalleled in it's genre. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is just such an endeavor. Nothing that came before it can hope to compare, nor anything since. This movie spurned sooo many catch phrases, phrases to which the mere allusion will bring folks...
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