Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Written by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
Directed by Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2003.

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Starring:
• Graham Chapman
• John Cleese
• Terry Gilliam
• Michael Palin
• Terry Jones
• Eric Idle

A comedic take on the adventures of King Arthur and his knights in their attempt to find the Holy Grail, this movie is a touchstone of geek culture. I watched when I was in Junior High School and have watched it every year or so since then. I still find it hilarious.
While connected by an overarching plot (finding the grail) the movie plays out very much like a sketch comedy show, with each scene being one elaborate joke that may or may not advance the plot. These scenes usally have a catch phrase or idiom that you or your children will repeat, well, repeatedly.
A fun movie to watch, especially your first time, and the humour has not dulled even after 30 years. Some of the scenes are a little racy, (especially the castle Anthrax bit) but nothing that can't be seen on modern Television shows such as Gray's Anatomy or Desperate Housewives. But you might want to keep your youngest children from seeing it.