1bassoon Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 watched Monty Python's Holy Grail or shown parts of it to your kids? Guess what I'm previewing right now??? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshinkevich Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Of course. Also "Robin Hood Men in Tights" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I love this forum. The things I learn here that I would never have thought of doing before. Thanks. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 That's one of my son's favorite movies.... and he just turned 12, so I don't usually tell people that he's been watching it for a couple of years, LOL. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 "Please! No more! We will find you a shrubbery!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Men in Tights is already on our list. I'll have to consider the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I have shown them clips on youtube, but not because we are doing medieval studies, just because I like Monty Python. My mom's neighbor/friend and I were making a joke about something being "only a flesh wound" and it had me wanting to watch it again. The kids have now seen the clip of the black knight, the song from life of Brian "always look on the bright side of life", "the knights who say nee", and a few others. I plan on getting the Holy Grail from the library for the kids to watch now that I know they like the parts they have seen. (they now pretend to have coconut shells to make hoof beats) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermine Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Oh! I meant to get Men in Tights from Netflix. We just watched the Robin Hood with Errol Flynn, and it would be perfect to watch Men in Tights and use it as an example of parody. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I've seen a bit of Monty Python, but I don't think it's appropriate for my kids. Mine are only little, though, so I may well reconsider when they're older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputterduck Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Not with my son, but when I was in high school it was a required movie in Mr. Thompson's Government class. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I'm planning to, but have to preview first... though I think there's only the one scene we'll have to skip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Not as part of medieval studies, but for fun. I did bring up the Spam skit from Flying Circus on YouTube when DD looked at me like I was nuts when I started singing it one day. (We were having spam for dinner.) It bored her when she was 3. I may try it on her again soon, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I loooooooooooove Monty Python. As I mentioned in another thread, my standard response to ppl grilling me on how I manage a 3 yo, 4 yo, 10 yo and homeschooling is to ask if I should donate some of them for science experiments :lol: I'll definitely have to keep it in mind for next year, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Son has watched this 3x's already. The first 2x's we had to fast forward the maidens in the castle scene (OMG) when he was little. A year ago, he watched it again with a group of young adults... I think he covered his eyes during that scene. I love that movie! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yslek Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 My sister took a medieval studies class in college; her prof asserted that Monty Python & the Holy Grail was the most accurate movie portrayal of the time period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 My sister took a medieval studies class in college; her prof asserted that Monty Python & the Holy Grail was the most accurate movie portrayal of the time period. :lol::lol::lol: That's hilarious! :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 (edited) watched Monty Python's Holy Grail or shown parts of it to your kids? Guess what I'm previewing right now??? ;) LOL but of course!! How else would they learn what a flesh wound is. ;) :) "supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses not from some farcical aquatic ceremony." "Help! Help! I'm being repressed." :lol: Edited September 23, 2009 by Ibbygirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwalizer Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I let my ds watch, but I skipped the Castle Anthrax scene. It's so funny that this has come up because it never occurred to me that there were other people out there watching Holy Grail for history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Dd's still a little young for Monty Python...well, bits of it anyway. Terry Jones has a wonderful series called "Medieval Lives" that you can watch on Youtube, and we have watched that. In fact, dd enjoyed it so much that she wanted to play a couple of episodes for MIL (visiting us from VA this week.) -Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdie Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Thanks! I put Men in Tights and the Terry Jones movie in my Netfilx queue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I'm planning to, but have to preview first... though I think there's only the one scene we'll have to skip. I watched it last week. Yes, we'll skip that scene as well. I'll probably let ds watch, but only after we have read King Arthur. Dd's still a little young for Monty Python...well, bits of it anyway. Terry Jones has a wonderful series called "Medieval Lives" that you can watch on Youtube, and we have watched that. In fact, dd enjoyed it so much that she wanted to play a couple of episodes for MIL (visiting us from VA this week.) -Robin I would recommend this as well. It was on instant watch on Netflix last time I check. I would also suggest previewing for your family. The first episode was pretty mild, but the others were very forthcoming about the time period, some details you may want to save until your dc are older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Yes, but what book and chapter would you say they go with, so I can add them to my unofficial movie list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 My older sons are big Monty Python fans. Be careful - my 16yo follows me around quoting lines from the movie. It gets old fast. :001_smile: Or my three older quote them back and forth to each other. They liked Robin Hood, Men in Tights as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Well, I like MP, and have lovely memories of watching late at night with my Dad, who lived in England until he was 16, I wouldn't use it for history--just for fun, for older teens--ymmv! I do like the Black Knight and the sparrow bits! And Patsy's coconut hoofbeats just crack me up.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 To those of you who have watched the Terry Jones' Youtube videos, would you recommend them for all ages? I have conservative notions about what the girls watch (especially for this time period ;)), and didn't know if these were bawdy or not. So, what say ye? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreakfromlife Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 We let my 7 and 5 yo watch it last year...there's only one scene in there that needs to be skipped. I think they were a little young for the humor tho...The 7 yo understood the scenes but realized they were doing odd things and so she didn't think it was funny, and the 5 yo didn't get the oddness of the scenes, but laughed b/c dh and I were....they thought it was fun to watch a mom and dad movie, and it was fun horrifying MIL telling her we let them watch MP, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 My older sons are big Monty Python fans. Be careful - my 16yo follows me around quoting lines from the movie. It gets old fast. :001_smile: Or my three older quote them back and forth to each other. They liked Robin Hood, Men in Tights as well. Right! When the kids are old enough to watch, I'll show it to them with extreme trepidation. If my DH gets wind that we've watched it, I'll have to listen to DH quote THE ENTIRE MOVIE for weeks on end. He has the whole thing memorized. But he can only quote it if he speaks very, very quickly, so you can't really understand a word of what he's saying and it's more irritating that you could possibly imagine. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 To those of you who have watched the Terry Jones' Youtube videos, would you recommend them for all ages? I have conservative notions about what the girls watch (especially for this time period ;)), and didn't know if these were bawdy or not. So, what say ye? Thanks! I would preview for sure. I've watched almost all of the episodes on netflix and with the exception of episode 1 (IIRC) there were some parts you might want to edit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 We are watching Terry Jones's (of Monty Python): http://www.amazon.com/Terry-Jones-Medieval-Lives/dp/B0010V4VJY I'm even learning something, and I spent a whole quarter in college studying nothing but Chaucer and his times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 watched Monty Python's Holy Grail or shown parts of it to your kids? Guess what I'm previewing right now??? ;) Absolutely. Multiple times. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 No, but we did memorize Eric Idle's "The Meaning of Life" for astronomy ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceandaughter Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Yes we have. We own it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 To those of you who have watched the Terry Jones' Youtube videos, would you recommend them for all ages? I have conservative notions about what the girls watch (especially for this time period ;)), and didn't know if these were bawdy or not. So, what say ye? Thanks! Hmmm...Dd is almost 9, and I consider her to be quite mature. We have let her see all of them. There are bits in "The Damsel" that are a bit racy, but he tells the story in such a matter-of-fact manner that I didn't have a problem with her watching it. (She understands the basics of human reproduction, so no issues there.) There are a couple of brief mentions of brothels, but I think that those went right over her head. And of course, there are Python-like, potty humor jokes sprinkled through the series, but nothing really objectionable in my opinion. We thought it was a great series. But do preview it. (You'll probably enjoy watching it even if you decide not to let your kids see it!) I hope this helped! -Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Hmmm...Dd is almost 9, and I consider her to be quite mature. We have let her see all of them. There are bits in "The Damsel" that are a bit racy, but he tells the story in such a matter-of-fact manner that I didn't have a problem with her watching it. (She understands the basics of human reproduction, so no issues there.) There are a couple of brief mentions of brothels, but I think that those went right over her head. And of course, there are Python-like, potty humor jokes sprinkled through the series, but nothing really objectionable in my opinion. We thought it was a great series. But do preview it. (You'll probably enjoy watching it even if you decide not to let your kids see it!) I hope this helped! -Robin I remember a few parts of The Damsel like that, but I think it was the Gladiator episode which included a section about children being forced to have s*x with animals and some other stuff, so I'd preview that episode too and make your own decision for your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funschooler5 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 watched Monty Python's Holy Grail or shown parts of it to your kids? Guess what I'm previewing right now??? ;) Yep, they've watched it multiple times. We also have Life of Brian and Meaning of Life, but they haven't watched those yet. After reading these replies, I just checked out Medieval Lives...it's on watch instantly on Netflix, yay! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 This thread has prompted me to purchase The Holy Trinity DVD set. We still have the videocassettes, but no way to play them. Saturday shall be the day, and the day shall be Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Are you kidding me? It's standard fare 'round these parts, even in years when we're *not* studying the Medieval time period. This year we *do* happen to be studying that time period and we're going to our first Renaissance Faire! Hope we don't get rained on! Maybe we'll see some Pythonic characters, LOL.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 watched Monty Python's Holy Grail or shown parts of it to your kids? Guess what I'm previewing right now??? ;) Sad to say, the other four members of my demented family enjoy acting out several of the scenes together and quoting lines at inappropriate times. Of course, I would never stoop to anything so juvenile...:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 This thread has prompted me to purchase The Holy Trinity DVD set. We still have the videocassettes, but no way to play them. Saturday shall be the day, and the day shall be Saturday. How did we miss The Meaning of Life? (hand smacking forehead emoticon, here) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 How did we miss The Meaning of Life? (hand smacking forehead emoticon, here)I'm not ready for my little ones to serenade me with Every Sperm is Sacred... They're going to have to wait on that one. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooketopia Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I took a special topics class on King Arthur while I was in college and we watched the MP film. My maiden name was "Knight" and it wasn't until I saw that movie during my senior year of college did I figure out why so many people would pronounce it "Kuh-niggit" and then laugh themselves silly. I had spent years thinking they were extraordinarily awful readers and spellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Not as part of medieval studies, but for fun. Same here. Although dh did show the girls the "Argument Clinic" sketch as part of a logic lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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