This statement is in the end credits: "Characters in the film have no connection to persons dead or living except one." I think that's the funniest part.
via youtube:
Moria calls it an "often overlooked little gem" and "a minor masterpiece of lighting and set dressing". The Spinning Image concludes, "this parade of consistently idiotic characters does grow exhausting before the end." DVD Talk says, "Jabberwocky is at times mildly amusing, but it's by a considerable margin my least favorite of Gilliam's largely impressive ouevre. A disappointing film..." The Rotten Tomatoes critics score is 62%, and the audience score is 46%.
I watched this as part of the Once Upon a Time Challenge Quest on Screen.
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Monty Python always seemed to me to be best suited to their sketch acts. The full length movies tended to beat a joke to death.
ReplyDeletei agree. i think the monty python movies are basically a series of sketch acts connected by a common theme.
ReplyDeleteNot sure I would take to this one. a short film, maybe, but it might get too long too quickly.
ReplyDeletetbm, i've heard the expression, "them that likes it speaks well of it," and if you like monty-python-style humor this is just the thing. i'm just not that big a fan of this type.
ReplyDeleteThis was never a favourite of mine - it has it's moments but they're not enough to raise the film up to above average.
ReplyDeleteI do like Monty Python films though - particularly The Llfe of Brian.
Lynn :D
lynn, i have a soft spot for monty python and the holy grail, i think because it was the first one i saw.
ReplyDeleteThis sounded promising in the broad strokes, but in the details...not so much. Oh well!
ReplyDeletecheryl, i think there's an audience for it, but i'm not in that audience.
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