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I get it. It's not slapstick. All the violent scenes are just hilarious and ridiculous and are like someone getting crushed by a giant bunny or slayed by a bunny. There are a couple of actual violent scenes like when John Cleese Lancelot ran through the castle killing everybody but it wasn't slapstick. [[User:B-Movie Fan|B-Movie Fan]] ([[User talk:B-Movie Fan|talk]]) 04:59, 16 July 2018 (UTC) |
I get it. It's not slapstick. All the violent scenes are just hilarious and ridiculous and are like someone getting crushed by a giant bunny or slayed by a bunny. There are a couple of actual violent scenes like when John Cleese Lancelot ran through the castle killing everybody but it wasn't slapstick. [[User:B-Movie Fan|B-Movie Fan]] ([[User talk:B-Movie Fan|talk]]) 04:59, 16 July 2018 (UTC) |
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:Ultimately what it should say should be a reflection of what [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] say. [[User:Doniago|DonIago]] ([[User talk:Doniago|talk]]) 16:10, 17 July 2018 (UTC) |
:Ultimately what it should say should be a reflection of what [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] say. [[User:Doniago|DonIago]] ([[User talk:Doniago|talk]]) 16:10, 17 July 2018 (UTC) |
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You will not find a reliable source because it simply isn't slapstick. Can we fix this already? [[User:Gjxj|Gjxj]] ([[User talk:Gjxj|talk]]) 02:04, 14 November 2018 (UTC) |
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== RT score in lede == |
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The reference to the Seventh Seal would be more complete if it also mentioned the fact that the Original UK Trailer to Holy Grail sends up the beach scene at the beginning of Seventh Seal. In it, Death is seen giving the Antonius Block character a face full of cream pie (or maybe just shaving cream? - whatever).
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The edit page says I need to discuss making changes to the genre before it can be changed. The article says that MP&HG is a slapstick film. It clearly isn't. Slapstick is physical comedy in which people are knocked about bodily by other people or objects. The humour in MP&HG is primarily verbal and character-based. There is little or nothing in it that could be accurately described as slapstick. It needs to be changed to "absurdist comedy" with a link to the article on "Absurdity" (the article on "surreal humour" is very poor.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.199.104.83 (talk) 00:21, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
I get it. It's not slapstick. All the violent scenes are just hilarious and ridiculous and are like someone getting crushed by a giant bunny or slayed by a bunny. There are a couple of actual violent scenes like when John Cleese Lancelot ran through the castle killing everybody but it wasn't slapstick. B-Movie Fan (talk) 04:59, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
- Ultimately what it should say should be a reflection of what reliable sources say. DonIago (talk) 16:10, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
You will not find a reliable source because it simply isn't slapstick. Can we fix this already? Gjxj (talk) 02:04, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
RT score in lede
I don't the think the RT score is a very good barometer of the film's critical reception and does not belong in the lede. Including it, briefly, in the reception section is one thing, but the score is not indicative of how the film was received in its time, which is what should be foremost in our minds. I suggest removing it. ---The Old JacobiteThe '45 13:24, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
- I concur; the RT score should not be in the lede. DonIago (talk) 14:32, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
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