GrandChampion
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I work with kids on the spectrum and they get a fair amount of tv time but usually can never agree on what to watch.
I saw Holy Grail was about to expire on Netflix and submitted “watch 20 minutes, if you hate it we’ll vote again on what to watch”
Knowing this generation doesn’t have the greatest attention span I expected to be shut down before we even hit 10 minutes. They watched they entire thing, even asking to rewind scenes. I even geeked out and busted some trivia after.
I can die happy. Now my watch has ended.
OldBikerDude
BenderRodriguz1010
BenderRodriguz1010
Also, nice
JJohnston94
Nice.
My dad thought Holy Grail was stupid, so I challenged him to watch it. He sat there, looking like Grumpy Cat, but he kept his word. He harrumphed at the line Arthur said to Tim the Enchanter, "Anything that you could do to help would be very helpful", saying, "I knew he was going to say that". He finally broke and laughed after Arthur and Bedevere crossed the bridge of death, and Bedevere asked Arthur how he knew so much about swallows, >>
JJohnston94
>> and Arthur said, "Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know."
RuijiRiku
GratuaCuun
EdelwoodHikes
Remember that moment when King Arthur says "You make me sad"? Well, it's the opposite of that now.
malachilenomade
Because Holy Grail is universal! It crosses boundaries
gonzar09
Housemaster
Nice! I hope you didn't spread the fake trivia about Tim
shyriath
joeswansonson
Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of education?
apostlepk
There are those who call me........ Tim.
Housemaster
ReacherEriee
He has to know these things. He is a King after all.
Jesseskimo
I never voted for him!
gonzar09
History/Civics teacher pops in the room suddenly.
neonoptic
THERE ARE SOME WHO CALL ME..............................................................................................................Tim.
HippoTel
AddictedtoSoup
DodgyMerchant
This is a worthy post indeed!
SecretAgentSuperBooger
robkyky
Was the rewinding at the castle Anthrax scene. I rewinded back to that scene a lot as a kid. LoL!
FoxPesdassi
NGL, that Grail-shaped beacon IS pretty compelling.
Hoopdajon
I just finished my 8 year old son's Halloween costume. Gotta raise em right, Ni!
JamesTDG
Do they know the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Killerwolf601
I am on the Spectrum and I watched this with my Dad in theaters for the 49 and 1/2 anniversary. We both love it may all children have the chance to enjoy this masterpiece. God be praised.
ziph3326
ballsoutflyer
We are the generation that say...
Ni!
tocfanke4
By about age 13 I could recite the entire movie's dialog from memory from any starting point. My parents said I wasn't on the spectrum and didn't have ADHD, though.
suffyr
What age range?
GrandChampion
Youngest 12, oldest just turned 18
SubsyServy
Back in 1984 I persuaded my school to show Young Frankenstein. It had to be at lunch hour and split over two days, but we got it done.
itsallaboutthecones
I wonder if you just accidentally created a cadre of anglophiles? No matter, it's good that the new generation is versed in the holy texts. I have found my kids often request the older, slower paced cartoons.
DodgyMerchant
Foehammer262
PatrickMcChunky
I'd like to nominate @op for an American Teacher Award
RageBuddha
If they add History of the world part 1 to the list, they get my vote as well.
PatrickMcChunky
"Oh, a bullshit artist. Did you bullshit last week? Did you try to bullshit last week? Sign here." Gets me every time.
OhIfIMust
ballsoutflyer
It's only a model.
ScourgeOfAges
I knew I kept this around for a reason
OhIfIMust
ActionJohnnie
To scale?
JJohnston94
No, it's just for looking at.
countbassy
We should build a large badger
KingXizor
boondoggle2025
I THINK I'LL GO FOR A WALK
Penguinofmyspirit
My son loves the spam skit as much as I do. Completely bonded over it and I still catch him watching it at random. He was 7 when I showed him 3 years ago.
3rdoption
Someone should seriously study the movie to see why it held their attention so well.
LadyClio
I have ASD, and I love it because my brain is constantly trying to make sense of everything, and this is so absurd, it makes no sense. It's refreshing because I don't have to find meaning in it.
DC1123
Because it's good and no one does quality controll like adhd, audhd, or autistics.
MossyAbyss
Study concluded. Results: 'It funni'.
OhIfIMust
burentsu
I mean it's essentially comedy skits stitched together into a cohesive narrative where you're bouncing from one thing to the next so it gives you that dopamine hit with each beat.
ThrowAwayAcct0000
My ADHD kids also enjoyed Spaceballs. I feel like there is hope for this generation yet.
RuminatingYak
Clever writing. Monty Python is peak comedy.
GratuaCuun
I mean, the movie switches characters - plot points - topics and 'goals' (if you can call them that) rather rapidly. The randomness of the film probably appealed to them
GrandChampion
The coconuts were the first big laugh, let’s start there
Septcanmat
Were they able to read the subtitles during the opening credits, or did you read them aloud for them?
ChunkySmoothie
I was talking to a fellow neurodivergent coworker of mine about this movie and I realized that the "swallow carrying a coconut" scene perfectly represents a neurotypical (Arthur) vs a neurodivergent (the guys on the castle). Arthur mentions the coconuts like it's no big deal and isn't interested in learning why they would have been there, but the castle guys get hyperfixated and can't let it go until they get the answer of why he would have found them.
MantisTobagganMD
I have watched Holy Grail at least 15 times (very conservative guess). I giggle with glee every single time I see Arthur and Patsy "gallop" into frame.
malachilenomade
*THUNK!* Message for you, sir.
MantisTobagganMD
BRAVE, SWEET CONCORD! YOU SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN!
ChunkySmoothie
As someone on the spectrum, I enjoy it because this kind of comedy doesn't rely on social/cultural understandings nearly as much as much of mainstream stuff. It's a lot easier for me to connect with because it makes absurdity of social norms, or disregards them entirely in favor of clever wordplay, slapstick, visual gags. It's a welcome change to the majority of comedy out there, especially modern stuff.
JJohnston94
Would that apply to the "Airplane!" movies?
ChunkySmoothie
I would say so. I've only ever seen Airplane! itself, and I thought it was a riot. That and Mel Brooks stuff, like Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Spaceballs.
IncoggnitoMode
1975 PG isn’t 2024 PG.
Can I have just a little peril?
ArtofWhatever
We watched it in GT class in middle school. Ms. Henderson had to fast forward that part.
LinemanMatt
GT?
CocoPuppyFlyer
Gifted and talented
DodgyMerchant
Is that real, or more a participation award?
CocoPuppyFlyer
In our district students are given support to learn advanced skills in academics, creativity, leadership...some really impressive projects
Housemaster
JamesTDG
I want all the peril!
valen00
2024 is a silly place
Hexrowe
No, it's too perilous.
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
This is where I point out that at the end of the movie he gets cast into the gorge of eternal peril.
umbrellamaker
iamlegendinjapan
umbrellamaker
GrandChampion
No no it’s much too perilous
OhIfIMust
Bet you're gay...
QuickAndFun
't Is but a gash. I've had worse.
SignedEpsteinsMother
...No I'm not...
nuxi7
This is because PG-13 wasn't a thing until 1984. Red Dawn was the first PG-13 movie.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (still officially PG) is often credited with getting PG-13 added to the rating system.
nuxi7
Sometimes the ratings slide the other way too, Dawn of the Dead (1978) was considered too violent for an R rating. Although its sometimes mismarked as an R today, its still officially unrated.
IncoggnitoMode
Fun fact. It was actually Gremlins that overhauled the rating systems. Thats why the original copy is PG and if you buy one now. It’s PG13
nuxi7
Nope, Gremlins is still PG. I checked the box.
I've seen other films mismarked before though so YMMV. Netflix used to claim Clockwork Orange was only R. There really is an R rated cut, but it only existed on VHS. All DVDs (including the Netflix ones) are the X rated cut.
IncoggnitoMode
https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/how-gremlins-helped-change-movie-ratings-forever-with-pg-13
nuxi7
That's not the bit I was disputing. I agree Gremlins was one of the films that got PG-13 created.
But Gremlins was never re-rated after the creation of the PG-13 category, it remains PG.
ThrowAwayAcct0000
My teachers in high school always fast-forwarded through that part. LOL
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
"And after the spanking... The Oral Sex! The Oral Sex!!"
amoeba15
Funny thing, my parents sent me to an evangelical high school. We watched this movie in BIBLE class and there was NO fast forwarding. Previous teacher for that class would fast forward through so much mild shit but the one my senior year respected us enough to not do that shit
Quixus
It would have been even funnier if they showed Life of Brian.
amoeba15
Oh he did later that year lol