on 7/8/2009
what a difficult choice :(
on 7/30/2009
What do you mean I have to choose?!
on 8/6/2009
This was the hardest pick so far.
on 8/8/2009
This one's easy for me. The Holy Grail was just too uneven for me. While I love The Princess Bride, I only laughed at about half of The Holy Grail. I loved just about everything John Cleese did (particularly the French soldier--hilarious!), but the rest of the time, I was just scratching my head and thinking, "What the heck am I watching?" The Princess Bride, easily.
on 8/28/2009
PRINCESS BRIDE is funny, but that's it. Funny. Haha. And it's fun; I smile the whole way through that movie. But by the second or third viewing, I'm only smiling, not laughing. MONTY PYTHON is the most inventive, groundbreaking comedy troupe to ever work in film. Period. Charlie Chaplin, the Marx Brothers, Three Stooges -- none of these people have anything on Monty Python. They had a completely unique style, had boundless comedic genius and enough energy to crank out four -- count 'em, FOUR -- feature-length films that are all funnier than THE PRINCESS BRIDE. It's like comparing Judd Apatow to Woody Allen. "Cute" isn't everything.
on 10/15/2009
Why do people think this is a hard choice?
on 10/27/2009
because both movies are timeless
on 11/8/2009
Easily 'Holy Grail' for me, even though I could watch either movie at any time. It's just 'Holy Grail' is my favorite comedy and one I quote the most.
on 12/11/2009
The Princess Bride is a classic fantasy film. The Holy Grail is comedy perfection.
on 1/4/2010
This is a toughy, but The Princess Bride is more well rounded.
on 4/15/2010
Wow, tough choice. I'm giving it to PB only because I never really liked the (non-)ending to Holy Grail.
on 7/18/2010
Monthy Python all the way. Maybe I was too old to watch The Princess Bride and really enjoy it. I would show it to my children the day I have children to show it to, but anyway, Holy Grail is hilarious.
on 7/28/2011
I watched both movies today back to back for the first time and while Monty Python is the funnier movie Princess Bride has way more enjoyable of a story and has that little something that makes it better.
on 5/19/2012
The Princess Bride is a charming little film. I found myself laughing quite a bit at it. It doesn't stand against the Holy Grail for me though, it just doesn't. Monty Python all the way.
on 5/19/2012
Agree with most...very tough choice. Princess Bride wins out though. To me...it's even more rewatchable than the Holy Grail. Very close call though...
on 7/24/2012
Holy Grail is brilliant, but too chaotic. Princess Bride is just brilliant.
on 1/29/2013
If you want to sit down and see a nice, sweet, flowing story, Princess Bride ten times over. But the Holy Grail is like the Holy Grail of comedy.
on 8/28/2013
I just watched Holy Grail for the first time and I loved it, but I definitely prefer The Princess Bride. Nostalgia is probably a huge factor in this matchup.
on 3/1/2014
Holy Grail
on 6/27/2017
These films are currently both in my Top 20 with one on top of the other by 2. Holy Grail is the funnier movie but Princess Bride has a more well rounded and enjoyable story with such memorable characters. The Princess Bride (just) gets my vote.
