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Opening with a quote from Lewis Carroll's classic nonsensical poem, Terry Gilliam's JABBERWOCKY is a darkly comic medieval masterpiece about a monster wreaking havoc on helpless villages. Michael Palin stars as Dennis Cooper, a happy-go-lucky ne'er-do-well stock taker who becomes the unlikely hero in a castle's efforts to .. Read more

Starring	Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbett, John Le Mesurier, John Le Mesurier
Director	Terry Gilliam
Genres	Action/Adventure, Comedy

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- An intellectual Carry On film, with very little more taste and a great deal more unpleasant imagery. Despite much re-editing, the laughs are very intermittent.
- 32132
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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- - 9
  - 1
  Half Gilliam, half Python
  
  A good cast - Max Wall, John Le Mesurier, Harry H. Corbett, Bernard Bresslaw, Warren Mitchell and, of course, Michael Palin - and the sort of beautifully shot ... read more »
  
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- 5174
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  - howie
  - 29 reviews
  - Hertford
  - 28 Apr 2004 at 16:28
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- - 0
  - 0
  Couple of stellar moments!
  
  Genius if only for the knights playing hide and seek (truly the greatest moment in the film) and the giant Jabberwock turd!
  
  Fans of Gilliam and Palin... read more »
  
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- 885676
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Kinkyfish
  - 85 reviews
  - York, England
  - 22 Apr 2010 at 15:40
- - 0
  - 0
  Jabberwocky
  
  Despite feturing some great comic actors, the film fails to hold your attention. It's meant to be funny but the script is very very bad.
  
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  - Welling
  - 17 Jan 2010 at 09:47
- - 0
  - 0
  Original
  
  This film is worth watching if you really want to gain an understanding of real medieval England! Why? Because the characters are grotesquely ugly, rampant and ... read more »
  
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  - Barnet
  - 27 Jun 2009 at 20:03
- - 0
  - 0
  HMMM JABBERWACKY
  
  A BIT MONTY PYTHON A BIT never ending story
  
  OK
  
  SOME FUNNY BITS
  
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- 767046
- - OSo
  - 401 reviews
  - Tooting London
  - 06 Jun 2009 at 02:24
- - 0
  - 0
  Galumphing
  
  A disappointing film. But its is Terry Gilliam, so I should have expected as much.
  
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- 718252
- - rickreed
  - 126 reviews
  - Windermere
  - 01 Mar 2009 at 18:38
- - 0
  - 0
  Trying to break away?
  
  The Python influence is very clear to see in this early Gilliam film but it it's never quite as funny or witty as the earlier Monty Python and the Holy ... read more »
  
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- 653845
- - MattStanden
  - 4 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Nov 2008 at 22:15
- - 0
  - 0
  Gillian(esque)
  
  Terry Gillian doing the thing. His early work is lovely and textured and studded with detail well worth watching again and again. Max Wall is great and John Le... read more »
  
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- 481578
- - Daniel Porter
  - Oxfordshire
  - 02 Oct 2007 at 08:02
- - 0
  - 0
  Very long
  
  Just a warning that this film seems VERY long. I did find it really funny but it could have lost a good half an hour and been well improved.
  
  Also a ... read more »
  
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  - Penzance
  - 22 Feb 2007 at 15:01
- - 0
  - 0
  Jabberwacko!
  
  Terry Gilliams 1977 is a darkly comic fantasy with a cast list that reads like a who's who of British comedy! I loved it!
  
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  - West Midlands
  - 10 Jan 2007 at 15:56
- - 0
  - 0
  Too rough
  
  'Jabberwocky''s humour is overwhelmed by its emphasis on the squalor and violence of the dark ages. Hard to laugh when you... read more »
  
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- - noirpanther
  - 218 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Dec 2006 at 09:47
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- - 9
  - 1
  Half Gilliam, half Python
  
  A good cast - Max Wall, John Le Mesurier, Harry H. Corbett, Bernard Bresslaw, Warren Mitchell and, of course, Michael Palin - and the sort of beautifully shot ... read more »
  
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- 5174
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  - howie
  - 29 reviews
  - Hertford
  - 28 Apr 2004 at 16:28
- - 5
  - 1
  Good fun, but not up to Gilliam's later work
  
  'Jabberwocky' was Terry Gilliam's first solo effort as a director, which followed immeadiately after 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'. But ... read more »
  
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- - Noel Clay
  - Colchester, England
  - 01 Nov 2004 at 15:43
- - 1
  - 0
  I first saw this 25 ...
  
  I first saw this 25 years ago and laughed myself silly! It's just such a droll film, watch for the stuff going on in the background, the sight gags and the ... read more »
  
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- 28051
- - Waldek#1
  - LONDON
  - 13 Feb 2004 at 16:20
- - 0
  - 0
  This film wasn't ...
  
  This film wasn't as funny as I thought it was going to be considering the extensive cast list of famous British comediens. I imagined it would be hilarious... read more »
  
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- 26045
- - fludo10#1
  - RUSHDEN
  - 07 Dec 2003 at 13:27
- - 0
  - 0
  I quite enjoyed ...
  
  I quite enjoyed Jabberwocky, but then I liked all of the Monty Python films and this has many of the features and similar characters to the Holy Grail.
  
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- 31212
- - Mark#98
  - WINCHESTER
  - 23 Mar 2004 at 08:02
- - 1
  - 1
  I liked this about a 3...
  
  I liked this about a 3 and a half, Michael Palin is just divine, carting that potato around like it was a diamond from his lady love!!! If you like Monty Python... read more »
  
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- 34836
- - Menna#1
  - LINCOLN
  - 03 May 2004 at 21:54
- - 0
  - 0
  Fantastic
  
  I could watch this film over and over again.
  
  It is a classic!!
  
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- 94446
- - Alison Harrington
  - Essex
  - 19 Apr 2005 at 22:53
- - 0
  - 0
  Alright, but nothing compared to Python.
  
  I did rent this believing it to be on par with Monty Python and the Holy Grail...But it isn't even close. However it does have its moments or serreal humour... read more »
  
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- - Andrew S.
  - Crowborough, England
  - 08 Jul 2005 at 22:29
- - 0
  - 0
  I remembered this as funny
  
  I was sooo wrong. Dire, dire, dire etc. There was no element of humour in it and I couldn't find a reason to explain to to my children why I had originally ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Colchester, Essex
  - 27 Jul 2005 at 19:32
- - 0
  - 0
  A seriously scary film
  
  'Jabberwocky' is not a comedy, although it has some good jokes (such as the young princess guarded by nuns who are actually men in drag). It is not an ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 18 Nov 2005 at 18:10

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  Opening with a quote from Lewis Carroll's classic nonsensical poem, Terry Gilliam's JABBERWOCKY is a darkly comic medieval masterpiece about a monster wreaking havoc on helpless villages. Michael Palin stars as Dennis Cooper, a happy-go-lucky ne'er-do-well stock taker who becomes the unlikely hero ...