http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/06/01/the-holy-hand-grenade-of-antioch Comments On: The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch by Dan Savage en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:30:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by sread1701]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:13:00 -0700 The Stranger Posted by STJA]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:47:45 -0700 The Stranger
Not 100% in either case - the alien spaceship scene in Brian was definitely silly humor, while the Castle Anthrax and the peasant "violence inherent in the system" scenes were more satire.

But I think I probably like them both equally, for different reasons.
Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:46:26 -0700 The Stranger
@3: I agree that it is hard to decide between the two. I'll always have a soft spot for Life of Brian for the scene with the Latin lesson (Romans go home - and the shout out to the dative and accusative cases and declension in general) - and of course "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life".

But I probably quote Grail more - at least in daily usage, etc.
Posted by Hyzenthlayk9]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:36:13 -0700 The Stranger
Brian was - and remains - more subversive.

I'll grant that the ending of Grail is genius, though. It's no small feat to be that post-modern in a mainstream movie in 1975.
Posted by BABH]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:36:07 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:10:08 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Timmytee]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:59:55 -0700 The Stranger Posted by kim in portland]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:53:50 -0700 The Stranger Life of Brian better.
Posted by BABH]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:32:09 -0700 The Stranger Posted by DyerStraightsGetIt]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:55:41 -0700 The Stranger
I love Python! I still can't decide if I like Holy Grail better or Life of Brian better.
Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:43:11 -0700 The Stranger Posted by The Max]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:37:35 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Carollani]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:59:23 -0700 The Stranger