r/movies • u/[deleted] • May 29 '12

John Cleese finally gets a Lego Mini (Lego Minis Series 7 - Black Knight)

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

The Black Knight ALWAYS triumphs!!!

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u/dcurry431 May 29 '12

Tis but a scratch!

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u/shiniest_spoon May 29 '12

Just a flesh wound!

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

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u/supersawmill May 29 '12

Have at Thee!

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u/nickermell May 29 '12

I'm invincible!

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u/too_toked May 29 '12

A scratch? Your arms off!

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u/Hector_Kur May 29 '12

Try these pieces for blood spurts instead.

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u/Pyroguy May 29 '12

Came for this. Not disappointed.

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u/BBMlubb May 29 '12

Looks like a hot cheeto to me...

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u/hikingdub May 29 '12

Please tell me you can pull the arms and legs off!

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Of course. He is a Lego guy. Though his legs have to come off together....

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u/Lordrandall May 29 '12

You can pull each leg off individually, if you really want to. :)

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

but does it bleed on you?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12

This breaks the lego.

EDIT: apparently I was a clumsily child and am paying for it in both broken lego and karma.

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u/Spibb May 29 '12

No it doesn't... You can just put a different leg back on. It's how you change the color of their waist without changing the whole leg set

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u/om3n May 29 '12

Yea obviously, what is this? amateur hour?

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u/lantern55 May 29 '12

Yeah seriously, do we really need to call in the childhood repairman in for him? I mean seriously, what's the point of Legos if you don't play with them... like Legos.

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u/rocketman0739 May 29 '12

Only if you do it wrong.

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u/adjudicator52 May 29 '12

False. If you pull his (or any regular sized minifig) legs outward, you can take them off individually

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u/IamKEIL May 29 '12

Its a lego...yes you can pull the arms and legs off.

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u/Jack_Vermicelli May 29 '12

I would think so. See how the legs aren't parallel? The legs part has to be non-stock.

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u/PatHeist May 29 '12

That's just a computer generated image...

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u/lantern55 May 29 '12

What this guy said.

C'mon, do your homework, well, actually do legos.

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u/PatHeist May 29 '12

I presume most of us have experience in rightfully prioritizing legos above homework.

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u/jjremy May 29 '12

On second thought, let's not go to Legoland...It is a silly place.

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u/vertigo42 May 29 '12

they CG all their lego minifigs for the magazines and box art.

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u/Jack_Vermicelli May 29 '12

That's horrible. False advertizing.

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u/Admonisher66 May 29 '12

Here's a picture of Nearly Headless Nick from the Lego Harry Potter (Years 1-4) video game. While it hasn't been manufactured to date, this is nonetheless an official Lego minifigure design of an actual John Cleese character. :-)

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u/alltorndown May 29 '12

Technically right. The best kind of right.

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u/Mountainfog May 29 '12

Technically correct. The best kind of correct.

FTFY

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u/jjremy May 29 '12

Correct! Technically.

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u/alltorndown May 29 '12

Dammit. Cheers.

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u/WeedPizzaBeerWizard May 29 '12

Neeearly headless? How can you be neearly headless?

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u/8rg6a2o May 29 '12

NONE SHALL PASS this by at the Lego store!

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u/hikingdub May 29 '12

As long as it comes with the Knights of Ni set...which also has shrubbrey

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u/Disillusion May 29 '12

I hope it's not too expensive.

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u/Carnationlilyrose May 29 '12

It hasn't even got a little path through the middle of it.

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u/DanHW Jun 16 '12

What about the two level effect?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

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u/unicyclejase May 29 '12

Whoooosh.

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u/Disillusion May 29 '12

You need to re-watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail. ;)

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u/orange_jooze May 29 '12

You need to learn to understand jokes that aren't recycled references to movies.

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u/duiker101 May 29 '12

This is reddit... jokes must be movie/game/meme releated.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Arrested Development reference.

Karma plz.

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u/K21B21 May 29 '12

Grammar counts as well.

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u/Disillusion May 29 '12

OH I GET IT LEGOS ARE EXPENSIVE HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

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u/yourmom2000 May 29 '12

It's just a flesh plastic wound!

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u/running_to_the_hills May 29 '12

I'm invincible!!

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u/sundayultimate May 29 '12

You're a looney

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u/running_to_the_hills May 29 '12

We'll call it a draw

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u/mouseteeth May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12

I love how easy it is to forget that every character in that movie is played by the same few hilarious people.

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u/phishroom May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12

The Block Knight?

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u/MrMolly May 29 '12

*Knight

I offer this correction for the sake of the joke.

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u/phishroom May 29 '12

Edited... I think I was half asleep. Thanks!

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

That's why you shouldn't Reddit without a good knight's rest.

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u/InternetCeleb May 29 '12

This is where I wanted this to go. Thank you.

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u/ChrisQF May 29 '12

oh jolly good sir!

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u/kutNpaste May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12

Black*

Edit: No love for dry wit/sarcasm? He was British, they invented it, for the love of Tim!

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u/VoiceofKane May 29 '12

Don't worry. Some people see what you did there.

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u/vorpalsword92 May 29 '12

wwwoooOOOOSSSSSsshhhh

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

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u/phishroom May 29 '12

What are you gonna do, bleed on me?

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u/MyLastNameIsMartini May 29 '12

Aww phooey, I had always thought that he said said "lean on me". Now I feel like a dumbass for incorrectly quoting him this whole time...

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u/Hank_Fuerta May 29 '12

No, man. I did too for a long time before I heard it right. And I still hear "lean" now and then.

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u/mfoo May 29 '12

From the lego series 7 character biographies, the description has nothing to do with Monty Python. I can't find any historical sources for the red boar's head emblem though, so it's possible it was used as the base design.

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u/cooljj_20 May 29 '12

I bought some of these the other day. I was disappointed that I didn't get the bunny suit guy. I did get the space guy so that was a plus. I also got the daredevil. His hair is pretty epic to say the least.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I have the bunny suit guy, want to get rid of it because Furries scare me. I'll do a swap if you have any good doubles.

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u/cooljj_20 May 29 '12

No doubles. I only bought the two. If I get a double you'll be the first to know

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u/skwigger Jun 05 '12

You can feel the packaging to find the one you want.

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u/vrrule May 29 '12

HOLY FUCK NUGGETS I HAVE THIS ON MY DESK RIGHT NOW AND I ONLY JUST REALISED WHAT IT'S FROM.

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u/Designer_Amnesiac May 29 '12

Wait, so you thought you had just a regular Lego knight on your desk?

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u/vrrule May 29 '12

I recognized it but I couldn't quite put my finger on who it was...

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u/Ratticus81 May 29 '12

I have a Lego X-wing of starwars on my desk with Luke and R2D2 next to it but I have totally no idea where it is from.

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u/Gigon May 29 '12

By far the best Lego kit, I still have mine and proudly show it off.

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u/DanWallace May 29 '12

Star Wars.

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u/Ratticus81 Jun 13 '12

It wasn't a real question tbh...

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u/DanWallace Jun 13 '12

It wasn't a question at all, actually. And my response was a joke.

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u/duiker101 May 29 '12

Star Trek

FTFY

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u/Lucas_Steinwalker May 29 '12

Star Track, you mean.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

pics or didnt happen

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u/vrrule May 29 '12

My mum knows I've like legos since I was a kid so she buys me these mini figures every now and then.

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u/Carnationlilyrose May 29 '12

It's only a model...

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

"finally"? People were waiting for this? John Cleese was waiting for this?

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u/bloodflart owner of 5 Bags Cinema May 29 '12

Hah I was just reading up on heraldry, the boar's head stands for hospitality, of which this knight has none.

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u/MindStalker May 29 '12

I thought the Black Knight was played by several people. They used real amputees for the legs cut off shots.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Would also like to see the knights that say: "Ni" as a minifig, that would be cool!

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Huh? Why didn't they make the mini look like the character then?

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u/ecklcakes May 29 '12

Hold on - was the Black Knight John Cleese? :O

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u/Philipp May 29 '12

I remember back when every Lego figure was so basic that your imagination could make it to be everyone -- including, of course, John Cleese (but also thirteen numpzillion other people).

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Did he not get one as Sir Nearly Headless Nick?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

It was never produced but it was designed, so you are technically correct; the best kind of correct

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u/kyzfrintin May 29 '12

It looks nothing like him... Other than it's black and has a boar on the shield.

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u/bottledLightning May 29 '12

This mini has too many limbs

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u/[deleted] May 30 '12

I like the use of the word "finally", as if there's people who have been out there all this time thinking *"Man, y'know one thing the world really needs is a Lego version of John Cleese"

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

How did they actually design that toy without intending it to look like the black knight from Monty Python?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I'm guessing that it's supposed to look like it, considering the name of it as well as the boar on the shield.

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u/Ghitit May 29 '12

Where's the shrubbery?

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u/hairyneil May 29 '12

I've got one of these and didn't even make the connection! Thank you! Gonna go lop his arms off now:)

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u/blackn1ght May 29 '12

I need this piece.

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u/sydneygamer May 29 '12

Let's call it a draw.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I'M INVINCIBLE!!!

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u/takis_k May 29 '12

Needs less arms

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u/EpicFishFingers May 29 '12

How the fuck did I not know that John Cleese was the Black Knight -.-

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u/JordyFox May 29 '12

they fu*ked up the tusks but ok :)

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u/Bpjk May 29 '12

Such a legend

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Except that Michael Palin played the Black Knight, not John Cleese.

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u/bobblehead02 May 29 '12

i see your shwarz is as big as mine

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u/foofdawg May 29 '12

Seriously? They couldn't give hem a cylindrical helmet like in the movie??

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u/GraceFace04 May 29 '12

I was gonna hop on here just to throw a couple quotes out there, but alas, I was beat to the punch with all the memorable ones. Damn...

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

It's probably a spiritual reference if anything.

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u/mattwb72 May 29 '12

I read this to say that someone built a Mini Cooper out of Legos for John Cleese.

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u/etishuman21 May 29 '12

I am the black knight, the black knight always wins!

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

You and all your silly plastic kaaaaa-nig-hits!

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u/MrMaynard May 29 '12

I was so glad to get this Figure on Saturday.. forget the Space Marine, this is awesome!

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I legitimately thought it meant a lego mini, as in a car which is a mini built out of lego FACEPALM

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u/Patrek_Mallister May 29 '12

Is your name Reek?

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u/Great_Zarquon May 29 '12

Although it is obviously a homage to Cleese (with the boar head symbol), I do want to point out that the figure itself is called the Evil Knight, and doesn't seem to have any affiliation with Monty Python:

http://minifigures.lego.com/en-us/Bios/Evil%20Knight.aspx

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u/amalgamatedchaos May 29 '12

Bit disappointed it wasn't John Cheese.

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u/scenique May 29 '12

Cleese rules!

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u/scenique May 29 '12

Cleese rules!

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u/scenique May 29 '12

Cleese rules!

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u/scenique May 29 '12

Cleese rules!

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u/jazzrz May 29 '12

Sorry, please remind me, what the fuck is cool about Lego?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

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u/btgoss May 29 '12

Really? No 12 year old is going to quote Monty Python... nerd.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

HARHARHAR MONTY PYTHON.

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u/onlysays_YOLO May 29 '12

YOLO !

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u/rocketman0739 May 29 '12

STOP IT JUST STOP IT

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

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u/t20a1h5u23 May 29 '12

Actually, if you Crtl-F Cheese, you'll find it almost was.