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TIL the Extraordinarily Deluxe Edition of Monty Python and the Holy Grail features “Subtitles for People Who Don’t Like the Film”, consisting of lines taken from William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 2, and a feature for the hard of hearing, where the menu is read aloud by Jones in a very loud voice.

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