Withnail And I

2stageturbo

Just wondering if anyone else agree's this is the best film of all time:D
An absolute classic
"perfume ponce"!

Pigman II

2stageturbo wrote:

Just wondering if anyone else agree's this is the best film of all time:D

Nope, bt it certainly is a classic and possibly the 3rd most quotable movie ever (after Big Lebowski and This is Spinal Tap.)

"You can stuff it up your arse for nothing and fúck off while you're doing it! "

Terrontress

Very possible that it's the best ever. Brilliant acting, fantastic soundtrack, humour. It can make you cry both with laughter and sadness. When Withnail says goodbye to I in the park and delivers his monologue it is just awe-inspiring.

2stageturbo

are you the farmer ?

Wishbone Ash

I always thought it was a bit over-rated.





OK - I'll get me coat!

montyballs

i have to say its one of my fav films,and now you can download it free on film 4.

2stageturbo

Not a movie buff at all,but it really gets to me.
Full of one liners.
Just dont get that any more.
Apart from a few exceptions.

The big lebowski is also class !

Not the ****en Eagles Donnie

Boston

It proved you didn't need a plot to be a great movie. I've done the drinking game btw. I'm a big lad and I was drunk for 3 days after.

2stageturbo

Boston wrote:

It proved you didn't need a plot to be a great movie. I've done the drinking game btw. I'm a big lad and I was drunk for 3 days after.

Must give it a go, Bit scared to be honest. Worried my mechanism might go !:D

Karl Hungus

Wandering into a bar and shouting "We want the finest wines available to humanity, we want them here, and we want them now!" got me a free pint once.

Boston

I have a heart condition. If you hit me, it's murder.

2stageturbo

Boston wrote:

I have a heart condition. If you hit me, it's murder.

I'll murder the pair of yis !

Its like gettin stuck into a tube of pringles


ONCE YOU POP,YOU CANT STOP:)

marktsang

best film i have ever seen, all that hollywood junk that comes out theses days, all effects and no script, this goes to show whats important, characters and story, not freaking budget and effects

Wishbone Ash

Karl Hungus wrote:

Wandering into a bar and shouting "We want the finest wines available to humanity, we want them here, and we want them now!" got me a free pint once.

Jesus - I know what it would get you in my local!

mike65

Meh! I am a fan of quirky/left-field comedies but the wildy overinflated opinion of Withnail and I leaves me cold. Its quite good but not a work of genius. The fact the writer/director Bruce Robinson has done sod all except dine out on his debut should be a warning!

Mike.

Wishbone Ash

mike65 wrote:

Its quite good but not a work of genius

Thank you Mike!

It's also overly long.

Karl Hungus

mike65 wrote:

Meh! I am a fan of quirky/left-field comedies but the wildy overinflated opinion of Withnail and I leaves me cold. Its quite good but not a work of genius. The fact the writer/director Bruce Robinson has done sod all except dine out on his debut should be a warning!

Mike.

I don't agree. Sure, Robinson hasn't been successful by any measure, but I thought his film How To Get Ahead In Advertising was very overlooked.

Drag00n79

Boston wrote:

It proved you didn't need a plot to be a great movie. I've done the drinking game btw. I'm a big lad and I was drunk for 3 days after.

Aye, the meths always gets ya...

BaZmO*

mike65 wrote:

Meh! I am a fan of quirky/left-field comedies but the wildy overinflated opinion of Withnail and I leaves me cold. Its quite good but not a work of genius.

I'd actually be of the same opinion myself. Although I've always enjoyed the film whenever I've watched it I've never understood the Godlike status that it seems to have in some people's eyes.

mike65 wrote:

The fact the writer/director Bruce Robinson has done sod all except dine out on his debut should be a warning!

Mike.

I wouldn't hold too much credence in that. Harper Lee only wrote one book in her lifetime.

Karl Hungus

Shamrok wrote:

Aye, the meths always gets ya...

Don't you mean the lighter fluid?

ixoy

mike65 wrote:

Meh! I am a fan of quirky/left-field comedies but the wildy overinflated opinion of Withnail and I leaves me cold.

Competely agree. It's one of those oft-quoted movies that, when I saw it, I felt I had missed something. Sure, there's some humour in it but it never really struck me as particularly clever, and the wit was drained from it by having it overly quoted by college students once they had worn out their tiresome 'Simpsons' references. *Shrug*

Karl Hungus

I think that having people quoting the film left right and center could easily ruin a film for you. Kinda like a film with too much hype that wasn't justified by the actual quality, or the comedy film that had all the funniest bits in the trailer.

I love the film, and I think Pigman II hit the nail on the head when he said it's in the same league as The Big Lebowski and This Is Spinal Tap with reguards to quotability. I think if you've heard the quotes already, then it's just like having the film spoiled for you, and you're probably missing out on the impact of hearing it first time in the context of the film.

Don't get me wrong, it is a great film. But I do understand where people are coming from when they felt underwhelmed by it.