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Withnail and I is a longtime favorite, I will probably never watch An Education again,

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In Reply to: RE: The natural child of Withnail and I---More than ok, excellent. nt posted by patrickU on March 21, 2010 at 03:11:05

Withnail and I is a British comedy and succeeds brilliantly at being funny. Good comedies are rare. An Education is a very sober drama, quite well made and enjoyable, but nothing I would really be drawn to view a 2nd time, at least not for a long time. I've seen Withnail and I at least 5 times and, since I have the DVD, maybe I will see it again now.

I don't get the comparison at all. Then again, I found Avatar much more enjoyable than An Education, so I'm not on your wavelength in any case.

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Strongly agree. I've seen it more times than I can count and immensely have enjoyed each one. nt - tinear 13:46:54 03/24/10 (0)
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RE: Withnail and I is not a comedy. - patrickU 04:49:02 03/22/10 (6)
At best a tragic-comedy.
For me a tragedy.

And an Education is not a drama. On the contrary it is an optimistic story.

No obviously not.
- the phrase used in many of the reviews is "black comedy" - tunenut 10:06:26 03/22/10 (5)
  however a comedy it assuredly is.
  
  It is replete with comic circumstances and characters, including the uncle's infatuation with "I." This played for big laughs when I saw it in a theater.
  
  On all movie databases, this is classified as a comedy. You may have become insular like Carroll's Humpty Dumpty:
  
  "When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, `it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less."
  - RE: PPS: - patrickU 10:38:45 03/22/10 (0)
    ----
    - http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2007/sep/07/comedy.periodandh (Open in New Window)
  - RE: PS: I am also not the type for belly laughs...Nor did I felt the urge in that one. - patrickU 10:35:10 03/22/10 (0)
    More a drama as a comedy.
    Comedie humaine yes!
  - RE: Big laugh in/on this one? Impossible. Tin what are you saying. - patrickU 10:32:17 03/22/10 (2)
    We will analyze that. Even if we have to wake up uncle Sigmund.
    Now I am baffled.
    And I saw him twice or on top one more time.
    A comedy*.
    Never.
    
    * With one possible exception: La Comedie Humaine from old Honore. In hat case I would fully agree.
    
    Now a comedie?
    - Peut etre un comedie. D'accord. (NT) - tunenut 15:36:42 03/22/10 (1)
      NT
      - RE: Peut etre un comedie. D'accord. (NT) - patrickU 04:20:19 03/23/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Peut etre un comedie. D'accord. (NT) posted by tunenut on March 22, 2010 at 15:36:42
        
        --
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor�_de_Balzac (Open in New Window)

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