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Balderdash. I fully appreciate American film as much as foreign. That

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In Reply to: RE: Tin-bo, "Withnail" is one of the most over-rated pieces of dreck ever . . . posted by Billy Wonka on July 10, 2014 at 10:27:16

said, foreign films have far outstripped American offerings for the past what, 20 years, as American producers have decided that Fx is art, in itself. Budgets are blown on infantile story lines bore intelligent 8 year olds. These films are helmed by hacks, portrayed by third-rate acting talents. For every "Shotgun Stories" or "Winter's Bone," there are seventy or more pieces of crap.
Actually, you have reverse snobbism, bordering on xenophobia. Critics are snobs. The masses are the true arbiters of art.
"Withnal and I" is a brilliant comedy on many, many levels and produced two stars because of its lasting influence. It just may be the funniest portrayal of male adults coping with the lunacy that was 1969.
Rottentomatoes has it @ 94% critics, 93% audience.
It appears you are in a very, very small minority.
Regarding 22: it was littered with over-the-top gay references, extremely gay male "bonding" behavior. NO other film I can think of is similar, as I stated.
Remove the "love" interest, and it is an American "La Cage aux Folles."
You've never been married, right? I mean, since we're throwing around insinuations?

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