the brilliant thing about withnail and i be that it capture that not long left college and life could go either way moment along with all it other finery . freebird be something for those who probably never consider high education and just go straight to work aged 15/16 . i know some of the broad sheet stick the knife into this film when it come out in cinema but i saw it at a packed house in hailsham and everybody seem to really enjoy it . i grow up in the forest of dean and this take me straight back to my mushrooming and dope day ( have some great mate hate to think what theyre all up to now probably run the local council ) . i have watch it a couple of time on dvd and already i see the film a an old mate that will stay forever a part of my collection ( how can i like this film and the dambusters doesn not seem right somehow ) i certainly edge towards the second half of this film and i think the social interacting scene with the local be brilliantly do . i like the mix of the three lead character and there really be some lovely write in here along with some very quotable line and dare i say a good smattering of integrity . i have try to obtain the soundtrack and but it have not be release ( shame and a it a corker ) . someone tell me it be originally a stage play and not quite sure how that work but i be sure it be fun . i like the little shakespearian touch or reference that seem to crop up throughout the film ( also spot the dylan thomas ref as well ) and like all little gem and there will always be little thing to discover like the final scene give a nod to easyrider a they start theyre next journey . all in all a genuinely unpretentious piece of film making ( love it . ) .