When you first watch the film it seems humourous and it remains so but the tragedy of failed hopes runs through it, the film is about the end of things; the optimism of the '60s, friendship, unrequited desire. All things die in the end for there can be no true beauty without decay. I honestly think this is the best film ever made, it touches something inside you that takes years to truly understand.
I agree. My favourite film of all time. I remember laughing as a child when I first saw it but feeling a sense of melancholy and I didn’t know why. Robinson is a genius along with the main cast.
I absolutely agree with this comment especially the last line. I find myself watching the film again and again. There are a few others like this "Slapshot" "The Guard" "Spinal Tap" "Twin Peaks" which seem to have an ethereal hypnotic quality which I can't determine. Maybe its simply greatness.
The greatest film of all time, here and now, not least of all because of Richard Griffith's brilliant acting. People call it a comedy, well, in a way it is, but it's much more than that, as this moving scene demonstrates. If you look closely enough, the tragedy is under the surface. 'Alas, I have nothing but memories and vintage wine.' 'I suppose I too shall be swept away by some vulgar little tumor.' A masterpiece. Chin Chin Monty!
You realise it was supposed to be a joke about his lack of self awareness? Literally 20 years earlier, Chrchill best the Nazis... also this was before Thatcher when labour didn’t have a reputation for sweeping anything up.
Definitely. He's enjoying it. Remember, that as well as being related, the two share similar backgrounds and education (public school). Cultural touchstones like quoting Tennyson and conversing in Latin phrases.
I know this is an arrogant and ridiculous thing to say but for years this has been one of the moments of the film that has stuck with me - the look of genuine enjoyment and sympathy, the fact he’s not just waiting to it to be over, and my utter certainty that no one else has noticed. This comment gladly proving me wrong - great news. I think the Monty Withnail relationship is much more complicated than it’s usually conceived of being - two frustrated public schoolboys, they’re not opposites at all. And this is one of the only moments in the film Withnail is completely quiet - can’t be ignored..
@@UncleClauClau I am quite sure many other people noticed, not just you. I am always drawn to REG's face in this scene. There is a vicarious pleasure drawn from Withnail, along with the audience's pleasure at Monty's eloquence.
"Oh but how dreadful, you mean you've been up here in all this beastly mud and oomska without Wellingtons?" - this line alone has always stolen it for me haha
I always did appreciate how the late Christopher Hitchens referred to his esophageal cancer as a "vulgar little tumor." That validated Bruce Robinson's work, and aptly described his ailment. R.I.P., Messrs. Griffiths and Hitchens.
Marwood clearly wants to avoid being with Monty alone- particularly after him having said to Monty, innocently, "...we're buggered", which he immediately regrets. I think Withnail is just excited to hear that there is more wine, probably intending to confiscate some for himself.
@@Amethyst_Friend I think you are right but this only a part of it. Look at the cigarette being used as a potential phallic symbol and Marwood sucking on his grapes as he looks on with longing eyes. It is as if they have safety as a pair let slip the fig leaf over their fascination for Monty, which here seems to border on something more intimate.
my benchmark for good acting is when I forget they are acting and I believe who they are supposed to be. These three made me believe they were those characters. Richard Griffiths is the perfect choice for this role. Fabulous.
Farewell to our dear Uncle Monty, gone to that great Crow Crag in the sky with rolling golden hills, countless hares and overflowing vintage wine! Please wait for the rest of us!
“I sometimes wonder where Norman is now. Probably wintering with his mother in Guildford. A cat, rain, Vim under the sink, and both bars on. But old now. There can be no true beauty without decay.” Uncle Monty
Incredible for him to be a favourite character in this film especially. He’s mine too. Deeply tragic and tender and - I’m sure Monty would be glad if we think this - not just a joke.
Quintessential british film, with all male cast with one fierce homosexual and two young guys who live in same apartment. Another british characteristic, lol.
"Laisse-moi respirer longtemps, longtemps, l'odeur de tes cheveux... Ah Baudelaire, brings back such memories of Oxford.... Ohhh Oxford!" ("Long let me inhale, the odour of your hair" a line from Baudelaire's poem 'A Hemisphere in Your Hair').
Christ does anyone else find it impossible to get through life without quoting this film in endless mundane situations and consequently massively winding up one's spouse? I mean any time wellies were brought out for the kids - "this afternoon I shall take you both into Penrith and get you fitted for some good quality rrrrubbah boots".
Every time I think of this, I think of a East End 1960s salesman in cheap suit and slip on shoes patting his belly in a restaurant and saying: "that breakfast's setting in nicely" with Uncle Monty at the next table shuddering in horror
What he said in that speech, wow. S##t on by the Tories and shoveled up by Labour ,that the best description of British politics I've ever heard. Quality.☮️😀
My dear boys, we live in a world of weather forecasts and breakfasts, set in... Shat on by Tories, shovelled up by Labour, and here we are, we three...
‘And slowly answer'd Arthur from the barge: "The old order changeth, yielding place to new, And God fulfils Himself in many ways, Lest one good custom should corrupt the world.’ From about 95% into Morte d'Arthur by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Oh, my boys, my boys, we're at the end of an age. We live in a land of weather forecasts and breakfasts that set in. Shat on by Tories, shovelled up by Labour. And here we are, we three, perhaps the last island of beauty in the world.
Fun Fact Paul McGann and Richard E Grant have played Doctor Who and Richard Griffiths was going to play the Doctor after Sylvester McCoy but alas it was cancelled
When you first watch the film it seems humourous and it remains so but the tragedy of failed hopes runs through it, the film is about the end of things; the optimism of the '60s, friendship, unrequited desire. All things die in the end for there can be no true beauty without decay.
I honestly think this is the best film ever made, it touches something inside you that takes years to truly understand.
Yep, shat on by Tories, shovelled up by Labour...
I agree. My favourite film of all time. I remember laughing as a child when I first saw it but feeling a sense of melancholy and I didn’t know why. Robinson is a genius along with the main cast.
@@DrB81 as a youth, I used to weep in butchers' shops
I absolutely agree with this comment especially the last line. I find myself watching the film again and again. There are a few others like this "Slapshot" "The Guard" "Spinal Tap" "Twin Peaks" which seem to have an ethereal hypnotic quality which I can't determine. Maybe its simply greatness.
Could be worse uncle money could of touched something inside you
as a youth i used to weep in butcher shops
One of the best quotes of the movie
'flowers are tarts....simply prostitutes for the bees" RIP Uncle Monty. One of the best (supporting) characters in recent film history
"But if it rains we're buggered. I mean..." LOL
Stranded.
Hilarious.
'Night bruises, and we shall be forced to _camp_ ...'
The greatest film of all time, here and now, not least of all because of Richard Griffith's brilliant acting. People call it a comedy, well, in a way it is, but it's much more than that, as this moving scene demonstrates. If you look closely enough, the tragedy is under the surface. 'Alas, I have nothing but memories and vintage wine.' 'I suppose I too shall be swept away by some vulgar little tumor.' A masterpiece. Chin Chin Monty!
Then he threatened to "resort to burglary"
I once saw Richard Griffiths as Henry VIII at Chichester Theatre, he was very good. It was a play about Catherine Howard, the last wife of that King.
Most think of Richard Griffith as Harry Potter's uncle... while he was also great in that role too, I believe this is the peak of his career
'Shat on by tories, shoveled up by labour.'
Some things never change
You realise it was supposed to be a joke about his lack of self awareness? Literally 20 years earlier, Chrchill best the Nazis... also this was before Thatcher when labour didn’t have a reputation for sweeping anything up.
You seem to forget, Sam, that Labour are responsible for the post-Churchill, post-war reforms that gave you the NHS.
@@MadTwatter Bruce Robinson fucking hates Thatcher.
@@BLTKellys And for flooding England with 3rd world enrichment.
12 years later and Labour are currently trying to shovel up 14 years of Tory shat as I type...
The sky is beginning to bruise, and we shall be forced to camp.
LJ Andrewes brilliant 😂😂
“Good quality, rrrrubber BOOTS!”
We'll say there was a farmer's convention and there was a run on them
Whenever I watch a clip from this film, I am required to watch the whole film. I just can't help it. It's simply too good.
BALLS TO MONTY!!!
@@dogshitonastick4008, Balls to Monty? I’ve just spent an hour flattering the bugger!
You're not alone good fellow. Balls to Monty!
Here here!!
What fuckkaa said that?
His delivery in this scene stills slays me 20 years later.
Withnail actually looks touched during his uncle's monologue.
Definitely. He's enjoying it. Remember, that as well as being related, the two share similar backgrounds and education (public school). Cultural touchstones like quoting Tennyson and conversing in Latin phrases.
I know this is an arrogant and ridiculous thing to say but for years this has been one of the moments of the film that has stuck with me - the look of genuine enjoyment and sympathy, the fact he’s not just waiting to it to be over, and my utter certainty that no one else has noticed. This comment gladly proving me wrong - great news. I think the Monty Withnail relationship is much more complicated than it’s usually conceived of being - two frustrated public schoolboys, they’re not opposites at all. And this is one of the only moments in the film Withnail is completely quiet - can’t be ignored..
@@Amethyst_Friendin addition to my comment above, recall the scene playing cards. They are actually immensely comfortable with each other
@@UncleClauClau I am quite sure many other people noticed, not just you. I am always drawn to REG's face in this scene. There is a vicarious pleasure drawn from Withnail, along with the audience's pleasure at Monty's eloquence.
@@UncleClauClau Yes, which reminds me further- Monty is probably an alcoholic too, or at least tends that way.
The whole film is remarkable.
Uncle monty steals the film , he’s glorious
"Oh but how dreadful, you mean you've been up here in all this beastly mud and oomska without Wellingtons?" - this line alone has always stolen it for me haha
I always did appreciate how the late Christopher Hitchens referred to his esophageal cancer as a "vulgar little tumor." That validated Bruce Robinson's work, and aptly described his ailment.
R.I.P., Messrs. Griffiths and Hitchens.
Dennis Potter called his Rupert after Rupert Murdoch
I don't think Hitchens would thank you for that RIP...
I don’t think Richard Griffiths is mentioned as often as he should for his role in this film. He’s perfectly cast for this role. Wonderful acting!!
Agree. Without a brilliantly played Uncle Monty, a good part of the movie simply evaporates.
Goodbye Richard - you were brilliant!
“Eww how dreadful, you mean you’ve been up in this beastly mud and Umthgar without wellingtons?” What a great quote by Richard Griffiths.
interesting how they are both drawn in by him and yet retract like a bad magnet
Marwood clearly wants to avoid being with Monty alone- particularly after him having said to Monty, innocently, "...we're buggered", which he immediately regrets. I think Withnail is just excited to hear that there is more wine, probably intending to confiscate some for himself.
@@Amethyst_Friend I think you are right but this only a part of it. Look at the cigarette being used as a potential phallic symbol and Marwood sucking on his grapes as he looks on with longing eyes. It is as if they have safety as a pair let slip the fig leaf over their fascination for Monty, which here seems to border on something more intimate.
Love this film and R G's performance was worthy of an Oscar.
R I P
my benchmark for good acting is when I forget they are acting and I believe who they are supposed to be. These three made me believe they were those characters. Richard Griffiths is the perfect choice for this role. Fabulous.
Farewell to our dear Uncle Monty, gone to that great Crow Crag in the sky with rolling golden hills, countless hares and overflowing vintage wine! Please wait for the rest of us!
And hopefully lacking beastly little swine the shape of rugby balls
All this mud and oomska. Some of the best scripting.
If you want to feel old, remember that Richard Griffiths was in his thirties here.
He was 40
Anytime I have food in my mouth i feel compelled to say outloud " you're forgetting about Jake"
“I sometimes wonder where Norman is now. Probably wintering with his mother in Guildford. A cat, rain, Vim under the sink, and both bars on. But old now. There can be no true beauty without decay.”
Uncle Monty
rrrrrrrrrrrubber BOOts.
ooooooooooommMMFFFFFscow
'the old order changeth, yielding place... 'The Passing of Arthur' from Idylls of the King. Another apposite quote from Monty.
'But if it rains we're buggered'
See you Uncle Monty. Thanks for the laughs.
R.I.P. Uncle Monty
Shat on by Tories, shoved up by Labor - still true to this day
'the old order changeth, yielding place to new'. A great reference to Alfred Lord Tennyson there!
What a lost. Rest in peace Mr. Griffiths.
Damn fine actor. He's what all of us actors wish we'd been given. Character on and 'off' screen.
Griffiths stole every scene he was in - a wonderful performance. Over time, he has has become my favourite character. Beautiful, dignified and tragic.
Incredible for him to be a favourite character in this film especially. He’s mine too. Deeply tragic and tender and - I’m sure Monty would be glad if we think this - not just a joke.
"but if it rains, we're buggered"
Quintessential british film, with all male cast with one fierce homosexual and two young guys who live in same apartment. Another british characteristic, lol.
"Yes but if it rains we're buggered... I mean - "
" - Straaanded!"
Uncle Monty really is the star of this story 🤣. He is... The Dane!
"(quote from the clip)"
"(70% accurate comment that nonetheless misses the mark)"
Every general election I hear Monty. Shat on by the Tories. Shovelled up by Labour
What a film and what a scene .... Will be laughing at this long into my old age ... Thank you Richard and may you rest in peace
"Laisse-moi respirer longtemps, longtemps, l'odeur de tes cheveux"
Thanks so much for sharing this. RIP Richard Griffiths.
I love the way Marwood always looks at Monty with great suspicion and distain! So funny.
Suits me, he can eat his fucking radish.
"Laisse-moi respirer longtemps, longtemps, l'odeur de tes cheveux... Ah Baudelaire, brings back such memories of Oxford.... Ohhh Oxford!" ("Long let me inhale, the odour of your hair" a line from Baudelaire's poem 'A Hemisphere in Your Hair').
If it rains we are buggered lol
I mean.. stranded! Such a brilliant scene.
Rip uncle monty
...stranded ! 😂
R.I.P. dear old uncle Monty, chin chin!
Uncle Vernon behaving differently.
Here's to you, Richard, and your sensational cellar!
As a Youth I used to weep in Butchers Shops......R.I.P.
a perfect film.
Christ does anyone else find it impossible to get through life without quoting this film in endless mundane situations and consequently massively winding up one's spouse? I mean any time wellies were brought out for the kids - "this afternoon I shall take you both into Penrith and get you fitted for some good quality rrrrubbah boots".
Rest in Peace.
Yes, when I first saw it I don't think I laughed that much. The laughter came later with repeat viewings.
Monty's reaction when he says "buggered." 😂
if marwood stays there he will indeed be buggered lool
jhibbitt1 splendid!
Most excellent film.
"I often wonder where Norman is now".
Rest in peace Richard xxx
Every time I think of this, I think of a East End 1960s salesman in cheap suit and slip on shoes patting his belly in a restaurant and saying: "that breakfast's setting in nicely" with Uncle Monty at the next table shuddering in horror
I laughed so hard that I think I upset all of the elderly British expat ladies taking in a Sunday a matinee that day at the old multiplex.
"We're gonna put a jukebox in here and lighten all you stiffs up a bit!"
Shat on by tories, nothing changed uncle monty
"Oh but how dreadful. do you mean youve been up here in all this beastly mud and omska without a decent pair of wellintons." Monty could a be rap God
Swept away by a vulgar little surgical complication. So sad, RIP Uncle Monty.
".....I shall need you to work on the joint."
R.I.P griffiths
Can't deal with that head thing he does when he says RrrrArbar bOOts
Shat on by Tories shovelled up by Labour.
I never cease to love how he says 'rrruuubber booooots!'
It was already a poignant scene I suppose, now it's positively tragic.
Great bit, laugh everytime someone sez "hello" that sounds like unc MONTY !
Casting Griffith's Genius
RIP :(
Brrriliant!
The awkwardness after "buggered..." haha
What he said in that speech, wow. S##t on by the Tories and shoveled up by Labour ,that the best description of British politics I've ever heard. Quality.☮️😀
RIP. He shall never play the dame again.
Dane...
My dear boys, we live in a world of weather forecasts and breakfasts, set in...
Shat on by Tories, shovelled up by Labour, and here we are, we three...
But if it rains we're buggered.
‘And slowly answer'd Arthur from the barge:
"The old order changeth, yielding place to new,
And God fulfils Himself in many ways,
Lest one good custom should corrupt the world.’
From about 95% into Morte d'Arthur by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Does with nail and i have a similar meaning to fear and loathing? A long binge representing the 60s that then is crushed by reality (the 70s).
Bottoms up! Farewell Monty.
No, not like that, Monty...
R.I.P old boy
Oh, my boys, my boys, we're at the end of an age. We live in a land of weather forecasts and breakfasts that set in. Shat on by Tories, shovelled up by Labour. And here we are, we three, perhaps the last island of beauty in the world.
Fun Fact Paul McGann and Richard E Grant have played Doctor Who and Richard Griffiths was going to play the Doctor after Sylvester McCoy but alas it was cancelled
if you think there is a better film, (anywhere, anywhen) - i'm going to take A LOT of convincing..
One Doctor and two Nth Doctors
Paul
Richard
And Griffin’s
We've just run out of wine...
"Ooomska" at 1:22, LOL!
RRRRRUBBERRRRR boots
Griffiths is amazing
RIP Richard Griffiths
...stranded!
It will die! It will die!
Wine fixes everything. Whiskey fixes even more.
Yes wine is fine but liquor's quicker.
@@annalisavajda252 And you thiccer. ;)
Paul McGann did have a nice arse. Can see what Uncle Monty was thinking.
A firm... young, carrot 🥕
RIP
How long can you keep a grip on the rope?