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Summary: My Review...
Review: First off, what was the big deal about this film? What was so special that it got Two Thumbs Up? This film is about a pair of junkies mainly Renton played great by Ewan Macregor who just wants a hit. The film is not a dark comedy with only a few short moments being funny. Yes I know it was supposed to be a drama. It was a real let down to me atleast. I had heard alot about the film, I was hoping for a great one but I was mistold. I guess you could say this is just your average junkie film. The writers want to make you feel sorry for them, but it just does not happen. The acting was well, Sick Boy was a great character and the rest were fairly good. If you must see this film, do not get your hopes up. After a few months I will watch the film again and see if my views have changed either way. Sorry Have a Nice LiFE! Ryan
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Summary: Frightenly disturbing and utterly hilarious
Review: Few movies ever make me laugh out loud, let alone feel the need to look over my shoulder hoping no one recognized that it was me laughing at THAT! I loved this movie. One of the blackest of black comedies that has drawn me back again and again. And even under multiple viewing, the story, the acting, the film as a whole, holds up tremendously. Granted, you might have to be slightly demented, yourself, to fully appreciate this film, but if you haven't been scared off yet, loosen up those butt cheeks and ride this one through. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Mind Blowing
Review: The film just blew me away. I had previously been involved with this world although I was not an active participant with H. I have seen how heroin effects a person's judgement. Wild things can happen! Suprisingly it did not affect the person's intellectual abilities. So make what you can out of it.
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Summary: A Hilarious and Gripping Movie.
Review: "Trainspotting" is another film that proves the vitality and originality of the British cinema. The film pulsates with energy, talent and an understanding of the heroin scene. This is by-and-far one of the great modern British films. "Trainspotting" is a film, that along with "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", proves that the American film industry does not run the entire business. Upon a viewing of Danny Boyle's 1996 film "Trainspotting" you will laugh in hysterics, revolt in horror, gasp in excitement and feel sick with disgust. Any movie that can bring about such an array of emotions has to be a high quality, well made film. "Trainspotting" is just that. It shows us a world that most of us have never experienced (thankfully) but does exist and needs to be documented. It takes no liberties, pulls no stops and presents it to us in such a stark, gripping and entertaining manner that we end up feeling that we too have somehow lived that live. Some people bashed this film, saying it condoned the use of drugs. This quite simply is ridiculous. Just because the film doesn't preach at us and try to influence our views and merely shows us this life, doesn't mean it condones drug usage. The film assumes we can figure out for ourselves that this is no way to live and I think most of us did. If anything the film makes us want to stay away from drugs. The story is about a group of five friends in Edinburgh, Scotland: Renton, Begbie, Sick Boy, Spud and Tommy. Three of the lads are addicted to heroin but only Renton seems to have any interest in kicking the habit. The lads fall in and out of many situations throughout the film including AIDS, prison and a hilarious happening involving a tape of Tommy and his girlfriend. But no matter what they're up to, the most important thing is always heroin. All their actions revolve around it whether it be getting it, doing it, selling it or kicking it. A police officer I met, who works the drug/slum area in Vancouver said that this film was the most realistic portrayal of addicts he had ever seen and from what I know I'd have to agree with him. "Drugstore Cowboy" is the only other film I can think of that tackles the drug culture so realistically. The acting is fantastic, with Ewan McGregor as Renton being a standout. He manages to put some credibility and human qualities to a type of person we would often think of as inhuman. Mix the great acting with the perfectly timed and energetic directing of Danny Boyle (including one fantastic withdrawal sequence) and add in one great soundtrack including Iggy (not Ziggy) Pop and Blur and you've got yourself a beautiful and brilliant movie. Thanxs...
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Summary: Disturbing, but not preachy
Review: Yes, this has some very disturbing scenes. That's the point. Some parts of it are downright disgusting. This is a great film that in no way glamorizes drug use. The script is moving, and the actors are terrific. In Trainspotting, we get to see inside the world of illicit drugs through the eyes of heroin-addict Mark Renton. Instead of outright preaching to us, the filmmakers strived to show reality, and let us decide for ourselves. There are funny parts, but in most cases the audience is laughing AT the characters, rather than WITH them. The film acknowledges that the high experienced from drugs is a pleasurable experience (otherwise no one would do it), however we quickly see that not everything is hallucinations of rainbows.
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Summary: i was very dubious at first
Review: When tis first come out at the cinema, Ive gotta admit i didnt fancy it at all I thought it would be just a very trendy film where everybody goes around smacked of there tops. But when i saw it i was very suprised that i enjoyed it and also that i knew people like Renton Sickboy Spud but not Begbie Okay its a bit sad at times but i cannot recomend this film enough
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Summary: A wonderful movie
Review: I enjoyed this movie a lot kudos to the cast keep up the greAt work
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Summary: A very addicitve movie
Review: I saw this movie not knowing quite what to expect, but I am very glad I did. Being from the USA, I had some trouble understanding parts of the dialog, but after a while you just start hearing it (hint:you'll probably catch more the second time around). This is an extremely well done movie with terrific acting from everyone involved (esp. McGregor and Carlyle)...well worth the time taken to watch it. And oh, yeah, the music is awesome!
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Summary: Why would I want to do that?
Review: Is the rhetorical question asked by Renton (Ewan McGregor) early on in the movie. That sums up the complete hold that heroin exerts on the lives of main characters of the movie and the horrendous consequences of this addiction. I have heard that Trainspotting has been criticized as glorifing drugs. People making this comment must be out of their minds. I have never seen such a powerful indictment of heroin and its effects and I ever had any inclination to try the stuff then a single viewing of the movie cured me forever. Most movies that I watch leave no lasting impression on me but many of the scenes in Trainspotting will stay with me for a very long time. There are moments that make you laugh out loud (Spud's job interview for example) and others that are some of the most powerful and disturbing film images that I have ever seen. Danny Boyle and co. have do a marvellous job of making a film about real people and real lives while making it compelling viewing at the same time. The soundtrack is excellent just to round off the experience.
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Summary: One of the worst films ever made
Review: Okay, so after rejecting this one out of hand for years because I hated every band on the soundtrack, I finally decided to give it a try. And afterwards, I not only hate every band on the soundtrack and every song they contributed, I also hate the movie. If you want to see a really good movie about the horrors of drug use, you'd do a lot better with the recognized classic in the genre, Drugstore Cowboy. This is old territory, only worth going over if you find some redeeming quality in the music.
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