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Summary: Excellent
Review: I can't believe that some people thought this movie glorified drug use, nothing is farther from the truth. Perhaps it's the lack of an overly moralistic and canned message screaming "drugs are bad" every few minutes like in so many after school specials that those types miss. Or maybe they didn't like it because it wasn't wrapped up in a neat tidy little package where everyone has learned their lesson.No matter. There's plenty of regurgitated junk out there to amuse them. Trainspotting lays out the "joys" of Heroin addiction for all to see including death and disease and criminal behavior to sustain the habit and extreme poverty. It is open, honest, and brutally direct. It's not a kid's movie of course but anyone else who wants to see an entertaining and yet moving movie about the seamier side should check this out.
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Summary: Scots at their best
Review: I really enjoyed this film when i first saw it.Although a bit graphic then i find it hillarious now. Plenty of laughs as well as an engaging storyline and script. Fantastic!
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Summary: Amazing
Review: Ewan MacGregor and the rest of this cast truley make this potential serious suject matter a delight to watch. The script is great and its just such a great movie.
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Summary: Chilling.
Review: I only recently watched this movie after it has been out for so long. All I have to say is that it is chilling in every sense of the word. Any moron who watches this movie thinking that Heroin is a good idea will not think so afterwards. I myself have never used and never plan to do so, and this movie will teach many others why they should never attempt to either. This movie should be shown to students to teach them first hand the destruction they will face if they dare to try this drug. I rate this a must see for everyone who needs to learn the horror a drug like heroin can inflict on someone.
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Summary: One of my all time favorite movies
Review: I fell in love with this movie the first time I saw it and I have watched it many times since. Its a fast-paced funny, sad, moving picture. Its a great slice-of-life view of junkies in Edinburgh. The characters are all fantastic and almost all endearing. The soundtrack was top-notch - check out the two CDs it spawned. The original book is an excellent read as well. The movie was largely true to the book however there were a number of events that took place in the book that the movie didn't show. Reading the book clarifies a few of the things that happen in the film - for example there is a scene in the movie where Spud does some amphetamine before going to a job interview. I was unsure of his motivation (other than getting high) in the movie but in the book it was clear that he did the speed so that it would look like he was eager for the job, but wouldn't get it - so he could continue to receive his unemployment compensation from the government. I recommended this movie highly to my parents and they didn't like it. They found it to be quite sad and depressing, which I suppose I understand, but was not something I personally felt about it.
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Summary: A bit juvenille at times, but otherwise a very good film
Review: Trainspotting was one I avoided in the theaters, and waited for the DVD, for whatever reason. I appreciated the fact that it painted a realistic picture of heroin addicts and their recoveries and relapses, European club life, and intertwined Aids, hanging around the wrong people but still calling them friends, and showing some light at the end of the tunnel without being cheesey or cliche. McGregor was great as the lead character and the troubles his close circles of friends have was very a-typical of a serious drug addict. The way they took advantage of him and displayed such bad taste and dishonesty, and their sleazy lifestyles is something any drug addict experiences most assuredly to some degree. A normally good person with caring parents finds himself hanging out with losers and creeps and continually justifies his reason for putting up with them, and has to, because of his or her drug habit. The scenes dealing with fecal matter were unnessecary I thought, a bit over the top and not very funny, just a bit too juvenille and shock-oriented, but regardless they were brief and the symbolism of him diving head first into a toilet was actually very good....that addicts will sink to almost any level to feed their habits, and do things they normally would never even think of sober. This film really wasn't a black comedy to me, as many made it out to be, it was humorous at times, but also very serious and disturbing more often than not, without being depressing and unwatchable, such as "Requiem For A Dream" was in my opinion. Trainspotting is simply a very good film and one of my modern favorites.
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Summary: ..Weird
Review: Being the huge Ewan fan I am I had to see this movie. Also being the broke teenager I am I had to watch it at 5:45 in the moring on t.v. It was an excellent choice to wake up early to watch it! The acting is great and so is the directing! This is a must-see and if you don't see it your misisng out!
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Summary: Brutally Intense
Review: Though this film can be extremely violent and grotesque at times, it certainly gives the viewer an inside look into the ravaging world of heroin in Scotland. It is incredibly well-acted, featuring powerhouse performances from Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge!) and Johnny Lee Miller (Dracula 2000). Some of the characters are rather hard to understand at times, due to the thick Scotish accents, but for the most part, the cast does a great job. The plot revolves around a close-knit group of friends who dabble in heroin, among other things. We follow them on their downward spiral, seeing what the power of addiction can lead to. The only problem with the film is how shockingly brutal it is. Some of the images brought forth will haunt the viewer for days, and this is no exaggeration. If you can handle the violence, Trainspotting is certainly worth your time.
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Summary: Excelent!!!
Review: I thought Trainspoting was excelent! A little odd at times but in the end is was great. The actors in this movie played their role great, excpecially Ewan McGregor who played Mark. He was great at the way he portrayed his role. Trainspotting is great, comedy, but some parts were too rough. Overall it was excelent!
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Summary: Violently Intense
Review: I read the book and saw the movie. In terms of a movie based on a book, "Trainspotting" is an AWESOME interpretation of the book. If you want to see a movie where the characters are clean and wholesome, don't see this movie. If you don't want to see the main character of the movie swim in the worst toilet in Scottland, see dead babies crawl on a ceiling, and unknowingly committ statutory rape, don't see this movie. If these don't apply to you, you will love this crazy emotional rollercoaster and the cast of characters that inhabit it.
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