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So I sat on my watch on the NATO drill, reading Irvine Welsh book. When Renton took the dive into Scotlands most disgusting toilet, - 38 celsius didn't feel so bad in comparison. Then the movie came, which I couldn't wait for. It was pure insanity, far from the PC crap today. The gang always looking for the next score, delightfully directed by then unknown Danny Boyle. It was a perfect adaptation of a book I never imagined someone actually could make sense of. It was the new pop culture, with new, uprising stars. Even the soundtrack was awesome, for a dude who prefer metal. I read somewhere that TS glorified drugs. Oh, really? You wanna take a dive in a toilet? Experience what OD is like? Or maybe experience what whitdrawel is like? TS is a thrill ride with people who you hardly can relate to (if you like Begby, you need a shrink). And that's just one of the many things I like. There's absolutely no "heroes" here, only a bunch of bastards who stab eachother in the back.

Trainspotting, a film that earned almost instantaneous cult masterpiece status, expertly depicts the multi-faceted heroin experience of author Irvine Welsh's excellent novel. The Shallow Grave team of Andrew MacDonald, John Hodge, and Danny Boyle go for the throat, and deliver a deliriously cinematic jewel that is equal parts fantasy, comedy, and harrowing drama. Superb use of music and eye-opening set pieces (like the "filthiest toilet in Scotland") never upstage the colorful characters -- people who behave despicably and deplorably, shamefully and amorally, and yet endear themselves to viewers who find their wicked wit and charming smiles irresistible. Lothario Sick Boy, hapless Spud, psychotic Begbie, and wise-beyond-her-years schoolgirl Diane are unforgettable, but it is Ewan McGregor's exhilarating and incredible turn as Renton that commands the greatest attention and leaves audiences invigorated and begging for more.

This is the rare film that just get's -it- right, not just the novel (which it get's very well) but just balances the inherent darkness of addiction, and just despertion in general, mixes it with humor very well. Overall one of my favorites.

This is a very raw yet styled movie and it uniquely shows addiction in a dark yet far from preachy way. Similar to something like requiem for a dream, this film will make you not want to take drugs but it doesn't take itself too seriously. One of those movies where you won't know what's gonna happen next and I feel like it should be more acknowledged than already is. It has very cool sets and places to really give the feel of a heroin addicts habits and lifestyle. Also has a great opening monologue.

Drugs bring pleasure to the adolescent Renton, and even imagine that a beautiful sea is under the dirty toilet, and the death of the baby unveils this seemingly beautiful mask, nightmare of promiscuity, drug abuse, fraud, robbery. The hallucinations and fears in Renton 's detoxification reminded me of the little confusion in Wit Prison Life, no matter how much he loves Zhiyuan, he ca n't escape the end of relapse into prison. Renton, who has successfully detoxified, lived the life of ordinary people, and the arrival of Begbie and SickBoy broke this kind of calm. The indulgence and sinking of adolescence seemed to enter the life of Renton again. The £ 16,000 transaction dramatically prompted Renton to choose the path that most people recognized. Parents always want to teach their children their experiences, so that they can avoid detours, but the road is their own. Even if the head is broken and there are regrets, it is still a deposit of life.

Guess as I get older I just don't get it anymore. If you like movies with feces in them, then this is your kind of film. Two scenes I can remember anyway. Dead babies, friends who don't give a damn about each other and an overall feeling of filth is what I think of when I think about this lame movie. How this ever got in the top 250, I'll never know.

... except for the parents. They were too good to believe. I had one parent that was helpful and all, the other one was insulting and demeaning. He was soon gone and the last male parental unit I had bordered on abusive. So let's get real - the Renton's were just too good to believe - for any home. The scene where the mother (see the movie) is over the top _imo_. I mean sure the reaction makes sense, but not that much. The blokes who did their crimes and stuff were excellent. I felt a chemistry between the actors that is rare to see in a film (exceptions: Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings don't have that chemistry but are still great movies). Other than those two small points I think that this is a movie worth watching by every adult. 9/10 -LD __________ my faith: http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/jbc33/