Trainspotting

Rewatched this in preparation for T2 being released this week. Still as great as the first 5 viewings back in the day. If you've never seen it ... go and go now!

>"Personality. I mean, that's what counts, right? Personality. I mean, that's what keeps a relationship going through the years.
Like heroin. I mean, heroin's got great fuckin' personality."


>"When you're on junk, you have only one worry. Scoring. And when you're off it, you're suddenly obliged to worry about all sorts of other shite. Got no money, can't get pissed. Got money, drinking too much. Can't get a bird, no chance of a ride. Got a bird, too much hassle. You have to worry about bills, about food, about some football team that never fuckin' wins, about human relationships, and all the things that don't matter when you've got a sincere and truthful junk habit."

Oh. My. God.

Does a more confidently directed movie exist? I think not. The cinematography is absolutely mind-blowing. The way the music, dialogue, narration, and visuals fit together so perfectly—it's like watching a 90 minute music video.

This movie also contains some of the funniest writing and line deliveries I've ever seen.

>"Well, he's always been lacking in moral fiber."
"He knows a lot about Sean Connery."
"That's hardly a substitute!"


>"Mr. Murphy—what exactly attracts you to the leisure industry?"
"In a word: pleasure. Like—my pleasure in other people's leisure."

Weirdly, this is movie I've fallen asleep to many times. Which means that while I've probably seen the first half about 20 times, I don't know if I've seen the second half more than once. This may be a strange thing to say about a movie centered around heroin addicts, but I forgot how dark this gets.

>"But the good times couldn't last forever."

There's a very clear turning point in this movie where things go from fun to not fun anymore. Things start going wrong in every way you could possibly imagine.

>"Calm down! Everything's going to be just fine."
"Nothing could have been further from the truth. In point of fact, nothing was going to be just fine. On the contrary, everything was going to be bad. Bad? I mean everything was going to be even worse than it already was."


>"Cook us up a shot, Rent. I really need a hit."
"And so she did. I could understand that. To take the pain away. So I cooked up, and she got a hit. But only after me. That went without saying."

Anyone who's struggled with addictive or self-defeating behavior can relate to Renton's internal struggle. Is there hope for the future? Is there any point in trying to be something other than what we are?

>"This was to be my final hit. But let's be clear about this. There's final hits, and final hits. What kind was this to be?"

Trainspotting is a 10/10 masterpiece that captures the beautiful mess of trying to escape your demons while refusing to choose the so-called “normal” path. Watch it, feel it, and choose life—or at least choose a movie that makes you appreciate it.

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Take the best orgasm you’ve ever had, multiply it by a thousand, and it’s still nowhere near it!

"It's SHITE being Scottish! We're the lowest of the low. The scum of the f*cking Earth! The most wretched, miserable, servile, pathetic trash that was ever shat into civilization. Some hate the English. I don't. They're just wankers. We, on the other hand, are COLONIZED by wankers. Can't even find a decent culture to be colonized BY. We're ruled by effete arseholes. It's a SHITE state of affairs to be in, Tommy, and ALL the fresh air in the world won't make any f*cking difference!"

FANTASTIC MOVIE! Choose Trainspotting!!

A very good film adaptation of an even better novel! Please read the novel by Irvine Welsh, it's better than the film!

Excellent film! Great soundtrack. Go watch it!

A great criticism to the addiction to drugs and the subtle bad influences of friendships in life, Trainspotting brings an important message to the youth, with a heavy vibe, a frenetic edition, great movements of camera and a hint of acid humor.
I had a kind of fear of this movie be as sad and gore than Requiem for a Dream, but no... I confess that I liked more this one.

It's amazing to think this was vilified for glamorizing drug use at the time of its release, because it's as stirring an anti-drug sentiment as I've ever seen. Ewan McGregor nails his breakout role as the weak-willed heroin-addicted poster boy Mark Renton, who constantly surrounds himself with a gaggle of the worst friends money can buy. It's a thousand different emotions all rolled into one concise package, with a dozen scenes that had me laughing out loud, an equal number of gut punches, a few manic spurts of action, a load of excellent off-the-cuff conversations and one giant, trainwrecked final score.

A nonstop, chaotic adventure with a well-rounded cast of characters and a knack for extreme moods, it's occasionally tough to discern the dialog thanks to the abundance of thick Scottish accents. Several outstanding selections on the soundtrack unify the scattered emotions very nicely.