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Plot: Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
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MCT:November 21, 2008Not Danny Boyle's best (that'd be 28 Days Later), but it does have the most quotable opening 300 words ever. Things go downhill from there.
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MCT:November 21, 2008well i must put some quotes form movie here
Begbie: ?The other fuckin' week there, doin' the fuckin' Volley with Tommy, playing pool. I'm playing like Paul-fuckin'-Newman by the way."
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Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed- interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suite on hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing sprit- crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing you last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked-up brats you have spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that?
RENTON: I chose not to choose life: I chose something else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who need reasons when you've got hero
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Begbie: Armed robbery. With a replica. I mean, how the fuck can it be armed robbery with a fucking replica? -
MCT:November 19, 2008
With the early critical praises for Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire in the waves, it is but only appropriate to re-visit his first movies. With Trainspotting, Boyle gained world fame and re-watching it still feels a breath of fresh air venturing into the world of drug addiction. The style still hip, the editing edgy, and the overall movie a classic. Must-see for Boyle buffs.
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MCT:November 11, 2008
Danny Boyle original stuff. Might be a tad young to be watching this stuff, but its still brilliant and rather haunting.
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MCT:November 7, 2008
Whenever we meet someone new, or want to have a conversation with someone we don't know that much, we constantly rely on hobbies. People ask questions like "What do you do on your free time?" or "What is your favorite song?". But the toughest question to ask somebody is what their favorite movie is. A non-regular movie-goer might not have a bad time answering. A girl might go for The Notebook or Titanic, while a male might chose Lord of the Rings, Star Wars or any action flick. I personally have trouble deciding among Clockwork Orange or Pulp Fiction, but my favorite movie of all time must be Trainspotting. Trainspotting is a Scottish movie, based on a book by the same name and starting Ewan McGregor as Renton. Although he is the movie's main focus, we meet other characters who enrich the cinematic experience. Sickboy, Spud, Swanney, Tommy, Diane, and Begby. Most of these guys with a little problem, they're heroin addicts. Some try to quit and others join in the process. The movie clearly portrays all the risks and disadvantages of being involved in this world and the negative things it eventually leads to, but, at the same time, the characters never deny the satisfaction that this vice gives to them. "Take the best orgasm you've ever had... multiply it by a thousand, and you're still nowhere near it", Renton narrates at some point in the movie. The real reason why this is my favorite movie is simply because your average friend can watch it and know for certain that he has seen an excellent movie. He will not be confused by Pulp Fiction, or distressed by A Clockwork Orange. Certainly it is a movie you should see if you still haven't. It gets you glued to your sit until the fabulous ending. The soundtrack is also a highlight, featuring songs from artists such as Blur, Brian Eno, Pulp, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and of course Underworld, with its memorable song, Born Slippy, all placed in perfect timing with the movie's screening. So next time you go to your video rental, "Choose Life", choose Trainspotting.
Comments
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KateBushFanposted 367 days ago -
what a movie.. it gives you different persepective of drugs abusing, why they're doing it, why do they keep doing it, etc.
danny boyle.. top notch!posted 396 days ago -
Probably as good as it will ever get from Danny Boyle - but hey, that is also pretty damn good!
posted 454 days ago -
making a film out of a book like trainspotting was a mammoth task, but i dont think anyone else could have done it better
posted 524 days ago -
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Many favourite scenes :)
Especially when hes cracked out his head @ the job interview (Was that Spud or sick boy) oh well you seen film you'll know what I mean
Then theres Iggy Pop playing as there running down the streets & rolling over car bonnets
"Probaly the worst toilets in scotland"
"1 is my favourite character , I cnt read the poster that size & forget name *mumbles*
Only bit that really freaked me is the Baby crawling across the ceiling :|posted 633 days ago -
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i thought this movie was really well done. hats off to irvine welsh and everyone involved. i saw this when i was in my teens. it put me off drugs forever.
posted 715 days ago -
yo!!!!!! i noticed there wasnt a trainspotting skin(disgrace) so i made one...its not very good,but if you think its sexy you can use it.lofl
posted 771 days ago -
i love the scene when renton got paranoid in his bed. hihi.. its funny and scary!
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