Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Anssi Vartiainen This movie has a reputation as an unpleasant experience. And I'd have to say for a reason. Yet what often goes unmentioned is the fact that this movie is quite often classified as a black comedy. Again, for a reason.The story tells of a group of Scottish youngsters struggling through life despite their crippling addiction to heroin and other hard substances. We see them throughout the course of a perhaps a few years. Their highs and their frequent lows. Yet despite all this misery in their lives, they retain a surprisingly chipper attitude about life. They crack jokes, they talk in their thick Scottish accents, they have parties. Yet just beneath the surface, the heroin tightens its grip.And it's not like director Danny Boyle wants to glorify or romanticize drug use. No, it's still clear that these people have ruined their lives and those around them through their awful life choices. But the movie argues the point that these people are not stupid. There's a reason why people use drugs. Quite often they are the symptom of a life gone wrong rather than the cause.Very much a movie not for everyone. But, if you can stomach all those nasty scenes, the movie does have a story to tell. A good one and one excellently told.

prakswal In the aftermath of "Pulp Fiction", much of the filmmaking of the 1990s thrived upon attempts to appear "edgy" within the constructs of independent films, or merely to provide empty shock value clichés. And no film ever came close to the sheer cleverness of Tarantino's masterpiece."Trainspotting", however, somehow manages to take the excesses of the mid-90s and rise far, far above the cinematic clichés that it easily could have become. A film that tackles any hot-button social issue can, and usually does, simply become a didactic propaganda piece. Thankfully, "Trainspotting" is vastly more intelligent in its edginess and its shock.In order to appreciate "Trainspotting" fully, the viewer must abandon any preconceptions about what defines truly great cinema, because this film defies convention at nearly every turn. And with the rapid pace of its plot, that's quite a bit of ground to cover.Though a great deal of the picture's brilliance is derived from director Danny Boyle's consistent rejection of typical cinematic techniques, the most satisfying and "best" aspect of "Trainspotting" is that Boyle creates a film that is neither pro-drug or anti-drug. Instead, he maintains a rare objectivity throughout the film, depicting this fascinating array of complex, beautifully acted characters with an honesty that it seldom captured on film. And, given the life that each character lives, it's nearly incomprehensible that a director would refrain from influencing the viewer's impressions in any way, yet that's exactly what Boyle does.The dialogue-- or at least what portions of the brogue-drenched dialogue American viewers will be able to comprehend-- is alternately hilarious, raw, and brutal. And Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, and Robert Carlyle bring a remarkable compassion and depth to their portrayals of characters that could have easily lapsed into cliché.Despite its sheer brilliance, Trainspotting is not a film that's easy to watch. The viewer is bombarded with images that transcend visceral discomfort in their horror-- this movie contains two of the most graphic, horrifying scenes. But, amazingly, none of these elements is used merely for shock value. Though the viewer will be mortified by some of the things that happen on screen-- the well-documented dive into Scotland's most vile public toilet, for example-- these scenes all make "perfect sense" within the context of a masterfully told story.In order to notice all of the subtlety that also exists in Trainspotting, repeat viewings are necessary, primarily to reduce some of the most powerful shocks ever-so-slightly, though their effects are never lost entirely. Some of the images will likely haunt even the most cynical, jaded viewer for weeks.Never patronizing and completely unpretentious, Trainspotting is one of the most daring, unconventional films ever made. It inspires a level of discomfort rivaled by very few movies, because, even at its most graphic, Boyle never insults the viewer with mere shock tactics. Brilliantly acted, directed, and written, with a truly rare objectivity that allows each viewer to interpret its story on his/her own terms.Excerpt from "Movies that Moved with Prakash Silwal https://www.facebook.com/ektafilmsnp/

markorankovic This is the most unique film and one of my favourite films that I have ever seen! Reasons? Film contains a huge message and on the other hand there is quality humor, very remarkable quotes including first and last scene, brilliant music from the 70s rock n roll up to 90s club house and techno music, and "easter eggs" that are hidden in the film. I have read the book also so I like how Boyle focused on just one of the problems from the book and screened it in sort of the funny and brutally way and showed all the consequences that drug abuse brings. It is mature film but I think that because of the message of the film even younger people should see it. And remember, the world's changing. Music's changing. Even drugs are changing. So choose watching this film if you haven't by now and then watch sequel to see how the gang changed! 10/10

Harrison Tweed (Top Dawg) This is by far the best British film ever made!Danny Boyle is the Quentin Tarantino of the U.K.I remember seeing this for the first time in a theater and everyone's jaws just dropped. Amazing visuals, direction and writing, especially for it's era! I have to admit though, you need to be on some type of meds to come up with this type of writing, and whatever those were, share them! The creativity was perfection. But what made this film more impressive, was the soundtrack... probably one of the best movie soundtracks of all time!Both DVD and CD need to be in everyone's collection.A perfect 10/10 from me!