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I have heard that Trainspotting has been criticized as glorifing drugs. People making this comment must be out of their minds. I have never seen such a powerful indictment of heroin and its effects and I ever had any inclination to try the stuff then a single viewing of the movie cured me forever.

Most movies that I watch leave no lasting impression on me but many of the scenes in Trainspotting will stay with me for a very long time. There are moments that make you laugh out loud (Spud's job interview for example) and others that are some of the most powerful and disturbing film images that I have ever seen.

Danny Boyle and co. have do a marvellous job of making a film about real people and real lives while making it compelling viewing at the same time. The soundtrack is excellent just to round off the experience.

the worst toilet in Scotland
i loved this film since the day it arrived in limited screen release back in 1996. i had never read an Irvine Welsh novel and wasnt quite sure what to expect. The only sense of British humor (including the great emerald isles, scotland and wales)i had seen in film before trainspotting is probably a fish called wanda. of course these two films are worlds apart from one another and an entirely different brand of comedy. the parts you are supposed to laugh at have you in gutwrenching hysterics and the parts intended to be a little more gruesome you're practically having to turn your head from the tv screen.
the characters are beautifully illustrated and are very true to the characters presented in Welsh's novel. Renton (played by Ewan McGregor when he was still wet behind the ears) is the narrator and main character. he is surrounded by friends who share the same ambition as him, looking for their next shot of heroin. the things they find themselves doing are inconceiveable to the sober mind.the emphasis is the world that heroin creates and most certainly stops itself from glamorizing its use. the setting is a very dismal and gloomy Edinburgh, Scotland which is ideal for the storyline.

the thing most intriguing about the film is how you find each of the characters to be likeable and endearing in their own unique way. the world of "junkie music" is woven ingeniously into the film which clearly makes the two soundtracks an ideal accompaniment to the film. all of the performances are memorable and it created a new genre of filmmaking to come out of Great Britain. Visceral, hard edged, truthful and gritty are the words that will lean heavy on you once you've seen this film. Supposedly, Welsh is in talks currently to make a film out of the novel Ecstacy and should be out sometime next year. more scenes of pharmaceutical use and sheer pandemonium. Cant wait!

Love it
I love this. At first it's shocking, and yes a little difficult to understand but concentrate for a little while and you'll pick it up, it is in English afterall. I've also read the book (absolutely amazing) and I have to say that I think the adaptation was done really well considering the length and depth of the story line and all the characters.

Now just a correction... this film is set in SCOTLAND not Ireland... as it states that Renton goes into "the worst bathroom in SCOTLAND" not to mention the references to Scottish cities and of course Renton's tirade about how horrible it is to be Scottish.... but i suppose if some people weren't so busy reading the subtitles they might have actually gotten the chance to watch the film....

But seriously it is definitely worth seeing, it's dark, funny, raw and very NOT hollywood infested.. :o)