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Trainspotting (pg. 4)
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| aNYthing |
| quote: | Originally posted by CranberryJuice
i remenber i watched it when i was 16 or 17 and loved it ...then i watched a movie from the same director called "acid house" it freaked me out and i don't think i will ever watch it again ....this movie is just disturbing |
Has anyone even bothered to read Irvin Welsh's "Trainspotting" or "Porno"???
Trainspotting was probably the most anti-drug book (and even movie) that I've ever seen. The movie did not condone drug use - it showed a picture of what it looks like.
The book was not nearly as "funny" as the movie. Reading some of the scenes was like taking a punch to the gut. Very cool book, if you can get past an occasional Sconglish (Scottish English) style of writing and slang.
Example: gunnae = going to
chuffed = broke
bairn = baby
and other words. there was actually a mini-dictionary at the back of the book.
Porno - is a part 2, trainspotting 10 years down the road. A lot more funnier and It's definitely deserving of being made into a movie.
The soundtrack to the movie was classic and definitely added to the overall flavor. If you want to experience the actual impact of the message, I would suggest reading the book first, as the movie takes away from the imagery of the book.
BTW, I remember seing a movie and then only 2 weeks later hearing "Born Slippy" played live in Twilo by PvD - I will never forget that moment. Place went insane and I still get chills down my spine everytime I think about it. |
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| LinX |
| loved the movie.. i love the ending too when he goes clean.. most drug movies always end badly but it ended with hope and thats hard for junkies to end on a good note lol.. |
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| astroboy |
| quote: | Originally posted by aNYthing
Trainspotting was probably the most anti-drug book (and even movie) that I've ever seen. The movie did not condone drug use - it showed a picture of what it looks like.
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It didn't explicitly condone drug use, but it didn't condemn it either. I disn't see the book or the mocie as being very anit or pro drugs. It objectively portrayed the life of a heroin junkie. It portrayed facts that almost everyone on both sides of the drug debate know. I don't think there was an anti-drug message in the book or the movie at all.
To tell you the truth, though it was quite graphic and visceral, it didn't shock me with the facts it presented. I can imagine someone that led quite a sheltered existance finding it very shocking. |
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| kofrad |
| never seen it. dont even know what its about either |
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| ZeJayMan |
| quote: | | loved the movie.. i love the ending too when he goes clean.. most drug movies always end badly but it ended with hope and thats hard for junkies to end on a good note lol.. |
It doesnt obvioiusly say he's going to get clean, it's just now he's loaded with cash. |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by ZeJayMan
It doesnt obvioiusly say he's going to get clean, it's just now he's loaded with cash. |
my ex gf was scottish, is it true that born slippy is your national anthem? She kept scowling at me whenver I asked :conf: |
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| ZeJayMan |
| lmao, It's a true classic, people go ballistic when it's played at clubs. And why not? such an awesome song... |
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| chojin |
| sall about 'perfect day' from that movie, and the sex scene, till you realise shes like 12 |
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| ZeJayMan |
I'd hit it........
Ewwwwwwww, not really, ask Nou though... |
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| chojin |
| real life age at time of shooting pending, i would. |
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| mellow_head |
| chojin is gay |
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