Trainspotting
Published May 17, 2024
Film info
- Title Trainspotting
- Director Danny Boyle
- Year 1996
- Run time 1hr 34m
- Genres Crime, Drama
- Tagline Choose life
Danny Boyle's hyper-kinetic heroin culture classic. Renton, Spud, Begbie and the rest score and scam their way through 1980s Edinburgh and London. Mixing high-energy hilarity with an honest portrayal of heroin culture’s sordid reality.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:38 | “I chose not to choose life. I chose something else.” |
| 5:09 | I think knowledge about James Bond makes up for a lot. |
| 6:41 | Socially acceptable drug addict. |
| 10:37 | The toilet scene was just as bad as I thought it would be. |
| 12:21 | “Despite the Academy Award?” “That means fuck all.” |
| 20:13 | I reckon Cosmopolitan has a lot to answer for. |
| 22:30 | “And with that, Mark Renton had fallen in love.” |
| 31:41 | Train stops in the middle of the nowhere blow my mind a bit. |
| 34:52 | No Tommy, don’t do it. |
| 39:42 | Brutal. |
| 43:46 | Can’t believe that’s Michael from Mum. |
| 48:37 | Wondered about the locks on the outside of the door. |
| 51:53 | Wasn’t expecting a Dale Winton cameo. |
| 57:31 | Shite for blood. |
| 1:09:32 | “The kitten was fine.” Priorities. |
| 1:13:08 | You can’t just have one. |
| 1:25:45 | Free reign to trash a hotel room while you’re making a film. |
Thoughts
I’ve always been scared of this film - what do I know of hard drugs and struggling for life in the hard streets of Edinburgh? And the iconic toilet scene… ugh! But finally got brave enough to watch it and LOVED it. It’s intense and funny, great music, great camaraderie, brutal scenes and a touch of heartbreak to keep things real. Didn’t know where it was going, either, so really enjoyed the journey.
Rating: 5 / 5