In the hands of someone like Shane Meadows this film would be so depressing it would make Eraserhead look like a Disney movie. In Boyle's hands it's injected with something that's probably illegal, and turns what could easily be a miserably bleak film into something witty, smart ...( read more)
The opening scene is my all-time favorite movie scene, and not just because of Iggy Pop. I was really pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this film. It is about so much more than junkies. Another thing that surprised me was that I could actually understand the whole film wit...( read more)
The most realistic, shocking, and startling depiction of drug addiction I have ever seen.
En su momento, se publicitó a Trainspotting (1996) como el ?Clockwork Orange de los noventa?. A parte de que ambas historias son los retratos decadentes de un grupo de jóvenes, creo que apenas y tiene algo que ver una película con otra. No he leído la novela homónima escrita por ...( read more)
Classic movie about Scottish junkies living in Edinburgh great performances by all actors Robert Carlyle plays excellent roll.
weird but original movie. Drug addicts portrayed as people, though not always nice ones. I hate the toilet scene, but the rest is good, soemtimes even funny, expecially Spud.
An unforgettable film that showcases the talents of director Danny Boyle as well as actors Ewan Macgregor and Robert Carlyle. Herion addiction has never been portrayed so filthily and gut-wrenchingly honest. Don't miss the excellent soundtrack that complements this film of drugs,...( read more)
A prolific 90's joy-ride,based on the acclaimed book of the same title,frustrating pictures but that's brutal reality.Carlyle on a surprise part,Boyle mixes fun and curiosity and the soundtrack is a blast.
My favourite Danny Boyle film next to 28 Days Later. Trainspotting is one of those great films that only comes once or twice a decade. I'm into narration of disturbing yet funny situations so this film grabbed me by the balls and I loved it. Ewan McGregor owned the movie, him and...( read more)
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. ...( read more)
A Brit movie with the Danny Boyle sign on it ! Great performance by Ewan McGregor !
I remember at collage in the mid 90's everyone thought it was cool to be Scottish and/or a recovering drug user. Overrated but still enjoyable! Hated the book though, I thought it was a load of contrived rubbish that made no sense!
A group of Scottish junkies and misfits try to make their way in 90s Britain. Trainspotting is a true zeitgeist movie, and sums up perfectly the time in which it was made. Irvine Walsh's story is well observed and full of amusing tirades against 90s society with drug references t...( read more)
Sicko I ever watched about the rigors and rushes of Scottish-junkie life. This is one of my least Danny Boyle films that doesn't make me feel better by watching the horrid consequences of heroin use.
Despues de más de diez años de haberla visto, me doy cuenta de cuan representativa para los noventa fue "La vida en el abismo". El trato ezquizofrénico e intenso de la vida de un grupo de adictos es cruda y naturalista más no por eso deja de estar estilizada a la MTV y salpicada ...( read more)
I've just seen this movie, it's very popular in my country, it's very difficult to get the DVD, well, I finally bought it and I think it's a quite good movie about drug addicts but in the end, every character stays the same(addicts), some good scenes, could've been better.
Thank you Robert Carlyle and Ewan McGregor for a truly enjoyable film. I'm still waiting for a baby to crawl on my cieling and wake me up out of my depersonalization high.
Stylish, brillant film from Danny Boyle that follows the lives of herion addicts. Think a british version of Pulp Fiction.
Danny Boyle's film masterpiece "Trainspotting" is a vibrant jolt of life (however constantly drugged-out its characters may be) that transports the viewer into the shocking minds of low-middle-class people with the common dream of success and happiness which they think will be ob...( read more)
puedes ser el demadre que quieras al final todos quieren una estupida casa un maldito carro, una ujer idiota o un hombre idiota etc.
One of my favorites. A grat work of Danny Boyle... Dynamic, full of hormones and adrenaline. Amazing
Fresh from their success with "Shallow Grave", Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor turned to Irvine Welsh's novel about addicts in Edinburgh and did a corker of a job. John Hodge's script is shocking, funny, terrifying and heartbreaking, creating the junkie's "Junkie" movie' where even...( read more)
I could never stop liking this movie....saw it again on teh big screen the crowd was nothing by mature early-mid 30's looking..I guess I fall in that category..now after 14 yrs I still love it and still makes me laugh....Boyle did a awesome job directing Trainspotting...choose L...( read more)
That's what Renton (Ewan McGregor) said and the thing is that he is right :
"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 chole...( read more)
TRULY ON OF THE STUPIIST MOVIES I EVER SAW!!
WHAT IS THS CRAP?
WAS CALLED HILLARIOUS BY SOME PEOPLE, AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE?
A movie carried out in an unique way, with the main character talking to the viewer at points, which in turn adds to the interest of the movie and involves the viewer with the movie. This is the kind of movie that can capture the viewer and wrap him/her in its shocking story.
