The best film I've ever seen

Rating: 10/10 (2 May 1999)

The first time I saw Trainspotting was at the age of 15 about three years ago. Since that day it has been my favourite film of all time. This is a film that divides people in 2 categories; they either love or hate it. You certainly need to have a good sense of humour in order to like this film. It has certain images in it that might shock a sensitive person if not watched with an open mind. So to all you serious people out there: you have been warned!
Everyone must know what the story is all about by now. But just for the repetition; Trainspotting tells a story about Scottish Mark Renton and his friends. Together they form a group of junkies who are addicted to any drug there is. It's a sad story about life's losers and their difficulties to "choose life". But this is not the thing that makes it so great. The best thing about it is it's continuous sarcasm and the fact that this is a film you really can't watch without feeling nausea and amusement at the same time. It makes fun of the serious things that people usually don't talk about and that's definitely one of it's best sides. The atmosphere of the film has been created very commonplace so it's quite easy to identify with the characters. The hilarious dialogues alone make this film worth seeing. Added to all this there's really great music that makes Trainspotting a cult movie for good! The book's not nearly as good as the film.
ATTENTION all you Trainspotting fans out there! Does anyone know where the title Trainspotting comes from? It certainly hasn't got anything to do with spotting trains! I'd truly appreciate it if someone bothered to answer me somehow! It's been bothering me for years now.