Morally disgusting (yeah, right, whatever!)

Rating: 10/10 (23 September 2000)

I know what you're thinking  disgusting, heroin chic movie; I also know you're wrong. Trainspotting can be disgusting (dead zombie babies, the worst toilet in Scotland, Begbie going psycho on some innocents, but that's it)) but if you're sensitive why are you watching a film about a bunch of junkies? If you're American the shots that show the needle being inserted are cut out (or so IMDB claims)!!! Heroin chic? Now that is wrong! Everything that these bunch of junkie loser scum touch turns to dust. There is almost nothing cool about Renton, Spud or Sick Boy. Some of the characters dialogue (Take your best orgasm multiply it by a thousand and you're still nowhere near [the highs of heroin]' for example) could be construed as to be glorifying heroin but they aren't; they're explaining why they take heroin. Anyway just watching them or seeing what heroin turns previously nice-guy Tommy into is enough to turn you off heroin. Forever. For a film to be able to do that it has to be powerful and that is exactly what Trainspotting is. The acting is of such a high calibre that someone deserved an Oscar. No, Trainspotting deserves ALL the Oscars, the soundtrack, the screenplay, the supporting actors, the supporting actresses, everything is perfect. What deserves especial praise is the fact that it is funny. Black humour is rampant throughout the film; the philosophical dog/park/airgun scene is typically Trainspotting  disgusting and hilarious. Trainspotting will never get mentioned in the same breath as Casablanca, Citizen Kane and Sound Of Music, even though it should, because of its subject matter and that makes me sad. So what are you waiting for? Go and watch it!!! Oh you don't like needles do you? Never mind then