Trainspotting - Director's Cut (Collector's Edition)
by Danny Boyle
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Actor: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert CarlyleDirector: Danny Boyle
Brand: MCGREGOR,EWAN
Cinematographer: Brian Tufano
Editor: Masahiro Hirakubo
Producer: Andrew Macdonald
Producer: Christopher Figg
Writer: Irvine Welsh
Writer: John Hodge
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-01
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Trainspotting - Director's Cut (Collector's Edition)
DVD Review: A well balanced mixture of pleasure and pain helps create an honest depiction of depravity...
Summary: 5 Stars
There are truly a lot of films about drug abuse, but there are a select few that shed light on the brutality of it. I've reviewed films such as `Requiem for a Dream' and `Panic at Needle Park', two films that show the drastic measures some will go in destroying themselves for a fix; and it's within those films that the haunting realities of drug addiction becomes so real to the audience. `Trainspotting' is similar in its honesty, yet it differs in its direction. Some have been put off from the way that `Trainspotting' portrays drug abuse, but in my personal opinion the slight comedic edge the film possesses adds yet another layer of honesty to the film.
Boyle's masterpiece shows the light and the dark side of addiction.
The film centers around a group of friends who area all heavy into heroin. They all at times strive for a better existence but are more often than not taken over by their carnal desires. The film simply observes their conduct and exposes the reasons they stay hooked as well as the reasons they wish they weren't.
What is so devastating about `Trainspotting' is that it nearly blindsides you with its shocking moments of truth. This technique works very well, for it generates in us pure and genuine outbursts of emotion. Some have mentioned a certain scene involving an infant; a scene so raw and heart-stopping that I was literally in tears. These are the moments that benefit from the films wicked mixture of drama and humor, for it makes the impact of these scenes even more devastating. We are friends with these people (even though we really shouldn't be) and so to watch them crumble under the weight of their disease is heartbreaking.
The film is propelled by a commanding performance by Ewan McGregor. He captures every ounce of Renton's immaturity as well as his worldly knowledge and strive for betterment. He is engaging, entertaining, likable and relatable. He's aided by a very strong cast that includes Robert Carlyle and it is here that we are introduced to the luminous Kelly Macdonald (of `No Country for Old Men' fame). Macdonald is one of my favorites here, for her slick mix of sensuality and impish dominance is pure gold. I just loved watching her.
Danny Boyle's magical talents are on full display here. I know he is a household name now thanks to his Oscar winning film `Slumdog Millionaire', but honestly he is in top form in his earlier work (see also his ravenous work on '28 Days Later'). I've always been a fan of his, and this is probably his best work. Visually he is captivating, but he juggles both the witty and the ominous with such strength. It's a flawless culmination of the two.
This film is as shocking as it is engrossing; as repulsive as it is engaging. There are few films that are daring enough to be this honest.
DVD Review: heroin sitcom, with a liberal dose of horror thrown in
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a story about a bunch of stupid losers, who have nothing at the center of their lives, so they became addicts, drunks, and thieves. What is amazing about it is how blackly funny they all are, as they dive into toilets, allow babies and friends to die, burst into violent rages, and seek some kind of fantastical out. The acting is so good that you can believe all of their chaotic lives that can go nowhere but down or prison. Will the narrator turn his life around with his latest scan and last chance? You assume so, but don't know.
Recommended. Cult classic. And that young Ian McGregor! First rate.
DVD Review: horribly good
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a horribly amusing movie full of witty little lessons. I think it works wonders on curious teenagers. I saw this movie at a critical time in my life and after seeing it there is no way in hell I would ever willingly get hooked on anything except life. Some people are disgusted by this movie because of what drugs are shown to do but truly this is just a drop in the ocean. This will be in my top ten for the forseeable future.DVD Review: Certainly a classical insight into addiction
Summary: 5 Stars
Having witnessed many forms of addiction throughout my life, I have to say, this film excellently portrays the sorts of lives addicts lead and the challenges they face. It's unusual mix of horror and humor make it difficult to classify, but its storyline and characterizations are heavily engrossing and keep you glued throughout. In a way, you participate in your own "trip" as you identify with the characters and follow their exploits, like a joyride into another life. Certainly this is great film making.DVD Review: interesting
Summary: 4 Stars
i wasn't old enough to know this existed when it came out, but after hearing some good things about it i gave it a shot, and it was a pretty good film. i can see how it could have a cultish affect on people, it's one of those films.
it's about this guy who's a heroine addict and how he struggles with his addiction, but it isn't a depressing movie. it can be kind of funny, a sick kind of funny. it isn't a movie about how drugs are bad and how they can destroy your family and mess up your life, just about how they can mess up your life. and this is passed off as both something to pity and something to laugh at... but it is also not a light hearted movie fluffing off the issue. it is a raw look at the life of a guy who goes in and out of heroine addictions.. but doesn't really care. in his eyes it's just another aspect of his life at the moment. worth the watch.
Description of Trainspotting - Director's Cut (Collector's Edition)
From the director of 28 DAYS LATER ... The motion picture sensation that wowed critics and audiences nationwide, TRAINSPOTTING delivers a wild mix of rebellious action and wicked humor! It's the story of four friends as they try to make it in the world on their own terms ... and who end up planning the ultimate scam! Powered by an outstanding cast of stars including Ewan McGregor (BIG FISH, STAR WARS EPISODES I, II & III) Robert Carlyle (THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, THE FULL MONTY) and Jonny Lee Miller (DRACULA 2000, MANSFIELD PARK), and a high-energy soundtrack, TRAINSPOTTING is spectacular, groundbreaking entertainment!With its hallucinatory visions of crawling dead babies and a grungy plunge into the filthiest toilet in Scotland, you might not think Trainspotting could have been one of the best movies of 1996, but Danny Boyle's film about unrepentant heroin addicts in Edinburgh is all that and more. That doesn't make it everybody's cup of tea (so unsuspecting viewers beware), but the film's blend of hyperkinetic humor and real-life horror is constantly fascinating, and the entire cast (led by Ewan McGregor and Full Monty star Robert Carlyle) bursts off of the screen in a supernova of outrageous energy. Adapted by John Hodge from the acclaimed novel by Irving Welsh, the film was a phenomenal hit in England, Scotland, and (to a lesser extent) the U.S. For all of its comedic vitality and invigorating filmmaking, the movie is no ode to heroin, nor is it a straight-laced cautionary tale. Trainspotting is just a very honest and well-made film about the nature of addiction, and it doesn't pull any punches when it is time to show the alternating pleasure and pain of substance abuse. --Jeff Shannon
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