The film that started Danny Boyle's fantastic career, this is a must watch film by anyone and everyone.

I want to see as many as possible and that's why I rarely repeat movies, but some movies one simply has to watch over and over again. "Trainspotting" is one of those. With "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998) and "Requiem for a Dream" (2000) it makes a "holy trinity" of drug addiction movies. While I really can not stand the first two, "Trainspotting" is real masterpiece in every way. Story is adapted from cult novel of the same name by Irvin Welsh, about Mark Renton, heroin addict from Edinburgh, and his low-life friends. Although at no time does it condemn drug addiction directly, the film shows the life of addicts in a way that is much more effective than any moralizing. The story is fast paced, full of crazy and surreal situations, unforgettable scenes, black humor, and phenomenal dialogue and monologues. Great acting, original directing and one of the best soundtracks of all time. Movie that instantly became cult classic and even after two decades it does not lose any of its strength.10/10

In the aftermath of "Pulp Fiction", much of the filmmaking of the 1990s thrived upon attempts to appear "edgy" within the constructs of independent films, or merely to provide empty shock value clichés. And no film ever came close to the sheer cleverness of Tarantino's masterpiece."Trainspotting", however, somehow manages to take the excesses of the mid-90s and rise far, far above the cinematic clichés that it easily could have become. A film that tackles any hot-button social issue can, and usually does, simply become a didactic propaganda piece. Thankfully, "Trainspotting" is vastly more intelligent in its edginess and its shock.In order to appreciate "Trainspotting" fully, the viewer must abandon any preconceptions about what defines truly great cinema, because this film defies convention at nearly every turn. And with the rapid pace of its plot, that's quite a bit of ground to cover.Though a great deal of the picture's brilliance is derived from director Danny Boyle's consistent rejection of typical cinematic techniques, the most satisfying and "best" aspect of "Trainspotting" is that Boyle creates a film that is neither pro-drug or anti-drug. Instead, he maintains a rare objectivity throughout the film, depicting this fascinating array of complex, beautifully acted characters with an honesty that it seldom captured on film. And, given the life that each character lives, it's nearly incomprehensible that a director would refrain from influencing the viewer's impressions in any way, yet that's exactly what Boyle does.The dialogue-- or at least what portions of the brogue-drenched dialogue American viewers will be able to comprehend-- is alternately hilarious, raw, and brutal. And Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, and Robert Carlyle bring a remarkable compassion and depth to their portrayals of characters that could have easily lapsed into cliché.Despite its sheer brilliance, Trainspotting is not a film that's easy to watch. The viewer is bombarded with images that transcend visceral discomfort in their horror-- this movie contains two of the most graphic, horrifying scenes. But, amazingly, none of these elements is used merely for shock value. Though the viewer will be mortified by some of the things that happen on screen-- the well-documented dive into Scotland's most vile public toilet, for example-- these scenes all make "perfect sense" within the context of a masterfully told story.In order to notice all of the subtlety that also exists in Trainspotting, repeat viewings are necessary, primarily to reduce some of the most powerful shocks ever-so-slightly, though their effects are never lost entirely. Some of the images will likely haunt even the most cynical, jaded viewer for weeks.Never patronizing and completely unpretentious, Trainspotting is one of the most daring, unconventional films ever made. It inspires a level of discomfort rivaled by very few movies, because, even at its most graphic, Boyle never insults the viewer with mere shock tactics. Brilliantly acted, directed, and written, with a truly rare objectivity that allows each viewer to interpret its story on his/her own terms.Excerpt from "Movies that Moved with Prakash Silwal https://www.facebook.com/ektafilmsnp/

This is by far the best British film ever made!Danny Boyle is the Quentin Tarantino of the U.K.I remember seeing this for the first time in a theater and everyone's jaws just dropped. Amazing visuals, direction and writing, especially for it's era! I have to admit though, you need to be on some type of meds to come up with this type of writing, and whatever those were, share them! The creativity was perfection. But what made this film more impressive, was the soundtrack... probably one of the best movie soundtracks of all time!Both DVD and CD need to be in everyone's collection.A perfect 10/10 from me!