It was watchable, but far from what i was expecting, very VERY different to T1,
The Spud scenes however, were heartbreaking, but he was little more than a subplot, the movie would have been better if it revolved around him and his family, i wanted to see more of Spud and his relationship with Wee Fergis,
The Spud scenes were the only bits that felt like Trainspotting
I disagree I think it was Spud's story...he saved both Renton and Sickboy...he started with betrayal and gave them no opportunity to do so.
Far from what I was expecting and much more than "watchable" imo.
Love is the law...
I was expecting them all to be recovering addicts and then to get back on the gear, when Sick Boy and Renton had a hit i thought thats exactly what was going to happen, but it didnt, that scene was just pure fan service
shareHaving read Porno I wasn't expecting them to be that.
I also wasn't expecting "Raging Spud!"...my sides are still sore from that.
Love is the law...
Just saw it. Looks amazing, and at times hilarious but oddly baggy (maybe a middle age metaphor?) and some subplots don't really go anywhere. I felt it was trying to be a bit too meta at times and because of some questionable editing became a bit of a 'so what was the ultimate point of all that?' by the end.
"What are you, some kind of doomsday machine, boy?"
Correct me if I'm wrong but though the book was written in 1993 and the film released in 1996, they were both set in the mid to late 1980s. Fast forward 20 years and that gets you to 2009 at the very latest, yet there's technology and references to things that didn't exist in 2009, such as Snapchat?
shareHappy to correct you.
The book was the 1980s but Danny Boyle said the film is set in 1996.
I think there are some anachronisms in the film which hint at an earlier year (the beer cans) so you can run with that if "Hang on major plot hole!!!" is your thing.
Love is the law...