Never seen it as glorifying drug culture. It's always liked like a nightmare.

Watched it in like 98, in high school, and it prevented me from even thinking of doing smack ever in my life. I haven't been a model citizen since then, but the rule established by this movie still stands, while a bunch of my peers from the area in a depressing, northern town I used to live in are dead of heroin addiction. So, pretty useful.

This isn't Boyle's debut feature length, that's Shallow Grave - which is also awesome and stars McGregor too. Fits in completely with your crime and punishment theme.

Met a Japanese guy in an evening class, who watched this film, (and Sweet Sixteen), hundreds of times. These two films inspired him to come to Scotland: Glasgow to study. His English was perfect. I couldn't imagine two films more likely to ever put you off visiting the country.

One of my favourite lines in the film is when he shoves the suppositories up his arse and the dealer (played by Irvine Welsh) says "ah bet you're feelin' better now though eh?"

If you're up for more British movies, there's a good one called 'Dead man's shoes'. It has Paddy Considine in a small town revenge movie. Its part improvised and has quite a raw and gritty feel to it.

The scene with dead baby and his mom only concerned with getting another dose was the most hardest for me...damn, man.

I'd love a reaction to "Withnail & I" Reactors are SLEEPING on it! It's a cult classic in Britain, with a fanbase to rival Monty Python for endlessly quoting it to each other. Think a grubbier, English version of Big Lebowski maybe?

This wasn't Danny Boyles debut, that would be Shallow Grave (Ewan McGregor & Christopher Eccleston) - well worth a watch.

for us here in Britain this movie was extra special because we didnt ever see Hollywood standard movies about our dirty underbellies. it was always hugh grant being charming. Trainspotting ment alot to me and my friends.

It is a masterpiece of a movie!

Nice to see people who are actually knowledgeable about films reacting to classics. An absolute must that you need to put on your list is Chopper. A mostly true story about the life of Mark 'Chopper' Read, notorious Australian criminal who used to rob and terrorise drug dealers.

Hi, 'jellies' are temazepam. They used to come in small, green, jelly-like capsules, hence the name 'jellies'. They were very popular in the 90's in Scotland.

It was an absolutely incredible film to see on the big screen - the energy of it it was incredible. When you walk out in the daylight of Fulham Road after seeing it, the feeling was "Wow, WTF just happened?" A bit like going on a roller coaster, and that same sensation of wanting to go back in and ride it again.

I watched this movie when it came out when I was studying in Germany. Then, a year or two later, I went back to my home State in the US and tried to rent it to watch with my brother. It turned out it was banned, apparently for "glorifying the use of drugs". I have no idea how anyone can come to that conclusion.

I'll say this, his dealer was a really nice guy. Not many dealers would see you, OD, drag you outside, put you in a taxi, and pay for it.

Have you considered the Michael Cane collection, Alfie, Get Carter, The Italian Job. Original not remakes

T2 came out 20 years later and is well worth a watch.

Boyle said that he made this film at the perfect time because electronic music was releasing some huge hits (such as "Born Slippy" in the film) and he capitalized on this.

I think thinking Trainspotting glorifies drug use is partly an American audience thing - The film is showing the social circumstances and allure that cause people to use drugs in the first place- if it didn't feel good nobody would bother with it in the first place, it's just that it costs you literally everything else. It's more honest than a D.A.R.E. ad at explaining why it's bad. The feeling that you have to stick by abusers in your community like Begbie so long as they're of the same class as you because it's the only way to survive the oppression you live under, the mediocrity and hollowness of the consumerist lifestyle sold to working people in the 80s and 90s after Thatcher's de-industrialisation of Britain, and the overwhelming presence of alcohol and smoking in British working-class culture as acceptable forms of addiction as well as forming the key form of socialisation for poorer British folks, are all reasons that Scotland has had such an immense opioid epidemic going on for decades.

The attitude in Trainspotting is so awesome, if you see it when you're young. Sarcasm, self-loathing, and irony galore.

Back in 1996/7 when this was first released, there was so much criticism about glorification of heroin in the media but in fact it was more of an education of a deeper understanding of heroin use. I do not remember anyone who watched this who had any more affection for heroin. There isn't any heroin scene which has a positive outcome throughout. The death of the baby and the mothers first reaction was to take a hit is addiction in a nutshell.

SWEEET! Fun fact: the director, Danny Boyle, was so influenced by Scorsese's Goodfellas use of soundtrack (changing through/denoting periods of time), 'homaged' it by doing a similar thing with brit music, with a tiny nod to the drug-usage culture. View it again and you'll notice it starts out with late 70's Iggy Pop... all the way through to the dawning of the rave culture's Underworld.

Nice reaction, guys... best film of 1996 by a country mile in my opinion. Two fun facts: one, Ewen Bremner (Spud) was cast as the lead of Mark Renton in the theatrical production. And two, the dealer who sold Renton the heroin suppositories was none other than Irvine Welsh, the author of Trainspotting, Porno, Filth, and a load of other counter culture novels in Scotland. By the way, have fun watching Trainspotting 2... not one tenth as good as the original, but reasonably well done.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, was directed by Danny Boyle who also directed the Opening Ceremony of London 2012 Olympic Games! How radical is that?!

The book was written by Irvine Welsh, a fantastic author. The Acid House, Ecstacy and Filth also made it to film but none are at this level. The sequel book was called Porno but was sadly not adapted to become Trainspotting 2, which is also not to this level. He did write many books greater than Trainspotting but this film is top drawer!

The suppository dealer is Irvine Welsh. The author of the book the film is based on.

Begbie is played by Robert Carlyle, who is a great actor. His next film was The Full Monty, in which he plays a completely different character. When you hear the accent of Kelly Macdonald, do you wonder how she could do an American accent in "No Country for Old Men"?

Great film. Such a brilliant visual style to it. The book is very good also. For another top British film from the same era I’d recommend watching “Twin Town” (1997) Described as a Welsh Trainspotting , it’s directed by Kevin Allen, brother of Keith who appeared as the big London dealer in this film. Nice one geezers.

Random fun fact about this film. Actress Angelina Jolie was dating actor Johnny Lee Miller (The character Sick Boy) and Angelia was often behind the camera when Trainspotting was being filmed. And the film director Danny Boyle would often tell her off for rollerblading behind the scenes and making noise. 😂

Hey guys, I remember back in like '94 or thereabouts *everyone* was reading the book Trainspotting, if you got on the train or bus there was always someone reading it. I didn't read it, then the movie came out and see that nightclub "Volcano", it was only open for about another 5 or 6 weeks after the release of this movie (it was soon demolished and replaced with apartments) but I was there a few times before and after the release of the movie. Although the movie is set in Edinburgh, the nightclub was in Glasgow. I was there on the last or second last night it was open. I also recall around this time being at a party in Glasgow and Kelly Macdonald (who played Diane) was there in this kind of smelly student-style Glasgow flat (apartment). At the time, none of us (by which I mean myself and my circle of friends) thought the film would encourage anyone to take heroin... although since those youthful days I have discovered I used to give people *far too much credit* and in fact most people are quite stupid, so maybe it did after all. Nice reaction.

I don't know about who would win in a match-up with Don Logan, but I grew up in Edinburgh in the 1980s and I personally knew a Begbie or two during that time. It's a lot closer to the truth that you'd imagine.

That fucking baby!!! Definitely made me NEVER go near that shit! Some lads offered it at a rave I asked "you never seen trainspotting?" They said "no!" I just walked away.

Such an important film; visually, culturally, and socially. Between 92-97 UK culturally was having an outpouring of self-identity, the underground became overground. Art ("Young British Artists": Tracey Emin, Sarah Lucas, Damien Hirst...) Fashion (Steve MacQueen...), Design, Music (Britpop, Triphop, Indie, Rave....), TV and Film were all feeding off each other. Fun creative times with Trainspotting being at the heart of the movement. Many gritty social commentary films came out during this time, works by directors Mike Leigh and Ken Loach well worth checking plus these two which were released in '97 - Twentyfourseven (Dir. Shane Meadows:- Starring Bob Hoskins) and Twin Town (Dir. Kevin Allen - who actually appears in Trainspotting).

Greatest movie tracks for a film ever!!!!

Very real,so real it's scary. Been there dun that. The song Born Slippy saves me all the time Happy to be in Australia now . Different World. 🙃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇺

Love your movie choices guys ! We still waiting for " Once upon the time in America " ! )))

`Begbie` Robert Carlyle was in The Beach with Di Caprio also directed by Danny Boyle.

yesssss ive been needing to see more reactions to Trainspotting

So many great british movies- this is england, a room for romeo brass, deadmans shoes,human traffick, KES, rita sue n bob too, full monty the list could go on and on and on!!!!

Danny Boyle is one of the greatest directors of the past several decades, but his finest ever hour had to be his direction of the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony. That was just jaw dropping, incredible emotive.

Gangster no 1 is a great british film, great shots, great actors (David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Malcolm McDowell, Jamie Foreman, Eddie Marsan, etc), phycological gangster film along the lines of Sexy Beast with Ben Kingsley and Ray Winstone, or In Bruges with Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes, but that's funnier than the other 2.

I remember rewinding the begbie scene over and over trying to tune my ears and decipher what he said. “No cvnt leaves here til we find what cvnt did it!”😂

If you want more UK gangster films to watch then I recommend the original Get Carter, The Long Good Friday and Performance which has Mick Jagger in it.

Jellies is Brit slang for Temazepam, which I think is a morphine-based hypnotic.

Robert Carlyle was also in Full Monty, which is set in Sheffield.

4:18 He was Sherlock homes in the US version of the TV series, with Luci Lu. Elementary.

In the 90s in Glasgow and Edinburgh the heroin problem was so bad the ambulances would put overdose calls to the bottom of their callout priorities. So a taxi was the quickest way aslong you tipped the driver, some drivers would just go round the block get the overdoser out of the car and drive off with the money.

Please react to Layer Cake, another great movie that is definitely worth watching.

one word masterpiece

This movie is spectacular at doing what a lot of these kind of movies do - drugs, gangsters, robbers, etc. - that is, it leads with the appeal of such a life and shows how it all can come crashing down in the end.

Jellies are tamazepam, people used to melt them and inject them as well up here. Causes limb amputation eventually

Lovely to see your reaction to this classic and stylishly dark British film. So many visceral responses to this- which, I'm sure is an indicator of great acting and directing- I hadn't conciously noticed the use of colour (UK spelling of color!) until you mentioned it, but I certainly felt it when I watched the film, the characters are so believable and the payoff when Begbie pulls a transvestite and the police turn up to the room he's smashing is great as is seeing Spud getting his cash- a strange happy ending to a film of utter dark hunmour and despair!

Papillion the original with Steve McQueen is a must see. Also midnight cowboy, and the French connection.

People often forget exactly how Renton was responsible for Tommy's death - from nicking his VHS tape to giving him his first hit. Without Renton, he would have lived. It's just in all the excitement you hardly notice.

( The General 1998 ) Starring Brendan Gleeson. Based on the life of Martin Cahill from Dublin ✌🇮🇪

Just discovered your channel, great stuff. Following this you NEED to see This Is England. Powerful but touching and hilarious cinema and features another great British psycho

Some other Scottish movies - NEDS Orphans Sweet sixteen My name is joe Filth

Shallow Grave was Boyle's debut as well as an early picture for McGregor but I also recommend Local Hero (1983) and Angels Share (2012) for great Scottish movies

Just saw your reaction to Trainspotting...cerebral as well as entertaining cinema appreciation; a lovely take on a gritty film. About H, it is better the sicker you are. It is, in that state, every bit as orgasmic as described by Rent Boy. The first time, which is 12 hours of puking and fever dreams is not orgasmic.

I enjoyed watching that with you both! good choice of movie thank you!

Brilliant reaction, loved it!

Well as you have enjoyed this classic I highly recommend T2 for a sequel it’s very very good

Excellent reaction! Trainspotting 2 next!

You guys gotta watch "Long good friday" Classic British gangster film

Absolutely brilliant film, my favorite of his films are shallow grave and 28 days later. I'm new to your channel have you watched the cornetto trilogy, Shawn of the dead, hot fuzz the worlds end.

FYI Mark Renton did go straight and clean. He moved to Amsterdam and made a new life for himself....... which then all fell apart and he ended up back in Edinburgh for Trainspotting part 2.

In Borges with Colin Farrell is an incredible movie

Marks father is lord Mormont of the knights watch in Game of Thrones.

Great reaction loved it. I cracked up when they were crossing the road and you said " idiot beetles"

"Jellies" were a liquid capsule pill of temazepam popular in the UK in thelate 80's early 90's, which could have the liquid center extracted and injected or have the whole thing melted in tea or coffee. This form of the drugs production was stopped due to junkies having to get limbs amputated because of complications of injecting the shell of the pill.

If you're drinking strong cider, that'll make you shit yourself, because of the acid content. A positively laundry unfriendly drinking session, with a sharply ascending probability curve of an uncontrolled evacuation with each pint after the second, while the alcohol erodes caution.

you guys need to watch Layer Cake, similar style this sort of film

Danny Boyle also did the 2012 UK Olympics beginning plus 'Sunshine'.

There’s a smack head centre in my town called choose life 😂😂

It absolutely doesn't glorify drug-culture in any way.

Jellies were squashy temazepam tablets. This film doesn't glorify drug culture. It starts off fun and sucks you in at first, but soon turns into horror. It represents most peoples experience with heroin.

Will keep an eye out for your film - congratulations

Great movie, great reaction! Really enjoyed it! If you haven't watched it yet, I highly recommend Requiem for a dream. It is also about drugs, but it is way bleaker and darker, yet still masterful!

Just FYI the drug Jellies Renton was asking his parents to get him is a UK slang name for Tamazepan which is a benzodiazepine.

Jellies are Temazapam..... The old form. You used to be able to take the liquid out of the capsule with a needle.... so later they became tablets to prevent them being jacked up!

I’d say Spud would be the bassist! Sick Boy would be the guitarist and Tommy would be the drummer.

Thing is, everyone everywhere knows drugs are bad, period. What made this film great was for once, it said ‘Drugs are bad, except sometimes its fun’.. and did it with a kick ass soundtrack.. Drugs are bad. Except the few moments when they’re not.

Watch the second now ..well worth it ..

This was one of films that makes it timeless the more you watch it In case who cares, for those who forgot The man who played Begbie played Renard in The World is not Enough The man who played Spud played the stuttering soldier in Pearl Harbor And of course the man who played Tommy played Soap MacTavish in Modern Warfare. The actor who plays Mickey Forrester is the author of the book the film is based on.

A very enjoyable time....despite the subject matter....must be the great characters

This Is England reaction next 🙌

If you like British gangster movies, you need to watch The Long Good Friday, which is the best one.

I'm glad I watched this when it first came out, I was in high school. This was more than enough reason for me to stay away from that junk!

Jellies are tamazipan, sleeping tablets very strong. Idea is you fight the sleep for the buzz

Wow, awesome. Thansk guys.

I now get the title......his wallpaper...

Just discovered you channel and I'm loving it! A couple more British films I'd love to see you guys react to: Dead Man's Shoes (2004) Human Traffic (1999) This Is England (2006)

The character in the movie, Mickey Forrester, the guy who Renton got his suppositories from, is Irvine Welsh, the guy who wrote Trainspotting, he had a small cameo in it. you gonna do T2 ??

If you liked this and love British crime films, you should check out 'Shallow Grave.' Also set in Scotland, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Ewan Mcgregor. Really great movie and available to watch on KZfaq.

Second one is really good! T2

You should check out the movie “Human Traffic” with John Simm, Danny Dyer and more. Great British movie from the late 90’s (that’s if you haven’t done it already)

You should really watch the sequel, it's got a lot of cool camera shots and is just overall fantastic!

everyone in scotland knows at least one Begbie....

I adore this film - top 10 for sure but Sunshine 2006 i think, also Danny boyle is the most visually stunning film ive ever seen