That was an excellent one.

Purely Joyful Movie!

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

So Begbie escapes from prison, but then just moves around Edinburgh free as a bird, as if the city is completely devoid of cops. And while making tons of enemies, it occurs to none of them to simply make a phone call to the authorities.Hm, yes, a well thought-out script. Pity Boyle settled for the first draft. As so often.A lazily cobbled-together script in the sloppiest Boyle fashion. It's as if he had the idea of doing a sequel on a Tuesday and had the first draft ready by Friday. That same Friday, not a Friday 15 fridays later as the more wise, conventional approach to film-making is. Because as a film-maker Boyle is an impulsive slob. He's got talent, but very little discipline with which to channel it properly. God only knows how he ever managed to write a good script that first time around, for the first junkie flick. Perhaps he got lucky, or maybe he was more hungry for success as a relative unknown hence more focused. Admittedly, it's also easier to start a story from scratch than to have to continue it 23 years later. Or is it the other way round?Either way, the characters' motives are muddy, confusing, their actions often seem out of character, and the plot fairly wasteful with plenty of stuff that could easily have been cut out, because comedies should last 90 minutes, not the full two hours because they're not James Bond flicks.One of the many plot-holes is the mysterious non-interest Renton and Simon show in the fact that Begbie is still out seeking revenge, and yet the two of them get caught off-guard by Begbie's extremely predictable second attempt at getting his revenge. So Renton didn't worry about Begbie after that close chase? That's the kind of writing geared toward more, how shall I put it diplomatically... "simply-arranged" viewers, not the kind of nonsense that can pass by the customs though of any half-way serious and/or experienced viewer. Yes, I'm bragging again, what the hell, it's The Age Of Brag, so I might as well join in. Yes, I'm too smart for this film.And how about the Bulgarian hooker-with-the-heart-of-gold? What a dumb cliche that is, not a real person in the slightest, hence very dull. Not to mention the predictable betrayal she perpetrates that any viewer with half a brain-cell could foresee, which means I expect every single person to have predicted that "plot-twist" well in advance. Unless they were doing the same substances as these junkie goofball characters.The movie has no spunk, it looks tired, just seems like a quick cash-grab by a director who figured that a half-attempt is more than enough when attached to a famous title. He may have been right, I don't know, haven't seen the box-office figures.If you are quite content to watch badly scripted films - as long as they entertain you - feel free to give this a go. But then again, that's the other issue: it's not very entertaining, is it? I found myself fidgety through large chunks of the film, and that's sort of not what real entertainment is about.

T2 TrainspottingAfter a massive success and a long time return to their home, the makers wants to take their time on this one and really chew it off and enjoy thoroughly as much as they can. And in order to do so, they somewhere between there looses its original essence and doesn't account the viewers requirements. Having said that, it doesn't suggest that it is a bad one in any possible way, its just that it doesn't live up to the expectation that its predecessor set. There is a genuine purpose and a closure to a sort-of open ending left in its first installment, and this is what helps the feature from sinking completely below average. The writing is still intriguing, unpredictable and justifying in its own terms and perspective depicted in here. The newer edition in this second act would definitely be the visuals which is the highlight of it as it is mesmerizing and cringing at the same time and all the credit goes to the amazing and poetic cinematography. Danny Boyle is no short on execution but the screenplay is the real culprit in here that sucks out its soul before it even gets the chance to breathe. Again, on performance objective, Ewan McGregor has got it covered and is supported too with a decent cast. T2 Trainspotting is basically the resurrection for incarceration, of the beloved character who fails to create the anticipated magic that the audience were expecting especially returning after these many years.

I have the impression that the crew of the original "Trainspotting" movie wasted all their money on heroin, so they hyped comeback to take more money on the old glory and fan's nostalgia. I can not say it's bad, cause it's not, but compared to first one... in fact, it can not be compared to first one at all. Same actors under baton of same director bring same characters twenty years later. They are good characters and the acting is great, but neither the story nor the direction are not even to the knee of the original. It's worth a look, but I will never repeat it, unlike the first one in which you can enjoy countless times.6,5/10

Let's get the obvious in the clear right away - it cannot be compared to the original Trainspotting. For my generation, that was teen / adolescent in the nineties when it came out, Trainspotting was an instant classic - the story, the visual experience, the characters, the music. It survived the test of time as a one of those "generational" films that never goes out of style.Admittedly, T2 is trying very hard to establish the atmosphere of nostalgia - occasional flashbacks, sappy scenes where characters reminiscence the events from the first film. However, if we are honest with ourselves, nostalgia is the inevitable part of growing old. These characters are at a turning point in life, faced with the overwhelming burden of failure - as husbands, fathers, friends and individuals in general. Lifelong of fighting their addict past, trying to put together pieces of broken life. But, this is where this film actually shines - the representation of the demise of these characters is truly realistic. Their fall is never "sugar-coted" or softened; they are not given the "ride into the sunset" happy end. They are forced to (literally in the final showdown) look themselves in the mirror and face their failures. And this is exactly the charm of this movie - it gives you the loughs with the similar tone of dark humor that was present in the original, while creating that sour taste in your throat of watching people scratching at the walls of their lives trying to escape the misery of their past that is still haunting their existence. People who are not fans of the original will probably not appreciate it, younger audiences might be bored by it, but fans of the original who are similar age as the characters, who loved the original back in 96, might enjoy the throwback ride to Trainspotting dark humor lane for a farewell with the characters that left such an impression on us 20 years ago.