Did it resolve things with Diane in the book? That's the main thing that peeved me, along with how the whole drug deal was kind of irrelevant to Ewan's (can't remember his character's name) battle against addiction. It seemed he was completely over it by the time he got to London.

That's because he was for the most part. He did have a slight relapse when he was forced to test the purity of the stuff they bought of Mikey Forrester, but it was nothing more than a hiccup really. The drug deal was a major turning point in the story because Renton (Ewan) realized that as long as he lived in the U.K. he'd never be free of Begbie, that he would eventually track him down. He saw the money as his one chance to fully escape the life that had been keeping him down his adult life. Him stealing the money was his way of burning the bridges between all of his friends, especially Begbie because he would never forgive him and thus he could never really return to Scotland. With the money he buys a one way ticket to Amsterdam and starts up a night club there and becomes moderately successful. The only thing about the ending that I didn't like was that he didn't bring Spud with him, but that was a decision that forever haunted Renton and does come up a bit in the sequel to Transpotting, Porno. He does, however, leave him his share of the money, which Spud promptly spends on his drug habit. As far as Diane is concerned, she shows up and becomes a very prominent character in Porno, which takes place about 10 years after Trainspotting.

Renton was still into heroin when they were in London. And it wasn't irrelevant it gave him the opportunity to start fresh which he does. Also there some irony in there about him, Spud, & Sick Boy selling the very thing they were addicted to.

It was really great, the guy tripping on acid knocking over the coffin then climbing on the roof naked threatening suicide, that one guy who was a hypochondriac who get shit on by the old uncle, the midget who was a lover of their father and who is accidentally force fed acid, the brother who lives in the others shadow, great characters.

I really hope they don't make Porno, that book was pretty awful.

Probably one of my favourite movies. I think it's just really moving and fantastic.

Anyway, I saw this the other night:

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I've been an avid reader of the Harry Potter books since I was about 11 or so... kind-of grew with them as they did. I think they are one of the best book-to-film adaptations I've come across, and this film wasn't any exception. There were a few discrepancies between the book vs. film but it would be impossible to adapt it identically. The only thing that annoys me is little kids in the cinema who clearly wouldn't understand it and is completely inappropriate seeing as the films are getting quite dark. Can't wait for the next two though :D

^what she watched. Horrible movie adaptation of the second best book in the series.

Why do you think it was horrible? I thought it was a pretty good adaptation. Seeing as that book was basically a 'connector' book between plots... a lead-up to the final events.

It sacrificed all the of the interesting backplot on Tom Riddle's history... for quirky teenage romance. If I want that sort of entertainment, I could watch TV.

Okay one thing that I was unhappy about was indeed the interesting backplot on Tim Riddle's history. One of the things I missed in the movie was the memory where Tom Riddle has killed 7 people and comes back to Hogwarts and asks Dumbledore for a job. But it has been said that the final 2 movies (because they're splitting the rest into 2 movies) will focus more on the backstories to Voldemort and also Snape.

Plus, the book also has its fair share of quirky teenage romance. And the movies are working off the books. So I don't seem anything wrong with it. The quirky humour lightened the mood from all the dark stuff going on. Since there were no lighthearted whimsical elements in this one such as flying cars or naughty pet owls or misbehaving broomsticks, they had to balance out the darkness with some kind of lightness. I'm a huge, huge fan of books and personally I really enjoyed the movie.

People in my opinion tend to get too critical when it comes to film from book adaptations. When really, the Harry Potter films have been very loyal to the books. All of the characters, settings and scenes are pretty much exactly as I imagined them to happen in the novels. They're done a great job. The only thing I miss is John Williams directing the musical score.

Porno was a terrible book I thought. Ewan McGregor reportedly hates the book.

That's a relief, didn't know that.

The book had that romance in there because it had time to tell you everything. I expect the movies to cut to the chase and give people the information they need (if they haven't read the books).

Honestly, if I hadn't read the book I'd have left the theater feeling confused and unsatisfied. To quote my little sister, "Basically nothing happened in that movie!"