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this was SO MUCH BETTER than Trainspotting


and that's that.

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Let the disagreements begin. (including me)
Annoyed by Trainspotting's Scottish accents now, were we?

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"Annoyed by Trainspotting's Scottish accents now, were we?"

The joke with that is that every Scot I've met complains the accents aren't strong enough, and nearly every foreigner says that they're TOO strong!!!

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Both are pretty awesome. Trainspotting is a bit better. Suck my dick.

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LOLLOLLOL

And in that darkness when I'm blind
with what I can't forget...

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I prefer Shallow Grave myself, but Trainspotting is good. (Some unfunny stuff in Trainspotting, such as the *beep* blanket etc) SG's jokes are better anyway.

(And no, it's not because I hate the Scottish accents. I have one myself!)

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I love both! I've watched "Trainspotting" more, but this one is a bit lighter. (Yeah, I just called a movie that centers around murder lighter... Okay...) "Shallow Grave" would be a better choice if you pop in a movie for your friends to see.

What we see and what we seem are but a dream. A dream within a dream.

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hmmm... this is a VERY tough decision.

it depends on who's watching it I guess. Trainspotting is NOT for everyone, but it digs deeper. Shallow Grave is good for laughs, but it also studies human behavior...

It's a tie. Critics would say Trainspotting is better though.

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Nah, Trainspotting all the way.

"God, when I meet you, I'm gonna be pretty. If it's the last thing I do. I'll be a beautiful angel."

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GraveSpotting

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I definitely think it's probably along with Sunshine, Boyle's most underrated work. I don't think it's better then Trainspotting but it's definitely it's equal. I think this is McGregor's best performance in a Boyle film, Kerry Fox delivers a amazing performance in a tricky role and Christopher Eccleston is always great. I love that McGregor's Alex is such a asshole for half the film, Fox and Ecclestion characters are more likeable but that turns itself around as Alex starts to figure out that they are in all over their heads and soon becomes the film's hero in a way. Fox's Juliet is probably the film's villain, sure Ecclestion's David kills a few people but Juliet is plotting and scheming for David to kill off everyone including Alex and is playing both men off each other. I wished she got more of a brutal ending.

I wish Boyle did a low budget thriller like this one again.

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It's pretty good stuff for sure

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Both are fun movies

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