T 2 Trainspotting (2017) Two Filmmakers react! 1st Time Watching for MAJOR!! 

I’m glad you liked it. I think it’s very underrated, a lot of people dismiss it because of their affection for the original, but I love them both, especially as I have aged with the characters growing up in Scotland in the 90s.

The Choose Life speech of T2 hits so hard.

Wonder how many people this 'Choose Life' hit in the feels in their late 30's+.

That Spud-as-Nosferatu-shadow is so brilliant.

Even though you didn’t show most of it…I thought the quick flash shots of Renton and Sick Boy as little boys was just heartbreaking. They seem to live in perpetual regret and looking to the past as this utopian life they once had that was never really real, just pure moments in a life unfulfilled. That’s what kills me most about this film. It’s about the exploration of men after forty and their place in life as it is versus how they dreamed it would be. Being the same age as Ewan, I felt every true moment of this amazing film.

Loyalists with their unimaginative PIN numbers 🤣

The thing to remember is that Trainspotting was so significant in Scotland, i'm 40 and everyone I know saw it even though we were too young to get into the cinema (legally). When this came out the whole country, well everyone from ages 30 to 60, went to see it. The film is a trip into our collective pasts and the that of the country.

Guy playing the fence @12:12 is Irvine welsh the author of the trainspotting books.

Its crazy how underrated this film is

This is catharsis in the form of film. So many times you walk away from a movie and wonder how the characters lives would unfold after the credits, and here we get our answers. No saccharine gloss applied. Everything feels natural and each character gets pretty much what they deserve. The raw energy and talent of the first film vs the steady hand and maturity of the second is a nice parallel, reflected in the direction, cinematography, performances and story. Not to mention the banging soundtrack and awesome remixes of some old familiar classics. Such a satisfying continuation. It deserves credit for the simple fact that they were able to achieve something of this level so long after what was widely considered to be one of the greatest films in British cinema.

As someone who saw the original on release, then this 25 years later, it filled with absolute love. So much I could genuinely relate to. The film filled me with some sense of hope.

Please react to 'Filth' (2013), which is a criminally underrated transgressive masterpiece set in Scotland, based on the same author Irvine Welsh's novel of the same name.

Definitely watch dead mans shoes. Regarded by many as one of the best British films of all time.

At 16.37 you say "Clean up the trash". The part of Edinburgh that was filmed at (down at the shore, just behind leith links) has been renovated in the last 20 years. It used to be old warehouse storage for the port and a scrappies (somewhere you sell scrap metal). As the land was being built, the scrappies never sold their land so it is really jarring to see new housing overlooking a scrap yard. The pub scene was also filmed at a pub called the busy bee. Same story, new housing was being built and the pub owner refused to sell.

I'm really happy you watched this sequel and liked it so much. I found it to be really fulfilling, a very nice bow to wrap up the story, and gorgeously shot to boot. Who knows though, maybe they will indeed make another in twenty years. I know I'd watch it.

i don't know about now but back in the 90's that was an average pub/club toilet

"for god sake's clean up the country" Glass houses lad, glass houses.

In terms of cash in sequels from modern Hollywood, this one is surprisingly good

I went to watch T2 at the cinema in Scotland (Livingston) and some guy got arrested it was very fitting 🤣

Such rich material and drew on everything that made the original epic. A tourist in our own youth" perfectly sums it up. Great lighting colour and visuals. They did a great job.

Loved the original. Must have watched itvover and over again. 28 years later and wehave T2. In its own right it holds it own and not trying to be like the original. Lust for life ❤

Yesssssssss! Just celebrating our result against the Spanish! Cant wait to watch when i get home! C’mon SCOTLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A beautiful follow up and examination of men trying to grow up with limited tools

The story is, however the individual interprets it a very generational film duo. If you grew up identifying with the first, the second makes you feel something for the characters. It is probably rare when directors and actors get to revisit something together, following the same story line 20 years later.

The fact they have stolen and ripped each other off during their time as drug addicts hits pretty close to the truth but they don’t have any other/real friends to rely on so end up back with the same old people. A lot of council neighbourhoods in Scotland were/are still pretty dark places full of drugs, disease and crime. Toilets were often pretty bad as well although a lot of bars that are left are more upmarket and better kept. You’d be lucky to find a public toilet in many places now but they sometimes were pretty grim. They even started putting lights in that made it harder to see veins to stop people injecting.

One can only imagine the number of demons Spud exorcised with one swing of a toilet.

One of the all time greatest sequels. You guys should watch Shallow Grave. Directed by Danny Boyle. Ewan McGregor plays one of the leads.

Thank you for reacting to this film. Definitely worthy of a sub from me. This is such a beautiful and emotional film. I am a massive Trainspotting fanboy and also loved the book sequel to Trainspotting called "Porno" by Irvine Welsh. I was a little nervous going into this one (despite my sheer confidence in Danny Boyle), and was not disappointed. Trainspotting 2 is a more than worthy successor, and the themes of the movie couldn't have been more appropriate for what I was going through at the time. Time comes for us all, and it can be a son of a bitch.

Trainspotting 1 & 2 is just pure movie theatre art 👏 ❤

enjoyable and unpredictable

I for sure think this one ranks among the best (delayed) sequels of all time. These many years later sequels that try to capitalize on the first movies popularity never seem to work out that great. Blade Runner did it well, This one did it well other than that I dont think there are many good examples of 10+ years later movies having this sort of quality and successfully adding to the original storylines.

Mr Doyle the gangster was a real life gangster who was shot to death a few years ago.

I was on that prison landing when they came to film and you guys can imagine they tried everything to keep the prisoners quiet by blackmailing us with chocolate and such likes❤😂

This is such a great sequel. The big time gap, makes it mean something. So glad i watched your videos in succession. I was 16 when this came out and as a Scotsman, it felt like our Pulp Fiction or something. Absolutely massive, I've seen the original dozens of times. New subscriber anyway cheers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

Great video. Maybe a little unfair to Scotland though. Its like saying America is grim because detroit is grim

The guy that played the sauna owner got assassinated in real life. His name was Bradley Welsh. Look him up.

"But Spud is a Herion boy"... I think the word is "SKAG BOY" 😂 SKAGBOYS is the prequel Trainspotting with Renton, Simon and Spud set earlier in life. There is more of that xhatacyer series too and many other Irvine Welsh stories that span over multiple books. Even the Crime and Filth has its one Filth and TV series

Loving these videos, just binged loads.. some you should try from UK. 51st state with Samuel L Jackson, is comedy gangster and a gangster movie from Liverpool 'going off big time'. Hope you do watch and look forward to watching more of your reviews

You guys should check out "Four Lions" 2010. Its not massively well known but very good. I would say more about stereotypes.... nothing more English northern than these lads though! Maybe watch that one in your spare time! XD

I don't remember much of this one, thought Id comment before and then after!

Please, please, please, do Guy Ritchies "Rock'n Rolla", it's like the sequel to Snatch, and i think you guys would love it. Best wishes fae Scotland

Great reaction, great movie!

For an earlier, different type of British film try 1955's 'The Ladykillers'. 'Brighton Rock', too (1948 one) if you haven't seen it.

The East Coast of Scotland and the peripheral social housing estates of Edinburgh and Dundee were hit hard by the Heroin epidemic in the mid 80s. The highest HIV rate in Europe could be found in those two cities. The mass exodus of industry also decimated these cities fuelling mass unemployment and despair. The Heroin was produced in Afghanistan and the money used to fund the war against the Soviets. The fact the crew are all Hibernian Football Club supporters identifies them as Catholics. Hibernia was the Roman name for Ireland. The club was formed by Catholic immigrants from Ireland.

Ngl might be a hot take, but I like this one more than the original

Nice to see you check this one out. A worthy sequel for sure. For another film based upon work by Irvine Welsh, you should try “The Acid House”. It features 3 stories takes from the book of the same name with the screenplay written by Welsh himself. Even if you don’t react to it, definitely just watch it.

Wee fun fact the house wee fergie and his mum stay in was my nans old house

And to take it full circle the title Gail thought of for Spuds stories was 'Trainspotting'.

I believe the follow up book ‘The blade artist’ about Begbie is being made into a movie. Begbie has moved to California and become a successful sculptor

Its definitely a better movie than the first one, it just doesnt have the same cultural impact as the first which was a hugely hyped film due to the success of the book, particulary in working class Scotland. The soundtrack was also a major seller. The book is written in a way which is really only understood by those who know Scots slang ad who get the references. The movies are bascially very slick screenplay versions of some of the narrative threads of the book. I live in an area where this movie was shot and is becoming more popular with Hollywood as a location. Samuel L Jackson was here filming a few weeks back as there is basically a fully functioning movie studio on our door step. Ive also met Irvine Welsh as well as caught him DJing at new years. What you guys may not know is that Spud dies in a later book and that the guy who played the gangster in this movie was actually shot dead not that long ago. True story.

The boy spud punch is retired pro boxer

I can assure you there *are* clean toilets in Scotland. ;)

I'll take those squats.

You two need to react to Rocknrolla by Guy Richie, his best ever movie for sure.

14:39 even funnier. When you know mark and simon are catholic. And share to the areas of flyers score there is a small scale religious war where Catholics are not safe sharing it is and processes are not safe in other areas. Thanks have improved traverse really recently but as I know Me is 100% safe.

a great sequel

And you should read Dead Mans Trousers. One of the 4 dies.

I'm surprised you haven't yet done movies like 2001 A Space Odyssey, or THX1138?

Ironic that Edinburgh is regarded as one of Europes prettiest citys.Check it out/

Can you watch 2001: A Space Odyssey, if you haven't seen it yet

This film was such a disappointment. The real sequel is the book called Porno. That's the film we wanted!

i liked 2 better than the original.

You should check out Robert Carlyle as director and staring in the legend of Barney Thomson a dark comedy about a series killer also stars Emma Thompson

What's a geddi ?

All that rubbish is actually dolton scrap yards where old cars go to get crushed

I doubt a film about criminals with Heroin addiction would contain the beautiful mountains and glens that Scotland is famous for as you'll find that smack heads don't frequent such areas and tend to stick to the dirtier seedier poorer areas as the director is depicting making you feel uncomfortable in their world.

You really have to be Scottish Or Irish to truly understand the "No more Catholics scene" sectarianism is still quite a menace on our society today.

U gotta watch filth. Please, please funking please 🙏

At 09:18 is a good motif from the painting "Windows in the West" by a scottish aritst Avril Paton. The painting is seen at 24:22

Great to watch fellow filmmakers enjoy these films so much. For a more stark 1980's gem have you guys seen "the Long Good Friday" (the British gangster movie) with Bob Hoskins and a young Helen Mirren? The final moment of that film has stuck with me all my life, it encapsulates that moment of realisation without a single word being spoken. It's of its time but we'll worth a watch.