Recent commentary and jibber-jabber

• VERN on Trainspotting (plus some notes on The Frighteners): “I’m interested that the movie most famous for the hero diving into a toilet full of shit and being haunted…” Aug 9, 20:45
• jojo on Trainspotting (plus some notes on The Frighteners): “Now I want to organize all the drug themed movies from “glorifies drug use” to “basically DARE commercial in feature…” Aug 9, 15:18
• Mr. Majestyk on Trainspotting (plus some notes on The Frighteners): “The idea that you can make a movie that doesn’t glorify whatever topic your movie is about was dispelled for…” Aug 9, 08:33
• Crudnasty on Trainspotting (plus some notes on The Frighteners): “I’m one of those assholes, and it seems to me the entire point of TRAINSPOTTING was to humanize the “why…” Aug 9, 07:45
• jojo on Trainspotting (plus some notes on The Frighteners): “Not sure if the jovial hijinks of these drug addicts and their cool accompanying music soundtrack helped inspire Amy Winehouse…” Aug 9, 04:22
• CJ Holden on Trainspotting (plus some notes on The Frighteners): “Dooley’s comment made me realize something: I never see TRAINSPOTTING mentioned as favourite “fun” movie from my more drug enthusiastic…” Aug 8, 23:46
• Dooley the Gravedigger on Trainspotting (plus some notes on The Frighteners): “Not sure if the jovial hijinks of these drug addicts and their cool accompanying music soundtrack helped inspire Amy Winehouse…” Aug 8, 20:47
• Crudnasty on Trainspotting (plus some notes on The Frighteners): “T2 also uses one of the most poignant parts of the original book that was left out of the first…” Aug 8, 17:19
• Manny on Trainspotting (plus some notes on The Frighteners): “Look forward to your review of T2. I think it’s a great film about growing older, with your demons and…” Aug 8, 15:25
• jojo on Trainspotting (plus some notes on The Frighteners): “Confession: I only first saw this about 10 years ago I read the book a few years before the movie’s…” Aug 8, 10:14
• dobe on Trainspotting (plus some notes on The Frighteners): “Much love for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.” Aug 7, 19:34
• so-and-so on Trainspotting (plus some notes on The Frighteners): “i ask this earnestly and not to incense – what does being cool mean to people and why might it…” Aug 7, 18:09
• Crudnasty on Trainspotting (plus some notes on The Frighteners): “Hell yeah, Vern, I was hoping you’d do this one. One of my all time favorite movie experiences, and for…” Aug 7, 17:01
• grimgrinningchris on Trainspotting (plus some notes on The Frighteners): “And yeah, as for THE FRIGHTENERS, mine was a mostly empty theater too, but I was convinced it was going…” Aug 7, 16:29
• grimgrinningchris on Trainspotting (plus some notes on The Frighteners): “I’ve been waiting 30 years+, chasing the dragon (or dinosaur) of the feeling of exhilaration that I felt leaving the…” Aug 7, 16:01