- Actors: Stephen McCole, Maurice Roëves, Garry Sweeney, Jenny McCrindle, Simon Weir
- Directors: Paul McGuigan
- Writers: Irvine Welsh
- Producers: Alex Usborne, Carolynne Sinclair Kidd, Colin Pons, David Muir
- Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Alliance (Universal)
- Release Date: Dec 11 2001
- Run Time: 111 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005R1UG
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Granton Star Rules!,
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This review is from: Acid House (Widescreen) (DVD)
I hadn't read the Irvine Welsh book from which this movie is based. A friend of mine though said that he thought 'The Granton Star Cause' was one of the best short stories he ever read and of the 3 stories within this film it certainly works the best. I first saw the film in North America and if you happen to be from the Celtic side of the pond the use of English subtitles for English dialogue can be quite disjointing and takes away from the enjoyment of the film. Nevertheless the 'Granton Star Cause' creates a big impact in the guise of a modern fable. Add to that the satirical nature of the policemen's investment, God's theological justifications and Nick Cave's brooding, melancholic soundtrack and you wonder why more filmmakers (indeed writers for that matter) don't incorporate more traditional story-telling elements in their work. 'A Soft Touch' proves to be morbidly depressing, while 'The Acid House' story itself just works as an extended pop video. All in all it doesn't work as a full feature, the remaining 2 stories develop as a huge anti-climax to the magnificent and insightful narrative of the first. Watch just for 'The Granton Star Cause'.
5.0 out of 5 stars
= - A_c_i_D - =,
By Collyn Gold (Syosset - Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Acid House (Widescreen) (DVD)
This movie is excellent. I suggest you read the book before you see the movie though, otherwise you'll really not know what the hell is going on because its very difficult to understand what thoes goddamn people are trying to say even though it has subtitles. This movie take three main stories from the book and recreates them into live action, following strictly to the written material. It was cool to see the movie after reading the book because it gave me a new view on how to picture everything in my mind, from the way the cities looked, the way that the characters looked and so on. This movie was dead on. Everything that I imagined while reading the book is what I saw on the screen when i saw the movie. Irvine Welsh has done it again. He is a literary god!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Strong adaptation,
By A Customer
This review is from: Acid House (Widescreen) (DVD)
Bearing in mind that this film is of the same style and tone as "Trainspotting," it stands as a departure from what the casual Irvine Welsh (no pun intended) fan may expect. Whereas -- despite some surrealist sequences -- "Trainspotting" had a realistic plot, this effort is a sort of Twilight Zone set in the schemes (projects)of Edinburgh. The movie's three segments closely follow their respective short stories in Welsh's novel. One departure, which I actually liked, was that unlike the Coco Bryce in Welsh's short story "The Acid House," the character is portrayed as more of a protagonist in the screen adaptation. Admittedly, Ewan Bremmer wasn't who I'd pictured as Bryce based on having read the story (much like I hadn't pictured Carlisyle as Begbie in Trainspotting), but he does an outstanding job with the character. Really good sequence at the end, where Welsh used actual Hibernian FC fans in the final scene. Overall, it's worth seeing; although, I found it difficult to find in the U.S. and would have prefered that the subtitles be optional on the DVD version.
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