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A guy from work lent me this film and I watched it last night. I've never seen it before, but have seen other films by Danny Boyle and have wanted to see it for ages.
I thought it was fantastic, though not neccesarily a 'nice' film.
Just thought I'd share this:)
I thought it was fantastic, though not neccesarily a 'nice' film.
Just thought I'd share this:)
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Damn straight! An amazing film! The book is on my wishlist!
I can't wait to read it - and I'll understand all the colloquialisms!
A guy on my course did his dissertation on Irvine Welsh and went to meet up with him in a dodgy pub somewhere. That would have been an interesting conversation!
Great film!
The cold turkey scene scared the shit out of me as well. There's something about babys crawling on ceilings that terrifies me. It's one of the reasons I was scared of The Labyrinth when I was a kid. That and David Bowie. I'll never forgive him for causing my mulletophobia.:impissed:
It's a great book, so many different stories and characters in it. Just amazing. Though it is very hard to get into it, I didn't know what "ken" meant or what a "bairn" was when I first read it.
Aww bless you! I just find it weird cause I use those words all the time. Especially 'ken', on a day to day basis. I forget sometimes that not everyone knows what it means! Heh.
My mum said it was the first book chosen for her book club. She hadn't joined at that time and said she was grateful. I really can't imagine her liking that film or the book
So what does it mean?
'ken' is 'know'
and 'bairn' is 'child'
In Steven King's 'Dark Tower' series he uses the word 'ken' to mean understanding, perhaps he got it from Scotland?
That's where it comes from =] Not the Dark Tower, obviously.
I've got another 3 Irvine Welsh books here waiting to be read, can't wait!