Trainspotting (The Criterion Collection) [4K UHD]

Too many people spend their time reviewing the movie itself, and not the quality of the disc. This movie (and the book) is one of my favorites, that’s why I bought it. I’ve seen it many times from VHS, to streaming to DVD and now Blu Ray. This is a fantastic copy. The quality of the picture and sound are great. This is a very music & narration driven movie, all of which sound perfect on my (cheap) surround sound system. It says it’s a 4k transfer from the film stock, but nowhere on the box or disc did I see “4kUHD” so I cannot verify the actual quality at this time. But to my informed eyes, it looks fantastic. None of that waxy skin that comes from AI upscaling that some of the 4k movies now have. I also appreciate that it comes in a hard plastic case that’s similar to other bluray cases. Sometimes criterion movies come in some awful cardboard cases with the discs shoved into the flaps and they’re hard to get out without getting your fingerprints all over the bottom. This isn’t a movie for everyone, it’s about 4 friends who are heroin addicts in Scotland. It’s a comedy drama, and a masterpiece. Danny Boyle is a great director (28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire) and he did an amazing job with this. There’s some dark themes, and gross moments in this. But it’s all artistically done. The sequel is also really good. Choose life. Choose buying and watching this blue ray disc in the comfort of your own home and enjoying a fantastic movie.

This is an incredible movie that I would recommend to almost anyone (I still remember the first time I saw Renton diving into the worst toilet in Scotland to fish out his suppositories… I was eating pizza at the time…quite an awful experience in a really great way), but I’m not writing this review to sing it’s well deserved praises I’m writing it to scold the other reviews that complain about the packaging being bad. No, it’s not bad. It’s cool. And the fact that you bought this movie and can’t see that is extremely puzzling to me. Because if you’re buying this movie I would think you might have a bit of imagination and an openness to creativity. Like creative and cool packaging. But somehow that seems to be lacking. Anyway. If you like this movie and you are creative and like cool stuff then I highly recommend this Criterion version. If on the other hand you lack those attributes maybe skip it.

This looks extra amazing, colors are so much brighter with so much clarity and detail over pervious blu-ray and DVD versions. Does have some slight film grain so it does look like you are watching a film it has not been scrubbed free from any film grain. The 5.1 mix is also just the best with all the fantastic original music you remember. I am not crazy about the packaging but it playful and fun and was not made into a standardized version for mass consumption. I could see this glossy paper version selling out. The Disc menu + music is just the best and will have you humming along in no time! This is one for cinephiles, movie collectors and as well fans of the Criterion movie catalog. This is the 90s version equal to the cultural zeigest as much as Easy Rider was to the 60's counter culture. I love it!

An absolutely heartbreaking film, but one that’s worth watching.

tl;dr - Film quality is amazing. Packaging is disappointing. I would say don't buy it if it is over $30-$35 in price. So right off the bat I just wanna say the transfer of the film itself is amazing. The movie itself is where this remaster shines. Criterion's team did a top notch job as always as far as the scan of the film itself. I can see what they we're going for in terms of the look and styling of the packaging (very similar to the presentation and packaging of a vinyl record.) I do see the validity of the comments for this movie in that during shipping it could be VERY easy for the disc to be damaged in transit. Fortunately, this was not the case for me. The biggest issue with me concerning the packaging it the TREMENDOUSLY flawed dimensions for the packaging. As someone who collects pretty much only Blu Ray movies and who just recently bought a nice, new shelving explicitly for blu-rays, this movie just BARELY fits in that shelving as there is just enough wiggle room in the dimensions of the shelves. I don't think the packaging itself is rotten to the core, but the execution was seriously fumbled. I pre-ordered their upcoming 4K remaster of Blue Velvet (at full price) and it is my hope Criterion will see the feedback for this release and learn from it.

Criterion usually does a very good job, on all their release, but at times, their packaging in an embarrassment, as it is with this title. They call it a Digi-Pak and it's BIG claim in that part of it, glows in the dark, so like, WHO CARES? Anyone paying the prices they charge isn't worried about crap like that, they are collectors, as am I, and they want these items sent in pristine condition, and in a format that is suitable. As they did with their "Citizen Kane" debacle..(which I never bought because of it's disgraceful packing) this film is presented in a super CHEAP, flimsy, outrageously bad, cardboard, thin box, which barely holds this disc inside. I didn't even open mine, and both discs were extruding from the ends, which will obviously lead to damage. RETURNING AT ONCE!! For the prices Criterion charges they should have more respect form themselves and their customers who expect better. Many say home media is dying out, I hope it isn't true, but if Criterion continues to go this cheap a** way, I can guarantee they'll lose my business, and many of those whom I recommend them to. You should be ashamed. If you're not, it truly shows who you are. This film deserved a LOT better. An EMBARRASSMENT!!

A proper transfer for Trainspotting at last! A very significant upgrade over the old, washed out and harsh-looking Blu Ray.

Estaba dudando si comprar esta edición o no, había visto que Criterion la había lanzado en una cajita de cartón en vez del empaque tradicional de plástico Para mi sorpresa, el empaque sí es de plástico, así que no se si tuve suerte o si este es el empaque que va a predominar en esta edición Viene con su booklet, aunque esta edición no brilla en la oscuridad No tiene subtitulos en español, solo en inglés

I remember renting this movie, not long after turning 18 so i could rent R rated movies. At that age, i did enjoy the movie, but will admit I didn't fully understand it. Watching it years later, i have a better appreciation for the movie...and obviously undertand it a little better LOL. Despite a lot of the main focus on the movie being about drugs (in this case Heroin) it does nothing to "glorify" it or the people addicted to it, showing the ups and downs of their addictions. Highly recommend this movie to fans of British movies, fans of Danny Boyle and fans of Ewan McGregor The audio and video quality on the Blu-ray was amazing.

DO NOT BUY !! It has well known freezing issues on the 4k disc that Criterion new about.

I'm only giving this movie 2 stars because Trainspotting is such a wonderful movie. The packaging for this Criterion Collection release in 4k is absolutely AWFUL!!! Its basically a cardboard flip over on a case that is much larger than normal criterion movies (either cardboard containing many movies or hard plastic). For a collector's item, I doubt this packaging will have a long lifespan. If I was Criterion, I would be ashamed to have such horrible packaging to any of my titles.