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Excellent sequel

posted 2 years ago by Drooch (5333)
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The characters are back in force, Begbie is as terrifying and hilarious as ever, and Boyle’s style is just as full of energy.

I liked how it used our memory of the first film and nostalgia for that era to comment on being ‘a tourist in your own youth’.

In a way the film is for older people looking back, and the beauty and pain of doing so. I don’t know if younger audiences will connect.

This could have been another hollow, cash-grab sequel. It wasn’t at all. It stands alongside Top Gun: Maverick as an example of how to do a legacy sequel properly.

[–] GhostOfIMDB (92) a year ago

I think it was a pretty solid sequel, especially considering how difficult it is to make sequels to cult movies. T2 would in no way be watchable without the context and appreciation of the first movie.

[–] Elvisp23 (393) a year ago

Yeah agree with everything you said. Will not resonate with say 20 years olds. I’m 42 and this movie did something to me.

Fav scene… the toilet scene. When Renton and Begbie are in cubicles next to each other. Amazing direction and acting

[–] Kippito (117) 10 months ago

I was in my mid 20s when this came out and I definitely appreciated the 'passage of time' aspect of the story. It totally resonated with me, but then again, I've been told I'm beyond my years many times.