Trainspotting, Revisited
I've been out to Lyman Orchards today for fresh peaches and tomatoes. It's a gorgeous, breezy, sunny day. Perfect for a drive and a walk by the pond at the orchard. I got 4 quarts of Lyman's peaches, and some beautiful red local tomatoes. Oh, joy.
While I was driving around, I played the Trainspotting soundtrack. I've owned this soundtrack for a year or more, although I never watched the movie until last weekend. I had listened to it a little bit, but never really got into it. Since seeing the movie, though, I have to say that the soundtrack is absolutely brilliant. Now that I've seen how the songs were used in the movie, listening to them takes on a whole new dimension.
I will stand by my original claim that the movie isn't a comedy, but I have to say I like it better in retrospect than I did while I was watching it. And I think listening to the soundtrack with an increased understanding of the songs was part of what made the difference. The power of music, I guess.
No, it's not a comedy. As I told Katynka, any movie with a dead heroin baby is automatically disqualified from sitting on the shelf alongside Groundhog Day.
I've been out to Lyman Orchards today for fresh peaches and tomatoes. It's a gorgeous, breezy, sunny day. Perfect for a drive and a walk by the pond at the orchard. I got 4 quarts of Lyman's peaches, and some beautiful red local tomatoes. Oh, joy.
While I was driving around, I played the Trainspotting soundtrack. I've owned this soundtrack for a year or more, although I never watched the movie until last weekend. I had listened to it a little bit, but never really got into it. Since seeing the movie, though, I have to say that the soundtrack is absolutely brilliant. Now that I've seen how the songs were used in the movie, listening to them takes on a whole new dimension.
I will stand by my original claim that the movie isn't a comedy, but I have to say I like it better in retrospect than I did while I was watching it. And I think listening to the soundtrack with an increased understanding of the songs was part of what made the difference. The power of music, I guess.
No, it's not a comedy. As I told Katynka, any movie with a dead heroin baby is automatically disqualified from sitting on the shelf alongside Groundhog Day.
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