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What does the sun do at the Pole !?
Stanley and The Narrator fighting over who's turn it is to have the bucket. <3
Narrator: Stanley, you have had too much time and too much comfort from that bucket, it’s my turn!
Stanley: No!
heres my spud headcannons cause they are neccessary for a better life:
- he definetly goes to physiotherapy. i mean... he is literally an amputee, so he kinda needs it!
- spud gets along with almost everyone in the elevator (aside from MR and Gnarpy, and Bive makes him a little uncomfortable and he thinks Pest could be nicer) and almost all of them like him back (...apart from gnarpy and pest. MR is not alive) hes probably one of those guys where if ya dont like him then its like.. whats wrong with you?
- the guy still works at the camp, but not with any of the physical activitys. he does more around the campfire with helping kids with marshmallows and such.
- i feel like he would get anxious alot about his short term memory loss (he has major TBI, and that effects short term more than long term memory) and usually he just gets reasurred that its ok he cant remember by someone else (.....that one coversation with poob, anyone?)
- he is probably very soft spoken. like. ice bear (wbb) or kind of like daniel (campcamp). also he definetly stutters.
- frank probably played the guitar. spud would, if he could remember.
6. Ewan McGregor Movie Review: Trainspotting (1996)
We've made it to another year and it's a big one! That's right, Ewan only had two projects in 1995, but that's because our boy was extremely busy in '96. He released FOUR movies that year! What's really wild is that isn't even his record number for movies released in one year. 😱
A quick fun fact before we get started: The producer of "Trainspotting", Andrew Macdonald, has a cameo in the movie as a prospective renter. He was also the producer for "Shallow Grave"!
Genre: Crime/Drama
Rating: R
Director: Danny Boyle
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Jamie Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, Robert Carlyle, Kevin McKidd, Kelly McDonald
Movie Review: The movie "Trainspotting" reunited Danny Boyle as director, John Hodge as screenwriter, and Ewan McGregor as leading man. "It is about a group of friends/heroin addicts living day to day in Edinburgh, Scotland. Their only goal is to score their next hit of the drug by any means necessary. The story is told from the perspective of the main character, Mark Renton, who attempts and struggles at getting clean. The movie is essentially a day in the life of an addict. Like a train wreck, you can't look away, even as the characters speed towards death. It's unflinchingly honest, gritty and captivating. It was also a smash hit! Nowadays, people primarily know Ewan McGregor for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi but may not know that his role in Trainspotting is what actually launched his career.
Ewan Review: Ewan McGregor plays the main character Mark Renton aka Renton. Renton is a junkie who loves being a junkie. For him, there is no greater pleasure than being high. Though he sometimes realizes that sobriety is the better choice, he can't help but to fall back into addiction. He's a selfish asshole (a recurring theme with Ewan characters) who is friends with selfish assholes. Renton also has a sexual relationship with a child. The movie doesn't frame this relationship negatively or explore any repercussions so do with that information as you will. Ewan gives a stellar performance and even lost around thirty pounds for the role!
Screentime Percentage (Numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number): Ewan is on screen for a total of 52/94 minutes making his SP 55%. This is his highest score yet!
To Ewan or not to Ewan: Is the movie worth watching for Ewan McGregor content alone? Yes. Is it worth watching in general? Yes. Fair warning, the movie can be dry-heave inducing. There's nudity, graphic depictions of drug use, lots of blood, two feces scenes, and decaying bodies.
Where to Watch: "Trainspotting" is currently for rent on YouTube or you can watch it for free on soap2day. You can also stream it if you have a subscription to Paramount+, MGM+, or Amazon Prime Video.
Conclusion: "Trainspotting" is a movie deserving of its accolades. The writing is phenomenal, the actors gave it their all, the soundtrack is perfect, and the opening monologue is iconic. It's my belief that everyone should watch this movie at least once.
Fat and Cat! The two legendary Spud!s
These two sillys!! Named by my sister as 'Fat' and 'Cat' the two Spuds she vowed to protect! Cat was gotten from Two Stud camp and we saved Fat from Jeremy, they are sooooo silly and Cat was omnipresent in the run lol, he had been there since floor 36 and at the time of this picture being taken the floor count was at 144 Fat left on floor 76, she had kept them alive forever and said she wouldn't leave game until they died (she left on floor 144 because she got tired) I mean, Cat was becoming omnipresent so she left and we played April Gouls elevator :333
20 floors with Spud!
A special run that you can do
I just finished a regretavator run that the people in the lobby called "20 floors with Spud" where we tried to keep Spud! alive for 20 floors or more, and we did it, we kept him with us for 21 floors!
It was really fun and we made some great memories in that. With Spud almost exploding once, but we got through it
Props to this random kid for eating Buck and living through the status effect