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The Acid House [DVD] [1999]

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3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Stephen McCole, Maurice Roëves, Garry Sweeney, Jenny McCrindle, Simon Weir
  • Directors: Paul McGuigan
  • Writers: Irvine Welsh
  • Producers: Alex Usborne, Carolynne Sinclair Kidd, Colin Pons, David Muir
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 29 April 2002
  • Run Time: 106 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CYVW
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 26,707 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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In The Acid House director Paul McGuigan adapts three Irvine Welsh short stories. These are set in an unflinchingly depicted world of grey, breeze block tenements, wiry psychos, short leather skirts, beer, fags and drugs, kinky sex in badly wallpapered lounges, random violence, hideous-looking babies, raves, footy, discarded crisp packets and barely intelligible dialogue featuring the occasional use of non-profanity.

"The Granton Star Clause" tells the unhappy tale of wee, pasty-faced Boab Doyle, who in one long, unhappy sequence loses his place in the football team, his girlfriend, his job and gets kicked out of the house by his parents, before an encounter with God (here, a hard-bitten, lager-quaffing Maurice Roeves) leads to a surreal, Kafka-esque conclusion. The second tale, "A Soft Touch", is gruellingly and well portrayed but pointlessly depressing. Kevin McKidd plays Johnny, a supermarket employee with an appalling slag-hag of a girlfriend who takes up with his new, violently psychotic and parasitical neighbour Larry. Will he stand up for himself? The answer will leave you thoroughly unsatisfied. Finally, there's "The Acid House", the funniest but silliest of the three tales in which Ewan Bremner plays an obnoxiously livewire Hibs fan who takes one too many tabs and ends up being transported into the mind of stereotypically middle-class couple's--Martin Clunes and Jemma Redgrave--baby.

The Acid House is compulsive but bleak, exhilarating but ambivalent. The viewer is asked to bring their own moral compass to these stylised yet non-judgemental episodes. Fans of Trainspotting, however, will certainly find much of the scintillating same here.

On the DVD: disappointingly, only the trailer is featured here. However, the DVD transfer in letterbox format is impeccable, used to its best advantage in the more surreal, fast-cut music video-style sequences, while the soundtrack, featuring The Verve and Primal Scream among others, also benefits. --David Stubbs

Special Features

16:9 Wide Screen
DVD 5
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Surround English
Dolby Digital Surround
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars just watch the third one, 12 Aug 2003
By Mr. K. T. Johnsey "kris69" (Newport) - See all my reviews
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Acid house is a compilation of 3 short films. The first 2 are okay, worth watching once, but nothing more needs to be said about them. You need to own this just for the third short film, also titled "the acid house". It is hysterical. The softer ones among you may say its on the verge of being sick, but if you want something to put on when your mates come round so that you can laugh till it hurts, get this and chuck on the last short film. Just make sure there's a few of your mates round so you can fully appreciate how funny it is. You wont see the funny side if your easily offended by foul mouthed, talking scottish babies, but if your not, then its worth the money just for the one short film, it's that good. Genius
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Acid House, 1 April 2003
After Welsh's highly acclaimed novel trainspotting was released it was widely thought that this would be his finest literary work. However The Acid House smacks you right in the face with it's gritty, dangerous and somewhat blurry eyed view of the people we love to loathe. I believe this is on par with welsh's finest and shows a light into the often unseen lives of those unfortunates gripped by poverty and lack of self worth evident in todays modern society, although this sometimes is not shown to it's full potential in this video. My advice to other review readers would be, BUY THE BOOK!!!
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars No Sequel to Trainspotting, 14 May 2003
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I have purchased the DVD of this movie today after watching it over 12 months ago. If you are looking for a sequel to Trainspotting... forget it! This isn't a sequel, doesn't contain the same characters and is, in fact, completely unrelated to Trainspotting.

The book which the film is based on is written by the same author, Irvine Welsh, who has written a total of seven books. The book contains a number of surreal short stories written in a typically graphic and unrelenting style.

The film brings to life the three best stories... not an easy task.

If you are broad minded, can watch and interpret something a little more taxing than the average American rubbish that is thrown at us week in week out, then this could be the film for you. It has a thumping soundtrack, great visuals, and storylines which are not for the faint-hearted, but certainly good for an audience with imagination.

If you are looking for the return of Spud Murphy and Simon 'Sick Boy' Williamson, then look up the book 'Porno', which is a follow up to Trainspotting. Unfortunately, they haven't decided whether to make this into a film or not yet... fingers crossed!

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Uneven Middle Bookended With Laughs
Three episodes from three stories from the book of the same name. No spoilers here.
The first story is my favourite. Glaswegian Kafka! Read more
Published 9 months ago by Godzilla The Hun

3.0 out of 5 stars It Sure Didn't Seem Like A Sequel For Trainspotting
Acid House is not for the faint hearted, it is graphic in so many different ways. I found the idea of three short stories intriguing although I presumed there would be some... Read more
Published 16 months ago by willow

4.0 out of 5 stars Mad but also very funny !
Three very different short stories! Not a sequel to trainspotting, as has already been mentioned, but worth watching if you are a fan of that type of hard hitting shocking flim. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2005 by Ms. Rebecca Fearon

3.0 out of 5 stars good in parts
I bought this DVD in a second hand shop having read the book and my expectations were high. Having watched it, the same goes as with many other book turned films, it just didn't... Read more
Published on 2 May 2005

3.0 out of 5 stars Granton Star Rules!
I hadn't read the Irvine Welsh book from which this movie is based. A friend of mine though said that he thought 'The Granton Star Cause' was one of the best short stories he ever... Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2005 by R Jess

4.0 out of 5 stars mad but funny
This film contains three short stories each very different. the first story was ok funny in parts. The second was disturbing and not funny but the third was hilarious. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2005

1.0 out of 5 stars "Does anyone mind if I turn this off? "No"
I borrowed this from a lad at work, and it took me weeks to get around to watching it. I wish I hadn't bothered. It's just grim. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars less than the sum of it's parts
i know this is irvine welsh, but i found this film a little bit too much. i enjoyed the first part. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding - a must see if you like Irvine Welsh
This film is a must see for fans of Irvine Welsh, and highly recommended for everyone else. The director stays close to the story line of the originals, whilst bringing them to... Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars If you liked Trainspotting you'll love this!
When i first heard of this i approached it with the kind of sceptism required when one comes accross a new film posing to be the sequel of one of the best movies of all... Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2000 by frank_dungarvan@hotmail.com

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