It's a trip into the nineties, with fun performances which includes a great turn for John Simm. As for the narrative its pretty basic, a bunch of people who get tired of their mundane jobs/life and then go to escape on the weekend. Be aware it might have you bobbing along to the beat of the arm flailing soundtrack.

The film itself is a drug trip, literally. It isn't groundbreaking but it is a fun experience which certainly induces some amusing moments.

After finally killing The Doctor, The Master has no meaning in life. So he comes to Earth, wipes his own memory and changes his name to Jip. He then befriends Danny Dyer. Jip then realizes he has no meaning in his life so he runs for Prime Minister and wins under his real name, Harold Saxon. When The Doctor returns to Earth with Captain Jack Harkness and Martha Jones, Saxon remembers exactly who he really is and history repeats itself.

Dire.

A catalogue of Friday night's pills and powder intake does not a movie make. Nor do five endlessly self-justifying bores constantly winking and nudging and screaming and sledgehammering the viewer with "THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE WHEN YOU'RE ON DRUGS! THIS IS EXACTLY HOW IT FEELS WHEN YOU ARE ON DRUGS! AM I RIGHT? AM I RIGHT?"

That it has the gall to reference TRAINSPOTTING, an immensely superior film which throws its own failings into almost comic relief, is just one of the many artistic decisions on director Justin Kerrigan's part which completely baffle me. Nothing quite so baffling though as the generally held view that it is something of a "British Cult Classic". A turgid mixture of nostalgia (the turn of the millenium setting always feels a bit anachronistic for a film centred on rave culture) and borderline propaganda. I've had comedowns that were more pleasant.

Scavenger Hunt #12
Film #19
Task #11: A film starring Danny Dyer

"I'm supposed to see my mum tomorrow, but I'm doing ecstasy tonight so there's no way I can deal with her on a come down."
-Jip

I had no idea who Danny Dyer was, so I went with his only movie that was on Netflix. As a bonus it starred John Simm, the Master of all.

This movie is manic as fuck. Human Traffic follows a group of friends on a weekend off of work as they tour the clubs and get high. The characters break the fourth wall, travel into each others' flashbacks, and go on some crazy trips. This was a lot of fun for me but I can see how it could be off-putting.

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"Take me to a world where the drugs are free, the clubs have no gravity and every shag guarantees an orgasm!"

Best described as Trainspottings younger and weaker sibling, Human Traffic is a character study of a group of friends that just want to party and while on occasion it's quite entertaining, the film itself is a flat and pale comparison to Boyle's masterpiece. Performances are good but nothing stands out except for rather surprisingly Dyer who impresses. The soundtrack is good and the camera techniques aside from a few really lighten the film up.

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"WHATS YOUR NAME. WHATVE YOU TAKEN. REACH FOR THE LASERS. SAFE AS FUCK."

i'll always have a soft spot for movies like this. i was born in 1999 and like... this is what my mum and dad did! its like a flashback to being a baby lmao!

also this movie is at the same time not really that great and a bit of a classic. its super messy in its style and its not really about anything but i have it on good authority that it captured a time and a place and a mood just perfectly.

also i dont care about straight people falling in love im over it! OVER! IT!

also ive had a bit of a crush on john simm since i was 8 so... also a very young andrew lincoln is in this and i want to lick his ugly face....

WHO IS THE QUEEN?

A very strange film. I enjoyed the trainspotting-esque aesthetic, but somehow missed the plot line. I loved the way it was shot and edited but the characterisation was weak and I was give no chance to grasp the characters personalities.

After a few years hiatus, I've recently been indulging in electronic music and the club scene associated with it and so it seemed fitting to revisit this movie.

The first 2/3rds of this movie are an absolute treat, but perhaps intentionally following the flow of a heavy night, it begins to unravel a bit towards the end into something not quite as satisfying.

An enjoyable and surprisingly inventful movie though

Trainspotting without the blatant moral club and considerably more empathy for the characters. Still a wilde ride, i like!

Great movie, hasn't aged that well though.

Dieser Film fängt völlig durchgeknallt an, wird aber genauso wie der großartig nachempfundene Partytrip immer ruhiger und nachdenklicher... Eine Hommage an das Nachtleben mit einigen lustigen und traurigen Momenten - teilweise etwas simple Story. Dafür umso sehenswerter in der einzigartigen Machart!

Hip characters doing hip things in a hip pseudo-psychedelic style full of hip music, hip costumes, hip late-90s slang, and hip movie posters slathered over every square inch of the hippest wall space. Hipness isn't just a smokescreen to distract from the dull story and characters, it's as if the art direction has been weaponized to pummel the audience with identical ugly sets crammed to bursting with colorful bric-a-brac. Why? For whatever reason I'm reminded of lame parents who try so hard to be cool around their kids and their kids' school peers that their attempts to "enjoy" things like rap music and skateboarding end up as mortifying spectacle. Bonus star awarded for that bit with the krumping fast food wage slaves.

Yes, it's kind of a ripoff of trainspotting, but it's a feel-good story with some interesting thoughts on life. Great look into 90s UK Trance/Dance culture, obviously amazing soundtrack as well. I really enjoyed this more than I thought I would.