I saw it back in '81. Angst ridden, dark and moody. Was meaningful back then to angst ridden, dark and moody teen, but haven't seen it since so who knows if it passes the test of time. Great concert scene with David Bowie. After visiting Berlin before the wall came down, I can say the depiction of dirty German smackies is quite accurate. I can recommend Candy (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424880/) as a heroin flick must-see. The book was great.