The World's End

A friend recommended I watch this without watching the trailer or reading anything. Just go into it without knowing anything about it. Seeing as I really enjoyed Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, I trusted his suggestion completely.Best way to see it, hands-down. You may already know things about the movie by reading this page, but if you know somebody who's enjoyed the other two movies and hasn't seen this one, give them the same recommendation. You'll get them saying WTF in no time, in a good way.

I am a huge fan of the Cornetto trilogy (my favorite being the exquisite "Hot Fuzz,") but "The World's End," while a very imaginative and entertaining movie in its own right left me a bit less enthused than the two previous installments. This film centers on five old friends reuniting for an epic pub crawl featuring encounters with everything from high school bullies and old flames to a full scale alien invasion. Simon Pegg as the former leader of the gang who has been destroyed by life has a darker and much more emotional role here, and he turns out a great performance; for my money though Nick Frost takes top honors as the straight guy (a great role reversal from "Hot Fuzz" which pleased me immensely.) While Simon is perfectly suited to play a jerk, the supporting cast (many of whom are veterans of "Hot Fuzz" or "Shaun of the Dead") particularly Martin Freeman and Paddy Considine are equally up to their respective roles.I liked the thematic similarities between The Network and the NWA (from "Hot Fuzz") and the inherent alien evilness of The Network is perfectly encapsulated in Bill Nighy's detached and genuinely creepy dialogue. Pierce Brosnan as a former teacher and alien acolyte is a piece of casting genius, and the scenes in the bar between the protagonists and Brosnan are high points. The conclusion (don't miss the Cornetto reveal...it passes really quickly in this one!) is an interesting post-apocalyptic take on the future that is unpredictable and arresting and allows Frost to really shine.The film is beautifully made with extraordinary editing of particular note. Edgar Wright is a truly talented filmmaker and "The World's End" features a lot of his signature dark humor, though unlike the other two Cornetto films, I felt a bit empty after watching this one. The acting and cast is first rate, the film is gloriously beautiful to watch, and the action sequences are brilliant, but in the end I felt it was perhaps a bit longer than ideal as there were moments I found my mind wandering, something that never once occurred during "Shaun of the Dead" or "Hot Fuzz."The DVD has many extras which are all worth checking out, particularly for fans of Wright, Pegg, and Frost. I have no qualms recommending "The World's End," but must honestly say it's my least favorite of the three Cornetto films (but "Hot Fuzz" is perpetually in my list of top five favorite films of all time, with "Shaun of the Dead" close in trail.) This is a thoughtful if bleaker film than the earlier pictures, but the performances and surprises are excellent and deserving of a look.

This British comedy [from the creators of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz} is not as funny as either of the former. It is a spoof on science fiction, specifically on "alien invasion" films, as Shaun of the Dead was a well-done spoof on classic zombie films and Hot Fuzz, their comedic version of the classic cop-team film. Basically a group of friends, notorious boozers and fighters in their youth, reunite for a classic tour of 12 bars on the main street of their home town—the last pub aptly named “World’s End”. During the course of their carousing, they begin to notice the people aren’t quite the same. No, it's not just that the friends they knew have been replaced by younger people they don’t recognize—they’ve been replaced by ALIENS…not that anyone is supposed to take this seriously of course, but the ageing friends decide they simply MUST complete the Worlds End classic, even if the world might really be coming to an end! In a sense, it's loosely a counterpart to the brilliant and probably under-appreciated "The Watch" with Ben Stiller. The movie ends with a confrontation with our rowdy crew and the aliens bent on taking over our species. I suppose to give away the outcome would be to spoil the plot for anyone who hasn't watched it. In any case, it's rather the opposite of the American stereotype of British (based, I guess, on the upper class and those aspiring to it) as more reserved; this crowd is blue collar and about as rowdy as they get. In this case, I'll take the more reserved "The Watch", but fans of Pegg and Write, I'm sure, will want to see it.I give this a C-.

There is probably the best case for individualism made in this movie since the Declaration of Independence. The violence in the movie is so over the top that it is funny (very funny) rather than threatening. Anyone who ever really wanted to achieve anything can relate to the hero of the story (a down-on-his-luck former "cool kid" who desperately wants to complete a very difficult pub crawl). The movie is very uplifting in what it says about our desire to be free.

"The World's End" is Simon Pegg's and Nick Frost's exercise of their funny and boundless imagination and connection to community. It is so much fun. They have taken our quaint ideas of English towns and pubs and ...dragged them and the spirit of Alexandre Dumas into "The Beast" for a truly goofy, damaged, pilgrimage. It ain't great cinema in one way, but it is broad comedy that successfully takes risks. What I adore about it is that it comes from such a human place. Is it making a statement? Yup. As much as I enjoy technology, laughing helped me exercise my anxieties of watching people not looking up from their devices and stepping in front of buses about to move, walking through doors opened by kind people and not thanking the consideration, and filming or texting through live performances and not clapping or booing or ANYTHING except watching that tiny screen and/or texting. If I were in group therapy and Mr. King rambled on about the Golden Mile, I might have rolled my eyes and wished he would just run off and go back to drinking. Pegg and Frost really know how to teach people like me a lesson in vision and compassion and joy with a whole lot of funny panic and running.

Largely filmed in the town where I live, apparently because Simon Pegg lives nearby and always wanted to make a film during the day and still being able to be home with his feet up in front of the fire by the evening. The extra bonus, of course, is that I get to see my town blown up!So its a bit of a shame to say that it is probably the weakest of the three Cornetto films - not that it isn't very good, just it does not quite reach the heights of the first two.The DVD itself was particularly disappointing. The main thing you buy a DVD is for the extras, and (for all of the above reasons) I was really looking forward to a "making of" - and its rubbish. Seriously - a total waste of space.

What an odd film, I got this as I'm loving Simon Pegg films at the moment.This was an added bonus as it also has Nick Frost too (and a few other big names Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, and much to my surprise, Pierce Brosnan!).Bit hard to get my head around the storyline at first, but an enjoyable film.Fab acting and cast.

This comedy is the third in the Simon Pegg / Nick Frost Trilogy & see's the boys going back to their home village to complete a pub crawl that they failed to do as youths.It soon become clear that the village has changed????Great comedy & story line but I found it was better on the second watching as you tend to miss salient points on the first watch.

After the relatively disappointing 'Hot Fuzz', 'The World's End' brings the Cornetto Trilogy to a fitting end. This is a denser, perhaps more serious story, for all its robot humanoids and superbly choreographed fights; characters have proper backstories beyond the school pals reunion set-up and even the alien-takeover plot is less one-dimensional than you'd expect. Edgar Wright's direction has matured too. Sure he still uses his arsenal of visual tricks, but in a much more contained way than in 'Shaun of the Dead' or 'Hot Fuzz'.The Blu-Ray has an astonishing amount of extras in terms of features (nearly all of which are comprehensive and, more importantly, interesting!) and the commentary is everything you'd expect.'Shaun of the Dead', however, remains this team's crowning glory, in my view. I might admire the maturity that Pegg, Frost & Wright have attained here, but the first film has a unique energy borne out of the experiences of 'Spaced' that means it never outstays its welcome and makes it endlessly re-watchable.

This is ne of those films i will always watch again. The comedy in it is ingenious and the Pegg-Frost charm is yet to wear off.This is probably my favourite of all the similar films (Shawn of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul) as it has the most inventive humour. its also nice to see Martin Freeman in the film! the thing i most love about the film is the reversed role of the two main characters, in all other of their films Nick has always been the Stupid, childish one and Simon has always been the adult, sensible one; its nice to see this reversed for a film!