And so another trilogy, sadly, comes to an end. The Worlds End from Edgar Wright completes the Cornetto trilogy (Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz being the other two) and boy, does it go out with a bang.
Involving pints, bar stools and robots The Worlds End is a refreshing take on the apocalypse genre. Gary King (Simon Pegg) attempts to get his estranged mates (Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan and Paddy Considine) back together for a pub crawl that they failed to complete when they were younger. After some convincing the lads arrive in Newton Haven and begin their quest to “The Worlds End”. After a few pubs,things start kicking off like most pub crawls do, shots, fights and some beheadings.
We’ve had a number of apocalypse movies over the years, but its safe to say The Worlds End is the funniest one of them all. The opening hour is full of non stop laughs with someone genuinely superb dialogue being delivered between Pegg, Frost and their co-stars. The chemistry on display between them all, is second to none and this helps deliver the hilarity. To their credit, both Pegg and Frost are simply fantastic here, especially Pegg who plays the adult who never grew up fantastically. Its not all humour either as both actors exhibit superb innocence and admiration for each other especially towards the end, which will want you to get up and cheer! Nick Frost offers up a great performance too, swapping roles with Pegg as the more straight laced guy as opposed to comedic relief! The dude can swing a barstool! Holy crap!!! And the supporting cast are no joke either. Freeman, Marsan and Considine deliver incredibly likeable performances and are a joy to watch on screen.
Visually, Edgar Wright has learnt quite a few tricks since Scott Pilgrim. This does not look like a British movie in any sense. Gigantic set pieces and rather brilliant visual fx abound throughout and Wright keeps the script he and Pegg wrote going quite quickly. That said, the middle half of the movie changes up a gear, and we lose some laughs for a period and the action takes over. Not necessarily a bad thing, but the first hour sets up the humour so well that you are craving for more. As a matter of fact, I would have gladly watched a movie about this cast going to 12 pubs and getting pissed, they are that likeable! As for the aforementioned action, it comes in large doses and Nick Frost is like General Grievious with barstools instead of lightsabers. There are some brilliantly choreographed fight scenes here with enough body parts flying to keep the gore fans happy!
Overall, there's not a lot to dislike about The Worlds End. While it gets a small bit bogged down in the middle, it is ultimately a brilliant slice of entertainment! One of this years funniest movies!
Don't forget to watch our video special featuring interviews with Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as well as lots of clips!
Involving pints, bar stools and robots The Worlds End is a refreshing take on the apocalypse genre. Gary King (Simon Pegg) attempts to get his estranged mates (Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan and Paddy Considine) back together for a pub crawl that they failed to complete when they were younger. After some convincing the lads arrive in Newton Haven and begin their quest to “The Worlds End”. After a few pubs,things start kicking off like most pub crawls do, shots, fights and some beheadings.
We’ve had a number of apocalypse movies over the years, but its safe to say The Worlds End is the funniest one of them all. The opening hour is full of non stop laughs with someone genuinely superb dialogue being delivered between Pegg, Frost and their co-stars. The chemistry on display between them all, is second to none and this helps deliver the hilarity. To their credit, both Pegg and Frost are simply fantastic here, especially Pegg who plays the adult who never grew up fantastically. Its not all humour either as both actors exhibit superb innocence and admiration for each other especially towards the end, which will want you to get up and cheer! Nick Frost offers up a great performance too, swapping roles with Pegg as the more straight laced guy as opposed to comedic relief! The dude can swing a barstool! Holy crap!!! And the supporting cast are no joke either. Freeman, Marsan and Considine deliver incredibly likeable performances and are a joy to watch on screen.
Visually, Edgar Wright has learnt quite a few tricks since Scott Pilgrim. This does not look like a British movie in any sense. Gigantic set pieces and rather brilliant visual fx abound throughout and Wright keeps the script he and Pegg wrote going quite quickly. That said, the middle half of the movie changes up a gear, and we lose some laughs for a period and the action takes over. Not necessarily a bad thing, but the first hour sets up the humour so well that you are craving for more. As a matter of fact, I would have gladly watched a movie about this cast going to 12 pubs and getting pissed, they are that likeable! As for the aforementioned action, it comes in large doses and Nick Frost is like General Grievious with barstools instead of lightsabers. There are some brilliantly choreographed fight scenes here with enough body parts flying to keep the gore fans happy!
Overall, there's not a lot to dislike about The Worlds End. While it gets a small bit bogged down in the middle, it is ultimately a brilliant slice of entertainment! One of this years funniest movies!
Don't forget to watch our video special featuring interviews with Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as well as lots of clips!
