The Worlds End!!!!

The Worlds End.

The final film in what is being described as the "three flavours cornetto trilogy", first their was Shaun of the Dead (Strawberry) then Hot Fuzz (Classico) and now we have The World's End (Mint). Obviously I have to admit I LOVED Strawberry and Vanilla, I mean Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz so I had high expectations going into this film and it didn't disappoint. 

Starting off back in time twenty or so years we see the group of lads all looking youthful and ready to take on the world but they must first try and do the Golden Mile of pubs. Basically to visit 12 pubs and drink 12 pints in their hometown of Newton Haven and live to tell the tale. As the boys try to do the Golden Mile they unfortunately fail and all eventually leave their hometown to start their own lives away from Newton Haven. 

Soon enough the cool one of the group Gary King (Simon Pegg) decides to reunite the gang, return to Newton Haven and try and complete the Golden Mile. But he has some work to do as most of the group have moved on, Oliver "O-Man" (Martin Freeman) is an estate agent, Steven (Paddy Considine) is a construction business owner, Peter (Eddie Marsan) is a father of two and Andrew (Nick Frost) is a high flying lawyer. But with some wise words and encouragement the group agree to go on the pub crawl and all end up back in their hometown in Gary's old classic car just like years earlier.

As the boys make their way around the pubs they soon realise that things aren't what they used to be. As Gary gets in a fight with a teen in the toilets in soon turns into a 5 V 5 fight in which they end up with blue ink on their hands. As Oliver's sister Sam (Rosamund Pike) turns up she soon joins in the boys fun and the conspiracy theories soon fly around trying to work out what was going on and what has changed in Newton Haven. 

As the alien robots are soon after the group of lads the boys try to survive Gary is determined to make it to the World's End and finally finish something in his life.

This film has everything that we loved from the first two films, it has laughs, action, great characters and a great storyline. The used of extras is great as well as we see some of the UK's best sitcom actors are in the film and also extras from the previous films which is good to see. Considering the film has a low budget in turns of films out at the moment the CGI effects are really impressive and bring the action during the film. The friendship between the friends is sweet and they reminisce to bring the characters that bit more depth which was needed.

Of course not every film is perfect as I felt the whole story of how Gary became obsessed with doing  the Golden Mile was not truly addressed, seeing his bandaged arms wasn't enough for me I needed to know why. The ending was something a little weak as the Alien race argues with Gary, Andrew and Steven the Aliens decide to just leave Earth without a hesitation which was a bit of a WTF moment. 

And of course the mint flavoured cornetto makes an appearance close to the end, so do we know of a fourth cornetto flavour and if so will we see it feature in another Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost film?!.

9/10.

This Is The End!!!!

This Is The End.

When american comdys come to our screens we expect them to either be funny or just downright stupid and pointless to the point it's funny because it's so awful. But luckily for This Is The End it turns out that this is a comedy that at times balances itself rather nicely between the two. 

A parody of the Hollywood actors lifestyle we at first see Seth Rogen playing himself waiting at the airport for his friend Jay Baruchel who has flown in to spend some time with him playing video games, smoking drugs, drinking and having a good time. With Rogen suggesting they go to James Franco's new house for a party the guys head off for the celebrity filled party to party all night and have a good time. Arriving at the party the other main characters of the film arrive, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson and a late riser Danny McBride all join the group. 

With other celebs thrown into the mix, a rather coked up Michael Cera who slaps Rihanna's arse, Jason Segel, Paul Rudd, Christoph Mintz-Plasse, Mindy Kaling and the British beauty Emma Watson. It is a massive mix of other comedy style actors who if only to be on screen for a few minutes to be killed off is a nice addition. 

As a massive earthquake takes place and beams of light strike the ground and take people up to the clouds above the group try to work out what has happened. Theories of a zombie apocalypse, the apocalypse and the four horseman, an alien invasion and the end of the world all ideas are thrown out there. Trying to survive on the little food they have they venture outside James Francos house to find other people, food and water to survive but soon enough they have to leave and see what really has happened to the world. 

As the group venture outside all manner of stupid things happen to the group as one by one they all find their way to escape the destruction of Earth. As giant monsters with massive dicks are shown on screen, demon possession, to the end credits of the group dancing with a well known US boy band the film has everything, laughs, WTF moments and utterly stupid moments as well. 

A great comedy film that looks at what celebrity's in Hollywood would do if faced with the end of the world and the comedic things they would get up to. With plenty of comedic actors making their appearance in the film it utilises them all and I have to say Michael Cera even if he's not a main character is just hilarious and has some stand out scenes at the start of the film. Directed by Seth Rogen you can see he had some major input into the film and definitely brought out the best in all the actors involved. 

For anyone who liked Pineapple Express, Superbad, Hot Tub Time Machine, Knocked Up or any major comedy release film starring any of the actors mentioned then you will truly love this film.

6/10.