Rated R - Language
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
Directed by: Edgar Wright
The Story:
Gary King (Pegg) is trying to reunite his five friends to go on the mile long pub crawl that they tried and failed to finish 20 years earlier. They all reluctantly agree, and return to the town of their youth. Only things seem strangely different. It appears that the townspeople have been replaced by robots who are trying to take over the world!
Can 5 drunk Brits save the world?
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| 5 Of Your Finest, Please? |
Oooo...cryptic!
Apparently the trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) comes to an end for Frost, Pegg and Wright.
But really, the term trilogy is less than correct, more like 3 films that these guys all worked on together, as that is really the only thing the films have in common.
That said, I'm sorry to say that it went out on less than a grand note.
Let's face it, it was all downhill from Shaun of the Dead which was hilariously brilliant.
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| Just Try and Blend In! |
The problem I had with the movie?
The pacing.
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| Your Complaints are Invalid! |
The World's End simply takes too long to get started. It takes forever to get the boys back home, and then it picks up, and begins rolling at a breakneck pace towards the conclusion.
With the revelation of the robots, you'd think they would have wanted to spend more time in the town as the boys rush from pub to pub.
That said, it's still not that bad of a movie, so if you really liked either of the other 2 films these guys have worked on, you're going to like this one.
Promise!
Final Grade: B-
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I suppose I could watch it again after some time has passed. My opinion might change about it. I was less than inspired by Hot Fuzz, but having caught pieces of it again lately, it seems like it was better than I remember, so we'll see what happens.
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