The World's End

Once again, they didn’t disappoint. Not only do they overwhelm the viewer with 110 minutes of explosive, uncompromising and unspecified humour, but they also very successfully continue their trend of bold parody of everything they could think of when writing the script. They've already taken on zombie horror and action-crime movies, only to kick the ass of all the "revolutionary" science-fiction creators whose stories have often had little to do with originality for a good few years now. The first half works very well as pure comedy, mainly thanks to Pegg's notoriously peculiar Gary, who, through emptied pints, attacks the position of the best character ever created by Simon, while the second, marked by an alien conspiracy, blue-blooded robots and the constant presence of tremendous insight and great gags, is already the perfect genre ride that perhaps everyone has been eagerly awaiting from the Wright-Pegg-Frost trio. Making fun of everything and giving absurd dimensions to absurd things doesn't always pay off and of course it has its flaws, but when all that is wrapped in a beer marathon and played by five extremely likeable drunks they just couldn't go wrong :D And they didn't.. 80% (12/24/2013)

Guy Ritchie often returns to the world of British crime, yet he is always different, at least to the extent that he remains interesting and entertaining. Wright comes up with new ideas, only to soon reveal that he is still filming the same way, using the same kind of adolescent humor that loses its appeal and becomes more annoying. Wright has exhausted himself over the years and The World's End is a clear example of that. Yet all he had to do was stick to the original idea of ​​trying to revive the old gang for at least a few hours and return to the times of adolescence. He also needed to tone down Simon Pegg, who, while being a stalwart of the British comedy scene, needs a strong directorial hand over him because otherwise, he becomes an uncontrollable element. Under these conditions, Wright could have expected an above-average result, but I wouldn't ask too much of him. It only gets worse and worse from the fight in the pub restrooms. Overall impression: 40%. (02/03/2021)

I'll be upfront — I've got a soft spot for Simon Pegg. But even with that bias aside, this film landed as my least favorite among his works, both as an actor and a screenwriter. Why? It felt like a rehash of Shaun of the Dead with a few tweaks. And frankly, that just doesn't cut it for me. The cast looked promising and I couldn't wrap my head around why this film had such a low rating. Well, now I get it. Compared to Shaun, Hot Fuzz, and Paul, this one fell noticeably short, leaving me with the impression that Pegg might've rushed through the screenplay. Aside from a handful of standout moments, I found myself less entertained than usual — even bordering on boredom, which is a first for me with the Pegg/Frost duo. The only silver lining? I finally understand why they use blue blood in certain ads. / Lesson learned: When things don't go as planned, don't lose your head. (01/06/2024)

"Have you noticed how communications technologies have developed in the last ten years?" "No." The odd fear was that after the commercial awesomeness of Scott Pilgrim, Edgar Wright's anarchic creativity would be hidden under a bushel. On the contrary, what emerged was probably Wright's purest film, managing to combine two of the director's distinctive virtues: his work with humor and his ability to make good, uncluttered action sequences. In addition, the drunken celebration of fighting the system and especially the constant wit are practically uncorrected by any external interference, so that you can enjoy, for example, an excellent dosage of jokes that are not patently written into the scenes, but instead are the drivers of the plot. This is especially noticeable in the fact that they often build on things that have been hinted at before, so you have to remain constantly vigilant and see beyond the hilarity of the film. Plus, for perhaps the first time, Simon Pegg didn't get on my nerves. Imaging what this director could have done with Ant-Man will forever be in my masturbatory fantasies. (Apologies to the users here for adding the 667th review. Truth be told, I don't give a shit and Satan may rise) (02/10/2016)

It’s good, but my expectations were higher. Hot Fuzz set the bar very high, blending with more grace the serious plot of a thriller with parody. The World's End tries to blend this style of humour with a horror sci-fi thriller, but it grinds a bit (though not as much as, in my opinion, Shaun of the Dead), sometimes the humour is too much, sometimes not enough. What I’m most sorry about is the weird and unnecessary end-credits scene, it ruins the positive impression of the bold and surprising twist with which the film had won me over. (09/29/2013)