Comments on: Movie Review – The World’s End

By: Rodney

Rodney — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 20:46:00 +0000

In reply to Tom.

I kinda think I know what you mean, Tom, and thanks for stopping by!! Fair point in that the setting didn't quite ring true for you in World's End – having visited England briefly once, I was less discerning with regards to this element, but thinking about it now, I doubt there would be too many drug deals going down in the front bar of the local these days. Pub crawls, though, are a different story – at least here in Australia!

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:19:52 +0000

Agree with others here, this was not quite up to scratch. I didn't relate to it in the same way as Hot Fuzz – perhaps because I live in a little rural village in SW England and not in a suburb of a large city. What makes Hot Fuzz work is that the village is so very believable, and so when the guns come out it turns the whole plot on its head. I just don't think of pubs as places for pub crawls or drug dealing, and once the pubs didn't quite ring true then the twist, still a surprise, didn't quite work as well as the villagers-coming-out-with-guns-blazing of Hot Fuzz. Instead of replacing a scene I know well and love with something completely the opposite, it replaced one doesn't-quite-ring-true scene with another even-more-not-ringing-true scene.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:32:41 +0000

In reply to Colin. LOL, gotcha! I agree, I think that finale to Hot Fuzz just beats any major action film for sheer balls any day of the week. Personally, I think Nick imitating Point Break's "shoot the sky" moment was the best bit!

By: Colin

Colin — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:25:32 +0000

In reply to Rodney. My bad, Rodney. I meant to put "Hot Fuzz" as my favorite of his four films (I'm tired). I love both the action and the horror genre, but I think it was Simon Pegg and Nick Frost watching "Bad Boys" that tingled me in all the right places. My recent post The Trailer Park: “The Babadook” (2014)

By: Rodney

Rodney — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:21:34 +0000

In reply to Colin.

What made you pick Shaun of The Dead over Hot Fuzz (or Scott Pilgrim, for that matter?)….. inquiring minds want to know – personally, I think Hot Fuzz ranks higher, so I'm curious to know your reasons!

By: Colin

Colin — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 07:48:54 +0000

I really loved this film, but I agree that I would put "Shaun of the Dead" as my favorite of Edgar Wright's work. "The World's End" was a fitting conclusion to this "trilogy," even though I have a feeling there will be more to come from this team. I also felt that this was the most emotional of the three, which I liked quite a bit.
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By: Rodney

Rodney — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 21:32:38 +0000

In reply to Nick Powell. For making such a thorough twat seem rather affectionaly lovable (in a Homer Simpson kind of way) I think he deserves a medal. If his performance hadn't worked, the film would have fallen apart. Just a shame Nick Frost's character wasn't as memorable.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 21:30:29 +0000

In reply to rtm. Interesting you say that Ruth, because my wife felt much the same way, while a lot of my guy friends found it hilarious! Perhaps the overly "blokey" nature of the plot didn't appeal to you as much, maybe? I guess you could argue that a lot of the humor of Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz weren't there as much, but as an "end of the world" satire I thought it hit a home run.

By: Nick Powell

Nick Powell — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:58:31 +0000

I'm glad you can put this one in the same area as Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead. So many people didn't like this film because they wanted the exact same thing as the other two. It's different, yes, but that's a part of it. I think it's slightly more mature and dramatic and quite the fitting end to one of film's greatest unofficial official trilogies. And yes, Pegg knocks it out of the park.

By: rtm

rtm — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:35:24 +0000

I like Wright's previous films, esp Hot Fuzz, but I'm not fond of this one. It's definitely the weakest of the three as by the end I didn't care for the characters and wanted the whole thing to be over. It's just not as funny as I had hoped. My recent post LCR’s Recast-Athon – Recasting characters of 2013 Films