The World's End Review

Dad and I saw The World's End on August 27, 2013!! I honestly feel this is one of the best movies I saw in 2013 so far!! It was a really interesting movie with two main plots that ended up meshing very well. The dialogue is hilarious, the visuals are incredible to watch, and the cast is excellent. I've always found Simon Pegg to be entertaining, particularly as Sidney Young in How To Lose Friends & Alienate People. This is considered to be the last part in a trilogy of movies known as the Cornetto trilogy-Shaun of the Dead & Hot Fuzz are considered the other two. This movie follows five friends and their pub crawl when they were in college. Pegg's character of Gary King can't quite seem to grow out of the phase, and wants to get the band back together to attempt it again. I found the five leads portrayed by Pegg, Nick Frost (I found Andy Knightley to be the best character, but Pegg's King character was extremely entertaining), Paddy Considine (Steven Prince), Martin Freeman (Oliver Chamberlin), & Eddie Marsen (Peter Page) to bring excitement and true personality to their characters. You were entertained by whatever one of the five was doing at all times, because they were so effective in their respective part. We were given background information of each when they were younger and trace it to how they are today. King is a deplorable character in many ways, but I can't help but like him because of how funny Pegg is, and how his character really holds the movie together. Him and Frost are a great comedic pairing-Frost plays more of the straight man-kind of like a British Abbott & Costello in some ways. The pub crawl is very interesting in terms of the names and layouts of each bar. Pay attention to the names of the pubs-they are very important in terms of what happens in each of them. For example, one bar is called The Mermaid, and if you know anything about the mythology of mermaids, you will find yourself enjoying the scene even more. I liked the connection between events and the names of the pubs. It was very intelligent. With our five leads reunited (with some deceiving by King), they attempt the crawl they never finished. They also keep making references to Alexandre Dumas' book The Three Musketeers, and each conversation or scene from the middle of the movie on somehow incorporates it. It was very clever how they approached the second plot. I felt the plot about the robots was very similar to an episode of Doctor Who. The robot plot actually is part of a bigger picture that is built up when we first encounter them which leads to The World's End in a really well done explanation that typifies a true science fiction movie. I am really impressed how the movie was able to successfully balance the plots and create a memorable movie that should be experienced by everybody. Rosamund Pike plays Oliver's sister Sam, and she has history with both Gary and Steven. This is important because while they created this larger than life movie, they were able to place a dramatic sub-plot about humanity, romance, and friendship which is the ethos of the movie overall. As I said the cast, characters & their development throughout the course of the movie, visuals, intense fight sequences, incredible storytelling, and genuinely intelligent and comical dialogue make this a 5/5 for me. I look forward to getting this on DVD. I might even check it out in the movies with Justin this weekend, because it really was that good to me. I was very impressed!! Also, keep your eyes open for a cameo by Pierce Brosnan!!