The World's End

i used to put off watching films as background noise because i like to absorb and appreciate what i’m watching, but considering that ive seen every one of the cornetto trilogy films at least a dozen times and know the scripts of all three inside and out, i figured i can still appreciate an underestimated masterpiece whilst wrapping christmas presents. in my humble and honest opinion, i don’t think this trilogy can be ranked. some have their favourites, of course, but i personally couldn’t fathom putting any of these above another. that might seem crazy to some people but they all deal with their themes and stories to utmost perfection and having the third film being a complete flip on the other two - where nick frost plays the voice of reason around a man struggling to let go of his youth - is utter genius and is structured perfectly after a 9 year time jump from shaun of the dead. but yeah, if anyone asks me what my favourite is from this trilogy, there will be no answer, because there is no answer. all three are perfect in their own unique way. regarding this film specifically though, this is yet another masterful work from edgar “the goat” wright with a superb story joined by his co-writer simon pegg. the incredible attention to detail, really satisfying foreshadowing that gets better with every viewing and perfect needledrops never cease to impress me. i noticed something new on probably my sixth or seventh (no seriously) watch of this - the fact that steven has his guitar mounted on his back as his younger, “blank” version at the end, signifying that they indeed DID get the band back together.  the story of this film is completely perfect, writing a man who’s struggling with addiction and bringing his four friends who’ve moved on from their youth to finish a pub crawl in their home town that happens to be taken over by an intergalactic society is so good and further heightened by the british setting and top drawer performances from some of the finest british actors working today. whilst it isn’t technically “perfect”, with a handful of over-explained bits and it’s… questionable trailer, this film is an incredible conclusion to the cornetto trilogy and i can’t wait for the new edgar wright and simon pegg film they’re working on. yes, i took this opportunity to glaze the cornetto trilogy. thank you for listening.