MOVIE REVIEW: "THE WORLD'S END IS TWELVE PINTS OF COMEDY, WITH SOME KICK ASS!"

Fancy some good ol' British humor ey? Then you gotta see "The World's End." Its not about the world coming to an end, not at all! The name of the movie is actually referring to what the English love the most after their queen. Can anybody guess what it is? Exactly, The PUB! guess most of you did not see that coming did ya?!

The World's End is the third installment of director Edgar Wright's trilogy of comedies starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, following the successes "Shaun of the Dead" (2004) and "Hot Fuzz" (2007).

In "The World's End," 20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by Gary King (Simon Pegg), a 40-year-old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub - The World's End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind's. Reaching The World's End is the least of their worries.

To say more about the plot would be to ruin the surprises. Suffice it to say that Wright and Company are once again telling wild, Twilight-Zone tales as a way of celebrating friendship. 

Like the other installments created by Edgar wright, The World's End begins with the usual British humor then surprises you with some thrill, and kick ass fight scenes. 

Instead of giving us characters who find happiness by rediscovering their youth, they show us the folly of resisting adulthood. In this film, the “kid at heart” isn’t the solution to the problem — he is the problem. They affirm the importance of growing up, fulfilling commitments, breaking addictions, and fighting to save each other from despair.

The World's End has received critical acclaim, and holds a 90% "Certified Fresh" approval rating on aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 181 reviews, with an average score of 7.4/10. Its consensus states: "Madcap and heartfelt, Edgar Wright's apocalypse comedy The World's End benefits from the typically hilarious Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, with a plethora of supporting players." The film also holds a Metacritic score of 81 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 45 collected reviews. 

The World's End earned £2,122,288 ($3,242,064 USD) during its UK opening weekend, losing the top spot to Monsters University. Its weekend grosses were higher than Shaun of the Dead's £1.6 million but lower than Hot Fuzz's £5.4 million.
In the United States, the movie was released on August 23 and earned $3.5 million on its opening day. 

P.S For those that have not watched the first two installments from the Wright trilogy (Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz), what are you waiting for?