tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post7450894966398387519..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Your Face Picks Movies (Nolahn): The World's EndSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-76500440555538035402015-11-21T07:16:25.412-06:002015-11-21T07:16:25.412-06:00It's a nice little hidden joke that all of Gar...It's a nice little hidden joke that all of Gary's friends have surnames that equate to essentially a king's counsellors. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-7035598477160131862015-11-20T22:51:02.285-06:002015-11-20T22:51:02.285-06:00Hail to the King.Hail to the King.Richard Kirkhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428986542891346618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-39149816581341922322015-11-18T10:34:44.717-06:002015-11-18T10:34:44.717-06:00Well, least of these three is hardly damning since...Well, least of these three is hardly damning since <i>Shaun of the Dead</i> and <i>Hot Fuzz</i> are both classics in my opinion. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-71237355616855924532015-11-18T10:30:35.833-06:002015-11-18T10:30:35.833-06:00I'm glad you enjoyed this, even if you think o...I'm glad you enjoyed this, even if you think of it as the "least" of the Cornetto Trilogy. I can get why you and others might feel that way -- it's not an uncommon opinion -- but I think it's the smartest and by far the most ambitious of the three, and that Gary King is the most complex character I've seen in quite a long time. nolahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686127419316337858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-29568636890944765712015-11-17T15:11:19.575-06:002015-11-17T15:11:19.575-06:00I accept the both as trilogies, actually. The Cava...I accept the both as trilogies, actually. The Cavalry Trilogy is at least based on the work of the same author.<br /><br />I don't really see it as mattering much whether or not a group of films are or aren't an actual trilogy, a manufactured trilogy, or a trilogy cobbled together by fandom. Commonalities are commonalities.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-69411692282696703952015-11-17T14:50:58.273-06:002015-11-17T14:50:58.273-06:00I agree that his character grew in each films, but...I agree that his character grew in each films, but then again pretty much every film Pegg is in as the star contains a story where he has to grow as a person - Paul, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, Big Nothing, Burke & Hare, Run Fatboy Run, Absolutely Anything (real movie name), plus the three Wright films. And those are just the ones I've seen. Playing a manchild is kind of his thing - like Adam Sandler playing an idiot.<br /><br />I agree that Wright fed into the trilogy joke when he made the third film but sorry, a concept implemented only when the third film is being made is retconning, pure and simple - no different from Lucas deciding Darth Vader is Luke's father in the second film and Leia is his sister in the third film when there was no concept of those things in the earlier films, no matter how much Lucas tries to make us believe it. I give Wright all the credit in the world about being upfront about his retconning and not trying to hide it like Lucas.<br /><br />So, shall we discuss whether the Man With No Name and Cavalry Trilogies are or are not really trilogies? :-)Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-57493904236229993822015-11-17T10:40:37.724-06:002015-11-17T10:40:37.724-06:00I'm assuming the link is to the "Every Fr...I'm assuming the link is to the "Every Frame a Painting" video about Wright's comedy direction. I have seen that. My connection is weird at the moment and keeps timing out.<br /><br />I thought this was entertaining, but I get your point on British science fiction. Even things that might be considered minor classics of the genre, like <i>Quatermass and the Pit</i> come across as a little slipshod. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-87429638762900616622015-11-17T00:20:34.927-06:002015-11-17T00:20:34.927-06:00Oh, yeah: if you haven't seen this, it's ...Oh, yeah: if you haven't seen <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOzD4Sfgag" rel="nofollow">this</a>, it's worth a view. High praise for Edgar Wright.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-73224083530724576392015-11-17T00:17:29.241-06:002015-11-17T00:17:29.241-06:00Wasn't the biggest fan of this film. My short ...Wasn't the biggest fan of this film. My short review <a href="http://bighominid.blogspot.kr/2014/04/the-worlds-end-two-paragraph-review.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-39859249814944760982015-11-16T21:40:01.307-06:002015-11-16T21:40:01.307-06:00I'll give it a look once I get through this we...I'll give it a look once I get through this week's grading.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-34377837103861681032015-11-16T21:23:48.136-06:002015-11-16T21:23:48.136-06:00Film Crit Hulk has a fantastic write-up on THE WOR...Film Crit Hulk has a fantastic write-up on THE WORLD'S END. Read through the comments, too. I think this is one of the richest film in the past few years.<br /><br />http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2013/10/03/film-crit-hulk-smash-alcohol-withnail-and-gary-kingscb0212https://www.blogger.com/profile/06892130255784512606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-58810483864113217342015-11-16T21:07:52.972-06:002015-11-16T21:07:52.972-06:00Ah, but no. It may have started as a joke, but Wri...Ah, but no. It may have started as a joke, but Wright actually went back into the screenplay for <i>The World's End</i> to deal with some of the same basic themes addressed in both <i>Shaun of the Dead</i> and <i>Hot Fuzz</i> to make a more thematic link between the three films, specifically about arrested development and the refusal to take on adult responsibilities. All three are, at their hearts, a movie about the relationships with the horror/buddy cop/science fiction elements take place as the setting for those relationships. <br /><br />In <i>Shaun of the Dead</i>, Simon Pegg's character is in a state of arrested development. By the end of the film he's grown some and become more responsible, but he's still playing video games in the shed with his zombie friend. In <i>Hot Fuzz</i>, Pegg's character is on the surface the opposite end of the spectrum. He's all work, no play. But he's also attempting to fulfill his childhood fantasy of being the perfect cop. By the end, he's still a cop, but he's learned to joke around with his co-workers. In <i>The World's End</i>, Pegg's character goes from wastrel to someone who ultimately confronts his demons and who, by the end, may still be living that child fantasy, but is a leader of "men."<br /><br />There's a progression of theme here that links all three films beyond the fence joke and the ice cream. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-61339118663261613882015-11-16T20:49:43.934-06:002015-11-16T20:49:43.934-06:00Sorry, but that's B.S. that Wright came up wit...Sorry, but that's B.S. that Wright came up with after his sarcastic comment gained traction and fans asked for more details on how this was "the same as Kieslowski's Three Colors Trilogy", which is what Wright joked. He had used two different flavors of ice cream in the first two films (the first as a joke, the second as a callback to the joke), but because they were different flavors they had different colors of wrappings around them. Wright did then deliberately not only include a shot of a wrapper in the third film, but he also used a third color. In the first two films there was no attempt whatsoever to connect them and the colors of the ice cream wrappers were completely random. It's only after his offhand joke after the second movie got popular that he did do something intentionally with the wrapper in the third film.<br /><br />He's also had jokes with fences in all three films. You could just as accurately refer to these three films as "the Fence Trilogy."Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-4677413821130781752015-11-16T19:16:14.384-06:002015-11-16T19:16:14.384-06:00I'm not taking anything away from it--it may b...I'm not taking anything away from it--it may be the least of the three, but it's certainly not a film that falls into that "third of a trilogy" curse. I enjoyed it, but compared with the other two on a lot of different levels, it's just not the same. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-18164175480282242542015-11-16T19:15:05.283-06:002015-11-16T19:15:05.283-06:00Ah, but I'm not calling it a trilogy. "Th...Ah, but I'm not calling it a trilogy. "The Cornetto Trilogy" is a thing that really exists. These films are tied thematically in ways and in how they are filmed. In their own ways, each of these is a coming-of-age film for Simon Pegg's character among other things.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-81372577366947397132015-11-16T19:06:35.602-06:002015-11-16T19:06:35.602-06:00I actually think, after repeat viewings and diggin...I actually think, after repeat viewings and digging into the film, this is actually the best written of the three films. It's the deepest, strongest, and most heartfelt of the trilogy. However, it is the least fun of the three (except for the action sequences). Shaun is still my favorite, then Fuzz, then this. But I will remain on record feeling that this is written so much stronger than people give it credit for.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-24264031209616757462015-11-16T18:44:15.652-06:002015-11-16T18:44:15.652-06:00I liked this one, but like you said, not as much a...I liked this one, but like you said, not as much as Hot Fuzz.<br /><br />If it helps, it's not the third film of a trilogy, not even unofficially (unless you take Edgar Wright's sarcastic response to an interviewer seriously.) Having the same ice cream in three films does not a trilogy make. Sam Raimi has the same car in all of his films; Edgar Wright has the same ice cream. Calling it a trilogy is just easier than saying "the three Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg/Nick Frost films".Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.com