I have spent a few weeks thinking about where I would rank this movie both in this year, and also among its related films. I really enjoy the movie as a whole, and I think it might be the best shot of the 3 films in the Cornetto trilogy.
I know I have been quite outspoken in my criticism of how action is shot in movies. I tend to think that my eyes are a bit sensitive to bright flashes of light. Michael Bay for example shoot his action scenes in ways that my eyes are just not able to adjust to and for the most part it just looks like a blur. This movie is much different. The action was crystal clear, it did not quickly transition from light to darkness, and my eyes were able to deal with everything that happened actionwise in the film, which doesn't seem like it should be a big deal, but it really is for me. I also think that this movie has some of the funniest action scenes I have seen in my life.
While this movie is a comedy, it definitely has a lot of heart to it, even more than I thought it would have heading into the theater. There are some great themes of living in the past, nostalgia, with also showing the negative parts of dwelling too much on the past. I would say it has more heart to it than the previous 2 films as well.
I would advise everyone to see this movie, it is my current favorite movie that I have seen this year, with a few more highly anticipated movies coming.
7. Pain & Gain
6. World War Z
5. Pacific Rim
4. Iron Man 3
3. Star Trek Into Darkness
2. This Is the End
1. The World's End
What made this movie so difficult to write about is that I think that it might be my least favorite of the 3 previously made Edger Wright directed movies. I would rank them:
4. The World's End
3. Hot Fuzz
2. Scott Pilgrim vs the World
1. Shaun of the Dead
I have absolutely loved all of these movies, but I just think The World's End did not quite live up to the previous films. I will say that I am really looking forward to Ant-Man, a film in the Marvel universe that is being written and Directed by Edgar Wright, I am also looking forward to seeing who will be slated to play the lead role of that, hopefully someone like Nathan Fillion.
