Thread 212618534

I saw the Cornetto trilogy this week. I've seen the other 2 before but The World's End was a first timer.
Man, it was fucking disappointing. I was really enjoying the movie alot off it's initial premise of just barhopping to the world's end. It even felt like it had enough subplots to carry it to a 1hr 30min movie with
>gary alcohol use disorder
>pete's past bullying
>gary lying to them about his mom
>steve liking the same girl gary liked
>gary's and andy's relationship
>gary being a fucking manchild while everyone else were successful
The robot twist fucking ruined it for me. I did not enjoy the movie at all after the toilet scene

>>212618534 (OP)
Yeah, the movie seemed like a really good drama about these people's personal problems until the robot twist which took away all emotional investment I had in the story
The sci-fi elements were sheer cowardice to escape actually dealing with what they were setting up

I think the point of the movie is the manchild fantasy nonsense interrupting the serious plot because Simon Pegg's entire life still revolves around fantasy childishness and doing things he would have found as cool as a teen, but yeah it did just come across as boring cliche, cgi slop once the alien plot began.

>we are the human race and we don't like being told what to do
This film speaks directly to my soul

>>212618534 (OP)
Unexpected kino. Was great seeing NPC zoomer robots get their faces smashed in.

this film was absolute kino until the aliens showed up

Fuck you, I like it?

>"cornetto" "trilogy"
is this the most forced reddit meme ever?

>>212618534 (OP)
Why would they name it after such a disappointing ice cream?

As a man child I really enjoyed it. Soundtrack was spot on as well for the 90s

>>212618534 (OP)
It honestly should've been played straight. That alone would've been enough of a twist compared to the more outlandish previous two.

>>212618853
No, but pretending to be upset about it might make the qualifiers.

Also, I completely forgot about this scene in shaun of the dead. I had a spit take lmao.

>>212618534 (OP)
What are the other 2 movies? Is Paul one of them?

>>212619020
Shaun of the dead and Hot Fuzz

>>212618534 (OP)
It started off really well. I thought the divisive reviews were due to the lack of comedic moments and the the twist happened...

>>212618534 (OP)
I remember seeing it opening weekend and being pretty disappointed, I didn't mind the whole alien invasion subplot, but it felt like an afterthought unlike Shaun where the zombie outbreak is the point, and the characters have their little arc around due to it.

Hot Fuzz I still think is the best of the three, and still the best thing Edgar Wright has ever directed, I don't know if he'll ever top it at this point.

>>212618534 (OP)
Hot Fuzz >> Shawn of the Dead >>>>> The World's End

>>212618534 (OP)
Paul is the better film

>>212618534 (OP)
I thought so the first time I saw it and enjoyed it a lot more on a second watch.

>>212618534 (OP)
the first two were significantly better than this one.

>>212619071
What about Paul?

>>212619617
edgar wright isnt involved.

>>212618534 (OP)

this movie hits hard when you're in your 30s

It also is hurt by the fact that he didn't really dissect any part of the sci fi genre... like in Shaun it's a horror but specifically zombies etc... Hot Fuzz is an action but specifically buddy cops.... Worlds End is like a dark comedic drama set up but it's also about clones! err robots! errr it's an alien ivasion too! errrr it's like hitchiker's guide to the galaxy get it???!
He broke formula in the wrong way

I thought the big 'twist' of the movie was that Peter was going to kill his bully or something. The robot thing came out of left field. It had zero setup aside from the fact that Gary is s manchild that is always right.

>>212619678
The movie hit hard in the first 28 mins. and then it didnt

>>212619662
I still think this thread should be about Paul.

Best of the trilogy by far

Granted it's been like 10 years since I've seen this, but I don't get how everyone's saying they were caught off guard by the sci-fi twist. Did you never see the trailer or any promotional material and just go in completely blind with no info?

>>212618853
It is as are these 3 subpar movies but this is usually the case with British movies and shows. They always exaggerate the significance of what little they make since they barely produce anything of worth media wise. Shaun of the Dead was the most meh comedy I ever seen in my like but everyone was hyping it up as the second coming of christ

>>212618534 (OP)
Hot Fuzz is still in my top 5 favorite films of all time.

>>212620106
>the most meh comedy I ever seen in my like but everyone was hyping it up as the second coming of christ
This except Hot Fuzz

>>212620106
>Shaun of the Dead was the most meh comedy I ever seen in my like
and what, in your humble opinion, are some of the greatest comedies you've ever seen in your like? Just for reference

>>212620106
They're not amazing in the grand scheme of things, but I think you're forgetting how insanely mid most comedies were in the early 2000s.

>>212618976
He had some great lines.

Shaun's mum:
>My, how you've grown!
Ed:
>Yeah, you'd better believe it.

>>212619860
nta, Paul is fucking terrible.

>>212620018
I never saw the trailers for any of these movies but atleast there were setups in the first 10 min of shaun of the dead and hot fuzz.

>>212620512
Ok, but can we at least talk about how terrible Paul is in this thread?

>>212621030
Never seen it. I just look up the trailer after someone here brought it up and i dont think i wanna watch it

>>212621030
make you own thread, faggot

>>212620493
This one joke alone is better than anything in Hot Fuzz

>>212618684
Same, especially post COVID

Is Shaun of the Dead the only time Nick Frost has ever played someone BASED? And by that I mean not a snivelling fucking loser

>>212620018
The title itself teases the fact that the worlds gunna fucking end in cataclysm

>>212623343
Into the Badlands had him play a tough guy scavenger type. He wasn't very believable though.

>>212618684
>>212623298
The revelation of mankind being so belligerent and resistant to authority that like 99% had to be replaced with drones to meet the invader's standards is the kind of philosophy I love.

>>212618534 (OP)
>alcohol use disorder

>>212620493
Is this a penis joke or somwthing

>>212620106
>they barely produce anything of worth media wise.
Fuck no, late-90s to early-10s had some of the most influential shows ever. Channel 4's original shows during that time just can't be beat.
>Everything Chris Morris related
>Armando Iannucci getting his start
>Darkplace being allowed to exist at all
>Pre-S3 Black Mirror
>Misfits kicking-off the whole edgy superhero thing
>Utopia 100% influenced a lot of mid-late 10s shows
>All the indie experimental programming that not even golden-era adult swim can compare to
And that's just the stuff I can remember from Channel 4 alone. Of course C4 sucks nowadays but the output in that period of time is undeniable.
Keep in mind that I'm not a brit and that I watched most of these way after the fact.

>>212619690
It's a body snatchers homage you dummy.

I feel that the film could have still worked if not for the shit ending. It should've been
>ayy lmaos fuck off, no global EMP
>Gary had his wish, NOTHING will ever top this night
>which also means he has nothing left to look forward to, instead of living a perpetual manchild hero fantasy

>Hello, Nicholas.
>How's that hand?
>Still abit stiff.

>>212623758
duh.

>>212618534 (OP)
Yeah it was really good and then the wacky shit happened. Almost like two movies at once.

>>212620018
Personally, no, I went in blind and it was great but it's not as good as the other two.

>>212620139
jack and jill