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Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz or The World's End

B.A._Baracus · 2020-04-18 22:52:52

Just finished watching Hot Fuzz on Sky. I can't remember the amount of times I have seen the movie, or at least watched clips since I seen it in the cinema in 2007 (funny that it was released Valentine's Day 2007!) So next up is The World's End which was ... Alright. Not as good as Hot Fuzz or Shaun of the Dead I found So…

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#32 13-05-2020 01:55PM

Fysh

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Spurred by this thread, I rewatched The World's End last night as I don't think I've watched it since I saw it at the cinema.

It's definitely the weakest of the 3 films, but oddly I think watching it at home served it better. The script is definitely the weakest of the three; the addiction storyline doesn't really dovetail with the going-back-to-your-home-town storyline as well as it needs to, and while it's riffing on action sci-fi movies the balance of character comedy to action daftness felt off to me. Even watching at home, it feels too long - whereas SotD and Hot Fuzz both feel like they're the right length for the stories they tell.

The core cast is good, though, and some of the comedy is great - there's a real chemistry between the leads. Shame we didn't get something that focused more on that and a bit less on the bombast.

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