This Is the End

This movie was unexpectedly great and put Pineapple Express to shame. I have a new found respect for Danny McBride. He took it to a whole other level and stole the show. Nuff said!

Plot: 10/20 The film starts out with Seth Rogen waiting at the airport to pick up his pal Jay Baruchel. It's basically a good ol' buddy get together as they go back to Seth's house where he has a couple of welcoming gifts awaiting and then they proceed to get high. Seth convinces Jay to go to Franco's party with him so he'll have a chance to get to know everyone better. After being introduced to everyone, they both leave to make a quick stop at a local convenience store when the city starts going abrupt and light beams begin appearing from the sky. From there, both of the actors rejoin the party house in which almost all of the party goers fall into a giant fiery hole that has formed outside of the house. The cast practically spend the...

The following is a long form review that I originally wrote in 2013.

Sorry for the double 'self' here, I really couldn't think of another word)

Self-portrayal in film is the biggest form of self-gratification since the invention of masturbation. And no movie has ever wanked harder than This Is The End. Let me give you the list:

• James Franco
• Jonah Hill
• Seth Rogen
• Jay Baruchel
• Danny McBride
• Craig Robinson
• Michael Cera
• Emma Watson
• Mindy Kaling
• David Krumholtz
• Christopher Mintz-Plasse
• Rihanna
• Martin Starr
• Paul Rudd
• Kevin Hart
• Evan Goldberg
• Jason Segel
• Six More but I feel listing them here would entail spoilers

ALL play themselves.

That and the non-stop dick imagery/conver...

Mediocre middle hinders.

'This Is the End' adds some uniqueness alongside the standard apocalyptic fare, the mass cameos are amusing and the fact that the characters are playing exaggerated versions of themselves is a good touch. The apocalypse elements are done well enough, though the bits at the start are where it peaks.

The middle of this movie dragged a fair bit for me, I didn't really find it all that comical; the beginning, again, has the most amusement, as well as a fun end piece featuring that Floridian boyband. This is based upon a short film, so I guess it was always likely to feature lull moments - after all, Seth Rogen type flicks do tend to play off quite thin premises anyway.

Speaking of Rogen, he doesn't actually sta...