This Is the End (2013)

Overrated and overhyped

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

This movie was just terrible. It was supposed to be a comedy but I didn't laugh at one part, not one. The story is stupid and very dark, and this movie was so awful that even the Backstreet Boys couldn't save it. Seth rogan owes me an hour and half

I'd only rate this for backstreet boys. It's a very very very very very weird movie

Pretty fun - and how could it not be with such an amazing cast!? The only problem is I had such high expectations and it just didn't quite meet them.It's a pretty simple premise: a group of friends (who just happen to be the new Hollywood comedy masterminds that can be found in Superbad, Pineapple Express, Knocked Up, Tropic Thunder, Fanboys, Zack & Miri Make A Porno, etc.) go to a party when the Rapture/Apocalypse/End of Days arrives and they have to use their survival skills to overcome the fact that they're all playing exaggerated versions of themselves, so they're constantly having dumb arguments! Heaps of cameos at the start - Aziz Ansari, Kevin Hart, Michael Cera, Emily Watson, Jason Segel, Paul Rudd, Rihanna - so it's fun to play 'spot the comedian/celebrity'.Plenty of laugh-out-loud moments throughout, but lots of stupidity at times, as they try to take it too far. It ends up going too long - 1 hour 50 min - and overstays its welcome a little bit.I found it ironic that Jay is essentially the main star, even though he's the least well known of the actors! I did enjoy all the little nods to Freaks & Geeks and Franco-Rogen's relationship... The special effects are good, but it's not actually as horrific/gruesome as it could be - 'Shaun of the Dead' did it much better. Oh, and the ending was pretty annoying too...

It's not often I disagree with James Berardinelli at reel-views. In fact, I watched this film as he had given it three stars and said it was as funny as The Hangover, which is one of the few Hollywood comedies I have enjoyed in recent years. Unfortunately, I have to disagree with him on this one. I found it irritating rather than humorous and the self-indulgent actors performances were not convincing. Probably a good idea when they were high on some night out, but in reality it just turned out to be another sub-standard Hollywood comedy that insults the intelligence of any one of discerning taste. Very disappointing.