3. "It was good, but also disappointing" In response to Reply # 0
Probably the least funny entry of the trilogy. Thought it took itself a bit too seriously towards the end with the "It doesn't get any better" monologue.
It was cool that Frost played the straight man for once while Pegg is the screw-up. The fight scenes were pretty good imo.
Still enjoyable but doesn't touch Shaun and Hot Fuzz. The TDKR of the three films, if you will.
It's Edgar Wright's weakest film to date. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a hard act to follow up, though.
It was fun to see Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in 'reversed' roles, but there were times when Simon Pegg was hamming it up a little too much--at least in the first 20 minutes.
Without giving anything away, at the end my wife and I both agreed that we thought it was kind of trying to be like Cabin in the Woods--where it keeps on turning into a different kind of movie. It didn't work nearly as well as Cabin in the Woods, but I can still see this winning a cult following on it's own.
Like Frank said it gets surprisingly dark. They hide it in a way by glossing over some of the darker details of the story--kind of like how Shaun of the Dead has a sort of dark ending that plays out like a funny, happy ending. It's amped up here though.
Still, it's pretty damn funny. It's best if you go into it without knowing anything, like This is the End or, as I mentioned above, Cabin in the Woods.
It probably also gets funnier on repeated viewings, but as I left the theater last night I didn't feel like I needed to see it again. Solid three star movie.
9. "Perfect film to see on my birthday today." In response to Reply # 0
Out of the trilogy, I like Hot Fuzz the best, but this is a really solid comedy. Also want to say that this is the most mature and grown up entry into the trilogy. That's all I'm gonna say as I went in today mostly blind and was rewarded for it.
10. "That was highly enjoyable." In response to Reply # 0 Sat Aug-24-13 05:37 PM by ZooTown74
The guys' reasoning for agreeing to join up with Gary was a bit iffy, but aside from that it was a lot of fun. Dug the quick wit and the willingness by Pegg and Wright to take the story in unexpected directions. Didn't think it was very dark, though; more bittersweet and cynical than anything else.
And for whatever reason it also reminded me a bit of the John Carpenter movies The Fog and The Thing...
Might be one of my top movies of the year...
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14. "Enjoyable film with some unexpectedly dark elements" In response to Reply # 0
that don't get resolved. Will say that as much as like the Cornetto films, Nick Frost's high-pitched delivery of dramatic lines is starting to wear thin on me, unless that was another intentional trope in the series. The choreographed fight scenes were hilarious coming from that group of actors.
17. "same great comedic formula, bogged down by confused themes." In response to Reply # 0
Wright, Pegg and Frost stick to the style that made Hot Fuzz, and to a lesser extent, Shaun of the Dead, so great. but...
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they also throw a lot of motifs into the mix, so much so that they start to contradict. Frost and Co. are boring, robotic adults...but Pegg is a kid and needs to grow up. the human race is too reliant on technology and passive to homogenization, but a system reboot has most of them in the same roles under shittier conditions. violence is fun but not the answer to the root problems -- the robots keep reviving themselves until the humans plead with twisted reason.
yet Pegg finds his place as a triumphant outlaw, going against the human error of discrimination (we hate "blanks" now) by...using violence. just a grab bag of messages that are never defined. if you can ignore them, it's a fun ride.
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