The World's End (2013)

One more round?

When a group of friends reunites in their home town to recreate a 'legendary' pub crawl (12 pubs, one night, The Golden Mile!!), things just aren't the same.  Suspecting something to be amiss, the group makes some strange discoveries.  And the rest is pure hilarity.  This is another great comedy from Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost.  Referencing their previous collaborations (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) and bringing new humor to the table, The World's End is truly funny.  Funnier than H.F., but not quite as funny as S.o.t.D, But still, a laugh out loud romp through a small English town with surprising results.  It also has a couple of the best action sequences that I've seen in a while. 

The World's End smashes its way to 4 out of 5 stars

Director: Edgar Wright
Writer: Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, David Bradley,  
Rotten Tomatoes: 89%
Metacritic: 81%

Carriers (2009)

Been there, done that and the second time is not a charm
A super disease has hit the world and there are very few survivors.  The survivors band together to try to stay alive.  Unoriginal, and plain boring, this disease disaster flick falls flat.  This is the 2nd time I've tried watching Carriers.  I got about 20 minutes further than before (only about 1/2 hour into the film).  And I still did not care even one bit what happened to any of the characters.

Unable to carry its own weight, Carriers comes up short with 1 out of 5 Poblanos. 


Directors:  David Pastor, Àlex Pastor
Writer:  David Pastor, Àlex Pastor
Starring: Chris Pine, etc
Rotten Tomatoes -  60%
Metacritic - no score yet with 2 critics