This is a more controversial idea I had after watching This Is The End, made by Seth Rogen and also starring Seth Rogen. This is a review sort of. I'm going to do this with any movie that I think is worthy of a review, so, let's get started. Before we begin, I should put this out here:
SPOILER ALERT
This is The End begins with Seth Rogen's friend Jay coming over to his house, the two friends share a couple drinks and play some games, watch TV and so on. The first thing you should notice is that the "actors" actually star as themselves, as the movie is a take on real life. This is a neat touch and it isn't lost through the movie, it's strengthened as it goes along. The two head off to Jame's Franco's house party, where not much happens apart from weak jokes relating to drink and drugs. However, take note of what happens at the house party, as many cameo's are spotted here. Such as Rihanna, Emma Watson, Mindy Kaling, Kevin Hart and more. Only to find out that most of them die about five minutes later after being stupid enough to get shocked at a large hole.
So shit hits the fan and our five, heroes? Head back inside. Just for the five of them are:
Seth Rogen
James Franco
Jonah Hill
Jay Baruchel
Craig Robinson
The group goes through a pretty funny slide show check of the food and drink they have, which leads up to an argument about a Milky Way. The team agrees to allow Jonah to have it on medical grounds. Not a lot happens after that, apart from a building montage, a helicopter crash and a sleepover. The next morning we find out that Kenny McBride survived and makes a nice breakfast for the gang, using most of the food they had. Obviously they don't take to the idea of having breakfast and tell him to stop.
I can't remember much of what happened between this, it was very forgettable. A couple of things stick out, like the guy that tries to get in which is pretty funny, especially when he dies. HA. HA. HA. Also Emma Watson shows up. She asks the guys to let her in, they oblige, open the doors and let her rest up. Then she leaves, with all of their water. Wasn't that a fun cameo? The guys realise that there are two bottles of water in the basement, using a burnt matchstick to decide who goes out to the basement. I think some design faults are here, as James Franco's house doesn't have an entrance to the basement inside the house. I'll just pretend that's an American thing.
Anyways, Craig is nominated by the holy matchstick and goes along to the basement, then runs back after being scared by an off screen prop presumably. The men have another breakthrough idea, which is to literally break through the floor. It succeeds. The team enjoy their spoils, until Danny McBride decides to have another glass of water and wastes their water. The gang throw him out, giving him a prop gun before he goes. He decides to try and shoot everyone with it, only realising then that it is a prop gun. Before he leaves he gives us quite an hilarious speech, then makes his departure.
Some more weak jokes pass and then Jonah gets possessed. This leads up to an encounter with a demon-possessed Jonah with Seth and Franco running around, while Craig and Jay are out getting food, they are also attacked by a demon dog thing? The design of them isn't really the best but none the less it gets the job done. They return to the house and tie Jonah to the bed, which has one of the best references of the movie. Jay ties some Spatulas together and performs an exorcism on Jonah, it fails as it gets out of hand and Seth begins fighting Jay. Which leads to the hidden food stash of James being found. Then the house sets on fire. They leave and Craig is taken up with a beam? Forgot to mention that part because it feels so minor at the start of the movie, I honestly thought it was an alien race taking them up, but apparently it's God or some mythical creature like that.
Anyways, this leaves James, Jay and Seth to get to Malibu apparently, when they realise they need to start doing nice things. This has gone on for a while now so to quickly wrap things up I'll tell you what happens.
Danny McBride is alive, eats James Franco. He doesn't go to heaven. Jay and Seth meet Satan, Jay apologises and is sent to Heaven, takes Seth with him and they kill Satan. Congrats, happy endings.
In all, if you want some cheap laughs then this is the movie for you, the actors give some good performances and put some genuine emotion into their respective pieces. The plot is a mess, key features of the plot are brought in about five minutes before the end of the movie.
Now, it's internet law that I give this movie a score, so here goes. Wait, I don't need a score, I need a yes or no answer. So here:
Is It Worth Watching?
Yes.
