The Worlds End | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review & Commentary 

Gotta love Edgar Wright giving us the whole plot in the first 5 minutes

"It's all i've got" makes me cry every time i watch it. As someone who recently turned 30 and whose friends are all wildly more successful than them Gary's character hits really hard. I'm nowhere near as terrible a person as him but the pain of loss of potential is something i keenly feel. Hot Fuzz is my favourite Cornetto movie but this is the only one that makes me cry. Thanks for watching it. Also i'm sure someone else has said it but Gary was hospitalized for attempting suicide, that was where he was at the beginning of the movie. He had decided to try again and wanted to relive his best memory with his friends before he did it. Which makes the entire movie even sadder.

King was about to kill himself. This time for good. The pubcrawl was the last goodbye to his friends. King's life was literally saved by the end of the world. This is the smartest of the entire series by far.

This movie had the most wildly unexpected ending ever. The entire movie totally changed once they got to the bar World’s End.

wright has said that this part of the trilogy is one big metaphor for that feeling of when you go back to your childhood/teenage hometown as an adult and everything feels the same but also slightly...off because the town and you have changed in big and small ways since you lived there. gary is so desperate to hold onto his cherished rose-colored memories of that town, something just about everyone feels at one time or another even if they hated growing up, that he's become completely maladapted for adult life. it's inflated nostalgia taken to the (almost) terminal point. (one way or another, by drinking or his own hand, gary was destined to die early and frustrated before the night the world ended.) to me the hometown stuff honestly makes it the most relatable of the series, even if there are bigger laughs in the other two.

Some easter eggs found in the movie: The First Post: Where they started the pub crawl The Old Familiar: Similar looking pub to the first one and where they met O-Man's sister (an old familiar, since Gary, Andrew and her have history). The Famous Cock: Gary was barred and cock is slang for a jerk/asshole. The Crossed Hands: Where they met the robots and when they left the pub they crossed hands The Good Companions: They entered acting like they don't know about the robots to not arouse suspicion (The sign of the pub is of a theatre mask) The Trusty Servant: Where they met the Reverend Green who is now a crony of the robots The Two Headed Dogs: Where they met the twins The Mermaid: Where they met the "Marmalade Sandwich" who are acting as the siren to lure them. The Beehive: Where they fought in the past and in the present. A place crawling with robots and where Mr Shepard told them about the robots and their hive mind The Kings Head: They went in after Gary banged his head to the wall to show that he isn't a blank The Hole in the Wall: The beast ran through the pub creating an actual hole in the wall The World's End: Where the world ended. The names: Gary "King": The leader of the group, Andy "Knight" ley: Gary's trusted best friend and guardian, Steven "Prince": Gary's rival and 2nd to Gary for Sam, Oliver "Chamberlain": Chamberlain are household managers and he sells houses, Peter "Page": a page is a boy in training, Gary said that Peter is someone who the group always look after.

Super underrated in the trilogy, this one has the most emotional depth of the 3, I took a few rewatches and growing older to come to understand it but I think this might be my favorite of the trilogy. Especially after you realise the whole thing was one big send-off for Gary, him wanting to tie up loose ends

I love when a movie just commits to an insane ending, like Blazing Saddles. Definitely read up on the easter eggs for this movie - it's far, far darker than it appears even on the surface.

Watch to the end, that was f-ing hilarious! So glad you liked this one, I was a bit worried given how many seem to not like it (or not like it so much). I think this one is actually the strongest of the three in terms of character work, and also actually has some of the funniest moments. "To err is human so... err..." *shrugs*

If you want some more of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost I'd recommend the movie 'Paul' and I'd definitely recommend their excellent sitcom 'Spaced' (their first collaboration with Edgar Wright) which has my favourite Nick Frost character of all.

I'll also recommend Paul, it's got the same kinda feel since Pegg and Frost were involved creatively, just not the same as Wrights signature style. It's also a love letter to science fiction movies with a crap ton of Easter eggs and a really loaded cast.

There is a lot of deeper meaning behind all three cornetto-movies. Most of the meaning actually comes from personal experiences of Wright, Pegg and Frost. I know that the first one was because Pegg and Frost were stuck in this loop where every day seemed so similar and Wright wanted to get them out of it (he was basically the Girlfriend). The second one I have forgotten right now but I know that one underlying reason was that they wanted to make a Coop-Movie that showed the (british) Coop-Job as amazing during a time where the cinema was bombarded by Gangster-Movies and one reason was literally because Edgar Wright wanted to have a big shootout in his hometown (Newton Haven, the set, is the town he grew up in). I don't know all the details about the bigger story behind The Worlds End (it is probably the one I know the least about) but I do believe the main reason why it happened like this is because Pegg had a massive Alcohol-Addiction Problem during his career which almost destroyed his career and life and I think this was his way to cope with that story and relay to others how dangerous stuff like this is.

The wonderful thing about the Cornetto trilogy is that the characters are so relatable, everyone knows a Gary King, a Nick Angel or Shaun, you can understand the mentality of these characters, i had an Ed from Shaun of the Dead in my life back in the 90's, a guy who would stay in my house and freeload off me everyday and never leave.

At the beginning, when Gary's doing his monologue, the part where they're on the side of the hill overlooking the town, you can faintly see something fall from the sky, it's the aliens.

The town in the movie is fictional. Most of it was filmed in Letchworth G.C. (my home town) and some in Welwyn G.C., about 10 miles away, and other scenes in the local area. 'The World's End' pub is just a 10 min walk from my house, real name 'The Wilbury.' One of the pub's exteriors is actually the outside of our cinema and another exterior is the train station, with temporary sign changes.

Fun Fact: Bill Nighy is also in all three Cornetto movies! In Shaun of the Dead he's Philip, in Hot Fuzz he's the Met Chief Inspector and in this he's The Network!

21:06 this is hands down my favorite nick frost moment in any movie he has ever acted in. How they didn't burst out laughing during filming is beyond me.

As somebody that grew up with the music of The Sisters of Mercy, I love the fact that they have Simon Pegg's gang at the end of the film look VERY much like Fields of the Nephilim, a band that ultimately grew out of The Sisters of Mercy. That, and all the "This Corrosion" music cues when referencing the Pegg's past.

Appropriate that you've recently watched A Few Good Men. Think back to the scene where Markinson gets into his full dress uniform before blowing his brains out, George called it the second he saw the uniform on the bed. This is basically what Gary King was doing in the movie - he shaves, gets into his sisters of mercy 'dress uniform' and arranges one final hurrah, at the end he was planning to kill himself - ending it on a high. This movie is (amongst other things obviously) a checklist of signs to watch out for in a potentially suicidal friend.

'Is this just like a country village that has like, 12 pubs?' Honestly, that is really quite normal for UK towns... Every third establishment - pub!

The pubs looking the same is a commentary on how classic English pubs got bought up by chains in the 90s and early 00s and modernized into the same fake appearance, sometimes replacing genuinely old features with faux versions of the same, and basically they all look alike now. My local got bastardized in this fashion, not that I'm bitter about it of course.

I just recently found your channel. You are among the best of this genre I’ve found. Simone’s emotions and levity and George’s technical analysis work so well together. Both have a great sense of humor. Thank you for the entertainment.

I honestly think Worlds End deserves more love.

Edgar Wright is the undisputed king of visual comedy. He's also great at combining comedy with tragedy, and this film's a great example.

36:16 *Simone:* _"I love everything Simon Pegg and Nick Frost do."_ ● Then I highly recommend *_Spaced._* Created, written by and stars *Simon Pegg.¹* Directed by *Edgar Wright.* Also stars *Nick Frost.* Their early days. Consisting of 14 episodes, I think you'll absolutely love it. *Edit:* 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, if you care. ··•●✺●•·· ¹ ─ Also written by and stars Jessica Stevenson.

The first time I watched this movie I was a little disappointed, it just wasnt as fun as Shaun of the dead or Hot Fuzz, but the more I have watched it the more I have appreciated it, and it's now my favourite of the three. It's so insanely powerful, whilst still having that classic Edgar Wright style and stupid jokes, callback after callback, incredible action scenes, and the whole "it's all I've got" and the idea that this is literally the last thing he is planning on doing in his life, it's so damn good,

A small village with 12 pubs is... not unheard of. The UK has an average of 1 pub for every single square mile.

Now there is still one left. Simon and Nick have a 4th movie called, “Paul” that fell under the radar. It’s my 2nd favorite that they stared together. Great reactions guys ✌️😏

0:20 -- I love that they're basically dancing around the perfect word, which is right there on the bottom of the poster.........

Lots of the exteriors were filmed in my local town. They held a screening at the local cinema (which appears as a pub, The Mermaid) with Edgar and Simon. I think something like 8 of the pub exteriors were here. Also the place they went for a smoke. One of the pubs is the train station.😁 The UK's first roundabout is here too

I've always loved how their names show the hierarchy of the friendship group. How Andy follows Gary to the end just like any true knight would follow their king to the end. How the signposts for each pub are tarot cards each one emblematic of something that happens in the film. Also how Edgar Wright is a master of foreshadowing and referencing.

So glad that unlike most reactors you did all three films. I hope you don't mind me recommending one you won't ever have heard of. IT's an iconic British film and very important in movie history, as well as being a great laugh. Ealing Studios, Kind Hearts and Coronets. The first really dark comedy, it stars Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood with the great Alec Guinness who is playing no less than 8 different roles. The American censors were so outraged by the film that they insisted on half of Greenwoods lines being cut and the ending of the movie being changed for the American release. The original British version is a must watch for a film buff and yet no one seems to have done a reaction to it. In June 2019, a new 4k restoration scanned from the 35 mm nitrate original negative was released by Studiocanal in UK cinemas, along with DVD and Blu-Ray versions. So it is out there to watch and react to....please, please, consider doing so..

6:17 (Grandpa from The Princess Bride) "Yes. You're very smart. Shut up". 😆

At the beginning of the movie where he was talking to the AA group about his past; that whole storyline takes place during the movie. Same thing happens in Shaun of the Dead when he they were talking un the pub about what they're going to do throughout the day, it all happens throughout the movie.

This is such a underrated movie is actually one of my favorites of all time its just so unexpected and also funny at the same time amazing choice ❤

Fun fact: the alien voice at the end ("Fuck it!") is Bill Nighy. Along with Martin Freeman, he appeared in all three of the Cornetto Trilogy films :)

Eddie Marsan (Peter) is a fantastic and underrated actor. I'd strongly recommend Happy-Go-Lucky and Still Life to anyone for more of him being great.

14:02 Theeeeere's the reaction I was waiting for. The moment you realize that this is not your run-of-the-mill "reliving the past" comedy. 😁

I've always said that this feels like an episode of Doctor Who where the Doctor isn't available. Not an Edgar Wright film. But Frost and Pegg in "Paul" is pretty good.

Have to admit this was the hardest left turn of a movie plot I have ever seen. Was fun to watch the stunned stares when the head came off. In the theater the reaction was about the same.

I’m always happy to see Brian and Tyres from Spaced in this movie.

One of my favourite movies. The choreography, the jokes, the story. I love Simon Pegg and Nick frost. Edgar Wright is a brilliant director. Such a great movie

My favorite of the trilogy.

George, I can’t link to the article here, but there’s an article called 25 More Pints: Revisiting The World’s End that explores the deeper meaning that you were looking for. A couple are: In a normal movie about going home, the whole premise is that the town is the same, but the character is different. In this movie, every character is basically who they were in high school. They’re the same, but the town has changed. 2. Instead of Gary changing to become more mature and socially acceptable, he forces society to become like him. 3. Gary is a King. When the Network talks to Gary at The World’s End, at first it calls him “Gary King, of the Humans.” But at the end of the conversation, the Network calls him “Gary, King of the Humans.” Like “Arthur, King of the Britons” in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Gary literally is the King of the Humans. And there is definitely a reading of this movie through the lens of the Twelve Steps.

You should react to Paul also a great movie with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost! You will love that movie 👍

So many storylines going on at once between the simple "go to 12 pubs and have a pint in each" to the "Robot replacement" stuff and all the backstory of the friends, the revelation of Garys suicidal tendency with foreshadowing that this was his last night etc. It maybe gets a bit TOO much compared to the other two but I still love it! Also Simone having a cornetto at the end while George just casually turns into a cat >

Simone wore the perfect 'T' shirt for this movie. Great reactions .

This should have won an Oscar for "Best Use of Sisters of Mercy In A Motion Picture"

The only one I saw in cinema out of the Cornetto trilogy. I think it's underrated and overhated

That movie was filmed in my home town of letchworth garden city and in Welwyn garden city which is about 20 mins down the rd both built by the same guy. The trusty servant was my local ( three magnets weatherspoons chain pub) all the pubs are so close together and the nightclub is the local cinema 😃

I love the Cornetto Trilogy, it shows that Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg are the masters of writing comedic reincorporation. Every plot beat and gag in these films are set-up-and-pay off. Like how nearly every second of an Alejandro Jodorowsky film is full of visual symbolism, every moment in these three movies is a Chekhov’s Gun, and I love it.

7:08 as someone who grew up in a British countryside village. They are full of pubs, maybe not 12 but I grew up in a village of maybe 8thousand people and there were 7 pubs. So not that far off

Glad to see you managed to watch all three. Great video as always guys. :D

Allegedly for the scene where brosnan's mouth and eyes were glowing, they put an actual blue light in his mouth. And director Edgar Wright was surprised Brosnan was cool with it. I think I heard it in the commentary.

Your post-credit Cornetto scene is brilliant!

This is the most underrated of the trilogy but I think it’s hilarious. “What the fuck does WTF mean???!”🤣

everyone's acting in this. specially simon pegg's acting is A++

'That guy' from Deadpool 2 is Eddie Marsan - he's in a lot of films... seriously look him up

OMG, you guys MUST round this off with the (2011) Paul. Because now you have seen all the movies so you will get the references :D

I love that Gary King was cured from his addiction by just living his dream in the end.

For further viewing, an unofficial fourth entry of sorts into the series, 2011's Paul does okay. It's not directed by Wright and despite being written by and starring Pegg and Frost the humour feels more American, which could be down to the setting and the rest of the cast. I don't personally think it's as good as the official Cornetto Trilogy but it has enough there to still make it a lot of fun. Alternatively, or additionally, the British TV show Spaced is a must watch for Cornetto Trilogy fans. It is the precursor and foundational work of sorts for the movies featuring a lot of cast that are scattered across the trilogy including Pegg as one of the leads and Frost in a supporting role and it has Wright directing. Jessica Hynes (formerly Stevenson) who is Pegg's co-star and one of the creators and writers on the show should not be overlooked either. People will recognise her as being Yvonne in Shaun of the Dead, she was the leader of the other group encountered who also appears at the end when the army arrive. Spaced only ran for 2 short seasons comprising of 16 episodes in total that are each less than half an hour long, so it's not a big task to get through them. Physical editions I've encountered have included excellent commentary with various high profile guests and a feature where onscreen acknowledgements of pop culture references appear. edit - reading that back I think I sound like an ad 😅

"Paul" is another great fun sci-fi movie with Simon and Nick movie. It has been overlooked by almost all reactioners, but it is perfect for comic and sci-fi con geeks.

My most favourite part of Cornetto trilogy. I didn't know qhat to expect, when I watched it for first time. It started as nide nostalgic comedy and then came the story twist (14:00) and it absolutely changed everything. 🙂

The TV show from AMC "Into The Badlands" was really good, and then Nick Frost was introduced in the second season and made it awesome. He is amazing in that show. His fighting scenes are crazy to watch.

Simon Pegg & Nick Frost are a great duo. All 3 movies are so fun!

The five main characters are in reference to the Renaissance due to last names: King, Knightly, Page, etc. Also all the bars names tell you what to expect: first post is first bar, old familiar is the exact copy of the first bar, famous cock is where Gary is recognized, the mermaid has "sirens", the beehive is a hive with a "queen", hole in the wall gets a hole in its wall, etc

You NEED to watch Attack the Block. Nick Frost is in it too. Great sci-fi action comedy

Andy is one of my top favorite characters of all time in any movie. They should have made a series on him!

That glance to the camera at 20:54...😂

Y’all need to rewatch with all the pubs in mind, they lay out the entire plot and I love it so much

Must say simone as the cutest face smile looks to me as the sweetest kindest soul heart🥰🥰🥰

The Ice Cream clip at the end ... made my day ! Brilliant !

Simone's look at camera with that look of realy love it

Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright are national treasures.

Did you notice Shaun of the Dead's "drunk" Mary in the meeting at the beginning?

I may have recommended this before, I can't remember, but you two would LOVE Spaced. It's a series from the early 2000s. It's directed by Edger Wright and stars Pegg and Frost. Honestly, it's hilarious.

Hi from Sheffield Yorkshire England hi both of you what chemistry you have love all your reactions how you both bounce off of each other and your of the cuff comments have me chuckling

This movie has an amazing soundtrack; lots of great songs from british bands and The Doors.

The pub crawl of all pub crawls, I give you, 'The Circle Line Challenge'. The Circle line is an underground route around London, with 27 stops, the challenge is to get off at each stop in turn and have a half pint or a shot, within 12 hours, the end is the stop you started at, with the 28th drink. Definitely not for the feint of heart. It is inevitable that various members of the group tap out and will peel away at various times, to head off back to where they are staying, before carnage ensues and their body gives up lol.

The Cornetto Trilogy is one hell of a ride! And excellent British comedy. Plus they managed to have two former James Bond actors :)

loved the short at the end

"Paul" (2011) is an absolutely superb Pegg/Frost film!

Note the woman sitting to Simon Pegg's right at 2:22 in your video is the "drunk" cashier in the backyard from Shaun of the Dead.

The second pub, the drinks outside, it is called minesweeping, as in 'they're mine, and I'm sweeping them away'.

Wasn't the girl sat next to him at AA meet the girl zombie in his garden in "Shaun of the Dead"..She was also on the till in the shop...if I recall.

Love this movie so much. All three, but this seems like one of those movies that I just happened to be at the theater in just the right mood and enjoyed it so much.

2:17 knowing why hes sitting in the circle, the guy who questioned him gave him a will to live (potentiallly)

That hand through the glass is such a simple gag and yet so funny.

You absolutely MUST do Attack The Block now!

Sick, Sad Fiction is probably the BEST SHIRT EVER

Fun fact the name of every pub in this movie reflects the events that are going to happen within the pub.

Cool reaction as always Simone & George, you both take care and have a great weekend

i have done a few pub crawls in my younger days so many great memorys lol.

Check out Paul [2011] ... not Edgar Wright, but again Pegg & Frost starring together.

Cool to see you guys together

Fun fact! The fake goatee Pierce Brosnan is wearing during this film is the same one Liam Neeson wore as Qui-Gon from The Phantom Menace :)

2:13 -- that's "Mary" (from Shaun Of The Dead) on the left of the screen. At the end of Gary's flashback, you see when the Blanks land. Just like Shaun Of The Dead, the plot is spelled out, but in a rather subtle way. It's spelled out in the form of the pub names, as well as Gary's story that he told in group therapy. Not gonna lie -- "Blue Bloods" was a good name for those things.

Went to the north american premiere of this movie in Montreal at Fantasia. Edgar Wright and Nick Frost sat 3-4 seats beside us. Nick Frost even stole some of my friend's popcorn. It's Nick Frost, you let him do it!!!

Guys its edgar wright every frame he films has meaning, the names of the pubs foreshaddow what is going to appen in them, 12 pubs 12 steps, addiction my faviroute and the most meaningful of the trillogy

I’d recommend watching Paul & also Attack The Block. If you enjoy gross, surreal British comedy I highly recommend The League of Gentlemen. Fun Fact: the comment about the car & it having all its parts replaced is a nod to the classic British sitcom Only Fools & Horses; one of the characters has a sweeping brush which he’d had for years…..despite having the handle & head replaced multiple times.