"This is the End is one of the funniest movies I've seen in quite a while - the last one being Ted (2012)"

Rating: 9/10 (20 June 2013)

A few days ago I saw This is the End, released on June 12, 2013. This apocalyptic-comedy flick stars contemporary movie actors like Seth Rogan, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel , Danny McBride, and Craig Robinson as fictional versions as themselves in the aftermath of global apocalypse. The film also stars in a supporting role Emma Watson (the 23 year old English actress, who was well known for her role as the female wizard Hermione from the Harry Potter film series), Michael Cera , Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rihanna, and Channing Tatum as fictional versions of themselves. Most of the actors that star in the film are, of course, mostly modern day comedic actors. Both Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg wrote and directed the film. Speaking of which, here's a fun fact: Seth Rogan said that "the party scenes were the most stressful for me to direct because there was so much going on".
Just as Wes Craven's awful slasher/horror film, New Nightmare (which was released on October 14, 1994), This is the End stars people as themselves. The plot of This is the End starts off with a Canadian comedic actor Jay Baruchel, arriving in Los Angeles to visit an old friend and actor Seth Rogen. Seth then invites Jay to attend a housewarming party hosted by James Franco where they find other celebrities like Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Craig Robinson, and Christopher Mintz-Plas.
At the raucous party, there is drinking, drugs, sex and other questionable acts. While the party is still going on, the global apocalypse begins. So, the movie stars like Seth, Jay, Danny, Craig, and Jonah decide to remain with James Franco at his house.
"This is the End is one of the funniest movies I've seen in quite a while - the last one being Ted (2012). The humorous acting and writing is in great part what make the film so hilarious. One example is Danny McBride's well timed remarks: "Hermione stole all of our s—t". But if you're wondering what makes that so funny, you will have to see it for yourselves. Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg did an awesome job writing the screenplay's funny one-liners.
This is the End has an element of a horror-comedy genre. The horror comedy genre actually perfectly fits into the movie because it makes the film hilarious and suspenseful. In what is probably the funniest scene of the movie, Jonah Hill is shown possessed by a demon (same scene in the television commercial for the movie). That scene recalls to two classic exorcism-horror films : Rosemary's Baby (1968) and The Exorcist (1973). I really appreciated how that similarity pays tribute to the classic exorcism-horror films.
Although the movie is good, the one disappointment is the ending. The physical moment of the ending just didn't really fit in. The ending also didn't take the film seriously. If you are at all curious about how the movie ended, you all have to see it for yourselves. Disappointing ending or not, the movie is still worth watching and paying for in the movie theaters.
106 minutes of the film was overall very funny due to the acting, jokes, and one-liners. I give the film 3 out of 4 stars.