The funniest movie of the year so far.

Rating: 9/10 (23 June 2013)

I can watch anything that Seth Rogen does. So, when I found about about This is the End last year, I knew I had to be there. Then the reviews came out, and they were raving about it. You know what my thoughts were? "Duh." It sounded amazing. Is it amazing? Sort of. It's easily the year's best comedy. Here's a comedy that starts off funny, and really doesn't stop.
The film, which is written and directed by Rogen and collaborator Evan Goldberg, begins at a party at James Franco's house, where most of Rogen's friends (including a coked-out Michael Cera, Jason Segel, Kevin Hart, even Rihanna and Emma Watson) are. Then, next thing you know, the apocalypse is happening. And basically Franco, Rogen, Jay Baruchel (who is mainly the star here), Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, and Danny McBride are trapped in the house, fighting for survival.
Here is a movie with a heck of a premise, and it does live up to it. But instead of playing the end of the world strictly for laughs, This is the End is actually sort of unique. Why? Because this time, the world isn't ending due to a natural disaster. I won't tell you what it is. But I will tell you that This is the End is actually sort of scary. Not because it's extremely realistic. But it is just sort of terrifying.
That said, it is hilarious. I can't think of more than 20 seconds where I was blank. It's a comedy that works for two main reasons: One, is the paragraph above. And the second, and probably the main reason, is because of the way the actors are portrayed on the screen. It really makes you wonder if Jonah Hill is this douche bag, or if Michael Cera is the coked-out pervert (I believe the first one, I highly doubt the second one).
I had a great time during this movie. It's easily the funniest comedy of the year so far. Not only that, it's the wildest, funniest, shocking, and most outrageous ride that I've been on in quite some time. It's a ton of fun to see these actors doing things we've never seen them do before. This is one of the best movies of the Summer so far. Hell, I would even say it's among the best movies of the year so far. I can't say it's Oscar worthy... but sometimes that just doesn't matter. It's a comedy, and a big one at that.
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