This Is the End

Plot synopsis:
Jay Baruchel arrives in Los Angeles to visit with old friend and fellow actor Seth Rogen, who invites him to attend a housewarming party hosted by James Franco. Baruchel is uncomfortable at the crowded party, so Rogen accompanies him to a convenience store for cigarettes. There, beams of blue light come down and suck numerous people into the sky. Rogen and Baruchel flee back to Franco's house, where an earthquake strikes and the partygoers rush outside. A large hole opens in Franco's yard, swallowing Michael Cera (impaled by a lamppost), Rihanna, Mindy Kaling, Jason Segel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Martin Starr. Rogen, Franco, Jonah Hill and Craig Robinson survive and run back inside the house. Franco's assistant Karen gets accidentally crushed by Paul Rudd. Aziz Ansari gets his arm cut off and falls into the sinkhole. Kevin Hart tries to get Ansari's arm off, but he also falls into the sinkhole. Baruchel tries to help David Krumholtz escape the sinkhole, but he also falls into the sinkhole. Baruchel escapes the sinkhole and also runs back to the house. They take inventory of their supplies, set up a ration system, and await help.
The next morning, Danny McBride, also in the house and unaware of the crisis, wastes much of their food and water. The others tell him of the previous night's events, which he initially does not believe until a man outside is decapitated as they watch. Tensions rise due to various conflicts, including Baruchel and Rogen's growing estrangement, and the others' scepticism of Baruchel's belief that the disaster might be the Apocalypse predicted in the Book of Revelation. Later, Emma Watson, another survivor of the party, returns. However, due to a misunderstanding, she believes the group is planning to rape her and leaves, taking the group's remaining drinks with her. Robinson is chosen to travel outside to the basement for water, but finds the door is locked and returns after an encounter with an unknown being.
The experience causes Robinson to believe Baruchel's theory that the Apocalypse has arrived. The guys reach the basement by digging through the floor, and find the water, but McBride ends up wasting most of it out of spite, prompting him to be kicked out of the house. Before he leaves, McBride reveals that Baruchel was in town two months prior but stayed at a hotel, instead of at Rogen's house, because of their strained friendship. Hill makes a remark that annoys Baruchel, causing him to punch Hill. Later that night, Hill prays for Baruchel to die, but is possessed by a demon shortly after. The next day, Baruchel and Robinson go to a neighboring home for supplies, and escape a demonic bull. Meanwhile, Rogen and Franco are attacked by the possessed Hill. The group subdues Hill, but during an exorcism attempt, Baruchel and Rogen get into a fight and knock a candle over. A fire starts, engulfing Hill and the house in flames and forcing the others outside.
Franco suggests taking his car to his home in Malibu, but finds the car guarded by a demon. Robinson volunteers to sacrifice himself. The plan succeeds and Robinson is raptured, leading the others to realize they can be saved if they do a selfless act. They are then captured by cannibals led by McBride. Franco volunteers to sacrifice himself to save the others, but taunts McBride as he ascends to Heaven, causing his beam to vanish. Franco is then eaten alive by McBride and his cannibals. Rogen and Baruchel escape, but they encounter a gigantic satanic being. Baruchel apologises to Seth for his actions as the being attempts to eat them. A beam strikes Baruchel, and he begins to ascend while Rogen does not. Baruchel grabs Rogen's hand, but Rogen's presence prevents him from ascending into Heaven. As a result, Rogen lets him go; he is promptly saved by another beam, which also kills the being.
In heaven Rogen and Baruchel meet Robinson, who tells them that Heaven is a place where any desire comes true. Baruchel wishes for the Backstreet Boys and the band performs "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" as everyone dances.

Tags: comedy, boring, stupid, paranormal, bleak, violence, humor, satire

Review:
The movie made me laugh extremely hard and had all my favorite people in one film.
The acting in the movie was not that spectacular, but the actors involved were all born for this kind of movie.For anyone who can truly appreciate a hilarious movie which is made specifically to humor and entertain people, and has no other hidden agenda whatsoever, this is definitely a must watch..
I was expecting a raunchy but light hearted comedy that took light of a bad situation but instead the apocalypse in this movie is taken very seriously.
But I've had over a week to think on it and I have decided that Overall I really enjoyed watching This is the End.I love the cast I think everyone in this movie is talented and really funny.
The funniest part of the movie for me and my friends I think was a several minute long back and forth between Danny Mcbride and James Franco but I would watch the movie again for that scene alone So overall This is the End is a really fun over the top movie.
Not sure how it can have a score of only 6.4 at the moment, the film is easily the best comedy of the year so far and deserving of an 8 or my case a nine as i was so pleasantly surprised by the quality of the jokes and the story.The cast is perfect and the cameos aren't there to fill out the movie and take up time, they are excellent especially Emma Watson and Michael Cera.
I was fortunate enough to watch a screening today in Miami and let me just point out, this movie is exactly what you would expect from Seth Rogen in terms of comedy.
Having such funny actors like James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, and Craig Robinson playing themselves all in one movie just makes it that more entertaining.
If you liked the comedy in Superbad and Pineapple Express, you will love This Is the End. I recommend this movie to everyone who has a sense of humor.
I don't often laugh at movies, but if you're looking for a relaxed, light comedy, I would recommend this film..
The ending is just simply madness but that is exactly what I expect from a comedy like this: to be surprised.Rogen, Franco and the rest of the pack are amazing as always.
A lot of these negative reviews I've read either have some kind of religious agenda against this movie or were people trying to measure how big their cinema knowledge penis is by citing great foreign films and comparing how much it falls short.
In a movie filled with celebrity cameos and over the top CGI and humor, it felt to me like it was still a down to Earth movie they probably spent 30 minutes writing and had a blast filming and getting friends together and showed Hollywood excess from the point of view of the outsiders.
Yet again Seth Rogen and pals star in a "comedy", that would only make the simplest of teenage boys laugh.The story itself is fairly interesting and I hold nothing against gore, but the dialog and the attempted humor are on a level that a monkey could achieve, and to be honest, this style of comedy hasn't been fun for over a decade (Beavis and Butthead was good at the time, not now).
Seth Rogen and his usual entourage of stoner near-celebrities return to the screen, this time propped against the backdrop of a biblical end-of-world scenario.
There's a certain taste of playful irony in the fact that so many of these actors, Rogen, Jonah Hill and Danny McBride especially, who share the common criticism of merely playing themselves throughout their careers, are doing so literally this time around.
They're able to play that up to ridiculous extremes and big laughs in the long-form party scene that eats up most of the first act, riffing and rolling with the punches in their never-ending quest to make the cast and crew smile.
Really uproariously funny at a few points, but pointlessly thin and overblown at others.Additional thoughts after a recent re-watch:Like a lot of Rogen and company's films, I think this works far better if you fit one or two descriptions: happy-intoxicated or just in the mood for something completely mindless.
Of course, the opening party scene has the greatest bits - actors and celebrities poking fun at themselves and the vapid public image that typifies their slice of pop culture - but it also functions well when the crowd is significantly reduced and the plot shifts from a snappy ensemble comedy to a much smaller crew in the midst of a disaster.
This Is The End is a movie that really shouldn't have worked, yet had me doubled over laughing for the entire film.
To say more would risk spoiling some hilarious scenes, so I'll give you some brief non-spoiler comedic highlights: Jonah Hill's shtick as the nicest guy in the world, Jason Siegel lampooning his own role on How I Met Your Mother, Michael Cera as an unapologetic sex and cocaine addict, anything that Craig Robinson does, the fake trailer for Pineapple Express 2, and EVERYTHING involving Emma Watson.
Whilst Edgar Wright's The World's End is the superior film that is consistently funny and action packed flick, This is the End does offer many laugh out loud moments, using more crass and crude humour, having jokes ranging from masturbation, stoner jokes and violent slapstick.
The main stars have excellent chemistry together and had a strong dramatic with Seth Rogan balancing his old friendship with Jay Baruchel who hates LA and his newer friends in the city.If all else fails at least Kevin Hart dies a nasty death.If you enjoy this film then Zombieland and Dogma are worth checking out.7.5/10.
Poor story of particularly bad taste, with ample of tackiness similar to a B horror movie, to the point I found myself wishing they could all just evaporate so that I could leave and head home.In all fairness they were some amusing scenes and decent one liners but could do nothing to salvage this rubbish of a movie.One thing I will not get over, is how such a cinematic junk got the most known younger Hollywood to take part is a question for the ages.
These are supposed to be the 'new breed' of American comedy actors but if this is the best they have to offer, I'll look elsewhere for my laughs.The only time I did find myself laughing was literally because it was so bad it was funny.
I'm sure some of the "smart" fans will be quick to tell me that was the point of the film but I fail to accept that as excuse for making such a terrible movie.
Its in fact as if they did smoke a lot and wrote a silly movie and thought the day after, "hell I bet we can make this and people would watch it just because we are in it".
Not only in the tone of the film but literally in the dialog as each "celebrity" attempts to justify their aww shucks, I'm just good folks down to Earth movie star.
Just watch with a sense of humor..I know the BAD reviewers most likely applaud at the end of every foreign art film in black and white with a anxious grin with worried thought of not making it to the 5 o'clock wine tasting...The point is be your own judge..If you love any of Seth, James or Jonas ' s movie's this would be worth making an effort to see..
While this movie had several funny moments, it was overall a horrible waste of time.
Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel and Craig Robinson are so funny I actually clapped during the movie!
They came up with all this ridiculous stuff that was basically so stupid it was funny!If you like Pineapple Express, Knocked Up, Superbad, etc, you will absolutely love this movie!
Alas, it is the fate of so many comedies - the first half of the movie is great and funny, the second half is 'meh' as the director tries to figure out how to resolve the story lines.
That being said, at the end of the movie I felt like I had just watched a male porno with the same joke being repeated over and over again.
I understand people find drugs, alcohol, and sex funny nowadays, and that kind of humor is to be expected with these actors.
I can't believe I was so close to not even watching this, "This is the End" works in many ways, its an apocalyptic comedy, a date movie, a stoner movie, its Seth Rogen and the "Apatow Mafia" at their peak and most of all its the most fun you'll ever have at a movie theater this year.Set in Los Angeles, its about Jay Baruchel (She's Out of My League) hanging out with Seth Rogen, who invites him to a party at James Franco's house, when suddenly all hell breaks lose.Its better to go in it not knowing nothing about it, its definitely one of those movies.
Its about friendship and it has a lot of pop culture references, which I loved about it.I saw it here in Los Angeles, where I'm staying for the film festival, I actually bumped into Michael Cera on the way to the movie, he seemed like a very cool guy, when I asked him for a picture, instead he said "You know what, I'd like to get to know you instead" and he shook my hand, it was pretty cool.Overall its a very fun movie, wait to see Craig Robinson in it, I couldn't stop laughing at everything he did, but avoid seeing it with someone who's already seen it, you don't want them to spoil anything for you.
I laughed in every scene and consider it one of the best comedies I've seen in a long time.
This movie, on the other hand, finds its humor more in individual jokes: its one-liners, funny insults, and the self-deprecating humor of each of the hilarious cast, stemming from the wise decision to have each actor play themselves.
The only thing I didn't like is it was extremely obvious every time the movie was trying to get you to laugh.
However, comedy knows no boundaries!This movie pulls out all the stops, the comedic value of all the actors playing as themselves while making fun of each other couldn't be funnier and the clichés take it over the top, all that was missing was a cameo from Woody Harrelson eating some twinkies!.
But thankfully, all is not lost if you save your time and money for a similarly themed but far more boisterous comedy instead – THE WORLD'S END..
I have no idea how this movie got such a high rating on IMDb, this is the only reason I watched it, and I wish I didn't!
It's a terrible story, sure the special effects are good, and the acting is pretty good generally, but the story itself is terrible, and the humour isn't great either, it's mostly just a bunch of gay jokes mixed with every other word being the F-word.I don't mind either kinds of humour, swearing or gay oriented, but this is so over the top, it's unreal, it seems the only way these guys can make a joke is to say the f word 10 times in amongst a bad gay joke.The story is absurd, but could have been done so much better, the idea isn't bad, but the fact that IMDb users are rating this so highly must be solely because it's being reviewed by teenagers who love stupid humour without anything clever at all in it and simply want to see lots of swearing and innuendos in bad taste.OK this is probably worth maybe a 4 out of 10, but I can't give it that considering the number of obvious biased reviews by what must be teenagers who simply find swearing funny..
However, they are mere additions to the main course of 'Pineapple Express'-like buddy comedy featuring Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Jonah Hill and Craig Robinson.
Be it playing soccer with a severed head, fighting over a Milky Way or filming the sequel to 'Pineapple Express' (hands down my favorite part of the movie) - it all seems to be pure fun to these guys.
I do not know why people are treating Seth Rogen like he is incapable of mailing it in because This Is The End is lazy and feels like it was mailed in to fulfill an obligation to the movie studio.
It's all about mocking the superficiality of actors in today's Hollywood and, yes, it's tongue in cheek humor...but the movie was just stupid.I saw it based on the positive reviews received both here and at Rotten Tomatoes, but now want my money back.
If you're a fan of James Franco, Seth Rogan, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Danny Mcbride I think you'll enjoy this film.
I went to see This Is The End thinking it will be silly and funny, judging by the trailer of the film.
The film was completely tasteless and uncreative, and it does not deserve 8/10 on IMDb. The people who LOVED it, just like the actors.
I thought I would always love comedies featuring Seth Rogen / Jonan Hill / James Franco for example Pineapple Express, Superbad, Knocked Up ----- I kept that belief until now.
Well, it only shows the stupidity of the "next generation" young actors who can't say NO to a idiotic project like this..But the worst thing is - NOTHING FUNNY AT ALL FOR HALF HOUR OR MORE.
No matter how much they try to "be honest" with the viewer through using the real movie actors names and satirizing the decadent lifestyle of Hollywood celebrities (which seems to be a lot easier than really creating new characters), the core and conclusion of the story is still a conservative Christian topic.
I'm going to start off by saying that if you didn't like this movie and didn't think it was funny, please don't read this review.
They could've just written up fake random characters and had all this happen, but no, having all the actors play exaggerated versions of themselves makes this ten times funnier, because this make the movie self-aware.
I guess the relatively high score of this film is because it gets reviewed by people who like this kind of humor.
yes, they're better than this supposedly comedy movie.Avoid this film if you want to remain mentally fit and spare your money.
Likely worthwhile to see anyways but not a second time.It was a weird movie in that some scenes were somewhat horror-like, the guy sitting next to me screamed at one point - while most of it was pure humor and juvenile comedy.
en-thrilling the whole way through, the film itself leaves you with a jaw ache, i couldn't help laugh throughout the whole thing, crude it may be but if you love films, you know your more then likely going to watch this film, even if its for the sake of saying you seen it.
The idea seemed like a good one.A group of current Hollywood A listers playing fictionalized versions of themselves in a fictionalized idea of how the world will end.The basic idea is funny.What is presented to us on film is not.What we have here is a vile,tasteless,vulgar,sacrilegious piece of garbage of a movie.The language in this atrocity alone made me sick to my stomach.That seldom happens to me.You blew it,guys.You took what was a hysterical idea that could have potentially been labeled a classic sometime in the future,and turned into something I wouldn't contaminate my garbage with.I went in wanting to like it,and came out wishing I hadn't wasted the rental..
But make no mistake, Seth Rogen is making a run for Sandler's undisputed title of World's Worst movie writer/producer/actor.
i think the ones who are laughing are people like Seth rogen and Jonah hill.
It started out mildly funny, then degenerated into something completely stupid, then completely disgusting and unfunny (and I love crazy, quirky movies in general), and I found myself actually getting angry at these so called actors for not only making me waste my money (thank gawd I bought this on PPV, if I paid to see this in the theater I would have been livid), but wasting my time as well watching this drivel.
There's one scene in This Is the End, where James Franco and Danny McBride arguing, when I snorted from laughing so hard.Even though it's embarrassing, it's been a long time since I've literally laughed out loud at the movies.
Similar to the best bits of Anchorman, there are moments here when you're thinking "What the heck is going on?", but due to the likability of the actors involved and the fact that they're just having fun with it, makes it you laugh even more.This film is like an inside joke with some of Hollywood's biggest actors, and while watching it you feel like you're in on it.
Jay and Seth remain the main characters here, which is why they're basically "the straight guys" in amidst all the weird stuff that's going on.James Franco is making me dislike him less and less these days, to the point he's actually one of the best things about this film.
It's really not funny when a comedy deals with subject matter, like the end of the world, that really shouldn't be joked about.
I saw the MetaCritics reviews and, even though I am a mature, cinema-buff-type woman, thought I'd take a chance that The End was indeed funny.I suspect the ONLY people liking this movie are of the male persuasion, although I can't speak for all women.
I actually like all the actors in the movie.