Recommended Viewing: This Is The End

This is the End Poster

Hey what’s up. Remember that movie from last year, The Cabin In The Woods? That was awesome, right? Everybody saw it. But like The Crying Game, the thing about that movie was there were so many crazy plot twists that it was really best to go in without knowing anything about the movie at all. Such is the case with this new film, This Is The End, which I saw at a screening last night. Walking into the theater, all I knew about it was that I recognized a bunch of actors on the poster from various Judd Apatow movies. And I’m telling you, that is all you need to know.

This movie is extremely hilarious despite a not insubstantial amount of gross out humor, and the plot is completely original. So, I really don’t want to tell you anything about it, because I want you to be surprised! But here’s what I will say: This Is The End is about a bunch of actors (all playing themselves) who are friends in “Real Life,” being trapped inside James Franco’s Hollywood home when the Apocalypse arrives during one of Franco’s debauched house parties. What a great location to experience the End Of Days!

It’s funny that just a couple of days ago I was talking shit on FaceBook about what a douche James Franco is, mostly for being a pretentious doofus who has helped to ruin the reputation of all Contemporary Art by selling bags of air, or whatever ridiculous thing it is he does in the name of Art. Please give me a break. Despite the fact that he was really hot in the first Spiderman movie, and also Pineapple Express, and that movie where he plays the guy who has to cut off his own arm to escape from being trapped between two rocks, that looks pretty good, but other than that, he kind of skeevs me out.

This Is The End stars Seth Rogan, Jay Baruchel (you will recognize him when you seen him), Danny McBride, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson and of course James Franco, plus there are cameos by every single famous person on the planet, including Rihanna (barf), who mercifully is killed off early in the film. The best cameo is by Michael Cera, who is the butt of a running joke during his brief appearance about what a cocaine fiend / sex addict he is. Hilarious! Anyway, go see this movie, because if you don’t mind a bit of projectile vomiting and incessant jizz jokes, you’ll laugh your ass off.  This Is The End opens in U.S. theaters on June 12th.

The Worley Gig gives This Is The End 4 Out of 5 Stars!

3 thoughts on “Recommended Viewing: This Is The End

  1. Oh, and I agree about Franco. He has good projects, but he seems to be an unmotivated doucher. He was the worst thing about the Oz movie too. So emotionless.

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