The World's End

Following Dirty Donkey on Saturday, I came home, showered, ate and relaxed.  As I was cruising Facebook, I saw that Virgin Radio posted a picture for a caption contest with the following photo.

I then submitted the following caption.

And I actually won.  I scored a Capital Cities - In A Tidal Wave of Mystery CD and 4 passes to the advanced screening of The World's End with Simon Pegg of Shaun of the Dead and Star Trek movies. 

I've sorta of been listening to the CD in the car.  I recognize Safe and Sound which gets radio play.  So far it's pretty mellow with some funky beats.

I invited 3 friends to join me on Wednesday to see The World's End, Sandra, James and Sam.  Sandra came with me and we met up with James at the theater an hour before the show.  It wasn't busy and managed to get good seats.  I went out to meet Sam to give him his ticket and to get a drink.

There were two trailers, both DeNiro films.  The first was Last Vegas with Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline and Michael Douglas.  Basically looks like an old man buddy movie where they take a trip to to Las Vegas.  It looked pretty hilarious.  One that I'd go see.  The second co-starred Michelle Pfieffer and Tommy Lee Jones in The Family.  DeNiro's character has worn out his welcome with the mob and is relocated to France as part of a witness relocation program.  The mob finds him and hi-jinx ensures.  Looked alright.  Not one I'd see in the theater though.

The feature presentation started.  On top of Simon Pegg, it starred Nick Frost, also from Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, as well as Martin Freeman, who was most recently in the Hobbit.  Without giving away too much, it's about 5 former high school buddies who return to their home town to walk the Golden mile, to have a drink at all 12 bars, which they were unable to complete 23 years ago.  The movie was hilarious.  Lots of good one liners, but took a strange left turn halfway through.  Despite the weird plot, it continued to provide laughter.  I thought it was a good movie, very funny, had a good premise, but the second have could have been written better.  It was worth the watch, but I don't think I would have paid to see it in the theater.  Free is free, so I can't really complain.  I'd say wait for it on video.