The World's End and The Cornetto Trilogy

Back in 2004, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg released BAFTA nominated zombie-comedy Shaun of the Dead.  Directed by Edgar Wright and written by both Wright and Simon Pegg, this film instantly became a cult classic, starring Simon Pegg and his friend Nick Frost.  Pegg and Wright pledged to do two more movies together and they decided to call it the "Cornetto Trilogy".  The joke here being that each film features a different flavor of Cornetto Ice Cream in a quick shot (The Cornetto is an exclusively UK treat).  2004's Shaun of the Dead featured a strawberry Cornetto.  2007's police comedy Hot Fuzz featured a blue Cornetto.  The newly released The World's End features a mint chocolate chip Cornetto.  I really am a big fan of this trilogy and have to say that The World's End was by far the most hilarious, witty and creative of any in the trilogy.  Edgar Wright has a distinctive style featuring crash zooms, whip pans and really quick transitions that really help pace the comedies that he directs.  Click here to see an example!
What really makes The World's End special comes from its writing style.  This was one of the most well written comedies I have seen in quite a while.  The basic plot is that Simon Pegg's "Gary King" has never truly gotten beyond his high school years, which really were where he peaked.  Back in high school, he and his four friends (played by the hilarious team of Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan and Paddy Considine), decided to try and complete the Golden Mile, which is completed by drinking one pint in each of the town's 12 pubs.  The young friends never did manage to complete the mile and Gary King never got past it.  He manages to get the gang back together and what proceeds to occur is a comedy featuring five middle age men finding out that their stamina isn't what it was and that their town is hiding an alien force they must go toe to toe with.  The plot features a brilliant sense of parallel between the high school team and the current middle aged one.  I won't say much more, as it is loaded with spoilers!

Between Edgar Wright's beautiful cinematographic style/directing, Wright's and Pegg's writing and the acting from the five main cast members, this film makes itself the strongest of the Cornetto trilogy and an all around must see!  It currently has a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes!  See trailer here.