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A strange movie review

I read a rather strange movie review from a friend of mine on Facebook today. It was with regard to the new Simon Pegg and Nick Frost film - The World's End - which I want to see, but have yet to do so. The review read as follows:

"The World's End was a fantastic movie. Probably the best one I have watched all year. Inside the comedy you find a very good understanding about the nature of humanity and why every single nation or group of people who have ever tried to 'make society better or utopian' has failed in it's endeavors as well as a good message about what it means to be a good friend. Five out of Five stars"

While I can understand the claim that any nation that has attempted to make itself a utopia has failed to do so, to try and improve a nation is quite different than trying to make it a utopia. To claim that any nation which has tried to make "society better" has failed to do so is quite the statement to make, and also quite inaccurate. Just imagine if no nation made any improvements throughout the course of history. For one thing, I wouldn't have been able to write this blog. 

I really wonder what Simon Pegg and company would think if they read the before-mentioned review, especially if they had just gone bar-hopping. 

My guess is their first words would be something like, "Aw, bloody hell!" 
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