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Everything you know about aliens from pop culture is true. At least that's the message from Paul, a swift, sharp, and very funny movie from the creative minds that also brought us Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Superbad, and Adventureland. The British stars of the first two, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, also wrote the snappy screenplay, and director Greg Mottola shows that he can make human and sentimental both the slapstick and the subtle, self-referential humour the same way he did in Superbad and Adventureland. The premise Pegg and Frost have laid out for themselves as likable, sci-fi fanatic supernerds is a dream vacation starting at Comic Con, then continuing through the American Southwest in an RV visiting historic UFO sites like Area 51, the Black Mailbox, and Roswell, and finishing up at Devil's Tower in Wyoming, the iconic centerpiece from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. After their inauspicious start, they happen upon an escaped alien who is 4 feet tall, and has the big head, classic diamond eyes, and features we've come to recognize as both the benevolent and evil kinds of space aliens from movies and TV. He is also the titular character, and as voiced by Seth Rogen, this CGI creature spouts a never-ending string of wisecracks, insider secrets, and frat-boy humour that comes loud and clear as classic Rogen in tone and attitude. As an aside and terrific example of the very clever throwaway punch lines that run throughout, there's a brief flashback to 1980 showing Paul on a conference call with Steven Spielberg (really), giving him advice about script development issues for E.T.
Paul crash-landed in the late 1940s and has been held prisoner by the government's men in black. They've not only been pumping him for knowledge, they've also leaked the fabric and features of his being to people who want to believe, especially the ones in Hollywood. Now Paul wants to go home, and he's found the perfect getaway with the want-to-believe team of Graeme (Pegg) and Clive (Frost), who take him to his rendezvous (at Devil's Tower, of course). The road movie that unfolds is consistently hilarious, moving nimbly through one-off gags and inside jokes, but also creating larger relationships and drawn-out humour that relies on us believing that the little CGI Paul is real. And mostly we do, again thanks to Rogen's delivery and distinctive vocalizing. Paul constantly quips, makes fun, gets drunk, smokes dope, and spouts a steady stream of patter about how aliens have been bowdlerized and reimagined in entertainment and the minds of people like Graeme and Clive. There's a jam-packed supporting cast that complements and complicates the story (in a good way), including Bill Hader and Joe Lo Truglio as the bumbling men in black, and Jason Bateman as the scary man in black. Also passing through are some fun familiar faces like Jane Lynch, David Koechner, Jeffrey Tambor, John Carroll Lynch, and an iconic sci-fi actress who shall remain unnamed. Especially good is Kristen Wiig as a fundamentalist Christian whose mind is literally blown by Paul. Amid the broad humour and nonstop punch lines there's also a sweetness that stays with each finely drawn character (including Paul) and gives Paul an amiable sentimentality that runs throughout. Everyone clearly had fun making this movie, and that's exactly how it is to watch. --Ted Fry
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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) reunite for the comedy adventure Paul as two sci-fi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to America’s UFO heartland. While there, they accidentally meet an alien who brings them on an insane road trip that alters their universe forever. For the past 60 years, an alien named Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen) has been hanging out at a top-secret military base. For reasons unknown, the space-traveling smart ass decides to escape the compound and hop on the first vehicle out of town—a rented RV containing Earthlings Graeme Willy (Pegg) and Clive Collings (Frost). Chased by federal agents and the fanatical father of a young woman that they accidentally kidnap, Graeme and Clive hatch a fumbling escape plan to return Paul to his mother ship. And as two nerds struggle to help, one little green man might just take his fellow outcasts from misfits to intergalactic heroes. Paul is directed by Superbad’s Greg Mottola, from a story by Pegg & Frost. Joining the comedy’s cast are Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Blythe Danner, Joe Lo Truglio, John Carroll Lynch, David Koechner and Sigourney Weaver.
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Special Features:
- Extended Feature
- Theatrical Feature Commentary with Director Greg Mottola, Producer Nira Park and Actors Nick Frost and Simon Pegg
- BTS Featurette (8 Featurettes)
- Between The Lightning Strikes: The Making Of Paul
- The Evolution of Paul
- Bloopers
- Who the hell is Adam Shadowchild?
- Simon Silly Faces and Galleries
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55 of 63 people found the following review helpful
By Sarcosuchus
Format:DVD
Graham and Clive are two likeable English nerds who, after a visit to geek-Mecca Comic Con, take a road trip to America's infamous UFO hotspots. En route they encounter and hide Paul, a real, live "grey" alien, who's on the run from the US government, who've been hiding him for 50 years. With the FBI in hot pursuit, Graham and Clive's road trip becomes a race against time to get Paul to the rendezvous so his people can take him home.
There's a lot to like about Paul. The gags are numerous and funny, and while there's nothing particularly new or unpredictable here, it's all pulled off with such charm and energy that you can forgive the film its faults. Seth Rogen is great as the intergalactic stoner Paul, and Kristen Wiig is also good value as the Christian who discovers the joys of pot and swearing. And of course, Pegg and Frost do their usual schtick; and we love them for it.
It's nice to imagine that 50 years from now, people will probably talk fondly of the handful of good-hearted bromance/buddy films starring Pegg and Frost, and even though Paul lacks the darkness and manic intensity of the best of them (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) it's still a trip worth taking.
There's a lot to like about Paul. The gags are numerous and funny, and while there's nothing particularly new or unpredictable here, it's all pulled off with such charm and energy that you can forgive the film its faults. Seth Rogen is great as the intergalactic stoner Paul, and Kristen Wiig is also good value as the Christian who discovers the joys of pot and swearing. And of course, Pegg and Frost do their usual schtick; and we love them for it.
It's nice to imagine that 50 years from now, people will probably talk fondly of the handful of good-hearted bromance/buddy films starring Pegg and Frost, and even though Paul lacks the darkness and manic intensity of the best of them (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) it's still a trip worth taking.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Richard Pearn
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
A fine DVD to cheer you up. Very slap stick humour but that's predictable given the subject of the film. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost make a great team.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. M. AYRES
Format:DVD
This was a bit of a slow burner at first and after half an hour I was starting to wonder what all the fuss was about. But it turns out I needn't of worried as it was brilliant. Loads of in jokes, star wars, Aliens, star trek, Indy, Close Encounters, too many to name really. But it certainly isn't all about in jokes. The story centres around 2 geeky mates on a trip to the US to travel around all the sci fi sites when low and behold they bump into a reall alien. Paul was played excellently by Seth Rogan, the perfect match. The CG was top notch on him as well. There is nothing not to like about him, and part of me hopes they do a sequal, but another part of me worries about such ventures.
One of the bravest things about the movie is them tounching on Evolution and God, or lack there of a God. Bearing in mind this is really made for a US audience I think this might of upset some hard line christians. This make sme even happier haha. Great film only losing 1 star due to it's slow start. Defo one to watch and one to watch more than once :)
One of the bravest things about the movie is them tounching on Evolution and God, or lack there of a God. Bearing in mind this is really made for a US audience I think this might of upset some hard line christians. This make sme even happier haha. Great film only losing 1 star due to it's slow start. Defo one to watch and one to watch more than once :)
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Paul
A really entertaining and funny film. Paulis also my relative's name & now I regard the alien as his alter ego. The only downside was some language - is swearing necessary? Read more
Published 3 days ago by A. Douglas
4.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant movie from Pegg & Frost
*This contains spoilers* On their way to Area 51, after visiting a Sci-Fi convention, two guy's; Graeme Willy (Pegg) and Clive Gollings (Frost) witness a car crash. Read more
Published 10 days ago by David
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INSTEAD OF BLURAY & DVD, I FOUND ONLY THE DVD. I WAS VERY DISAPOINTED. NOW I AM WAITING TO BE SEND ANOTHER ONE.
Published 18 days ago by BY vincent
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good amusing British comedy
I bought the movie because my friends like comedy films. It was funny in places and the story was amusing but I can take or leave British comedy films
Published 1 month ago by Ron
5.0 out of 5 stars
"ooo marmite!"
This is now one of my favourite films, I love all the Pegg and Frost films but this is really great! Even had to download "Another Girl, Another Planet" for my iPod <3
Published 1 month ago by Bxbeans
1.0 out of 5 stars
It should be sent into a black hole!
i bought this as a gift for someone who found the original film really funny. All I can say is, they weren't watching the same film as me. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Margaret Usmar
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny!
It's the story, not the CGI, but the CGI is so convincing it doesn't interrupt the flow the of the story. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dr. Gkw Koh
5.0 out of 5 stars
wonderful fun.
great fun and a wee bit naughty, totally recommend it. As usual Simon Pegg lives up to his reputation. Very funny.
Published 1 month ago by Mme S. Allen
5.0 out of 5 stars
best alien "adventure" yet!!
paul is a brilliantly written and acted film in which the 1947 'roswell' alien (paul) is trying to get home...i dont want to spoil it so buy it and enjoy!!!
Published 1 month ago by djanalog
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant Film
Really funny film with a great twist to it!
Paul the Alien was my kind of Alien, not a care in the world and extremely funny.
Paul the Alien was my kind of Alien, not a care in the world and extremely funny.
Published 2 months ago by Nicholas Andrew Pye
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