Paul
Universal Pictures | Release Date: March 18, 2011
7.0
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Rox22Feb 6, 2013
This has to be one of my favorite comedies of all time.I'm a bit of a Sci-Fi nerd myself, so the humor and references in this movie are right up my alley. Paul is just charming and just wowed me at every corner. However, if I had to make oneThis has to be one of my favorite comedies of all time.I'm a bit of a Sci-Fi nerd myself, so the humor and references in this movie are right up my alley. Paul is just charming and just wowed me at every corner. However, if I had to make one criticism: It does tend to lay on the anti-religion vibe a bit thick at times. Then again, the people who it targets are precisely as they show them. Overall: A fantastic movie and I hope the adventure of Graeme Clive continue.… Expand
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HucksterJul 11, 2020
Loved this insane film. What a great homage to classic sci fi lines and concepts. Great performances and cameos.
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TrilobiteGJan 13, 2016
It has good intentions this film does. At least this crude sci-fi comedy has some moments of awe and emotion to it right? Seth Rogen plays the character of Paul very well. He is charming, likeable and you attatch to him immediately. ApartIt has good intentions this film does. At least this crude sci-fi comedy has some moments of awe and emotion to it right? Seth Rogen plays the character of Paul very well. He is charming, likeable and you attatch to him immediately. Apart from that, this is a deeply flawed movie. Some jokes don't land, others do. Some plot points make no sense. It's such a shame this was a comedy I remember loving. Now it's just ok, not bad, not too good either.… Expand
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mds03Mar 3, 2013
It was hilarious. One of Seth Rogen's best movies yet. Seth Rogen was perfect as Paul. Nick Frost and Simon Peg were also perfect for their roles. I really hope their will be a second one.
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NicomoviesJun 26, 2013
Es una pelicula muy buena y extraordinaria,que te hara reir a carcajadas,buen argumento,historia,guion y aunque su critica es medio mala,es una pelicula muy buena para mi,y la recomiendo para que la vean.
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6
spearspitter65Aug 4, 2013
his is a funny but cheasy and kinda retarded movie but it has skill and definantaly does not skimp on the jokes and other retarded moments that u could laugh at
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7
TheApplegnomeJul 11, 2014
A humorous and entertaining movie.

Simon Pegg is an awesome actor, and in Paul he really did a great job. The other actors are also great, besides Jennifer Granger. I totally enjoyed this movie, because totally I laughed out at some placesA humorous and entertaining movie.

Simon Pegg is an awesome actor, and in Paul he really did a great job. The other actors are also great, besides Jennifer Granger. I totally enjoyed this movie, because totally I laughed out at some places and both the opening scene and the action are awesome. There could have been more enjoyable scenes in this movie and a better ending to receive a higher score than a 7, but it’s still a great movie.

Paul is a funny and entertaining movie.

Paul gets a 7/10… Expand
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FreedomFightersDec 5, 2016
"Paul" is unfortunately a "nothing-special" kind of comedy, but that doesn't mean it was "bad" per se. It's sporadically funny, it's well acted, and it has a solid plot and serviceable writing overall. It's not going to wow you or reinvent"Paul" is unfortunately a "nothing-special" kind of comedy, but that doesn't mean it was "bad" per se. It's sporadically funny, it's well acted, and it has a solid plot and serviceable writing overall. It's not going to wow you or reinvent the comedy genre, but I would definitely say that, as a whole, it works. It's a fun watch, just nothing I imagine you'll want to go back to time and time again. Even so, "Paul" is a decently entertaining film that's worth one watch.… Expand
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PrincethadonMar 3, 2014
This movie is a really good time. If you are a die hard Christian then this movie will seriously offend you. But if you like Seth Rogen you will most likely enjoy this movie. Who ever knew an alien could make you laugh so hard. I give thisThis movie is a really good time. If you are a die hard Christian then this movie will seriously offend you. But if you like Seth Rogen you will most likely enjoy this movie. Who ever knew an alien could make you laugh so hard. I give this movie an 8 out of 10. Thanks for reading.… Expand
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Meth-dudeApr 19, 2014
This movie is really funny and Paul is realistic.Simon Pegg and Nick Frost like always are good and funny actors together and we have a bonus from Jason Bateman and Sigourney Weaver . I recommend this funny movie to everybody
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jentarioMar 11, 2021
Literally a stereotypical but well executed road trip movie with Seth Rogan playing an alien. If you like Seth Rogan, you'll probably like this
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Th3GreenHorne7Jul 5, 2015
It feels great to sit down to movie that you can't stop laughing at and Paul is one of those movies. Paul is a great Sci-Fi Comedy with a story that you can recognize instantly, it also has a great all star cast. Now for a Sci-Fi movie, itIt feels great to sit down to movie that you can't stop laughing at and Paul is one of those movies. Paul is a great Sci-Fi Comedy with a story that you can recognize instantly, it also has a great all star cast. Now for a Sci-Fi movie, it dead one perfect, for people who grew up throughout the 60's to now will get Star Trek and Close Encounters reference that are let loose in the film. For the comedy, it wasn't perfect, and most of it came from Seth Rogen, he kinda goes all the way with his jokes, which would be alright if they weren't used so much. Now the cast of this perfect, it couldn't get any better with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kristen Wiig, Jason Bateman, and Sigourney Weaver. The entire cast make the best attempt at being at their maximum performance level, and that attempt made it very great. Seth Rogen was great as Paul, but jokes like I said were very overused, but he was still great, besides I could watch this movie over and over again.… Expand
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CineAutoctonoDec 6, 2015
Hilarious movie , insurance Mottola followed the same style , with rude words and fun, but also apply with "Ted " but it is now an alien , they put their imagination and comedy in this movie .
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aadityamudharApr 18, 2016
Although "Paul" isn't strong in script & story as much as "Shaun of the Dead" or "Hot fuzz", the tone is humorous thanks to the friendly Pegg+Frost combo.
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BarneyOnMTJan 5, 2016
WHAT I LIKED: The moments where you just sit back and consider the hilarious insanity of every situation are golden; 'Paul' is seriously hilarious. Not only does it take off-the-wall humour to the next level, but it offers some great fun andWHAT I LIKED: The moments where you just sit back and consider the hilarious insanity of every situation are golden; 'Paul' is seriously hilarious. Not only does it take off-the-wall humour to the next level, but it offers some great fun and light- watching entertainment (though not for the whole family!) 'Paul' is also fairly exciting and nerds will love it.
WHAT I DIND'T LIKE: Despite the laughs, it isn't exactly a thrilling ride and it's not the cleverest of movies over all.
VERDICT: Nothing particularly clever or gripping, but 'Paul' is great for what it is - a barrel of laughs.… Expand
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MovieMasterEddyApr 3, 2016
Visiting Comic-Con in San Diego, aspiring illustrator Graeme Willy (Pegg) and wannabe sci-fi writer Clive Gollings (Frost) are in geek heaven, especially when they meet their idol, Adam Shadowchild (Jeffrey Tambor, in a droll cameo). AfterVisiting Comic-Con in San Diego, aspiring illustrator Graeme Willy (Pegg) and wannabe sci-fi writer Clive Gollings (Frost) are in geek heaven, especially when they meet their idol, Adam Shadowchild (Jeffrey Tambor, in a droll cameo). After the convention, they take a road trip in a rented RV, planning to visit all the Southwest’s most famous UFO hot spots, from Nevada’s Area 51 to Roswell, N.M.

En route, they almost collide with another car that runs off the road. The driver turns out to be laidback dude-from-another-planet Paul, who, with his huge eyes, massive head and spindly body, looks exactly like the classic small, gray aliens of yore — apart from his cargo shorts, that is. Assuring Graeme and Clive that he’s in trouble and needs help, and promising that he has no intention of anally probing them, Paul hitches a ride.

Action cuts between the guys in the RV and Paul’s pursuers, another trio made up of hardass Agent Zoil (Jason Bateman) and two goofy rookies, Haggard (Bill Hader) and O’Reilly (Joe Lo Truglio), whose own development is just as arrested as Graeme and Clive’s.

Although it transpires that Paul is on his way to rejoin his mothership, there’s little sense of urgency as he, Graeme and Clive make pit stops along the way. Tension is generated only by whether or not someone else will glimpse Paul; at one stop, Clive becomes smitten with Ruth Buggs (Kristen Wiig), a shy, sheltered fundamentalist Christian with a clouded eye, and they end up kidnapping her in the nicest possible way when she accidentally spots the alien.

One of the winning things about Pegg’s scripts for “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” (which he co-wrote with helmer Edgar Wright), was the way they managed to riff on the genres they spoofed while still delivering sympathetic, reasonably rounded characters, particularly ones whose heroics were undercut by their exaggeratedly mild English manners. The screenplay for “Paul,” credited to co-stars Pegg and Frost, sticks largely to the same formula, but the transplant to American soil hasn’t proved quite as fertile. Despite a few laugh-out-loud moments, the hit-miss ratio is lower this time around, perhaps due to Wright’s absence. Although the gags never push film in-jokes to the absurd levels of the “Scary Movie” franchise and its ilk, sometimes the nudges (such as numerous references to Steven Spielberg, who literally phones in a cameo) serve to show off the filmmakers’ range of references rather than to further the story.

Meanwhile, the edgy-slackerish sensibility Rogen and Mottola might have been expected to bring to the party lacks the spontaneity of their previous collaborations, “Superbad” and TV series “Undeclared.” Certainly this feels like a bit of a regression for Mottola, taking on a studio work-for-hire after his underrated indie “Adventureland,” while Rogen, constrained by a more-or-less voice-only perf (his movements and expressions have been replicated somewhat for Paul’s animation), sounds like he’s on autopilot.

It’s Wiig who impresses most here with a bravura display of comic timing and some of the filthiest lines in the film (once she learns to cuss, Ruth goes at it with a vengeance). Her character’s sudden disavowal of intelligent design and embrace of hedonism is clunkily written, but the thesp manages to put it across with verve.

Pic is executed with pro polish. Combo of CGI and puppetry to create the charmingly designed Paul is seamless, although the thesps don’t always convincingly pretend that they’re interacting with a character they can actually see, instead of a tennis ball on a stick to create eyeline matches.

Part bromance, part sci-fi spoof and all a bit disappointing.… Expand
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GreenIgnitorOct 30, 2020
One of the best comedy movies I have ever seen. It's full of sick jokes and dark humor.
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ryu9376Oct 15, 2018
This was so damn funny... can't believe I waited so long to watch this... hilarious.
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Wolfdog187Sep 10, 2020
I thought this movie was awesome. Great plot, great acting, great humor. I read numerous other posts before I decided to add my own and I was amazed of the ignorance of those that gave this a low rating. I mean, come on. This isn'tI thought this movie was awesome. Great plot, great acting, great humor. I read numerous other posts before I decided to add my own and I was amazed of the ignorance of those that gave this a low rating. I mean, come on. This isn't Shakespeare. Its just a light hearted, sci-fi comedy that was laugh out loud from the minute Paul came on scene.… Expand
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StefyTheWatcherJan 8, 2021
I think this is best comedy movie with best comedy duo ever!!! It is soooo funny that i can not even explain it. Characters are so good and fun, story is great. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost killed it, and other actors too.
I recommend this movieI think this is best comedy movie with best comedy duo ever!!! It is soooo funny that i can not even explain it. Characters are so good and fun, story is great. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost killed it, and other actors too.
I recommend this movie and i give him 8/10.… Expand
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avalancheanimatMay 25, 2022
I LOVE paul! ikhjnb mdnkwqAECFJKNV ZDRSGHOUJBOIERSTGJBFGKLERDTGLKBMDBKLCVNIHRFIOUEJHGIOJRDTJGOLKEJRFKRTJGOKFTNHJKBNRFTGKLJNRTGKLJMNFRTDKLGBJMGFLKJRETIOUJGJIMUTBHGYIJUOMKHTYGIJUOHTYBIJUHTGHYBGTBHYIJUGTBHY
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Kdog152Jul 8, 2023
Hilarious, just hilarious. Pure peg and frost. It's nice to able to be able to go back to good comedy, since these days sad, attention seeking wokies can't take comedy so it is now not allowed.
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JesseDillingerApr 25, 2023
I love it. It makes me laugh. Seth works surprisingly well. Of course Nick and Simon are great too
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