PAUL
4 out of 5 stars

graeme: “are you going to probe us?”

paul: “WHY does everyone always assume that? what am i doing? am i harvesting farts? how much can i learn from an ass?”

OMG this is a FUNNY FUNNY movie about alien encounters, and nick frost and simon pegg bring us some fresh relief to the sci-fi comedy genre... ;)


nick frost and simon pegg team up yet again as two british nerds: clive gollings, a science fiction/graphic novel writer and graeme willy, the illustrator. they arrive at the san diego comic-con, where they are in awe of EVERYTHING including meeting famous sci-fi authors to checking out nerdy girls in princess leia costumes and comic book characters... haha, they even bring their book with a 3-boobed alien lady!  they decide to end their comic-con trip with a tour of the american desert AKA UFO hotspots. they rent out a RV, and get their nerd on...on the road! but while they’re on the road, a car speeds up ahead of them and essentially crashes... turns out....it’s just PAUL, an alien that escaped from area 51. (voiced by seth rogen) at first, the guys are shocked to be in the presence of a REAL alien, but as it turns out, paul was just waiting for the right moment to head home. and...it turns out, paul is nothing but a crass, rude, friendly, party animal who likes to smoke weed and drink beers with the guys! of course, it’s not a full-on adventure without a chick in the backseat!  christian fundamentalist ruth buggs (kristen wiig) joins in on the adventure when clive and graeme “kidnap” her after she “accidentally” sees paul and faints... chased by govt officials AKA agent zoil (jason bateman), it’s a wild wild ride in the american desert! :P

the character of paul the alien is pretty original, but so is this entire storyline! it’s a fresh comedy about alien life forms and re: taking chances even when you’re not ready... it’s got a funny cast incld. bill hader, jason bateman, and jane lynch! (of all ppl...) there’s even a cameo by a very special lady who starred in alien-related films in the 80s... (don’t want to give it away!) another truly funny movie from the minds of simon pegg and nick frost! definitely give this one a shot...whether you’re a science geek or not. :P