Saturday, December 31, 2011

Paul (2011)

This homage to the Science-Fiction blockbuster films of the 1980s is written by and stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost of Spaced fame. The duo play a couple of comic book nerds from Great Britain who are on a road trip in mid-western America to visit places of extraterrestrial sightings. During their journey they encounter an actual alien named Paul (voiced by Seth Rogan). Wise-cracking Paul is on the run from the United States Government. It seems that after over 50 years of being a secret specimen for the Feds, his usefulness has come to an end. The two friends agree to help Paul escape from the Washington agents (which includes Jason Bateman) and get him to his rendezvous with his people.

Available: Netflix, Amazon

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