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Paul movie review

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I absolutely loved Shaun of the Dead. It, along with Zombieland, are the only undead movies I can rewatch. So, I was very excited when I saw that Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were going to star in a science fiction alien comedy. And out came Paul. I don’t want to give the impression that Paul was a bad movie, since it wasn’t. But it wasn’t as good as Shaun of the Dead, just to set expectations. So, let’s go and see what Paul is about.

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Undead Week: Shaun of the Dead

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Simon Pegg was an English stand-up comedian who drew interest from BBC for creating a TV show. From that came Spaced, a BBC sitcom written by Pegg and his friend Jessica Hynes (nee Stevenson). The show was directed by Edgar Wright (who we have just seen direct Scott Pilgrim) and was very successful. Pegg had brought his best friend Nick Frost into Spaced to play his best friend on the show. After two series were aired, Pegg, Wright and Frost decided to move onto a movie. That is where Shaun of the Dead comes in. Pegg and Wright wrote it, Wright directed it and Pegg and Frost starred as best friends. And it is the funniest undead film you will ever see. So, who is Shaun and what is his problem?

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