Comments on: Stellar Comedic Cast For Simon Pegg Alien Movie ‘Paul’

By: First Look at Alien Comedy ‘Paul’ & Cast Update - Screen Rant

First Look at Alien Comedy ‘Paul’ & Cast Update - Screen Rant — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:40:42 +0000

[...] “geek-alien comedy” entitled Paul at the end of the last month, where we posted about the stellar comedic cast that has been assembled for the movie so [...]

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:55:48 +0000

Ok, so Seth Rogen may be doing the rounds a bit lately, and i’m sure some people are sick of seeing or hearing him in so many movies. But, I dont think it takes anything away from a movie.

His voice is unique, and i actually quite enjoy listening to him speak. It’s a timeless comedy voice if you like, very reminiscent of John Ratzenberger from Cheers fame, who has voiced countless Disney and Pixar characters over the years!

Knowing its Ratzenberger never takes away any enjoyment from me as a movie buff, as it lends so much to animated characters. It is after all, a very animated voice!

A possible middle ground for lovers and haters of Rogens vocal talent could be if ‘Paul’ actually resembled Rogen, as with Gollum and Andy Serkis, or dare i say John Goodman and Sully in Monsters inc, along with countless others! Anybody else notice the similarity between Chris Rock and the Zebra from Madagascar or for that matter Alex the lion and Ben Stiller?

If done properly, this could well be another roaring success for Pegg and Frost!

By: Kofi Outlaw

Kofi Outlaw — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:05:25 +0000

Ross,

I did mean to say MORE. I find it MORE distracting almost recognizing a voice than knowing full well who is doing the talking behind the CGI.

There. Un-tongue-twisted.

By: daviedave_47

daviedave_47 — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:02:24 +0000

Monsters vs. Aliens was the recent “cartoon” that Seth Rogen lent his voice to.

By: Tim "Cloverfield"

Tim "Cloverfield" — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:01:38 +0000

As long as the inept Rogen is not involved….it is a stellar cast!

By: SK-47

SK-47 — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:42:06 +0000

Yes, it does have a good comedic cast, I like Bateman…BUUUUTTTTT, its all the same people Ive seen before! I understand wanting to work with your friends and all, but, mix it up a bit!
Aside from Pegg & Frost, and some degree Bateman, Ive seen this exact group countless times before.

See when Reitman, Akroyd, Murray and Ramis got together at least there was time in between which made them getting back together a treat! Look at the time between Stripes, Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2. These guys its one right after another.

By: Huggybear

Huggybear — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:16:02 +0000

Ugh, Seth Rogen, again. But, it’s another Nick Frost movie so i won’t complain I just loved Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz!

By: Ross Miller

Ross Miller — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:30:02 +0000

@Kofi,

No, that’s not what I said – I said I find knowing the voice actor (the big name star) is MORE distracting than recognizing the voice but not being able to place it. Did you mean to put MORE instead of LESS in your comment?

Generally, I don’t see why most animated movies have big name stars, when they could get proper, trained voice actors that are at least twice as good for half the price. I understand that a lot of the time it’s to bring in more people, but take Kung Fu Panda for example: The only actor they were really pushing in the marketing (for the most part) was Jack Black. I hardly saw any trailers that advertised the fact that Jackie Chan, or Angelina Jolie or, alas, Seth Rogen (surprise, surprise) were voicing the other animals.

I just think for ‘Paul’, specifically, it should be an unknown actor, or at least if they go with a well known like Rogen, they should change the voice up a bit. Disguise it…

By: Stellar Comedic Cast For Simon Pegg Alien Movie ‘Paul’ - Screenrant.com « AddingInfo.com

Wed, 27 May 2009 21:15:04 +0000

[...] Now this is not a knock on Rogen as either a comedic personality or a voice actor, but I would have much preferred a lesser known actor to provide the voice for Paul , that way you are not constantly distracted by the fact you know who’s voice it … Read Full Post: Stellar Comedic Cast For Simon Pegg Alien Movie ‘Paul’ – Screenrant.com [...]

By: Andy S

Andy S — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:44:47 +0000

Ugh, more Seth Rogen forced upon us. I am SO sick of him.

By: Bill Blume

Bill Blume — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:31:49 +0000

Pegg and Frost together again… I can’t wait. woo hoo!

By: steven the git

steven the git — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:17:58 +0000

This will be interesting without Wright directing. They’ve been such a team together.

Think Bateman is great so hope he gets a big role.

By: Kofi Outlaw

Kofi Outlaw — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:45:37 +0000

So let me get this straight…

You’re saying that knowing the voice actor of a CGI character (which in this day and age is common knowledge for any CGI feature, BTW) is LESS distracting than recognizing a voice and not being able to put a name to it?

Usually I have the opposite problem – Ratatouille being a good example.