Never heard of this until this morning when I saw it on the Cineworld website. Seeing as its got Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale and members of Monty Python together on film for the first time in years as well as the final vocal performance of Robin Williams I am surprised it hasn't been better advertised. Seems to have got lost in the large number of new films out this week. I watched the trailer and I thought it seemed like it be quite funny. Not showing at my local Cine world so may see it when it comes out on dvd.
It was reviewed earlier on Radio Sussex. I was expecting a real slagging off. Instead this guy thought it was a great comedy and perfect date night viewing. Mind you he must have been on something as he said it was the new film from Simon Webbe and is similar to Liar Liar starring Ricky Gervais!
It was reviewed earlier on Radio Sussex. I was expecting a real slagging off. Instead this guy thought it was a great comedy and perfect date night viewing. Mind you he must have been on something as he said it was the new film from Simon Webbe and is similar to Liar Liar starring Ricky Gervais!
I thought that Ricky Gervais film wasn't actually that bad - not brilliant but the premise was good enough for me to reasonably enjoy it.
This one just didn't work. One of two gags raised a very slight snigger but it just became exceedingly irritating. it might have been because of how he announced everything before he did it or that the humour seemed to be trying too hard.
I actually did walk out in the end but probably only missed no more than 5 minutes - the ending sequence had begun and it was all fairly obvious at that point so I ran - I'd had my bag in my hand ready to go for about 20 minutes up to that point though!
I'm not surprised Pegg's latest solo venture is getting bad reviews. I actually don't like him on screen any more.
He was good in Shaun of the Dead, and of course he was aided by Nick Frost.
I don't know what it is about Pegg. Maybe he comes across in movies and interviews as an untalented show-off. I heard him being interviewed on the radio recently and he has this awful mashed American/British accent.
I know he co-wrote 'Spaced' with Jessica Hynes and that was brilliant. I know it was directed by Edgar Wright, but the writing was purely down to Pegg and Hynes.
This was written by Gavin Scott and Terry Jones, so, with Jones at least, you'd expect a degree of Python-esque humour but it just didn't work. I suppose if you're being generous, you can't really blame Pegg for the crap script.
The sad thing is, this is officially the final ever involvement in film of Robin Williams, as the voice of the dog. Unfortunately we're in Raul Julia in Streetfighter territory here as far as that goes.
I know he co-wrote 'Spaced' with Jessica Hynes and that was brilliant. I know it was directed by Edgar Wright, but the writing was purely down to Pegg and Hynes.
Let's hope he doesn't ruin Star Trek Beyond since he's co-written the screenplay.
Let's hope he doesn't ruin Star Trek Beyond since he's co-written the screenplay.
I think that'll be fine. I think it'll benefit from him being a massive sci-fi nerd for one thing, and also for actually being quite a good writer as well.
it'll also have to get past the studio as well so i doubt it'll be full of gags either
I'm not surprised Pegg's latest solo venture is getting bad reviews. I actually don't like him on screen any more.
He was good in Shaun of the Dead, and of course he was aided by Nick Frost.
I don't know what it is about Pegg. Maybe he comes across in movies and interviews as an untalented show-off. I heard him being interviewed on the radio recently and he has this awful mashed American/British accent.
He also sounds very pretentious.
He was never talented to begin with. At best he's just a solid straight man playing off much more talented comedians. I re-watched both Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz not long ago and I had almost forgot how much it is that Nick Frost made those movies and of course Edgar Wright's unique direction.
Pegg's especially TERRIBLE in the Star Trek movies as the annoying Scottish side character. Now those movies weren't particularly amazing or anything but even here he manages to stick out like a sore thumb ^_^
It was reviewed earlier on Radio Sussex. I was expecting a real slagging off. Instead this guy thought it was a great comedy and perfect date night viewing. Mind you he must have been on something as he said it was the new film from Simon Webbe and is similar to Liar Liar starring Ricky Gervais!
But Liar Liar DID star Jim Carrey and not Ricky Gervais. That was the point I was making about the radio presenters mistake.
I presume the guy meant the Gervais film The Invention of Lying. From what I know of this Pegg film these films sound a bit similar (not necessarily that much but enough for the comparison). I can't see how there would be any similarity to Liar Liar.
As for this film, the trailer makes it look awful but then I have never been convinced by Terry Jones. I was actually talking about Simon Pegg the other night and how much he is living his dream now as this movie star including in geektastic films like Star Trek. Even if you like him you would never have predicted how things have panned out watching him in Spaced or comedies like Big Train.
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It was reviewed earlier on Radio Sussex. I was expecting a real slagging off. Instead this guy thought it was a great comedy and perfect date night viewing. Mind you he must have been on something as he said it was the new film from Simon Webbe and is similar to Liar Liar starring Ricky Gervais!
I thought that Ricky Gervais film wasn't actually that bad - not brilliant but the premise was good enough for me to reasonably enjoy it.
This one just didn't work. One of two gags raised a very slight snigger but it just became exceedingly irritating. it might have been because of how he announced everything before he did it or that the humour seemed to be trying too hard.
I actually did walk out in the end but probably only missed no more than 5 minutes - the ending sequence had begun and it was all fairly obvious at that point so I ran - I'd had my bag in my hand ready to go for about 20 minutes up to that point though!
He's one of the main characters in the mission impossible and star trek franchises.
Simon Pegg doesn't play Ethan Hunt nor Captain Kirk. I'm talking about the sole main lead, not a co-star to Tom Cruise and Chris Pine.
How about Paul..that wasnt directed by edgar wright.
He was good in Shaun of the Dead, and of course he was aided by Nick Frost.
I don't know what it is about Pegg. Maybe he comes across in movies and interviews as an untalented show-off. I heard him being interviewed on the radio recently and he has this awful mashed American/British accent.
He also sounds very pretentious.
This was written by Gavin Scott and Terry Jones, so, with Jones at least, you'd expect a degree of Python-esque humour but it just didn't work. I suppose if you're being generous, you can't really blame Pegg for the crap script.
The sad thing is, this is officially the final ever involvement in film of Robin Williams, as the voice of the dog. Unfortunately we're in Raul Julia in Streetfighter territory here as far as that goes.
Yeah, i'll give you that (even though Paul was played by Seth Rogen and the film was about him! Lol.) Think it was a moderate success.
Let's hope he doesn't ruin Star Trek Beyond since he's co-written the screenplay.
I think that'll be fine. I think it'll benefit from him being a massive sci-fi nerd for one thing, and also for actually being quite a good writer as well.
it'll also have to get past the studio as well so i doubt it'll be full of gags either
I loved that film! Though at the time, I thought Ricky looked a lot like Jim Carrey. He's shorter and fatter these days.
But Liar Liar DID star Jim Carrey and not Ricky Gervais. That was the point I was making about the radio presenters mistake.
He was never talented to begin with. At best he's just a solid straight man playing off much more talented comedians. I re-watched both Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz not long ago and I had almost forgot how much it is that Nick Frost made those movies and of course Edgar Wright's unique direction.
Pegg's especially TERRIBLE in the Star Trek movies as the annoying Scottish side character. Now those movies weren't particularly amazing or anything but even here he manages to stick out like a sore thumb ^_^
As for this film, the trailer makes it look awful but then I have never been convinced by Terry Jones. I was actually talking about Simon Pegg the other night and how much he is living his dream now as this movie star including in geektastic films like Star Trek. Even if you like him you would never have predicted how things have panned out watching him in Spaced or comedies like Big Train.