Paul

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This medieval times-set comedy lets Danny McBride and James Franco don armor and speak in silly accents as they embark on a quest to rescue the bride of Franco's character, who's been kidnapped by evil wizard played Justin Theroux. They do drugs, fight creepy creatures, and encounter warrior woman Natalie Portman in this movie, which has a few laughs, but relies heavily on lowbrow humor. The DVD's extras include a gag reel, deleted scenes, alternate scenes, and a commentary track with director David Gordon Green, McBride, Franco, and Theroux.

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British comedians Simon Pegg and Nick Frost play a couple of alien-obsessed friends who take the ultimate geek pilgrimage to Area 51 and find an actual alien. Named Paul and voiced by Seth Rogen, he becomes their little stowaway because a shady Man in Black (Jason Bateman) is after him. Fellow funny actors Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, and Jane Lynch also star; if you're a fan of them or Pegg and Frost, you'll enjoy the lighthearted comedy. DVD extras include a gag reel and featurettes on some of the individual actors.

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Limitless lived up to its title in its opening weekend by coming in first at the box office. The dizzying drug drama starring Bradley Cooper earned a total of $19 million, besting the rest of the weekend's offerings. In second place was the Johnny Depp-voiced animated film Rango with $15.3 million.

In third place was last weekend's champion, action flick Battle: Los Angeles, with a total of $14.6 million. Unlike Limitless, the other new releases didn't fare so well, but still managed to make it into the top five. The Lincoln Lawyer came in the fourth spot with $13.4 million, and goofball alien comedy Paul was right behind it with $13.2 million.

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In Paul, British comedians and frequent costars Nick Frost and Simon Pegg reunite for the first time since 2007's Hot Fuzz. Frost and Pegg costar as Clive and Graeme, two sci-fi fanboys on vacation in America to catch Comic-Con before heading off on an alien-inspired road trip.

The buddies are having the time of their lives stopping by UFO-related landmarks, but their trip takes a momentous turn when they come upon an actual alien. Named Paul, the little green guy is trying to escape a department of the government that has held him captive for a few years and now wants to harvest his brain for research. Voiced by Seth Rogen, Paul is a CGI creation in the form of the big-eyed, big-headed aliens humans have imagined for years.

Hot on their trail are a number of trackers: Jason Bateman is a Men in Black-type with very little sense of humor, Bill Hader and Joe Lo Truglio are a couple of clueless agents who don't know they're following an alien, and David Koechner is a redneck out to get the boys for being foreign. The ensemble of funnymen and cameos by other favorites, like Jane Lynch and Blythe Danner, adds another dimension of fun.

However, Paul is not necessarily all it could be. To find out what I liked and what I didn't, just read more