3rd time unlucky

Looking at the third installment of Pegg and Frosts combined trio of films (Shaun of the dead, hot fuzz and paul), this film was so terrible I couldn't even watch the whole of it. Shaun of the dead is an example of spoof at its best and is a film I could watch over and over again, sure it has my pet hate of one off funny moments but the whole film is just put together and written so well I can forgive it for that. Hot fuss sees an up in the duos budget, letting them have explosions and special effects galore, despite this up in budget they still managed to create a well thought out and executed plot, using suspense, thrills and funny moments to create a great film. with these two films behind the duo and a number of other projects between them such as the award winning spaced, I can't comprehend why they got it so wrong in Paul. Everything about this film screams out crap to me, the poorly drawn characters, the bland plot  and a severe lack of comedy. perhaps due to the bigger budget the duo have become too comfortable in the careers they have made and haven't really tried on this film; perhaps due to the fact that there was such a high budget takes away the realness of it all we got used to in Shaun of the dead, making it a blockbuster movie which we expect much much more from. the film is a poor example of two brilliant minds and I hope their  next creation goes back to their roots.