An Idiot Abroad

At first, it would be hard to believe that Ricky Gervais is actually friends with the star of An Idiot Abroad - a chap from Manchester named Karl Pilkington. Ricky constantly making fun out of the bloke, with his ridicules and gaily laughter at the expense of the other guy, you wouldn't believe it at all.

But they are. Really.

After all, he personally asked the guy to star in a travel series (co-executive producers with his other mate, Stephen Merchant).

I find Mr. Pilkington a very unique person. His eccentricities are something that I, perhaps never could've imagine to be possessed by another human being. The man who seemed to be frowning most of the time, as if contemplating the deep science of the universe, faraway looks that compel you to ask yourself "what exactly is this man thinking at this moment?"

He might not know a lot of things and might often hold an odd opinion about what he sees, he really is a charming man. I enjoy watching him as he go to places a lot of people, including me, are dying to go only to blurt out funny and quirky remarks.

If you haven't seen An Idiot Abroad yet, I suggest you watch it. Now.

Shaun of the Dead

After watching this film, I had a serious suspicion that this movie inspired Zombieland. Nick Frost and Simon Pegg obviously have a good chemistry. In fact, they are too even behind camera. Good friends, I mean. Next on my must-watch list is Hot Fuzz, the second to what they call their Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy. The third installment I’m afraid hasn’t began production yet.

A familiar face: Bill Nighy!

Expect to hear the word exacerbate plenty of times in this film. But all in all, I enjoyed this movie immensely. Who said the Brits have dry sense of humor?

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People

After watching How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, my penchant for Simon Pegg was reawakened. I’ve seen him before as secondary characters of long-ago films (except for the most recent film he made, the Star Trek, where he played Scotty – which was my favorite character!) so I was inspired to dig up and look for his previous films. But more of that in the coming posts.

This movie was ridiculously funny it had me giggling uncontrollably even if I look like a total buffoon for doing that alone. I didn’t know that Megan Fox was here and so is Kirsten Dunst (as her leading lady). Still, it was nice overall. I love Simon Pegg’s accent for a Londoner and I love the way he crumples his face for more comedy effect. In fact, I saw a consistent sample of Pegg’s funny faces and grunts on most of his films that I can immediately identify where I’ve seen and heard it.

I also saw some short cameos of other British stars in this film such as Maurice Moss, Katherine Parkinson (both from The IT Crowd), Daniel Craig and Thandie Newton!

I’m not a freak, I’m just really observant.