Frost has his moments, but it's obvious that he's been very lucky that Simon Pegg thinks he's so funny. You watch outtakes of the movies they're in, and you don't quite understand why Pegg is laughing so hard at something Frost said. Dude, he's not THAT side-splittingly funny. What's your deal?
Nick, you own Simon A LOT!
He also had no training, pegg just cast him in spaced. His very lucky and judging by his interview he still talks like he doesn't take lessons or anything.
I wonder how pissed of trained actors who spent money and got nowhere are at this guy lol
Indeed.
shareMAKE LOVE TO ME NICK
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Those who are trained aren't pissed at all, I'd bet. They realise how lucky Nick must have been, but most importantly they realise just how important the right training can be - even to the most natural actor. So whatever trained they had most likely make them quite a bit more prepared and confident, and got them parts they probably wouldn't have gotten otherwise.
shareThat's kind of harsh to say. Some people may go to school and learn the craft. Others just have it. I think both are strong and weak at some point. I highly doubt Simon Pegg thinks he's better than Nick Frost because he trained in the art.
Both are very funny men. They're amazing together which is amazing how they found each other. They've got great humor and timing in movies. I think if both of them didn't meet, no one would know either one of them. I bet a lot of directors found out about Pegg & Frost from Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead. Considering they both co-wrote and starred in both movies, no one would've given them another chance if both those movies bombed.
They are great together and great apart. I hope to see more of their movies after The World's End. I look forward to it.
Never heard of inside jokes? Lots of close friends have it. And I think Frost is a pretty natural actor. He does well for someone who didn't have actual training. He even acknowledges his lack of training in an interview somewhere. Besides, those two have that rare comedic chemistry that propels even the worst scripts, "Paul" for example. That's probably why Simon Pegg like working with him. And why he should continue. They both have something valuable here and they shouldn't waste it. In short, Simon, owes Nick as much as Nick owes Simon.
shareBesides, those two have that rare comedic chemistry that propels even the worst scripts, "Paul" for example.
You do realize that Simon Pegg and Nick Frost wrote the script for Paul, right? So, their comedic chemistry propels a bad script that they themselves wrote? Do you see the irony of that statement? If anything, it proves that they write to their strengths and that what would be bad in anyone else's hands works for them, but that wouldn't make it a bad script turned good by the very actors that wrote it. Besides, that movie suffers more from uninspired direction than bad writing (Edgar Wright really elevates their material.)
Yes. Yes. Ironic? Maybe. Their comedic chemistry, and when I say "propelled" I didn't actually mean it made the script "good." That would be impossible. What I was trying to say was, their comedic chemistry is fun to watch even with a (Again, I should've said average, not bad) script. Sorry again. I did enjoy the movie. I was just trying to make a point. Maybe "worst" was an overstatement. Paul is funnier than most blockbusters, just felt it wasn't up to their usual standards.