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Replace Pegg his comedy has no legs


It cant stand up. this is not a 'if you like simon pegg i think you are an idiot' thread. This is just my observation.
I thoroughly enjoyed shaun of the dead like any normal person should. following up with hot fuz another quality picture. essentially everything after that and has not been tailor made for him he has failed to deliver on.

Paul is where I noticed the cracks in what i thought was a truly talented comedian. without nick frost in the mix peggs comedy would have fallen flat on its face and the actual acting display was pretty poor, developing no real chemistry what so ever with Kristen Wiig.

Then i started to realize all those other *beep* movies i had seen pegg in (how to lose friends, run fat boy, burke and hare etc..) could have been good movies if they had not been bogged down by all the Pegg and had a genuine actor been cast in the leading roles.
and he just looks totally out of place in smaller roles from star trek and mission impossible.

which left me with the conclusion that edgar wright is the real talent and one of those talents is making simon pegg look like a good actor/comedian. shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, the worlds end - all great films, Paul just scrapes by mostly on frost and wiigs shoulders.
I would even go so far as to say nick frost = better actor if not comedian than pegg. when pegg isnt around nick still brings the frost. (not that he has the credentials to back that up yet but if you really look you see what i mean pegg is forced frost is natural).

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It is funny because all the films you said he was "good" in are movies that he actually helped write with Edgar Wright.

All three of them are great together, as I would expect as they are friends and have been doing this for a while.

But I guess it all depends on tastes. I like Pegg and in fact thought his acting as Scotty in the new Star Treks was great and he played the role very well.

I do prefer Pegg and Frost together because I think they have great chemistry but either alone is fine too.

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