PAUL

GENRE:  Adventure/ Comedy/ Sci-Fi
MADE:  2011
CAST:  Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen
DIRECTOR:  Greg Mottola
WRITER:  Nick Frost, Simon Pegg

PLOT:  Two old friends traveling across the U.S. to attend comic-on encounter an Alien during their Alien-tour trip.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  E.T., Evolution, Mars Attacks!

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THE GREEN HORNET

GENRE:  Action/ Comedy/ Crime
MADE:  2011
CAST:  Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz
DIRECTOR:  Michel Gondry
WRITER:  Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, George W. Trendle

PLOT:  When Britt Reid's father and owner of The Sentinel Newspaper passes away by a mysterious bee sting his irresponsible son takes charge.  Whilst trying to run the newspaper and keep his life in somewhat of a order Britt Reid accidentally finds himself a new masked identity with the help of his coffee making mechanic Kato.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Nacho Libre, Pineapple Express, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

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NOTES:  Being a rather big Michel Gondry fan I was looking forward to this film only to be sorely SORELY disappointed.  Written and produced by Seth Rogen who I highly suggest stick to acting, I now know that there's only so much a director can do.

KUNG FU PANDA

GENRE:  Animation/ Action/ Adventure
MADE:  2008
CAST:  Jack Black, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Seth Rogen, Jackie Chan
DIRECTOR:  Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
WRITER:  Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris

PLOT:  Po, a panda who has been raised making noodle soup but an avid martial arts fan finds that he is chosen from the universe to protect the Valley of Peace from the evil Tai Lung though he has not one warrior skill.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Finding Nemo, Toy Story 3, A Bugs Life

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DONNIE DARKO

GENRE:  Drama/ Mystery/ Sci-fi
MADE:  2001
CAST:  Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell
DIRECTOR:  Richard Kelly
WRITER:  Richard Kelly

PLOT:  A teenager narrowly escapes an accident and is then troubled by visions of a large rabbit who coerces him to commit a series of criminal acts.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Moon, The Butterfly Effect, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

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PINEAPPLE EXPRESS

GENRE:  Comedy
MADE:  2008
CAST:  Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole
DIRECTOR:  David Gordon Green
WRITER:  Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Judd Apatow

PLOT:  A pot-smoking process server accidentally witnesses a murder by members of the police and goes on the run with a his pot-dealer.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Date Night, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Hangover, Super Troopers

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