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4 of 5 customers found the following review helpful:
 The Best Teen Comedy to Come Along In Awhile, 2007-08-18
Superbad is an extremely funny and always entertaining film about teenagers who want to get laid before they graduate from High School. It sounds like the first American Pie but it's smarter and funner. I can't wait to see it again, I loved this movie!
What I like about it the most is how it captures the awkwardness of being a teenanger. I mean the way these guys are around girls, is basically how I was or anyone was who wasn't a jock. Plus I also like how smart it is about how kids think they need to drink to get together when they really don't. The cops are great in this as well and how they bond with Mclovin is one of the best things about the movie.
8 of 9 customers found the following review helpful:
Ba da da da da, McLovin It, 2007-08-18
Without one doubt in my mind, this is THE film of the summer. The kind of instant-classic comedy that only comes along every few years...and I know that sounds like an over-hype and even if it turns out that you think it is, I'll stand by my word. What sets Superbad apart from other films of its ilk -- horny guys trying to get laid -- is, primarily, its real-world feel, making even its most absurd moments seem as if they could actually happen with enough alcohol, bad timing and supreme misfortune. In addition, the two main characters, Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera, late of the amazing Arrested Development), are the picture-perfect models of what awkward teens are really like. They aren't played by attractive twentysomethings who trip a lot or stutter or dress badly in order to convey some kind of movie dorkness. They are actual dorks. And that's no insult, because Hill and, especially, Cera know this and imbue their characters with all the right quirks and emotions, turning them into people any audience member can easily relate to and, furthermore, people we actually care about seeing through a story like this. And then of course there is McLovin, the alter ego of super nerd Fogell, who is played by newcomer Christopher Mintz-Plasse and is as believable and hilarious in his role as the two stars are in theirs. But, wait, there's more! There are the two funniest on-screen cops in recent cinema history (Bill Hader and co-writer Seth Rogen) and so many classic scenes that this baby definitely warrants multiple viewings. The cherry on top of all this is that even though he only produced, you can definitely feel the stamp of sudden comedy god Judd Apatow, who is quickly proving he's just as brilliant with filmmaking as he is with television work (Freaks and Geeks for life!), easily making him one of my few true creative heroes. Plus, seeing Seth Rogen bud into a movie star is priceless, and his work on the very original script (he wrote it with a long-time friend) should only up his worth in Hollywood -- and that is most definitely [...] awesome.
9 of 18 customers found the following review helpful:
 "That was bonafide bad***.", 2007-08-17
Best friends Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera) are about to part seperate ways when they go to different colleges instead of going to the same one like they planned. That's the least of their problems. For their entire high school years, they haven't made much of a mark, especially with the ladies. When Seth's love interest Jules (Emma Stone) opens the gates for him to join her graduation party, he coerces Evan to help purchase alcoholic refreshments. Also joining in on the fun is fellow outcast Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), who hopes to use a fake ID to help out. But misadventures and two fun-loving cops (Bill Hader, Seth Rogen) rear their heads in.
I really, REALLY hate to be the odd man out, but I was a little disappointed with "Superbad". It's worse because it's produced by Judd Apatow, the man who did the you-can't-hate-them-even-if-you-could raunchfests "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up", while Greg Motolla was behind the vastly underrated "Undeclared". But while the film isn't a total loss, and there are some good laughs, they don't come as frequent as they did in Apatow's recent features.
Where Motolla and Apatow get things right is in the opening, which utilizes the vintage Columbia Pictures logo to kick things off, then proceed with the shadows of Jonah Hill and Michael Cera dancing to a classic funky tune that you've heard in the trailers a million times. They also use plenty of classic songs in the movie as well, including KC and the Sunshine Band's "Boogieman", Motorhead's "Ace of Spades", Van Halen's "Panama", and many more joints like that. Call it a throwback to a time when films were looking to push that R rating.
Superbad falls flat in the laugh department at times, as well as the last couple halves of the film. Recent Apatow films have been subject to these criticisms, though charming performances and plenty of laugh-out-loud gags kept the film afloat that it didn't really matter. Not that this film has its share of moments. Jonah Hill, another Apatow regular ("Knocked Up", anyone?), pretty much owns the movie with his ballsy comic timing, peppering the script with hilarious profanities and some outrageous moments (while he and his friends are drinking, he gives their balls what's coming to them). And you could not say anything bad about Mintz-Plasse, especially when the iconic "McLovin" moments pop up, and he gets further compliments from co-stars Rogen (who wrote the script) and Hader (definitely on his A game, compared to his worthless side performance in "Hot Rod").
But sadly, the same can't be said for Michael Cera. Compared to what everyone has raved about him, there were times in the movie where the former "Arrested Development" co-star seems to be asleep and mumbling his lines. It's when he's paired up with Hill and Mintz-Plasse that he gets some added charm that he lacks whether he's dealing with some crazy partygoers (it's right here where the film goes off the tracks) or a boring subplot where he hopes to get with Martha MacIsaac's character (admittedly, she's got some worthwhile acting chops that I wished she had someone better to work with - same thing happened in "Kickin' it Old School" with Jamie Kennedy and Maria Menounous). It's a shame, because I thought Cera could own this role, but he comes off as a poor man's Tobey Maguire.
But that was just my opinion, and I'll hold to it. I'll admit, the film had a couple of laugh-out-loud moments courtesy of Hill (expect him to continue his road to superstardom), Mintz-Plasse (ditto), Hader, and Rogen. And it's balls-to-the-wall risque. But compared to other Apatow projects, it's forced to take backseat. Oh well, Apatow might be able to get back to his A game with future projects like "The Pineapple Express" and "Drillbit Taylor".
Not bad, but not great either., 2007-08-17
I'm sure I'll get trashed for this, but I saw the advance screening of this movie and I was disappointed. It came out of the gate, BLAZIN' for the first 30 or so minutes and then it just lost it's way. I literally didn't stop laughing for the first 30 minutes and then it's as if it ran out of gas in the middle and had to be pushed to the end, not before getting all sappy and weird. Don't get me wrong, there are laughs throughout, but it started off so strong, I kind of expected more and didnt get it.
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