Superbad
1997. Directed by Greg Mottola. Written by Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg. Starring Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bill Hader, and Seth Rogan.
"Stay calm, okay? Let's not lose our heads. It's... it's a fine ID; it'll... it's gonna work. It's passable, okay? This isn't terrible. I mean, it's up to you, Fogell. This guy is either gonna think 'Here's another kid with a fake ID' or 'Here's McLovin, a 25 year-old Hawaiian organ donor'."
Judd Apatow had a large hand in two films this past year and as one or both of them start showing up on critic’s top ten lists, the question arises as to which is the better, or at least more fun, experience. I enjoyed both but neither lived up to my hopes; nor will either find their way to my top ten list. Like Knocked Up, Superbad is darn funny at times. Like Knocked Up, Superbad has stretches were it drags along for awhile. Like Knocked Up, it is a shred of the film that Apatow's 40 Year Old Virgin is. Superbad has perhaps even broader humor than Knocked Up, especially the stuff with the two reckless cops, and that humor can be really funny but even more often it was a little trying on my patience.
Superbad follows two high school best friends as they desperately try to score alcohol in order to impress a couple of female classmates and try to get them into bed. They have a third friend, the prototypical nerd, who gets a fake id - with the hilarious one-word name "McLovin." They want to use him to get the alcohol, and even really like him, but they are fairly sure that his presence on this important night won't help them win over the ladies.
Superbad is fun, and even laugh-out-loud funny at times, but it isn't a consistent high. The laughs come and go. It is rude, crude, and broad humor. Use your best judgement.
My grade: B
"Stay calm, okay? Let's not lose our heads. It's... it's a fine ID; it'll... it's gonna work. It's passable, okay? This isn't terrible. I mean, it's up to you, Fogell. This guy is either gonna think 'Here's another kid with a fake ID' or 'Here's McLovin, a 25 year-old Hawaiian organ donor'."
Judd Apatow had a large hand in two films this past year and as one or both of them start showing up on critic’s top ten lists, the question arises as to which is the better, or at least more fun, experience. I enjoyed both but neither lived up to my hopes; nor will either find their way to my top ten list. Like Knocked Up, Superbad is darn funny at times. Like Knocked Up, Superbad has stretches were it drags along for awhile. Like Knocked Up, it is a shred of the film that Apatow's 40 Year Old Virgin is. Superbad has perhaps even broader humor than Knocked Up, especially the stuff with the two reckless cops, and that humor can be really funny but even more often it was a little trying on my patience.
Superbad follows two high school best friends as they desperately try to score alcohol in order to impress a couple of female classmates and try to get them into bed. They have a third friend, the prototypical nerd, who gets a fake id - with the hilarious one-word name "McLovin." They want to use him to get the alcohol, and even really like him, but they are fairly sure that his presence on this important night won't help them win over the ladies.
Superbad is fun, and even laugh-out-loud funny at times, but it isn't a consistent high. The laughs come and go. It is rude, crude, and broad humor. Use your best judgement.
My grade: B
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