Comedy: Superbad

Superbad (2007)

This movie follows 3 high school geeks over the length of a day and a half. With only 3 weeks left of their high school career, they're trying to figure out a way to get laid before graduation. Luckily for them, 2 of the closer friends have been invited to a party, and 1 of them intends to use the other's fake ID to purchase the booze for the night. And so the adventure begins...

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg began writing this script when they were just 13 years old. It's produced by Judd Apatow, and this flick definitely felt like a typical Apatow productions. Plenty of actors that have been in Judd's productions over the last decade had small parts in this flick. Martin Starr from Freaks and Geeks even shows up during a cocaine scene, and is later shown punching a big dude in the gut over and over during a hilarious fight scene. Bill Hader also co-stars in this as a police officer partnered with Seth Rogen's character. The trailers I'd seen in the past made it appear that these guys only make a small part of the plot, when in fact they are present throughout the movie. Jonah Hill (Seth) and Michael Cera (Evan) were perfectly matched for the "bromance" portion of this film, and their 3rd wheel buddy "Fogel", played by newbie Christopher Mintz-Plasse was another intelligent casting decision. Watch the DVD extras, and you'll meet the REAL Evan, Seth, and Fogel.

This is probably one of the funniest movies I've seen in years. The language is obscene, but I could see myself talking that way to my friends if I was an 18 year old in this day and age. The movie opens with Hill's character calling Cera's character to discuss which porn site he'll be subscribing to next year, and goes into a diatribe that was brilliantly scripted. A great script, hilarious improvisation, and an even greater soundtrack made this movie FUCKING AWESOME.

you gotta see this shit!