Matt Shea
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Morgan Bell
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David O'Connell
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Superbad
December 18th 2007 05:29
Afterwards, reveling in the after-glow of inspirational comedy, you probably talked about making your own movie, didn't you?
Now, imagine you actually did something about that stray hair of an idea... sat down and wrote something, then years later, when you had the money and connections, you turned it into a hugely successful movie that had the critics throwing rose petals at your feet.
That's exactly what Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg did.
The movie, 12 years later, is called Superbad, and it was a huge hit in America, pulling in $33 million, while slaying critics with their own pens. Roger Ebert said:
"The movie reminded me a little of "National Lampoon's Animal House," except that it's more mature, as all movies are. It has that unchained air of getting away with something. In its very raunchiness, it finds truth, because if you know nothing about sex, how can you be tasteful and sophisticated on the subject?"
Having a soft spot for raunchy comedy and addictive dialogue, I loved almost every second of this production... Rogen And Goldberg wrote a script that is so unbelievably accurate in its depiction of the pathetic desperation of unpopular high school males.
The nervousness, the sad ploys to attract women, the understanding that you're in a second class, way, way down below the popular kids - it's all nailed to the ground.
Jonah Hill and Michael Cera play the young Seth and Evan; the roles are so perfectly done that I swear I knew those guys in high school. They're pretty much addicted to porn and acting immature, and they can't believe their good luck when girls speak to them.
Superbad is a rare type of comedy... it packs in a laugh every second at the beginning, then peters out a little, like most predictable comedies. Instead of going for the safe ground, though, the movie keeps ramping up the energy until it hits this very comfortable level. If I'm sounding vague, it's because I would never ruin this movie for anyone. Here's a trailer:
The movie touches on the usual topics: love, being picked on, fear and desperation... the most sincere element of the movie, which keeps it from going stale, is the comradeship between the two boys. Their vulgarity is a hardened shield that they've adopted to stop from breaking down; even though they're wildly unpopular, they know their status and make fun of those below them. This is a witty biographical look at the lives of all you grown up geeks.
I say: I highly recommend that you watch this in a theatre, where the laughs start big and get wilder.
See it for: Rogen plays a police officer who is a lot more fun than the ones that I met when I was in high school.
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Comment by Miswanderlust
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Hipnotherapy
Wonderful review of a great movie!
Mis
Comment by Random
While not as funny as I thought it would be, I still found it enjoyable.
Later,
Random
Comment by Morgan Bell
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Movie Train
i appreciate the review though, interesting to read another perspective