Starring: Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bill Hader, Seth Rogen Directed By: Greg Mottola Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: Blu-ray Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen Label: Columbia Pictures Number of Items: 2 Region Code: 1 Release Date: December 04, 2007 Running Time: 118 minutes Theatrical Release Date: August 17, 2007
Amazon.com: Striking a balance between raunch and sweetness is a tall order for any film, but the Judd Apatow-produced Superbad manages to serve up both in equal and satisfying portions without undercutting a consistent stream of laugh-out-loud performances and gags. Michael Cera (the sublime George Michael Bluth from Arrested Development) and unstoppable scene-stealer Jonah Hill (Apatow's Knocked Up) are lifelong pals who attempt to make up for years of obscurity by getting into one blowout party before parting ways for college; an opportunity presents itself in the form of Hill's crush, the lovely Jules (Emma Stone), who wants the boys to bring liquor to her shindig. What follows is a combination road adventure and coming of age story as Cera and Hill tackle crazed partygoers, a pair of overeager cops (played by co-scripter and producer Seth Rogen and Saturday Night Live 's Bill Hader), and the hard truth about girls and their own emotional bond. The humor is crass and occasionally gross but never mean-spirited, and Cera and Hill offer believable performances as guys wholly unaware of their own potential, yet ready to risk humiliation in order to find out. They're well supported by a cast of Apatow regulars, including Kevin Corrigan, Martin Starr, David Krumholtz, and Carla Gallo (and Stone and Martha MacIsaac are terrific as their love interests), but the film is completely shoplifted by newcomer Christopher Mintz-Plasse as their uber-nerdy pal Fogell, whose fake ID handle is among the movie's funniest gags. Classic funk fans should also keep an ear out for the score by Lyle Workman, which features such James Brown and P-Funk veterans as Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, and Clyde Stubblefield. --Paul Gaita
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Product Description: Columbia Pictures Superbad (Blu-ray) (Unrated Extended Edition) From the guy who brought you "Knocked Up" and "The40-Year-Old Virgin" comes "Superbad." Seth (JonahHill) and Evan (Michael Cera) want nothing more than to lose their virginity before they head off to college. To do that, though, they need to get liquor for the big party that night. With the help of their friend Fogell, a.k.a. McLovin (ChristopherMintz-Plasse), and his fake I.D., the three of them go on a hilarious chase for that elusive booze,dodging incompetent cops ("Knocked Up's" Seth Rogen and "Saturday Night Live's" Bill Hader), angry neighbors and jealous boyfriends. Hailed as an "iconic comedy...a true classic of its times" (Pete Hammond, Maxim), 'Superbad' is a laugh-out-loud masterpiece!".
Remember Dazed and Confused? Once upon a time there was a movie called "dazed and confused" (you should either queue it or rate it). Some people simply loved this movie, while others hated it with passion. "Superbad", my friends, is the remix of dazed and confused. I watched this by myself and laughed out loud through most of the movie. This is a story about Seth and Evan. Two best friends who are on a quest to make something of themselves at one of the last "high school parties" of the year. (and one of the only ones they were invited to) The story goes from there. Like "dazed and confused", and many other great movies, the movie takes place in a single 24 hour period. Like I said, it's not for everyone. But for those of you that it is for, enjoy...
Porky's retrofitted for today... Porky's, Risky Business, anything directed by John Hughes (think Breakfast Club). Teenage comedies ruled the 80s, just like today. The difference today is that today the language, the conversations and the topics are more raw.
A bunch of horny geeks looking to get laid before they go to college. Pretty standard stuff.
The film is much more explicit than subtle in both language and subject matter when it comes to teenage angst and in this puts a damper on its comedic edge.
The actors in the film are not polished and thus their performances, some scenarios notwithstanding, are realistic of how teenagers think and act during this time of life. You really feel what they are feeling and will really care what happens to them.
Underneath it all there is a soft spot and the ending is sensitive enough to redeem the film.
SuperGOOD Not a Classic,but very funny in some parts.You will not be dissapointed renting or buying this DVD.Every actor is super BAD,in a good way ,I just wouldn't let young children watch the film.
A movie you've seen a hundred times before Apparently, the only story Hollywood knows how to tell about teen agers is one in which young men who talk about sex all the time want to have sex. While that may be true for some (or even many), it is not the entirety of teen life.
Superbad follows in the dismal footsteps of all of its predecessors, including resorting to stock characters who have worn out their welcome, especially the obnoxious fat friend whose conversation is so riddled with pathological, obsessive sex talk that he seems brain damaged. This character is so irritating and foul, I could not understand why the main character--the typically bland "normal" male who is given few personal attributes--would hang out with him for ten seconds.
I saw this movie based upon the positive buzz it received, but can only assume that those who saw and enjoyed it are the type who can still be amused by profanity alone without actual jokes or funny content. This film is not only not worth the time it takes out of your life, it's not worth the effort it takes to remove it from the DVD case.
The movie lives up to it's title! This has to one of the worst teen movies I have ever seen!I guess you have to under 30 years to like it.This film seemed as though much thought wasn't given at all.I am a fan good teen movies ,but this wasn't one of them.
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