The raunchiest teen movie yet and it lives up to the title

Rating: Null/10 (24 August 2007)

Words can't express how happy I am that "Superbad" exists. The first time I saw it left me with a wide smile grinning from ear to ear after I walked out the theatre. Probably the best thing to come along all summer. "Superbad" is another comedy that comes to us courtesy of Judd Apatow,the director of "The 40 Year-Old Virgin",and "Knocked Up",the other great comedy of the summer of 2007. He was also behind the successful "Talladega Nights",last summer's comedy smash starring Will Ferrell. This time around Apatow only produces the film;the movie is expertly directed by Greg Mottola,who helmed many episodes of Apatow's short-lived Fox sitcom, "Undeclared". The real reason why the film "Superbad" has an "R" rating? Where "Knocked Up"(which was also "R" rated) was sweet and occasionally profane,"Superbad" is raging dirty and persistently foul mouthed and this was why this film is full of it including some strong language,not to mention scenes of heavy drinking and some graphic content and sexual references-all involving teens. Written by "Knocked" star Seth Rogen and his buddy Evan Goldberg,this was a movie that basically captures all the awkwardness of the teenage experience,and yet still manages to be as screwball and hyper-exaggerated as a Mad magazine layout. However,director Greg Mottola is visiting familiar territory here which is the high school hijinks movies which has been a staple of other teen-oriented movies from "American Graffiti" to "American Pie".
Here everyone is reliable and the situations rarely feel strained which makes "Superbad" a cut above every other teen farce film you'll see this year and is above most of the teen-oriented movies that I have seen not to mention one of the funniest high school movies since the original "Porky's" and to an lesser extent "Fast Times At Ridgemont High"(or to an lesser extent "Superbad" pays homage to those teen comedies from the 1980's and 1990's). "Superbad" is both upfront and deceptive. The movie's raunch factor is so high and in-your-face that the gags depicted are too intense,but it helps with the hilariousness that ensumes. But there's more meaningful issues and amid the potty humor and outlandish sex jokes concerning female body parts. But it also delves with the joys of growing up as well and facing the prospects of adulthood. But let's not forget,the movie is flat out funny as all get out. But there are also some scenes that are as just as hilarious as they get and you'll be laughing out loud at some of the mischief these kids get into just to be in the crowd and crash the party and not to mention getting next to the hottie of their dreams. A smart as hell not to mention extreme vulgar,sidesplittingly funny that is one of the most enjoyable I had in ages and just to let you know this film has scenes of drug usuge too all involving teens. The funniest film you'll will see all year.