"Engage!" Believe all the hype surrounding this movie!

Rating: 10/10 (19 August 2007)

I had been anxious to see "Superbad" since I first saw the trailer for it on April 6th, when I saw "Grindhouse." And that wasn't even the R-rated trailer that got this movie famous on YouTube.com. The movie was hysterical! "Superbad" offers great, nay, excellent gags from Rogen and company. The characters are all believable, and it seemed that the actors portraying them were practically custom made for their respective roles. I saw a little bit of my own friends in both Evan and Seth. That's partially why this movie has been so successful. Despite that it's a laugh-till-you-cry comedy movie, it's also got great substance, because it's also about two young men who want to remain friends, even when they'll soon be separated by attending different schools of higher learning. But before they're off to college, they have two goals: 1) Get the booze & 2) Get the girls! The police officers (Bill Hader & Seth Rogen) also added a nice twist to the storyline. Their shenanigans supplied a considerable amount of the laughs in "Superbad." Just picture two armed members of the LAPD drinking beer and doing donuts in a vacant lot: what's the worst, I mean funniest, thing that could happen? Oh, and let's not forget "McLovin." After "Superbad" ended, I realized that McLovin (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), stole the show! I'm certain that because of this movie, he'll be swamped by offers left and right to be in movie after movie. He might be the next Jon Heder, who broke out into mainstream film with "Napoleon Dynamite." In summation, if you want to laugh a lot, nearly to the point of waking up the next morning with a sore abdomen, watch this movie! It's the funniest movie I've seen all year, which is saying plenty because I've seen "Knocked Up" and "Jackass Number 2" among others.