Super Funny !

Rating: 8/10 (24 February 2010)

Although this is a teen movie, and yet another teen "gross out" movie, I'm in my 50s and enjoyed it very much. However, I will add a warning to that: my wife and I first rented the video, and couldn't watch it because it was too graphic and gross, but I ended up seeing the "sanitized" version on TV which I liked very much. It all goes to prove that you really don't need the extremes to be funny.
It also proved that not much has changed since I was a teenager. The story line is simple and basic: the nerdy kids who are going to be graduating from high school and going their separate ways are looking to have a booze-fest party, and get lucky with some girls in their class.
What distinguishes the movie, however, is the characters themselves, who essentially start together, then go their separate ways in the night of partying at unexpected places, and eventually linking back up in the end. Their journeys are hilarious, particularly that of "McLovin" who creates this identity on a fake ID and ends up spending this night in the company of two totally inept cops.
It ends up as a fun adventure, with a lot of laughs, nostalgia for those of us who are older, and of course, a happy ending after all the uncertainty of the boys big night out. It remains unique however, and shouldn't be compared to "American Pie" of other teen movies of this genre due to that, but if you like those, you'll like this.