Super-Hilarious

Rating: 10/10 (10 July 2008)

This is definitely one of the funniest movies I have seen in a long time, and also one of the most realistic regarding high school teens and their escapades. I saw it when it got released, and I thought it was good. But last night, I wanted a DVD to watch, went to the local DVD shop, and decided to watch it again. And bugger me, it was even better the second time around. Sure, its crude and raunchy, but it still manges to display just the right amount of sentimentality between friends.
Two final-year students prepare for the party of the year, and both have high hopes of "scoring" with their respective crushes. As is the norm with these movies, nothing goes according to plan and some difficult lessons are learnt in the process. Refreshingly, it's all handled so well. The two leads, Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, are both destined for great comedic futures. They have impeccable timing and the gift for slapstick comedy. Cera might be duplicating his George-Michael character from Arrested Development, but so what? He plays it brilliantly. But the actor who really has you splitting your sides is young Christopher Mintz-Plasse, playing a dorky loser. Chances are you knew someone like this at school, and he plays it so that you realise that a kid like this could have been one of your best friends. He makes you laugh, but out in the real world he still needs all the help he can get.
All-in-all, a fantastic teen comedy. A step up from American Pie, even though you might feel you've seen it all before. So watch it, and relive those awkward high school moments you can now laugh about.