Mystified...

Rating: 3/10 (5 January 2008)

I heard Superbad was hilariously funny. I didn't laugh once. For a movie with so much 'buzz', I figured it would be more original and less of a rehash of previous teen movies. In the end it was sex, loss-of-virginity, booze, winking at authority and more sex. The plot was trite and in many spots, slow. McLovin character was engaging and sympathetic. The police were not. And, no matter how drunk, no girl that age, would do the loud, annoying fat kid. Seriously. At best, it was a redo fantasy of a sex-starved, self-hating, puberty. At worse, it was just plain, soft, limp and in desperate need of some Viagra. Actually, left me wishing for fart jokes. If Seth Rogen represents the future of Hollywood, I anticipate the onset of brain rot and can only hope for Alzheimer's in order to enjoy any future cinematic presentations. Sadly, another indicator of the decline of education and culture in the west.