American Pie for the Facebook generation...

Rating: 9/10 (14 February 2008)

Myspace, Facebook whatever... Superbad is actually quite authentic! Yes a teen comedy that is authentic in terms of its dialogue anyway. Many males will cringe when realising "yes, I actually would've talked like Seth!" For that alone the film is worth its hype. The scenes are hilarious and we all at some stage can identify with the awkwardness of "chatting up", trying to buy alcohol underage, going to parties we were not invited to (let alone welcome at...) and many other situations.
Seth is a lovable character for all his foibles and awkwardness, let alone his irreverent sense of humour. Evan is the nice guy who no one appreciates, and Fogel is the guy who is our friend, but we have no idea why because he is so annoying.
I felt after watching this that it was realistic, yet funny and miles ahead of much of the teenage comedies out there, a much maligned 'genre'. It's more Fast Times at Ridgemont High than American Pie ever was...