An Brilliant And Hilarious Teen Film. A Modern Comedy Classic From The Judd Apatow Group.

Rating: 10/10 (18 June 2013)

Superbad is an hilarious Teen film and a modern Comedy classic. An amazing mixture of great laughs,great direction,a wonderful cast and a hilarious script,Superbad is my favorite Judd Apatow film and easily one Apatow's best films.
Superbad tells the story of teenagers Seth(Jonah Hill)and Evan(Michael Cera),two High School seniors and best friends who are on the verge of graduation who are invited to a High School party and have to get beer and alcohol. With the help of their friend Fogell(Christopher Mintz-Plasse),Seth and Evan have to deal with growing apart,dating their High School crushes and getting into hilarious and bizarre situations in one crazy night.
Superbad is a brilliant and funny laugh a minute Teen Comedy that is an instant classic from the moment you watch,an hilarious Comedy that follows the great,grand tradition of other great Teen films like American Grafititi and Dazed And Confused taking the laughs and heart of those two films and mixing them with ingenious laughs of Animal House. The first five minutes of Superbad set the tone for the rest of the film where in Superbad there are jokes and laughs that are just non-stop and like many of Judd Apatow's films mixes raunchy Humor and wild,over the top characters with honesty and great depth. The great laughs and moments in the film are driven by the characters and their dialog which are in the real world but the characters and dialog is so wild and over the top you would think that Superbad took in an alternate reality that is very stylized and any that can happen will happen. Although the film has a lot of Comedic dialog,Superbad also has a lot of Slapstick and physical Comedy that is done so well that the great Slapstick Comedy will have you in tears because of the absurdity and wild crazy insanity of each moment. Superbad is great Teen film because like some of the best Teen films the characters while over the top are real and seem like true and accurate depictions of Teenagers and the dialog which is how Teens talk and even though there is sexual related dialog and some sexual activity there is no nudity in the film. Another reason Superbad is great Teen film is that there are no typical Teen movie conventions in the film,there are no popular and evil Stock Teen movie characters such as Jocks,Cheerleaders or other Teen stereotypes in the film because Superbad is told from the outcasts P.O.V. I'm so glad most of the typical Teenage conventions are pretty much gone,not mentioned and nonexistent. What I also love about Superbad is that this film takes place during the course of one day and night because when a film is set during one day anything can happen in one day that can change a persons life and in this film the things and events that happen in this film wild,funny,unpredictable and very surprising. The screenplay by Seth Rogan(who also co-stars in the film)and Evan Goldberg is fantastic and well-written and has memorable dialog that will be quoted for years. The three main Superbad characters Seth,Evan and Fogell are great Teen characters we can relate to because when we watch the film we feel we knew the main characters in High School because they are outcasts who don't necessarily want to be popular but just want to date their crushes and be liked before their High School days end. All three characters do wild and crazy things but they are likable and have multiple-dimensions that make them rise above who and what they are. At 114 minutes the film Superbad moves at a great pace and the film has a wonderful energy that never slows until the end and you are glued to the screen because you never want the film to stop. The ending of Superbad is funny, wonderful and sad because when you watch the film you going to wonder what will happen to the characters Seth and Evan and Superbad leaves the viewer with a lot of questions. A great ending.
The whole cast does excellent jobs in their roles. Jonah Hill and Michael Cera are brilliant and hilarious as Seth and Evan,with Hill and Cera bringing laughs,depth and great chemistry. Christopher Mintz-Plasse(in his film debut)gives a funny and excellent performance as Fogell AKA McLovin,Seth and Evan's friend. Bill Hader(Officer Slater) and Seth Rogan(Officer Michaels)are funny,delightful and over the top as the cops who have fun with Fogell. Emma Stone(Jules)and Martha MacIsassc(Becca)are fantastic and beautiful in their roles as Seth and Evan's love interests. Aviva(Nicole),Joe Lo Truglio(Francis The Driver),Kevin Corrigan(Mark)and Clement E. Blake(Homeless Guy)give fun performances as well.
The direction by Greg Mottola is wonderful,with Mottola always moving the camera and giving the film a great energy and visual style. Great job,Mottola.
The score by Lyle Workman is great and memorable and reminds me of the scores from the 1970s. A fine score by Workman. The soundtrack also has great songs by The Bar Kays(Too Hot To Stop,Soul Finger),Rick James(Bustin' Out(On Funk),The Four Tops(Are You Man Enough),Ted Nugent(Stranglehold),Van Halen(Panama),Curtis Mayfield(P.S I Love You),The Notorious B.I.G(Big Poppa),Motorhead(Ace Of Spades),K.C And The Sunshine Band(Boogie Man)and more. Great soundtrack.
In final word,if you love Judd Apatow,Comedy films or Teen films,I highly suggest you see Superbad,an hilarious and funny modern Comedy classic that you will never forget. Highly Recommended. 10/10.