A new breed of teenage comedy! One of 2007's finest!

Rating: 7/10 (14 January 2008)

Every now and then Hollywood tends to knock out a comedy about teenagers that causes a stir, ruptures a spleen and sticks with a certain generation, whether it be "Animal House"," Porky's" or "American Pie" and 2007's offering is no different. Superbad is quite possibly the funniest film of last year. It continues the tired theme of young men talking about getting "laid" and being sex crazed, adolescents pining for alcohol, nerds being singled out by bullies, girls as sex objects and figures of authority being outrageously stupid. Whilst championing the stereotyped desires of your average male pubescent Superbad utilises coarse antics and dirty language to great comedic effect with its well written characters and illogical dialogue. The average film goer will know this type of film inside out and I believe, this time, that to be acceptable as comedies of this nature need to rely on audience preconceptions in order to maintain a good level of comicality. Films like this help to prove that originality isn't necessary and that sometimes reinvigorating well worn ideas with modern themes can be a good thing - and it is not often noted in comedies as being so (more so sub-horror genres).
Providing you switch off and ignore the lack of ethnic characters, its sexual stereotyping and its general societal inaccuracies then you will enjoy this film - or you could pretend that you're 15 and phrases like "sexual stereotyping" aren't even on your radar yet. Ultimately Superbad isn't new, it isn't a film that pushes boundaries or reinvents the genre Â– instead it is a film that complements its contemporaries and brilliantly so. It is no surprise that this film did so well with teenage audiences and that so many adults found it repulsive.