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- 6/5/2008 3:12:15 PM

filmburner30

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From: guildford

Loved it much better than i was expecting
Supergreat and very very funny

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Two stars, Three stars?! - 6/5/2008 7:25:26 PM

t_bell

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Joined: 16/12/2007
From: Dullsville

I understand the democratic view that everyone is entitled to their own opinion but giving Superbad anything but 5 stars is just insane to me. It's like a ballsy American Graffiti for the 21st century.

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Superbad - 12/5/2008 3:33:32 PM

Eomer_King

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Joined: 18/5/2006

A whip-smart, outrageously funny update of a previously tired genre, this casts a gallery of believable (not one person is drawn from the pool of ridiculously attractive cliches so favoured by every other teen movie, comedy or otherwise), razor-sharp characters to bring to life a suprisingly warm and simple story - all with the aid of a slew of infantile toilet humour of course.

In Michael Cera and Jonah Hill, Superbad is fortunate enough to possess two of the most talented young comedians currently working. While Hill's smart-mouthed, crude but intelligent patter is a constant highlight, it is Cera who stands out, imbuing his character with a searing awkwardness that is, at times, nigh on unwatchable. His murmured, silence-filling asides and nervous expression create a great sense of teenaged anxiety and social ineptitude. In one teeth-grinding exchange he heroically allows the clearly mutually obsessed object of his desire to keep a loaned pen before twittering on about nothing in particular, gormlessly blowing past an opening for a date and then scurrying off down the hall to avoid further uncomfortable discourse. Later on, when finally heading towards the sexual awakening he’s aiming for, he replies to his partner’s whisper of ‘I’m wet’, with a slightly uninterested ‘They said that would happen…in Health’.

It is a testament then to newcomer Christopher Mintz-Plasse that he can fare so well when playing next to talent like this. As the now legendary Fogell/McLovin, he is undoubtedly the strangest yet most amusing character on screen. Bursting with nervous tics and blessed with an endlessly naff gait, he is an unashamed geek, complete with a potty mouth and an unwavering belief in his own irresistibility to the opposite sex.

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Supercrap - 29/5/2008 6:36:59 PM

The_Hat

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Joined: 18/9/2006
From: londinium

Lots of swearing does not a good movie make. Take it away from this film and you've got nothing. Offensive can be fucking hilarious, but it's got to be done well, and in Superbad it isn't. It's all been done a hundred times before and better. I watched it and wanted to like it, and there were a few good scenes, a few good lines, but it was mostly shit.

Remember: just because someone tells you something is funny, you don't have to agree.

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RE: Supercrap - 4/8/2008 11:10:12 AM

shool

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Joined: 24/3/2006
From: In The Pipe, Five by Five.

Saw this a month ago and I am still laughing when I think about it.

One of the funniest films I have seen, period. Seth and Evan are brilliant but the standout sequences to me are undoubtedly Mclovin and the 2 cops. Their adventures are hilarious throughout and the sheer dumb activities they get up to.

Highly recommended. Takes about 20 minutes to warm up, but when it gets going its an absolute riot.

4/5

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Post #: 65

funny and rude. - 27/9/2008 6:32:41 PM

JaCkT794

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Joined: 27/9/2008

Very good comedy, it was a little rude, but thats what makes it funny - hillarious in-fact.
im not a fan of comedy, but i have to say, it was a v.good film, better than 'tropic thunder'

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funny and rude. - 27/9/2008 6:32:41 PM

JaCkT794

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Joined: 27/9/2008

Very good comedy, it was a little rude, but thats what makes it funny - hillarious in-fact.
im not a fan of comedy, but i have to say, it was a v.good film, better than 'tropic thunder'

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Post #: 67

Superbad = supergood - 27/10/2008 4:24:50 AM

CIW

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Joined: 26/10/2008
From: Northwich, Cheshire in England.

Fantastic film with some truly hilarious scenes. Anytime the cops (Seth Rogen and Bill Hader) are on screen hilarity is guaranteed. The scene in the liquor store is brilliant 'You know we picked up a guy that was legally named PHUCK' and 'Mc Lovin thats pretty bad ass', two of many brilliant quotes. If you haven't seen this and you loved American Pie then its a must see.

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Superbad - 19/11/2008 12:41:18 AM

Swifty170

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Joined: 4/11/2008

I wasn't sure if I'd like this as Knocked Up didn't do anything for me, but I'm glad to say that this is a much better film. Jonah Hill annoyed me again, especially at the start of the film, but pairing him up with Michael Cera worked really well and balanced things out. Plus McLovin was a stroke of comic genius; you can't help but like that guy. Jonah's 'phallographic' drawings are funny too, if seriously messed up!

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Post #: 69

Mcloved it. - 20/12/2008 10:58:29 PM

Rokmabisniz

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Joined: 10/2/2008

Cant fault it other than it stretches at the end. Other than that the best comedy i have watched for a very long time. If you like things like the wrist slashing My Family or Last of the Summer Wine then give it a miss, this is a cup of tea that is not yours.

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Post #: 70

crude, rude, hilarious and oddly heartwarming - 27/1/2009 9:23:43 AM

THE DALTONATOR

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Joined: 17/2/2008

this is one of if not the best teen comedy i have ever seen. it is so outrageously crude and rude but it is just so so funny and has great characters (i am mclovin) and with the friendship at the centre and two dumb police officers this film is a laugh a minute comedy fest and despite how sick it can be by the end you come out having laughed your socks off and oddly feel good.

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Post #: 71

Superbad - 28/1/2009 12:59:33 PM

Arnold@rentford

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Joined: 28/1/2009

With the title being "superbad" i expected the film to have alot of crime and 'bad' people in it. It contains no crime or bad people in it, theres only horny geeks, persueing their dreams of loosing their virginity. This film is an outrage to society and gives teenagers like me a bad name. With the title of the film being Superbad, i agree it is SUPER-BAD!

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Post #: 72

- 28/2/2009 5:46:00 PM

Predalien

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Joined: 19/2/2009
From: Northern Ireland

This is one of the few teen comedies that i genuinely really like. dont get me started on the awfulll scary movie sequels. MGlovin and the two cops are the best characters in this film though the others are also extremely funny. I also like the guys phallographic drawings. They have provided great inspiration for my a-level art. LOL only joking! Arguably this is more sophisticated than other similar teen comedies with plenty of witty lines and smart comedy.
That being said it also has its fair share of gross-out humour aswell but this doesnt detract from the smart elements. Overalll an excellent film for teenage and adult audiences though i dont think older adults will appriaciate the humour in this film.

To conclude i think this very good film is better than most teen comedies which, as an older teenager like myself i find either over reliant on gross out humour, steroetypical, too simple, patronising or very misguided. Case in point -Dude where is my car?, a truly awfull film that should be destroyed and never talked about again. I still dont understand why my friends like this comedy film. How can hollywood suits think that teenagers would find such utter trash appealing and funny

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