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July 25, 2007
Supergood
"You don't want girls to think you suck dick at fucking pussy."
That kind of says it all for Superbad. It is profane, obnoxiously stupid, and somehow precisely true. And you have to think about what was just said a few times while you are busy laughing at it.
There are dozens of other extremely quotable lines and moments from this film from producer Judd Apatow, the real teenage years of screenwriters Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg, played in the film by Jonah Hill (playing Seth) and Michael Cera (playing Evan), for indie comedy director turned hip commercial comedy director, Greg Mottola.
But it is the overall package that makes Superbad easily the funniest film of 2007 so far and the hippest, stupidest, smartest, and most sweetly profane comedy of what now has to be known as The Apatow Oeuvre.
Posted by poland at July 25, 2007 10:06 AM
Comments
Wow - if both you and Jeff are raving about this movie, I'm going to have to go see it.
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at July 25, 2007 10:29 AM
Sweet! Can't wait!
Posted by: The Carpetmuncher at July 25, 2007 10:49 AM
I could definitely get on board with calling it the funniest movie of 2007 so far as well. The laughs are very well paced.
Posted by: djk813 at July 25, 2007 10:56 AM
Better get all your "I am McLovin" quotes out now, before it becomes the "Show me the money" of 2007.
Posted by: Edward Havens at July 25, 2007 11:37 AM
Funny. I thought Kevin Smith was more the modern Woody -- small budgets, small profits.
Posted by: mutinyco at July 25, 2007 12:06 PM
Kevin doesn't make enough films to be that... Woody was always one a year or more...
Posted by: David Poland at July 25, 2007 12:53 PM
Yeah, but Woody's movies never made $100-million+. Or even the '70s/'80s equivalent. They were always niche films. Furthermore, Sandler isn't a writer/director but a star who develops his own material.
If it was about a movie per year, Spike Lee could take that title. But he'd probably punch you in the nose for suggesting it.
Posted by: mutinyco at July 25, 2007 12:59 PM
If SUPERGOOD is supposed to be a superfunny look at today's youth, based on the trailers all I can do is channel the snooty waiter from FERRIS BUELLER: "I weep for the future."
Posted by: RudyV at July 25, 2007 01:09 PM
Everyone is right. This movie is as funny as it gets. Knocked Up is a better movie, but this is non-stop funny.
Posted by: Rothchild at July 25, 2007 01:42 PM
And Walk hard is very funny, but it's as much of an Oscar contender as Anchorman. It has one goal in mind, and that's to make you laugh. Unless the Academy is now into movies where kids chop other kids in half with machetes.
Posted by: Rothchild at July 25, 2007 01:46 PM
Man, this thing had me hooked the moment the first trailer hit. The red band trailer sealed the deal. I will definitely be seeing it.
Posted by: Aladdin Sane at July 25, 2007 02:02 PM
loved the trailers. can't wait to see it. glad to hear it's funny.
Posted by: anghus at July 25, 2007 05:17 PM
There's a timid SUPERBAD type site to tide you over...Michael Cera's little web project.
Posted by: PetalumaFilms at July 25, 2007 07:56 PM
"You don't want girls to think you suck dick at fucking pussy."
Yeah, I just know Noel Coward's spinning in his grave beause he never thought up a witty remark like that...
Posted by: Cadavra at July 27, 2007 04:44 PM
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