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Quint geeks out with SUPERBAD!!!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here.
I can’t claim to have been the earliest fan of the creative team behind SUPERBAD. I jumped on board the Seth Rogen/Judd Apatow bandwagon after FREAKS & GEEKS, around the time they started putting out movies. I still haven’t fully explored the show, but I’ve loved all their movies so far.
It’s odd… they keep getting better and better. I love 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN. KNOCKED UP is hilarious and now I’ve seen SUPERBAD, which is the glowing angel on top of the Christmas tree, the big ape on the tall building, the pinnacle… at least for me.
The movie is a geek’s movie. Not in the way of “Oh, they’re wearing Star Trek uniforms” or “Sweet, they quoted Star Wars.” That’s not this movie.
This is a movie about geeks that feel so well drawn and true that if you’re at all like me, you’ll recognize them immediately, feel like you’ve met them before. You’ll feel like you stayed up playing the PS2 or Xbox with them, suffered through PE together.
SUPERBAD wears its heart on its sleeve. These characters are all likable, relatable… and the funny thing is that even though it has all this heart, it’s one of the most vulgar comedies made in recent times. You get a Lebowski number of F-bombs, but much like Lebowski the movie is so full of heart that you never consider it vulgar.
The three leads represent the three different types of geeks. You have Jonah Hill’s character, the fat kid with a smart mouth. His sense of humor and personality stems from his weight, him trying to compensate, to get people to look past his stomach.
Christopher Mintz-Plasse’s character is on the opposite side of geekdom. He’s more of a dweeb character. Rail thin, annoying, but sweet. He doesn’t have a mean bone in his body.
Michael Cera’s character is in the middle. He’s not too thin, not too chubby, is good looking enough to easily get girls, but is incredibly awkward, no self confidence.
Like I said above, I related to every one of these characters in at least a small way and I especially projected myself onto Jonah Hill’s character.
The thrust of this movie is simple. Two best friends, Cera and Hill, are about to graduate high school. They’ve both harbored crushes and the powers of the universe cause them to move on them before they leave high school. They just fall into a scenario where they’re responsible for getting booze for a big party. Of course, we get two cops (Rogen and Bill Hader) who are almost more irresponsible than the underage kids.
When they come in the flick branches and we follow two storylines. This can be dangerous in a comedy and fatal in one that’s already working strong, but in this film the cops and McLovin’s adventure is just as funny as Cera and Hill’s. The film didn’t just survive this plot structure, but benefited from it. The chemistry is always changing so it never gets to the point where it feels old or tired.
The movie isn’t really about the plot, but the characters and the adventure. It’s like if John Hughes’ geek characters existed in a Coen Bros world, but with the comedic timing of the Rogen/Apatow team.
If you saw that red band trailer that hit, you’ll have an idea of the type of comedy you’re in for come August.
It’s been around two months since I saw the film and I’m dying to see it again. It’s been a fantastic couple of years for comedy. In the time since seeing this I’ve also seen HOT ROD, which is a different branch of the funny tree, but funny nonetheless. I’ll have a review of that one up later today if I can.
The big wrap up is this movie is a launching board for all involved. Michael Cera, McLovin’ and Jonah Hill are fucking hysterical and now they’ve proven they can carry a movie. If there’s any justice in this world, SUPERBAD will be as big as KNOCKED UP and continue the reign of power this group is holding over comedy right now.
It’s only good for us. I think their excellence is pushing comedy to be better and that’s why we're seeing more quality work. Keep up the good fight!
-Quint
quint@aintitcool.com
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first bitches
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They need to reteam with Carell and save him from the Evan Almighty purgatory
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So So- Knocked up was over rated..this might actually be worth a shot..One can hope
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Especially since his frozen banana stand burned down
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pretty excited....get to see it early, and for free, if I can get the wife to the theater early enough
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really?
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and I Saw the big ass billboard they have there with the 2 of them. man, they must be geeking out big time...this movie looks great, and I'm pumped for these guys to get big. here's to a huge opening weekend like knocked up!
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Then, you're just on the bandwagon, son.
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I guess that's what I get for living in Wisconsin. That, and morbid obesity.
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40 year old virgin did suck, the best thing about Knocked Up was paul rudd & the girl who played his wife. I am glad that the "R" rated comedy is coming back but come on this is heading in the Ben Stiller with cameos by Owen Wilson catagory...and it will get there.
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the people who think 40 y.o. virgin and knocked up are not funny, what type of comedies exactly do you find funny, just out of curiosity?
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Cera and his buddy Clark have been putting together some pretty funny stuff at their website. Got some great cameos in their, too. Anyone who digs Cera or Arrested Development should definitely check it out.
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Most of all at Comic Con.I know there not gonna have any Hulk Footage and seeing Norton will be cool but the superbad guys should have all sorts of shit to show.I hope they do a screening there also.
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Seriously, may just be my fav part of the movie, I laughed hard at every single one...
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The entire theater was packed to the brim and laughed so hard, that it was tough to hear a hand full of follow-up lines.
Judd Apatow is my Master Now. -
that's the site, give them some ups by checking out their series. it's quite excellent, especially when you consider they are fricking 19 and have some truly elegant comedic skills. i think cera could be bill murray caliber IF he does indeed avoid the steve carrell/ben stiller trap...
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Apatow, my friends, Apatow. His crew is becoming more dependable than anyone from SNL ever was. More go-to than the Frat Pack. These boys are cleaning up the comedy porn theater and making it sparkly and safe for jacking again.
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If I hear "ya mo be there" one more time...
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did you see the unrated version?
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Clark Duke graduated from college in '06, so unless he Doogie Howser'd his way into LMU, he should be around 22-23.
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nuff fucking said
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thx lenny. it still makes him practically an infant (well, compared to me at least) and the fact that george michael is as brilliant as he is and still under the drinking age here in the US, i give them both huge props.
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it comes out aug 17
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And they are just a couple of guys who are having a blast...And becoming rich at the same time. Good for them. It's like what Kevin Smith was doing (making movies with your friends) only Apatow's films are much, much more polished looking and very marketable.
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I've heard nothing but praise for this film. I think it will strike the right chord.
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I loved "The 40-Year Old Virgin", but "Knocked Up" was just a knockoff. I'm already tired of that new comedy genre after two movies. Hopefully "Superbad" will be different and funny without being just like these two movies.
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Check out my website on Bill Hader who is in the Superbad movie!
Bill Hader Online
http://www.billhaderonline.com
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