Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2095 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-01-21
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 108 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Superbad, for many, was the surprise hit of the year. Yet when you consider the comedy pedigree sitting behind the camera, perhaps it’s not that much of a turn up. Director Greg Mottola, for instance, cut his teeth on episodes of Arrested Development and the underrated US show Undeclared. Co-writer Evan Goldberg has credits on the US Ali G show, while his partner in scribe is Seth Rogen, star of 2007’s other breakout comedy, Knocked Up. And with that film’s director, Judd Apatow, also on the production team, it’s understandable to see where Superbad gets its quality from.

Yet in spite of all of these names behind the camera, Superbad is powered by Jonah Hill, previously seen in mainly supporting roles, as the foul-mothed Seth. In conjunction with Michael Cera’s Evan, he bursts his way through a film that sees the pair of them trying to buy booze to go to a girl-filled party, before they go their separate ways to college.

Hill and Cera are strong in their lead roles, and keep Superbad motoring even through its quieter moments. But the scene stealer has to be Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Fogell, or--courtesy of his fake ID--McLovin. When he encounters two cops, played by Rogen and Bill Hader, comedy gold swiftly ensues.

Superbad isn’t as consistently funny as Knocked Up, and its running time may outstay its welcome a little, but it’s still a tough film to knock. It’s simple and straightforward aim, to sit on your screen and generate plenty of laughs, is comfortably achieved, and its rewatch value is high as well. Well worth a look. --Simon Brew

Product description
Stills from Superbad (click for larger image)

Synopsis
Produced by Judd Apatow and co-written by Seth Rogen--both of THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN and KNOCKED UP fame--SUPERBAD is the story of two horny teenage geeks looking to lose their virginity before college. Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera) are hoping to end high school on a high note, and when one of their crushes (Emma Stone) invites them to a graduation party, the boys are ecstatic. That is, until they become responsible for supplying the party with alcohol. They hurriedly concoct a scheme to use their friend Fogell's (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) horrendously fake ID, but trouble soon arises when Fogell becomes the victim of a liquor store robbery. The cops (Rogen and Bill Hader) show up, and the evening quickly disintegrates into a hilarious mess of misunderstandings, sing-alongs, and beer mixed with laundry detergent.
Hill is a riot as the wild-haired and foul-mouthed Seth, and Mintz-Plasse is great fun as the uber-geek Fogell. But Michael Cera (formerly of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT) steals the show as the sensitive and level-headed Evan. His oddball line delivery and excellent comic timing make for some of the most bizarre but best moments of the film. Yet, despite gross-out jokes, SUPERBAD somehow manages to fly far above frat-boy, AMERICAN PIE-style humour. This is partly due to the comedic skill of the actors, but also because the characters--silly and absurd though they can be--are so well-written. Watching these bungling outcasts is a vivid reminder of the horrific lows and supreme highs of high school life, and their antics rather poignantly capture how age 18 can indeed be super bad, but also super good.

Customer Reviews

McLovin it
This is not Schindler's list so don't expect anything with a good story , this is just the story of 3 teenagers trying to buy alcohol in order to be popular with girls and maybe get laid.

What follows is a something in between American Pie and South Park , the main character ,Seth , is inspired in Cartman ( fast foul mouth ) and he is both funny and annoying.

The secondary characters are also very funny and Michael Cera provides a bit of romance in the movie. The 2 cops are the most surreal part of the movie to the point of nearly ruining it.

This is an overall 4/5 movie entertaining and funny and full of rude jokes.

The Extras are almost useless , the outtakes are not as amusing as the real movie.

Simple Teen Comedy
For three quid, I don't think anyone can argue about not being satisfied with this film.

'Superbad' isn't a trivial piece of work with a sophisticated plot; it's just an enjoyable romp that segues together many of the issues teens face growing up, albeit in a very humorous and outlandish way (which is the whole point). Perhaps what might have distressed the negative reviewers is that they couldn't relate to actions on screen, or they don't like the style humor. These are of course perfectly acceptable reasons, however to suggest things like this is the 'worst film ever' is perhaps going a bit far.

The film centers around three young guys who are just about to graduate from School, but want to finish things on a high. With rumors circulating about various parties, it's loud-mouth Seth's goal to get as drunk as possible so that he can sleep with a girl he's liked for years. While each of the lads have their own love interests, the development of the film circulates around them trying to get some booze and taking it to the party.

After one of them gets a fake I.D (hilariously re-naming him 'McLovin', aged 21), they think they've hit big time only to eventually split up when the Police arrive... And so the remainder of the film follows their personal quests, leading up the party at the end, and the aftermath.

While not a ground-breaking triumph in terms of story, the themes that pop in and out of the film are well picked up on, such as the cost of getting drunk, teen crushes, and plenty more. Perhaps the best scenes when they eventually each had their own chance to 'hit' on the girls, and the emotional responses that entail their first times... So it's credit to the three guys for pulling off such dorky roles!

It's immature, crude, and sometimes graphic, but it's certainly worth a shot if you want some cheap laughs!

a film review
This is one of the best comedies of the year. Its hard to review without giving too much away but interestingly it takes the concept of a buddy nerd teenagers flick and rather than having all three in every scene together all the time, it lets each individual follow thier own path. Up there with N.Dynamite. It is refershing to go to the cinema and split yourself in two with laughter!