Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #759 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-01-21
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Formats: Box set, Colour, PAL, Subtitled
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 114 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

Don't listen to the critics...
This film is brilliant, hilarious from start to finish with only a dip in the comedy for a slight serious tone toward the end. An excellent film that will have you laughing from start to finish, with good re-watch value as some jokes take a couple of watches to really sink in, generally at how ridiculous the boys situation becomes. Really not to be taken too seriously so if you're up for something fun to watch with little in the way of complex story line, Superbad's your man.
5 stars comedy, great movie to watch with friends or on your bill.

What is worse? Superbad or a stay at Guantanamo Bay?
The only reason why I watched this film until the end, was because I couldn't believe how super-bad this movie was. It is actually clinically fascinating to try and understand how this movie was ever made.

Truly unfunny from start to finish (okay, the crazy cops were mildly amusing but other than that..), it baffles me how anyone ever reached into their wallets to fund this mess.

Poorly written and badly acted, I guarantee you will be so bored you will be gnawing your own elbows off long before the end.

Can I give zero stars?

I wouldn't watch this film again even if I got paid!
What a load of rubbish! I can tell exactly what the director was thinking whilst writing the script: 'I know! I can't think of anything actually funny to put in, so I'll just make the whole thing full of sex-based jokes that immature people will laugh at'.

The only thing positive that I can say about this is Mclovin, when he appears. But that is like taking a car that is terrible in every way and saying that you quite like the seat belt buckle. I can think of dogs that could write something funnier! I first saw this film on a coach, so unfortunately I didn't have the freedom of being able to walk out. From what I have heard from friends who saw this in the cinema, about half of the people in there walked out during the film.

If you like comedy that requires any kind of intelligence, give this one a miss, for the sake of your health!