Superbad

In the 70's, teenagers and college students had Harold Ramis and that crew. In the 80's, teenagers and college students had John Hughes. The 90's... really didn't have one person. Now, the 2000's have Jud Apatow and his crew. Their latest movie is Superbad.

And it is a modern comedy classic. The movie was sold out and the shortest gap that there wasn't a laugh was about 2 minutes and that was because people were trying to catch their breathe and listen to the next joke. There were dozens of great lines that were missed simply because everybody was laughing over them. This movie has hit, and it has hit big time. In fact, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this will be the Animal House/the Breakfast Club/the Clerks of my generation.

This is a hilarious film from beginning to end with an incredibly simple plot. Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera) have been best friends their entire life. Seth has a crush on a girl named Jules (Emma Stone) and Evan has one on a girl named Becca (Martha MacIsaac, who Seth hates for an incredibly funny reason). Jules is having a party and askes Seth to get her some alcohol. Thus kicks off Seth and Evan's quest to find liquor and get laid. There is also a subplot with a friend of Evan's and an enemy of Seth's named Fogell AKA McLovin and the time he spends with the cops.

There is not one person in this movie who doesn't supply at least ONE hilarious moment in this film, but the heart of this is Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as Seth and Evan. These two have such great chemisty and they are both hilarious in very different ways. Jonah Hill is crass, loud and saying something that involves a penis almost all the time, but behind this all you can tell he is just using his comedy and personality to have people not realize how unhappy he is with the situations he is in. Michael Cera is very subtle and nervous throughout. He is a genuinely good guy who doesn't want anybody to get hurt by the things he does. He keeps secrets, but it is simply to keep the people around him happy. Oh, and of course, Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Fogell aka McLovin! This is his first movie and he is very funny playing a total nerd who is just trying to be cool by anyway neccessary.

The directing in this is very basic, but it serves the purpose of the film. Truthfully, this film is not about the directing it is about the writing and acting and the directo knows this. He sits backs, relaxes, and allows the actors to do what they do best. The thing he doesn't do either is drive away the drama and, unlike the other movies like this, the drama isn't done in large dialouges (not that I don't LOVE when they do that). The drama and heart of this film relies in your own personal experiences, and with many of my friends leaving to college the heart of this movie and how the "drama" plays out is much more realistic than the other movies. There is only about 2 scens where the drama is in the forefront, and one of those is still extremely funny.

This is the funniest movie of the year, if not this decade so far. Hilarious and everything a teenage comedy should be. I have 2 parting words for you all: Period Pants.