I was completely amazed when I walked out of the theatre in the wee hours of Saturday morning. I had just laughed nonstop for two hours in a packed theatre during the eleven o'clock showing of Superbad, and I think every single person who was there did the same. Superbad marks the third straight hit for Seth Rogen and company. It definitely follows the same style of previous hits The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up, both in raunchiness and pure laugh-out-loud humor. I literally don't think there was more than a five-minute break between laughs during the entire movie. Nearly every moment contained a witty line or hilarious situation. The movie essentially follows about-to-graduate high school seniors Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera) in their quest to find alcohol for a hot girl's party. From the first scene, it is obvious that that Hill and Cera's chemistry is perfect. They bounce lines off each other every chance they get, and nearly all of them had me laughing. The acting was good too; I really liked and sympathized with both characters. Seth and Evan soon meet up with their third wheel, Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), who might be the funniest character even conceived on a movie screen. He may have been awkward, geeky, dorky, and a little creepy (kind of reminds me of one of my friends), but at the same time he was utterly hilarious. Their first idea is to use Fogell's fake ID to buy the booze, but unfortunately, it is hardly convincing. As the previews show, he dreams up an alternate self for the ID: a 25-year-old Hawaiian organ donor with the name McLovin. He is confronted by two cops soon, and, amazingly, they believe his ID to be genuine. Thus starts the funniest part of the movie. McLovin and the two cops (played by Bill Hader and Seth Rogen) go on a wild joy ride filled with laughs throughout the town. Seth and Evan resort to other ways in order to get some beer, each of which is entertaining. I cannot stress how funny this movie is; you have to see it for yourself. What really makes it a great movie though (in addition to the laughs) is that it's a truly believable story about friendship, one made more believable by the wonderful acting. Unfortunately, I wouldn't recommend taking anyone under 16 or 17, as it is very perverse, coarse, and raunchy. If you can stand this type of humor though, see this film. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time.
