Superbad was just plain super
Hey, spoiler muffins, if you haven't seen it and don't want to know, steer clear of the post!
I've been watching so many movies, it's sort of absurd. I saw Stardust twice, and even though I didn't want to (for various different reasons) I saw both Becoming Jane and Superbad. Now, I liked the previous Seth Rogen/Judd Apatow vehicle, Knocked Up, enough to see it twice in theaters (and to add it to my Amazon wishlist--I will be purching when it comes out in Sept.). But, of all the characters in that movie, the one I disliked was definitely the one played by Jonah Hill, whose character was also Jonah. And I pretty much expected his character (Seth) in Superbad to be Jonah from Knocked Up except in high school. Expectations met! It really was the same character, except they imbued Seth with just a little bit more pathos than Jonah got, being a secondary character and all.
Superbad was WAY too long. But if you can get past that, it's pretty great. Very funny, and, like Napoleon Dynamite, appears to take place in a timeless zone where at least the fashion of all eras is completely up for grabs and not up for discussion. The shining star of the film is, of course, Fogell, a.k.a. "McLovin", who was the funniest character and also the only one of the three (including Michael Cera's adorable geeky Evan) to get laid.
But here's the thing, friends. I get that hot girls (even vapid, cardboard ones like Becca, Evan's love interest) would like Evan--he's sweet, and definitely cute. Hey, I'm attracted to him, but who am I not attracted to at this point, right? But Seth? Okay, Seth's problem is not that he's overweight, it's that he's shallow and unpleasant and disrespectful to women. At least Evan likes Becca enough to wrap his lust in sweet, sort of gentlemanly behavior.
And TELL ME when there's going to be another movie about a schlubby girl getting the boy of her dreams for no reason other than she's really determined and nice and funny and smart. The last one I remember is The Truth About Cats and Dogs, and I'm sorry, but that barely counts. Also, Hairspray doesn't . . . okay, maybe that does count, but Tracy and Link are such characatures that it doesn't even seem remotely realistic. Come on, Judd Apatow--if you're really about the "common man" winning out, how about you give the common woman a chance?
I'll get off my soapbox. I'm getting a little dizzy up here, anyway.
I've been watching so many movies, it's sort of absurd. I saw Stardust twice, and even though I didn't want to (for various different reasons) I saw both Becoming Jane and Superbad. Now, I liked the previous Seth Rogen/Judd Apatow vehicle, Knocked Up, enough to see it twice in theaters (and to add it to my Amazon wishlist--I will be purching when it comes out in Sept.). But, of all the characters in that movie, the one I disliked was definitely the one played by Jonah Hill, whose character was also Jonah. And I pretty much expected his character (Seth) in Superbad to be Jonah from Knocked Up except in high school. Expectations met! It really was the same character, except they imbued Seth with just a little bit more pathos than Jonah got, being a secondary character and all.
Superbad was WAY too long. But if you can get past that, it's pretty great. Very funny, and, like Napoleon Dynamite, appears to take place in a timeless zone where at least the fashion of all eras is completely up for grabs and not up for discussion. The shining star of the film is, of course, Fogell, a.k.a. "McLovin", who was the funniest character and also the only one of the three (including Michael Cera's adorable geeky Evan) to get laid.
But here's the thing, friends. I get that hot girls (even vapid, cardboard ones like Becca, Evan's love interest) would like Evan--he's sweet, and definitely cute. Hey, I'm attracted to him, but who am I not attracted to at this point, right? But Seth? Okay, Seth's problem is not that he's overweight, it's that he's shallow and unpleasant and disrespectful to women. At least Evan likes Becca enough to wrap his lust in sweet, sort of gentlemanly behavior.
And TELL ME when there's going to be another movie about a schlubby girl getting the boy of her dreams for no reason other than she's really determined and nice and funny and smart. The last one I remember is The Truth About Cats and Dogs, and I'm sorry, but that barely counts. Also, Hairspray doesn't . . . okay, maybe that does count, but Tracy and Link are such characatures that it doesn't even seem remotely realistic. Come on, Judd Apatow--if you're really about the "common man" winning out, how about you give the common woman a chance?
I'll get off my soapbox. I'm getting a little dizzy up here, anyway.
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