Reviews

When I first saw the trailers for Superbad, I thought "Oh great, yet another American Pie." And I wasn't too wrong; it's crude, it's rude and it's about teenagers. But instead of making the same old jokes about having sex with mothers, or listening to RUN DMC, this film branches out and through the medium of graphic verbal detail of the female anatomy, this film is brutally honest - much like Clerks was. In truth, we all talk like Seth or Evan in one way or another, or we all think like them at least. From describing the woes of erections in class, or the fact that your last girlfriend had a perfect "upper body" makes you liable for a lesser quality girl in the future. I could honestly relate to everything those guys said. Needless to say, Superbad is not for everyone. It is definitely a guy's movie. You wouldn't take a girl to this film for your first date, unless you knew she'd like it. Even then, there would be a couple awkward moments, like debating the Oedipus Complex over lunch.

In summary, Ferris Beauller's Day Off defined our desire to get one on "the man" before we got too old, the Breakfast Club defined our angst against our superiors and Superbad defines our desire to Party Hard and the teenage sexual psyche. This film, at any cost, should be remembered.

And to add a spoiler for the review, Van Halen plus a burning cop car equals the most awesome thing EVA!!1

*spoilers* When I saw this in the cinema, I saw the movie's poster and thought: Oh my God, this is going to suck; But I was pleasantly surprised (dear Danny Boyle, fire your art department). What I got was a fast paced drama about growing up and trying to survive in the slums of India. I very much enjoyed it; the acting and direction was of a high calibre and despite the rather overdone & odd ending, I have no complaints. But to give it as many Oscars as Gone With the Wind is verging on Blasphemy! I mean, the ending was your usual feel-good romp, with the brother of the main character filling a tub with money then getting shot in it, before shouting "god is great!" (don't ask), then straight after we get an impromptu dance sequence for the credits, which was rather stupid.

My second point is that it's a movie dressed as a film. People say it's original and groundbreaking, but one watching of CITY OF GOD will show you where they got the "originality". It has the same mood and atmosphere, and could have well been its enjoyable sequel...