And it wasn’t just McLovin that lit up the screen. Young actors Jonah Hill and Michael Cera are equally as great at their respective parts as soon-to-be high school graduates who are struggling with the fact that they are virgins. Now, don’t think that this is one of those wimpy teen movies where you’ve got some stupid drama storyline about the guy getting the girl and then a lame teen love song pops up in the background. Superbad is FAR from that type of boring, repetitive type of teen drama. FAR from it.

I have to give it to Michael Cera. His character on the too-soon canceled FOX series, Arrested Development, was classic. His constant self-guessing and self-unassurance (that might not be a real world) made his character (George Michael Bluth) one that you wanted to watch over and over and over again. And if you don’t believe me, go grab the first season of Arrested Development on DVD and you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about. Cera brings that hilarious, not-quite-sure of himself character to full force in Superbad.

On the other hand, the already widely known Jonah Hill reprises a type of character that he’s good at already; namely the loudmouth jerk friend. Hill and Seth Rogen (who plays a police officer along with Bill Hader) bring that same feel that you get in Knocked Up and the 40-Year Old Virgin to this movie.

A few months ago I said that Knocked Up would be one of the rare movies that I buy on DVD. Well, this summer has now seen two rare hits with Superbad right up there on the funny scale. I recommend this movie and – now that it has been out in the theaters for a while – you might be able to catch it playing without a large crowd or without a bunch of annoying people ruining the movie. I caution this, though: pay attention to the movie because you’ll miss tons of hilarious comments if you’re not focused on what’s happening!

Enjoy!

This is a movie about a go-nowhere guy who literally “knocks up” a correspondent for E! Television after a drunken night at some club. Now sure, getting drunk and having sex that leads to unplanned pregnancies isn’t a funny topic, but th way it plays out on screen is perfect. If you’re trying to think what type of humor you’ll be in for if you check out Knocked Up, think the 40 Year Old Virgin. Lots of innuendo and lots of very creative comments that are spoken underneath the regular dialogue in the scenes.

What I like about Seth Rogen is that he is the everyday funny guy. If you’re a guy, he’s the friend that – when everyone is hanging out together – he makes all of the funny comments that some people hear and some people don’t. And he uses intelligent humor, too. At the movie theater, I was sitting in front of three completely unruly, nasty, poorly behaved teenage girls (more on this in an upcoming post) and Rogen is on screen making some joke about Star Wars and cracking jokes about a lot of 80’s sub-pop culture things and these idiots are sitting behind me saying, “Huh? What? What does that mean?”

He’s a witty guy and this is a witty movie.

I would suggest paying particular attention to the Cirque du Soleil which is absolutely hilarious. In fact, the entire part of the movie that takes place in Las Vegas is pure comedic gold.

While Rogen is good, he has a great cast working with him. Katherine Heigl (the woman that Rogen knocks up), Leslie Mann (her aging sister), and Paul Rudd (the sister’s husband) are all perfect for their roles. Their timing is on point in every scene and the interaction between Rogen and Rudd is very reminiscent of the 40 Year Old Virgin. In fact, I kept thinking of the deleted Virgin scene where these two have their, “You know how I know you’re gay?” dialogue.

Something also needs to be said for Kristen Wiig who has a small part in this movie. Wiig plays one of the folks at E! Television who is always in on Mann’s meetings when she is talking to her boss. If Wiig made you laugh on Saturday Night Live, then she’ll make you laugh so hard that you cry in Knocked Up – she is awesome at this part! Her role is that unbelieving female co-worker who is very upfront about her negative feelings, but in a “matter of fact” kind of a way.

One line that I thought was funny was when Mann’s boss was telling her to lose weight without actually saying it. Wiig is sitting next to Mann and says in a very subdued, under her breath, Valley Girl type of way, “Just imagine if you went home and weighed yourself, and then subtracted like 20 pounds from that – you should come back weighing that.”

The entire theater cracked up at that point!

All in all, this is a movie that I highly suggest seeing in the movie theater. I also want to say that about a year and a half ago I stopped buying DVDs because they’re just too damn expensive. Sure, I’ve purchased one or two since then, but that’s no where near as many as I was purchasing at one point (a few each week). Now this movie – THIS is a movie that I will definitely buy on DVD when it is released! I’ll even spend the extra few dollars and get the super duper version.

If you’re looking for a great, modern comedy – this movie is for you!