Striking a balance between raunch and sweetness is a tall order for any film, but the Judd Apatow-produced Superbad manages to serve up both in equal and satisfying portions without undercutting a consistent stream of laugh-out-loud performances and gags. Michael Cera (the sublime George Michael Bluth from Arrested Development) and unstoppable scene-stealer Jonah Hill (Apatow's Knocked Up) are lifelong pals who attempt to make up for years of obscurity by getting into one blowout party before parting ways for college; an opportunity presents itself in the form of Hill's crush, the lovely Jules (Emma Stone), who wants the boys to bring liquor to her shindig. What follows is a combination road adventure and coming of age story as Cera and Hill tackle crazed partygoers, a pair of overeager cops (played by co-scripter and producer Seth Rogen and Saturday Night Live's Bill Hader), and the hard truth about girls and their own emotional bond. The humor is crass and occasionally gross but never mean-spirited, and Cera and Hill offer believable performances as guys wholly unaware of their own potential, yet ready to risk humiliation in order to find out. They're well supported by a cast of Apatow regulars, including Kevin Corrigan, Martin Starr, David Krumholtz, and Carla Gallo (and Stone and Martha MacIsaac are terrific as their love interests), but the film is completely shoplifted by newcomer Christopher Mintz-Plasse as their uber-nerdy pal Fogell, whose fake ID handle is among the movie's funniest gags. Classic funk fans should also keep an ear out for the score by Lyle Workman, which features such James Brown and P-Funk veterans as Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, and Clyde Stubblefield. --Paul Gaita

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The commentary makes this dvd!

If you were hyped up all summer about seeing this film as I was then you already knew it was a classic going in. I'm a nerd about dvd commentaries and I always listen to Apatow gang's outrageous ramblings. I think those who reviewed this film poorly never saw any of Apatow's productions. But if you are a fan of his body of work this dvd is a must.

HILARIOUS!

If you thought Knocked Up was funny and you like that vulgar sense of humor, then this movie is for you. I laughed out loud more times then I could count. Just a silly feel good movie that'll make you laugh till your cheeks hurt.

Already one of the best teen comedies of all time.

If not for Mean Girls, this would be the top teen comedy of the past decade (2000's) and I think it is in the top 10 or 15 of all time (again just talking about teen comedies) What are my idea of top teen comedies? Superbad, Mean Girls, American Pie (the first one only), Clueless, Breakfast Club, etc. I believe this is in that strata. In addition, I found this FAR funnier than the vastly overrated "Knocked Up" (I know it's not a teen comedy per se but it came from the same minds so I thought I would mention it) This is destined to become a teen movie cult classic just like Mean Girls and Clueless have. I give it a 10/10 as a teen movie and an 8/10 as a regular movie, so a combined average of 4.5/5 stars.