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| Superbad (Unrated Widescreen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Greg Mottola
Actors: Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-plasse, Bill Hader, Seth Rogen
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.94
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Avg. Customer Rating:  207 reviews
Sales Rank: 348
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 119
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 043396194755
UPC: 043396194755
EAN: 0043396194755
ASIN: B000WZEZGI
Theatrical Release Date: August 17, 2007
Release Date: December 4, 2007
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Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: UN
Release Date: 4-DEC-2007
Media Type: DVD
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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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 Aptly named September 6, 2008
The Good: Not much. The one small glimmer of light in this otherwise black hole of a movie is Michael Cera (Evan). The guy's just likable in a sweet, dorky way. While there are some chuckles in the film, they are far overshadowed by the absolute cringe-worthy language and the absolute annoyance of Jonah Hill.
The Bad: Where to start? A young boy obsessed with drawing male genitalia ... what does that have to do with ANYTHING? I think it was supposed to be funny but it wasn't. And it was kind of like one of those trademark Family Guy moments where they intentionally overdue something inane ... except I don't think it was intentional here. The language in this movie is abominable. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a total prude but the f-bomb is used in this movie like I use the article "the." It's beyond gratuitous. About fifteen to twenty minutes into the movie we considered turning it off but we stuck through to the end, just waiting to see if it ever "picked up." It didn't.
The Summary: So what exactly is the point of this movie? Well in a nutshell, it's one of those coming of age movies disguised as a gross-out movie, stealthily hiding a warm and fuzzy friendship tale. As with most movies of this type, the two main teenage characters, Seth and Evan, are desperately trying to get laid. In pursuit of this, they must bring alcohol to a party they've managed to get invited to despite their obvious dorkiness. Helping them in this endeavor is dorkiest buddy Fogell, who is the only one with a fake ID ... one that dubs him McLovin. Okay, now that actually IS funny. The rest ... not so much. Hijinks ensue, but again, mostly a snoozer with excessively excessive foul language. There are drug scenes, some nudity, yada yada ... stuff that seems to be written by a teenage boy for teenage boys. How Judd Apatow has managed to become so successful is simply a mystery to me. Having now seen three Apatow movies, I think I've finally learned my lesson. The mere sight of Jonah Hill or Seth Rogen tells me BAD MOVIE.
 wow August 30, 2008
Awesome movie, a must see!! Don't need 1,000 words to describe it. The only thing was when it was over it made me realize how boring my life is. The people who gave this 1 or 2 stars are idiots, probably a bunch of old people.
Revenge of the Supernerds. August 30, 2008
Basically updating the John Hughes formula for the new century, Judd Apatow and his regular gang undermine the world of teen comedy with "Superbad." Two high school kids have 24 hours to get laid before they separate for college, and maybe forever. Michael Cera and Jonah Hill play the two misfits trying desperately to score the booze that they feel will be their key to the cool, final party with the girls of their dreams.
Of course, this could not possibly go right, so Seth (Hill) and Evan (Cera) are forced to recruit the movie stealing Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse as the new model-geek of Michael Anthony Hall in Sixteen Candles) and his fake ID. A series of hilarious and profane accidents carry the movie at lightning speed. The three teenagers stumble from one mess to another, including one of the funniest gross-outs ever to make it to a comedy.
The really cool thing about "Superbad" is, no matter how hapless or feckless these three kids are, they are never mean-spirited, but they are your typically hormonally challenged 17 year olds with the standard obsessions. Apatow just takes them and magnifies them way beyond actual size, with the exaggeration the prime source of the silliness. This is a movie that hardly has a dragging spot, and even with the mass quantities of four letter words and the hyper-kinetic pace, the "Superbad" keeps the sentimental core intact.
Extra kudos go to the support cast, especially Seth Rogan and Saturday Night Live's Bill Hader as the police officers who come off more Super Troopers than Adam-12. They give Fogell his rites-of-passage and turn him from victim to victor by the movie's end. By turning the message that bad behavior ain't always a bad thing...and can really be funny...Apatow's made a teen-comedy for the ages.
Still not received! August 13, 2008
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I still have not received this item and I ordered it over a month ago.
 Who's who in movies? August 9, 2008
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What do Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Seth Rogen (eww), Jonah Hill (eww), & Bill Maher (eww) ALL HAVE IN COMMON?
Hint: They are blood brothers with Adam Sandler, Larry King, Jerry Seinfeld & Jon Stewart for example. Give up? They ARE ALL JEWISH... Who knew? I didn't. Simply AMAZING...
Search for: An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood.
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