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I admire any teen comedy that strays off the beaten path and thoroughly entertains — films like Mean Girls and Superbad come to mind — and now Easy A. Story centers on one particular student named Olive (Emma Stone), who doesn't really follow any kind of clique, mostly stays by herself or with her BFF, Rhiannon (Aly Michalka), and is one smart cookie.

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It seems as though every time a new teen party movie comes out, people begin muttering «Hey, this could be the next Superbad.»

In between those two scenes comes a wonderfully crude film (we're talking Superbad levels of raunchiness), but one in which the overall vibe is sweet: kids patiently waiting for their parents to grow up already.

Also screened: Sadako Vs. Kayako (Grade: B --RRB-, an entertaining, teen - friendly marriage of the The Ring and The Grudge mythologies that (thank God) has a sense of humor about itself, even though its final confrontation is less than satisfying; Dearest Sister (Grade: C +), a poetic (and rather slow) meditation on class conflict couched in a ghost story from Laotian director Mattie Do; and Down Under (Grade: B --RRB-, a Superbad - style profane coming - of - age comedy set against the backdrop of the Cronulla race riots that took place in Sydney, Australia in Christmas 2005.

Superbad (R for profanity, sexuality, alcohol and drug use, a violent image, and pervasive crude content) Raunchy, coming - of - age comedy about a couple of inseparable, nerdy high school seniors (Jonah Hill and Michael Cera) who plan the perfect party in order to end their interminable losing streak and finally get the girls of their dreams before they set off in the Fall to different colleges.

The Judd Apatow factory, which has refreshed the coming - of - age comedy (for all ages of adolescent men) in comedies like Knocked Up, Superbad and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, has been stretching itself thin (that's my best explanation for Drillbit Taylor and Step Brothers).

It's Superbad meets Zombieland as it's a good mix of awkward teenage coming - of - age comedy sprinkled with tons of blood and guts.

One of the most underrated films of the past decade has got to be «Adventureland,» the 2009 coming - of - age comedy by Greg Mottola («Superbad»).

Sharing much in common with George Lucas» «American Graffiti» or Greg Mottola's more contemporary «Superbad ``, this is a funny and insightful coming - of - age contemplation.

Also, the jokes come fast and furious, many laced with profanity (obviously), often self - depreciating and referencing and insulting the films made by the cast («Pineapple Express,» «Superbad,» «Moneyball,» etc.).

Superbad is a coming - of - age cautionary tale about two socially inept teenage boys about to graduate high school.

When Tatum and Hill are on screen together and allowed to just bounce off one another hilarity ensues as the two have perfected a kind of rhythm and chemistry that I doubt anyone could have expected from the stars of Step Up and Superbad back before the first movie came out.

Just about every major comedy released under an R - rating in the past few years (including «The 40 - Year - Old Virgin,» «Wedding Crashers,» «Knocked Up» and «Superbad») have gone on to become instant hits, and though «The Brothers Solomon» doesn't even come close to the quality of any of those films, it'll have no problem convincing the general public otherwise.

During the past decade, Michael Cera has come to represent «our youth» to many who identify with the slightly awkward, wholly ingenuous high schoolers he's played in Arrested Development, Superbad, Juno, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and Youth in Revolt.

(Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly) From the producer of Superbad, Knocked Up and The 40 - Year - Old Virgin comes the breakout comedy critics are calling «brazenly hysterical!»

In the footsteps of other raunchy coming - of - age comedies like Superbad and American Pie where teens just want to have a lot of sex comes Blockers, a movie about three parents who will stop at nothing to sabotage their daughters» sex lives.

But the big screen was her catapult, and that came in the form of «Superbad» in summer 2007.

A coming of age story for the «post hip hop generation» best described as a mix of three films: Doug Liman's Go, Greg Mottola's Superbad and John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood.

Various others passed through, including Kevin Smith and Stephen Chow, before «Superbad» and «Pineapple Express» writer / star Seth Rogen came on with partner Evan Goldberg.

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«The Breakfast Club» and «Superbad» didn't get any either, and, yes, this deserves mention in the same breath as those coming - of - age classics.