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It's not on the same caliber of comedy as Superbad or The Hangover, but it's certainly better than Due Date and Just Go with It.

The film has the same unexpected, unabashed tenderness as SUPERBAD, but in the absolute last place anyone would ever think of looking: a fast - paced and extremely bloody crime comedy.

Jonah Hill started his film career in comedies such as SUPERBAD and FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, but his roots are in writing, and his goal is to be a serious actor.

Minute for minute, it doesn't have as many laughs as Superbad, Neighbors, or This Is The End, among others.

Since then I haven't been disappointed by anything that I've seen of this lady including movies such as Superbad, Crazy, Stupid, Love, Friends With Benefits and her latest, The Help (which I still need to see).

Not exact matches

Or as Vice's Katherine Gillespie memorably sums up the findings, «To put it in teen movie terms, you want to be Michael Cera and Jonah Hill in Superbad as opposed to Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams in Mean Girls.»

The physically stunning actress Emma Stone first made her mark among American audiences as an ingenue, via her involvement in the massively successful comedy Superbad (2007).

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

I have already said how Superbad didn't work as well for me, because it was put on a pedestal and the Judd Apatow movies are in dire need of a solid editing session.

Apatow has gone on to direct and produce such films as The 40 Year Old Virgin, Funny People, Knocked Up, Superbad and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

It reworks not only movies like «My Bodyguard» but also a host of Apatow - produced films such as the much better «Superbad.»

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.

Among the supporting cast, Christopher Mintz - Plasse (Superbad) stands out as Clark, a bit of a Jack Gordon fanboy with precious little outdoorsman aptitude to show for it, while Christine Ko finds some fun, sassy line deliveries as Emma, the staff's social media «influencer.»

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in ’21 Jump Street» As a feature film retread of a vapid»80s cop show re-imagined as an R - rated slapstick action - comedy starring that one kid from Superbad and that dude from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the comedy 21 Jump Street should logically sucAs a feature film retread of a vapid»80s cop show re-imagined as an R - rated slapstick action - comedy starring that one kid from Superbad and that dude from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the comedy 21 Jump Street should logically sucas an R - rated slapstick action - comedy starring that one kid from Superbad and that dude from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the comedy 21 Jump Street should logically suck.

Bill Hader and co-scriptwriter Seth Rogen appear in the high school comic odyssey «Superbad» as a pair of aloof, fun - lovin» cops who take chronic third - wheeler Fogell (alias: McLovin, played indelibly by Christopher Mintz - Plasse) out for the night of his life in a freewheeling B - plot.

It's being described as Slap Shot meets Superbad.

Critically acclaimed for his comedic television ventures along with an enormously successful list of film credits, Apatow has produced such films as: The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Superbad, Pineapple Express, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek, The Cable Guy; and television series: Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, The Larry Sanders Show and The Ben Stiller Show, among others.

The journey from The Smurfs 2 to the semi-obscure Jay Baruchel vehicle begins with Superbad's Christopher Mintz - Plasse, whom Netflix lists as a Smurfs 2 cast member.

More As This Story Develops is currently in production, with Greg Mottola (Paul, Superbad) directing.

Written by «Superbad» scribes Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, «Pineapple Express» makes for an entertaining trip to the movies, but it's not as laugh - out - loud funny as their previous effort.

In tribute to first Rosemary's Baby, then The Exorcist, This Is the End goes above and beyond what Superbad and Pineapple Express laid out as comedy and pushes it beyond the apocalyptic realm it tries to remain in and makes it a legitimate installment to the horror genre.

Loath as I am to admit it, the off - putting conservatism of Apatow's Knocked Up, The 40 Year Old Virgin, and Superbad buys them staying power; I've now seen Walk Hard's theatrical cut once and the Director's Cut twice (the second time with commentary activated), and the jokes keep all but evaporating on contact.

After all, «The Interview» makes fun of Western media just as much as the quick - tempered dictator, and although it could have done with a little more political satire to balance out the dick and fart jokes, it's exactly what you'd expect from the guys behind «Superbad,» «Pineapple Express» and «This Is the End.»

After Superbad and several episodes of Undeclared, director Greg Mottola seems dead set on using this growing - up - is - hard - to - do parable to cement his reputation as the screen's bard of postadolescent angst.

With Superbad, producer Apatow solidifies his position as the undisputed king of dick - joke movies with surprising emotional relevance.

However, the undisputed King of Crude has been associated with just about as many flops (ala Wanderlust and Year One) as hits (like Superbad and Knocked Up).

Since appearing as an awkward geek in Superbad in 2007, we've seen him play slight variations of the same archetype in Juno, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Paper Heart, Year One and, now, Youth in Revolt.

Described as being in the vein of Superbad and Sausage Party, the comedy revolves around «four 12 - year - old boys who skip school -LSB-...]

Final Verdict: Nowhere near as impressive as it is made out to be, but Superbad is still a well - acted teen comedy with a lot more heart than any other contender in the genre.

The types of performances he gives in movies like 21 Jump Street (along with 22 Jump Street on Friday, which is just as good, trust me there), Funny People, Knocked Up, and Superbad are tremendous, but they're very different than what he's shown us in Moneyball and The Wolf of Wall Street.

However, Jonah Hill has rejected the playbook that was pre-written for him after Superbad and built a career unlike any actor Hollywood has ever seen by turning down typecast roles and specifically using key roles to springboard him to wider possibilities — thus setting him up as a serious dramatic actor, a major creative force, and an unexpected streetwear ambassador.

If you are a fan of Michael Cera's previous work (Superbad, Juno) you will probably enjoy the film, although I contend it isn't quite as good as both of those other films mentioned.

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.

Perhaps the film needn't have encroached close to the three - hour mark to tell its tale, as side characters played by Cuba Gooding Jr (Daddy Day Camp, Norbit), who portrays «Mr. Untouchable» Nicky Barnes, and Kevin Corrigan (Superbad, The Dog Problem) feel more like pit stops for character contrast than crucial characters to push the plot forward.

In the spirit of such classics as AMERICAN PIE, THE SURE THING and SUPERBAD, this wild romp follows Ian, Lance and their third musketeer, the spunky and gorgeous tomboy, FELICIA (Amanda Crew), as they set out in Ian's older brother's beloved ’69 GTO.

Superbad, as an experience, was about enjoying time with your friends, shooting the shit like you normally would, but still having an unspoken awareness that you really loved one another.

Hader's filmography is just as extensive, ranging from all your favourite comedy films from Superbad all the way to Trainwreck.

Seth Rogen goes dark in «Observe and Report,» a weirdo comedy that at times owes as much to «Taxi Driver» as «Superbad.»

Screenwriters Rogen and longtime friend Evan Goldberg (they penned Superbad) have brought the property into the 21st century as notorious L.A party boy Britt Reid (Rogen) realizes the emptiness of his playboy ways after the death of his overbearing media magnate father (Batman Begins» Tom Wilkinson).

While «Superbad» and «Zombieland» are the movies most people remember as Stone's breakouts, «Easy A» turned her into a star.

It makes sense that SUPERBAD co-writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are Producers, as this film often feels like the female cousin to that 2007 film.

It's simply irritating to see him as a frat brother at this point and still doing Superbad stuff.

Seth Rogen has signed up to star alongside Kevin Hart in a new comedy cop film.The «Superbad» actor will be returning to the role of a policeman for the third time in the as - yet - untitled movie,...

Starring John Cho («American Dreamz,» «American Pie» trilogy), Kal Penn («Epic Movie,» «Superman Returns»), Eddie Kaye Thomas («American Pie» trilogy), David Krumholtz («Superbad,» «10 Things I Hate About You») and Emmy and Golden Globe - nominee Neil Patrick Harris (TV's «How I Met Your Mother,» TV's «Doogie Howser») as Himself.

Although Youth in Revolt has quirky comic affectations, the subdued styles of Arteta (Chuck & Buck) and Cera (Superbad) keep the film grounded, proving that the director and star are as well - matched as Nick and Sheeni.

The film, though apparently set in the present day, lacks the plugged - in vibrancy of recent teen films such as «Superbad» or the underrated «The Girl Next Door,» leaving «I Love You, Beth Cooper» feeling more like a sentimental look back than a more lively expression of contemporary youth.

That question is somewhat complicated, because there are very good things about it — Chloë Grace Moretz's fantastic as a foulmouthed twelve - year - old version of the Punisher, with some Jackie Chan thrown in, and so is «lead» Aaron Johnson, who manages not to look like he's lost the movie he's top - lining to every single other cast member, whether it's Moretz, Nic Cage, Christopher Mintz - Plasse (whose squinty nerd thing, identical to Superbad, is just annoying here) or Mark Strong, even though he does at one point or another in the film.

Instead of being content with its position as the funniest movie I can remember seeing, Superbad has to go and turn in a loony coda, taking all kinds of shortcuts with character development, just so it can have its sentimental, significant ending.

Screenwriters Evan Goldberg (Seth Rogen's collaborator on «Superbad» and «Pineapple Express») and Jay Baruchel (who co-stars as Doug's hockey - obsessed, potty - mouthed best pal) strike a delicate balance between Doug's guilelessness and his capacity for violence, and the loony balance of the two — played with expert precision by Scott — gives the film its comic zest.

As a feature film retread of a vapid»80s cop show re-imagined as an R - rated slapstick action - comedy starring that one kid from Superbad and that dude from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the comedy 21 Jump Street should logically sucAs a feature film retread of a vapid»80s cop show re-imagined as an R - rated slapstick action - comedy starring that one kid from Superbad and that dude from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the comedy 21 Jump Street should logically sucas an R - rated slapstick action - comedy starring that one kid from Superbad and that dude from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the comedy 21 Jump Street should logically suck.