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Overall, it is one of the best Superbad - like movies.

Not exact matches

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.

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

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.

There are some good bits — the «Crime Scene» spoofs are spot - on, Kunis is cute, and Brand is both perfectly cast and perfectly hilarious — but like many other recent Apatow productions (KNOCKED UP, SUPERBAD) the rest could have used some tightening.

2002 — John C. Reily — Chicago, Gangs of New York, The Hours, The Good Girl 2002 — Leonardo DiCaprio — Catch Me If You Can, Gangs of New York 2003 — Sean Penn — Mystic River, 21 Grams 2003 — Johnny Depp — Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Pirates of the Caribbean 2004 — Mark Ruffalo — Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Collateral, 13 Going on 30, We Don't Live Here Anymore 2004 — Jamie Foxx — Ray, Collateral, Breakin» All the Rules 2005 — Terrence Howard — Hustle & Flow, Four Brothers, Get Rich or Die Tryin» 2005 — Vince Vaughn — Wedding Crashers, Be Cool, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Thumbsucker 2006 — Leonardo DiCaprio — The Departed, Blood Diamond 2006 — Will Ferrell — Stranger Than Fiction, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2007 — Michael Cera — Juno, Superbad 2007 — Phillip Seymour Hoffman — Charlie Wilson's War, The Savages, Before the Devil Knows Your Dead 2008 — Robert Downey Jr. — Iron Man, Tropic Thunder, Charlie Bartlett 2008 — Daniel Craig — Quantum of Solace, Defiance 2009 — George Clooney — Men Who Stare At Goats, Up in the Air, Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009 — Robert Downey Jr. — Sherlock Holmes, The Soloist

Michael Cera (Year One, Superbad) plays, not one, but two roles in Youth in Revolt, the Miguel Arteta (The Good Girl, Chuck & Buck) film based on the adaptation by Gustin Nash (Charlie Bartlett) of the first book of C.D. Payne's series of Nick Twisp novels.

You've seen it all before, and done better, ranging from last year's Project X to the Harold and Kumar movies, Superbad, and many others.

«Arrested Development» Award for Best Throwaway Lines: • «Keep it in the oven...» — Jason Bateman, «Juno» •»... Terrorism...» — Michael Cera, «Superbad» (actually, Cera has so many astonishingly brilliant under - his - breath moments in «Superbad» and «Juno» it's uncanny)

The Bourne Ultimatum (8/3) Charlie Barlett (8/3) Hot Rod (8/3) Underdog (8/3) Becoming Jane (8/3) The Ten (8/3) Daddy Day Camp (8/8) Rush Hour 3 (8/10) Stardust (8/10) Fan Boys (8/17) The Invasion (8/17) Penelope (8/17) Superbad (8/17) Wedding Daze (8/17) BRATZ (8/17) The Comebacks (8/24) Good Luck Chuck (8/24) The Last Legion (8/24) Mr. Bean's Holiday (8/24) Halloween (8/31)

If these scenes set themselves a lower bar than the unassumingly deft character work of the main story, with its lively attention to adolescent anxieties, «Superbad» at its best goes right through knockabout to land in deliciously obscene places — notably a staggering succession of doodles in which tumescent cocks take on various extraordinary guises.

The best thing about Superbad is the bromance at the heart of it.

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.

It does help that Superbad asks them to play the roles they are best at, but the movie takes these caricatures and inject so much life into them.

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.

Goofiness and action result, all wrangled by Superbad director Greg Mottola, who knows how to draw good performances in the midst of all the madness.

In a new piece on The Ringer titled «Dick Jokes, Drunk Takes, And Best Friends: How Superbad Was Born,» writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg along with producer Judd Apatow and select members of the cast give a behind - the - scenes look at the making of Superbad, discussing the real - life chemistry that inevitably bled over into the finished product.

Actor Seth Rogen and writer Evan Goldberg, who previously teamed up on the screenplays for Superbad, Pineapple Express, The Green Hornet, and The Watch, now make their co-directing debut with this comedy extravaganza, a remarkable mix of monsters, visual effects, vulgar humor, and feel - good optimism.

Jamie Travis» new comedy FOR A GOOD TIME, CALL..., stars the gorgeous duo of Ari Graynor (THE SITTER) and Lauren Miller (SUPERBAD).

From Shrek franchise veterans Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forever After) and Walt Dohrn (Shrek 2, Shrek the Third), TROLLS features the voice talents of Golden Globe ® nominee Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect, The Accountant), Grammy and Emmy ® Award winner and Golden Globe ® Award nominee Justin Timberlake (Friends with Benefits, Shrek the Third), Golden Globe ® and Emmy ® Award nominee Zooey Deschanel («New Girl»), Christopher Mintz - Plasse (Superbad, How to Train Your Dragon), Golden Globe ® and Emmy ® Award winner Christine Baranski («The Good Wife,» How the Grinch Stole Christmas), Russell Brand (Get Him to the Greek, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Grammy Award nominee Gwen Stefani («The Voice»), Golden Globe ® and Emmy ® Award nominee John Cleese (Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Shrek Forever After), Emmy ® Award winner James Corden («The Late Late Show with James Corden», Into the Woods), Golden Globe ® and Emmy ® Award winner Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent, «Arrested Development») and Ron Funches («Undateable,» Get Hard).

And for every Superbad, there are four or five lesser films like Project X. And sure, occasionally you'll get a high school movie that actually has something to say about the academic and societal pressures of being a student (Justin Lin's Better Luck Tomorrow is a great example), but even that focused primarily on male characters.

Director Mottola is known for his films Adventureland and Superbad, and writer LeSieur is best known for Me, You and Dupree.

(Also, perhaps my Superbad comparison was exacerbated by the fact that Beanie Feldstein, Jonah Hill's sister, plays Lady Bird's best friend.

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.

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.

• Get Smart • Step Brothers • Scrubs: The Complete Seventh Season Vietnam War: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse • Good Morning, Vietnam (Special Edition) • Full Metal Jacket Stop - Loss • In the Valley of Elah • Walt Disney On the Front Lines • Son of Rambow • The Godfather Trilogy (Coppola Restoration) NewsRadio: The Complete Series • Step Up 2 The Streets • Drillbit Taylor • The Ruins • Superbad • The TV Set • WALL - E

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.

While Jonah Hill is without a doubt the star, having had tons of experience in films like Superbad and Knocked Up, Tatum does a fine job as well and the two actors have great chemistry together.

When dorky old best friend Ed (Christopher Mintz - Plasse, Superbad's McLovin) warns Charley that his hunky new neighbor Jerry (Colin Farrell) is a deadly vampire responsible for a number of their classmates» sudden unexplained disappearances, Charley reacts with understandable skepticism.

The whole Max - Travis dynamic is reminiscent of the male relationships in early Seth Rogen / Evan Goldberg scripts such as «Superbad,» only those works had good jokes.

Greg Mottola has directed the feature films The Daytrippers, Superbad, Adventureland, and Paul, as well as episodes of the Judd Apatow TV series Undeclared, Arrested Development, and HBO's The Comeback.

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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.

On second thought, the single best film from the Bromance Era, for both dick jokes and genuine pathos, is 2007's Superbad, which brings us back to Seth Rogen, as actor, coscreenwriter (alongside Evan Goldberg), and thus coarchitect of the «Jonah Hill can't stop drawing dicks» scene, which nowadays has a whole lot to answer for.

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.

Stone was Jules in Superbad, and Davis is best known for her fierce (and Oscar - nominated) role as Donald Miller's mother in Doubt.