Not exact matches
So to answer the
now two year - old question «Is this the next
Superbad?»
The «heart throb» fraternity tri-fecta of Teddy (Zac Efron (Charlie St. Cloud), Pete (Dave Franco (
Now You See Me, 21 Jump Street), and Scoonie (
Superbad, Kick - Ass) are next door with their own goals in mind, to party, and to become frat legends by throwing the «Ultimate» party.
We had seen her do charismatic in
Superbad and rebellious in Zombieland, but Easy A sees her go from «promising future star» to «the only actress in Hollywood you need to be paying attention to right
now».
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.
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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.
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.
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now expecting a baby, the result of an encounter with her soft - spoken classmate Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera,
Superbad).
Now in the era of very incisive raunchy comedies like Borat and
Superbad, just injecting gross moments into a movie doesn't cut it anymore.
Superbad star Jonah Hill steers clear of fatty foods
now he has...
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.