Superbad opened in wide release last night and I caught a showing at a multiplex near me. The showing was packed with younger movie goers and the theater management made a pre-show announcement that boiled down to "Just because you are about to see a raucous teen-age comedy, doesn't mean that we will tolerate any raucous teenage bullshit" Any and all horseplay, non-sense or otherwise goofball like behavior would result in a quick trip to the parking lot with no refund. Admittedly there were no disruptions in a theatre where there often are(particularly on a busy friday), but regardless it's a strange way to treat your customers.

As for the movie itself, it's an entertaining film that will have accross the board appeal whether its with current teens or 30 somethings who remember sneaking in to see porky's, bachelor party and similar 80's teen sex romps. I am not a huge fan of this type of comedy, but Superbad is exceptional both in it's content(well written) and its execution. Cutting edge enough for the younger crowd and still smart enough to appeal to older fans.

Seth Rogan and Bill Hader play a pair of cops who run amuck(not always innocently) but without any irreparable consequences. Much of the film and most of its best moments feature them and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, whose McLovin character was being merchandised on the internet before the movie opened. They hook up in a liquor store where Mintz-Plasse(Fogell) is attempting to buy $120 worth of booze with a Hawaiaan fake Id that bears only the name McLovin.

Simultaneously, the two friends that that are the focus of the film, Seth and Evan, begin an epic search for liquor(It should probably be noted that the film was written years ago by Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg). This is an alternately raunchy and sweet trip that winds up paying with plenty of laughs. Go ahead and shell out the $10 bucks for this one. You will not get burned.

Labels: Judd Aptow, Seth Rogan, Superbad