Recently I have not watched many movies. The other night I was flipping through channels and stumbled across Harold and Kumar on TBS. Other than that I havnt watched a movie in a long while, and none since we have earned about the different aspects of directing in Art of Film class. Just today i had mentioned to my dad that we were watching Citizen Kane. He told me it was one of his all time favorite movies; he actually made a top 5 list for me, but i forget most of the others. Anyway, I told him how we were disecting it to find different movie making techniques. He told me he really liked the movie but had an interesting story to tell about his experience seeing it the first time. I was walking out the door to physical therapy for my knee, and he still hasnt told me. So that is one relevent something on my mind to share in my Art of Film blog. Maybe ill blog about his story next time.

Recently I read a movie review by Mark LaSalle about the new hit comedy Superbad. I have seen this movie and thought it was a must see. His review reflects on many of the feelings and emotions I felt during this movie.

LaSalle first introduces us to the general genre as a comedy, while also informing the reader that he absoutly loved it. He even went as far as to say,

For pure laughs, for the experience of just sitting in a chair and breaking up
every minute or so, "Superbad" is 2007's most successful comedy.

Right off the bat he gives the show a great rating, reminding us of our favorite movies where we know we can sit and laugh for a good couple hours. LaSalle then describes the setting and how many highschoolers and high school grads can relate to.

It's a high school comedy, and the humor is sometimes crude, but the
impulse behind the humor isn't crude at all. Behind its bits, "Superbad" is
loaded with genuine and truthful observations about what it's like to be a high
school senior, to have the mind of an adult and the judgment of a house plant,
to have tremendous longings and yet no power - to be at an age when just buying
a six-pack requires the detailed planning of a master criminal.

I think this is exactly what director Greg Mottola was trying to accomplish. The movie's general theme applies to a very wide variety of people and really brings into being a Senior in high school. The movie describes one day when two "losers" finally get the girl and become cool. It is the story of their one last effort to do the things they alwasy dreamed of doing. The two best friends let the word out that their buddy has a fake ID. This leads to both of their high school crushes asking them to hook em' up with some for a party. This is there chance. Turns out their friend ends up getting interegated by the cops while he is trying to buy their presious alchohol. The two decide to ditch him in order to try to fufill there dreams of losing there virginity to those girls. Throughout there long journey they run into many random and hilarious setbacks. But in the end they make it, and thier lives are changed forever.

LaSalle perfectly expresses the thoughts that I encountered while watching this film. He says how Seth and Michael are the perfect characters for the movie, and I agree completly. It wouldnt have been funny with anybody else. Overall I agreed with Mark LaSalle that Superbad is a must see show and will keeping you giggling for hours, and wanting to watch it again. I give this movie a strong reccomondation to high school juinors and older (because of its vulgar language). Hope this review got you excited about the movie, because I still don't think words can explain the laugh out loud comedy Superbad.