Originally Posted By: james_cagney
 Originally Posted By: long_lost_corleone
Is Superbad one of the 250 best films of all time? No. Is it simply a "dick joke" movie? Absolutely not. There is plenty of whit and cleverness behind it, and anyone who has experienced public high school--actually, anyone who doesn't share a heart with Satan and has an ounce of humor in their body--can enjoy it. Most American comedies are absolute shit, and throw around dumb fart jokes and follow it up with little intelligence. But immaturity isn't necessarily a bad thing--immaturity can be a great thing if accompanied by clever satire and intelligence... And Superbad had all of those things.

But then again, is The Godfather one of the five best films of all time? Probably not. It may be one of your favorite films of all time, but on a massive grading scale of every film ever made, it's lucky to be in the top 20.



Great defense of Superbad but it just didn't appeal to me. I'll probably see it again soon anyways, so we'll see.. \:\)


Yeah, I mean, I'm sure to some extent it is clearly a generational thing, but I think it's at least enjoyable to most who have been through high school.

But, as far as I'm concerned, there are great dramas and then there are great comedies... And there's a quite pronounced line separating the two.

If it was at 19, though, that is way higher than it should have ever been. IMDB, I think, is geared more towards fan favorites and general appeal than it would care to admit.

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