Superbad

The movie Superbad is exactly like the commercials you see on TV; lots of crude jokes and slapstick humour. Some of the jokes were pretty good and reminded me of the good'ol days of high school, but some of them were just bad. I guess you just can't have it all right? There were definitely more bad ones than good ones though, so I didn't think it was that good of a movie. Slapstick humour just isn't my kind of thing. The commercials for the movie already gave away some of the jokes and a lot of them weren't really funny the second time around. If you are looking for a movie with that kind of humour, this is it.

The Bourne Ultimatum

Firstly, I'd like to let everyone in Canada know that there is an opportunity to go watch the Bourne Ultimatum free. All you have to do is go to a Volkswagen dealership and ask about the Bourne Ultimatum promotion. You will be given a DVD set with the first two Bourne movies and two passes to watch the Bourne Ultimatum. All you have to do is go for a test drive in the Touareg. The contest will be available while supplies last so your mileage may vary. If you don't get it at one dealership, try another Volkswagen dealership. The passes are not good for Cineplex and Famous Players theatres, so go find the appropriate theatre before going.

Now on to the movie.

I will try to keep it short so I don't spoil it for people that haven't seen it yet. The action is good, the soundtrack keeps your heart going and there isn't much downtime from the action once it gets going. Of course it isn't a Bourne movie without the car chases and explosions! The camera is very similar to the second one; very fast moving and close to everything. The quick cuts, shaky close up angles, and soundtrack definitely give a chaotic feeling to the scenes. The one thing I don't like about the movie is the shaky camera during the non-action scenes. I guess the director is trying to give a voyeuristic feel to it.

Overall, it was a good movie and definitely worth watching in the theatres.