During the course of a year, many movies are released and it’s sometimes hard to keep track of them all. Every now and then, there is a movie that slips by movie-goers and is completely forgotten. “Super Troopers” is one of those movies.

You might be saying to yourself, “I’ve never heard of this ‘Super Troopers!’ What’s the deal?” This movie was released in theaters back in February with little publicity. Regardless of that, many who have had the privilege of seeing the movie will agree that it is funny. Hopefully, being out on DVD, a larger audience will get to enjoy it.

The movie was made by “Broken Lizard,” a five-man sketch comedy group from New York City. They all play highway patrolmen for a small town in Vermont. When word comes that the state might be shutting their station down in order to save money, it becomes an all-out war between the highway cops and the local police department. Someone has to decide which station will stay open. It’s not that easy for the highway patrolmen; they like to goof around and play a lot of pranks, which often gets them in to trouble.

The movie contains a lot of slap-stick goofball humor along with a lot of everyday dialogue that you don’t normally hear in movies. Sometimes, it seems more like a reality show than a full length movie. Each character has his own individual personality and director Jay Chandrasekhar (who is a member of “Broken Lizard” and also plays “Thorny,” one of the super troopers) does a good job of helping us get to know each trooper individually. The one trooper that stands out the most is officer Rod Farva (Kevin Heffernan), who is an overweight tough guy who thinks he’s funny but really isn’t. He’s too naive to believe that none of the other officers like him, and he has a bad temper that has gotten him suspended from duty for most of the movie.

Yeah, there’s somewhat of a plot to this movie, but you more than likely won’t even pay attention to it. It is mostly a bunch of hilarious skits compiled into one big film. The first fifteen minutes alone may have you in tears with laughter. The movie has a pretty cool soundtrack too, which is a mixture of southern and indie rock that plays well with each scene it accompanies.

As far as the DVD goes, I give it 3 out of 4 stars. While reading the box, it may seem like there is a ton of extra features. However, some of them are very short and others are quite boring. There are a bunch of outtakes. There are two short featurettes that have a couple of laughs, but again, they are quite short. The only extra that I was satisfied with was the alternate ending, which is just about as funny as the original ending.

I think this movie is a must have for any college dorm room, but it appeals mostly to guys ages 16-25. It does contain nudity, drugs and lots of vulgar language, so keep that in mind before you buy. Personally, I think this is the funniest movie of the year. I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone who is a fan of stupid, slap-stick humor.