American Wedding DVD
Added 11/9/2009
Gross, Very Funny, but long, The Dance sequence is funny yet not too much, The first two installments of this movie were better, Alot better. At least this is in the tradition of keeping most of the cast unlike more spinoffs! Not the best.
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NIce Conclusion to a High School Trilogy
Added 10/26/2009
This series was a goldmine for Universal. No one expected a raunchy story about high school kids trying to get laid to spawn and a franchise and make $350 million in US box office. The first film is a classic high school movie. The sequel was good, and funny, but hampered by too many characters and too many storylines. This one goes back more towards the original, with a few main characters and the rest just fading into the background. Some addition by subtraction in this movie are the removal of the following characters, Oz, Nadia, and Oz's and Kevin's girlfriends. See, some of those characters were so useless that I cannot even remember their names. As usual you get the shot of Jim's dad catching Jim in an embarrassing situation and you have something gross happen to Stiffler. One of the major flaws is the early incarnation of Stiffler. At the beginning he is a loudmouth who comes off more as nerd, than jerk. It takes a few scenes for Stiffler to resort back to being a jerk, the Stiffler that we know and love. In the end this film draws on the sweetness that made the first two more than gross our comedies. This is a funny film that, the second time around loses its luster, so this is not really built for repeat viewings.
About the DVD: Included on the DVD are deleted scenes. There is a rather useless documentary on Stiffler speak and a "Cheesy Wedding Video" which is just that, cheesy. One thing to take from this film is that Stiffler, is best suited as a background character, not as a main character.
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Brides, Grooms, and Pie!
Added 3/24/2009
With the third installment to the Pie trilogy, Jim and Michelle are tying the knot. So to help celebrate the upcoming event, they've invited out their family and friends. Yep... even Jim's friends. Though the movie is about Jim and Michelle, it also lets Stifler and Finch shine a tad more. When Michelle's sister comes into town, the boys are immediately interested in her. Stifler though believes he has to be someone he's not to impress her, so he tries to act more polite and sophisticated. Finch on the other hand sees through his ruse and instead of acting like himself, becomes a lot more like the Stifler we have come to know (and love?).
Eh... when I saw this in the theater, I remember laughing a good amount. Now though, I really didn't think it was that funny. There were some scenes that were just horrible and not funny at all. For example, Stifler and Jim accidently smash a `congratulations' cake onto each others pants, which then has 2 dogs licking their crotch areas, Stifler laughing, Jim trying to pull them off... and then surprise, the parents of everyone sees it. I had to swallow sadness after seeing that. Though there are plenty of good scenes to make up for it like the chocolate truffle scene. I don't know though, this one just didn't even come close to the first 2.
In the end, I would just give it a rent. Unless you are like me and like to be a completionist or like to laugh with American Pie even during its bad scenes. I own it!
P.S. - I literally gagged out loud like 5 times during the chocolate truffle scene.
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Not as great as the first two
Added 11/18/2008
I was a huge fan of the first and second American Pie. Those was hilarious. This just seemed to be stretching it too far. It makes sense to end the series on this movie because it completes the romantic story line but I just did not find it all that funny. Its worth watching once or twice but not worth the purchase. If you are a fan of American Pie I suggest renting this movie instead of buying it.
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Gotta Have Your Third Slice
Added 9/23/2008
I loved the other two films, read bad reviews, and put off seeing this one for a while. Just shows you can't trust critics. I think this film had the most laugh-out-loud funny moments of the series (I don't see many films where people keep going for minutes, there are two scenes which involve dogs...well, you just have to see the film). The characters, for the most part, are rounded out beautifully (a few aren't given enough to do). Sean William Scott's "Stifler" will go down in movie history. Kudos also to Biggs, Hannigan, Thomas, and Levy, who add subtle shades to characters we've come to know. The biggest surprise for me is that this wasn't a sloppy sequel (um, unless you mean messiness, like the scene where...see the movie). The opening scene in the restaurant, to me, was the funniest moment of the whole series.
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American Wedding DVD
Added 11/9/2009
Gross, Very Funny, but long, The Dance sequence is funny yet not too much, The first two installments of this movie were better, Alot better. At least this is in the tradition of keeping most of the cast unlike more spinoffs! Not the best.
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NIce Conclusion to a High School Trilogy
Added 10/26/2009
This series was a goldmine for Universal. No one expected a raunchy story about high school kids trying to get laid to spawn and a franchise and make $350 million in US box office. The first film is a classic high school movie. The sequel was good, and funny, but hampered by too many characters and too many storylines. This one goes back more towards the original, with a few main characters and the rest just fading into the background. Some addition by subtraction in this movie are the removal of the following characters, Oz, Nadia, and Oz's and Kevin's girlfriends. See, some of those characters were so useless that I cannot even remember their names. As usual you get the shot of Jim's dad catching Jim in an embarrassing situation and you have something gross happen to Stiffler. One of the major flaws is the early incarnation of Stiffler. At the beginning he is a loudmouth who comes off more as nerd, than jerk. It takes a few scenes for Stiffler to resort back to being a jerk, the Stiffler that we know and love. In the end this film draws on the sweetness that made the first two more than gross our comedies. This is a funny film that, the second time around loses its luster, so this is not really built for repeat viewings.
About the DVD: Included on the DVD are deleted scenes. There is a rather useless documentary on Stiffler speak and a "Cheesy Wedding Video" which is just that, cheesy. One thing to take from this film is that Stiffler, is best suited as a background character, not as a main character.
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Brides, Grooms, and Pie!
Added 3/24/2009
With the third installment to the Pie trilogy, Jim and Michelle are tying the knot. So to help celebrate the upcoming event, they've invited out their family and friends. Yep... even Jim's friends. Though the movie is about Jim and Michelle, it also lets Stifler and Finch shine a tad more. When Michelle's sister comes into town, the boys are immediately interested in her. Stifler though believes he has to be someone he's not to impress her, so he tries to act more polite and sophisticated. Finch on the other hand sees through his ruse and instead of acting like himself, becomes a lot more like the Stifler we have come to know (and love?).
Eh... when I saw this in the theater, I remember laughing a good amount. Now though, I really didn't think it was that funny. There were some scenes that were just horrible and not funny at all. For example, Stifler and Jim accidently smash a `congratulations' cake onto each others pants, which then has 2 dogs licking their crotch areas, Stifler laughing, Jim trying to pull them off... and then surprise, the parents of everyone sees it. I had to swallow sadness after seeing that. Though there are plenty of good scenes to make up for it like the chocolate truffle scene. I don't know though, this one just didn't even come close to the first 2.
In the end, I would just give it a rent. Unless you are like me and like to be a completionist or like to laugh with American Pie even during its bad scenes. I own it!
P.S. - I literally gagged out loud like 5 times during the chocolate truffle scene.
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