American Pie (Ultimate Edition, DVD)

Well my next review is on a comedy film, I figured ive written an action review and a drama review so why not give comedy ago. Im reviewing American Pie (1) directed by Paul and Chris Wietz, and starring Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Alyson Hannigan and many more teen actors. The film was released in 1999, and grossed well over $225 million. Now as most people no, this film spawned many more sequels, ive seen the other two, but they've made a few more low budget one's too, however the original cast are not in these extra films. For me the first film was by far the best out of the Trilogy, mainly because it was so original and you didn't expect things to happen, after ...  Read the complete review

This is a film only review of American Pie. The first and definately the best of the series featuring the sex starved antics of a group of American teens, not exactly an original concept with other movies like Porkies and Animal House in this genre but this one does stand out as being one of the better movies with a decent number of laughs. The basic plotline sees four friends in their last year of high school make a pact that they will all have sex on their prom night the only problem being that only one of them has a girlfriend and in that relationship she will not progress past oral sex. The content of the movie is very sexually ...  Read the complete review

Unfortunately, besides its unbridled raunchiness, this film has little else to offer. Though there were a few memorable scenes scattered throughout, such as the sex talks between Jim (sort of main character) and his dad and the shagging the apple pie bit, on the whole, "American Pie" was not particularly funny. Yes, there were some moments where you would maybe smile and let off a small chuckle, but the laughs were rarely laugh-out-loud hilarious. Sex jokes and toilet humor can be hilarious, but they must be placed in the right context in order to be successful. Believe it or not, gross does not always translate into ...  Read the complete review

There are certain pressures every High School student seems to endure and one of the most common is the urge to lose their virginity. So for Jim and his 3 friends, Oz, Kevin and Finch it is imperative that all 4 of them manage to do it before they leave High School. So they make a pact to help each other along the way and ensure they all succeed. What then ensues is 95 minutes of comedy that keeps you laughing from start to finish, including some rather funny moments featuring an Apple Pie and another with some Beer. It has now become one of the classic comedies of recent time and American Pie is probably a film that the majority of people have now seen. It ...  Read the complete review

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room Teen comedies really are a dime a dozen in the film world, such that audiences have pretty much become jaded with them, because they're largely not very smart and just relentlessly crude. American Pie however, manages to balance smarts with laughs with a fair degree of success - what I admire most about the film is its sheer honesty, and the way in which it captures the sheer embarassment of being a teenager. The plot revolves around four teenagers who form a pact to lose their virgnity before graduation, after hearing that Sherman, a nerdy, socially inept idiot, has managed to lose his. ...  Read the complete review