I have been and will continue to be criticised for not liking this movie, and although I understand almost all young people around the world loved the 2001 sequel 'American Pie 2', I was one person who was not that impressed by it. The major fans of this film will be sex-crazed teenagers, who love this sort of rude crude stuff. Unfortunately this sort of sex comedy has started to lose its appeal on a movie watcher such as me.
A year has passed and the gang is back home after their first year of college. They are now ready to party hard all the way through summer. But the group is also taking `the next step' into the fringes of adulthood. The guys (Kevin, Jim, Oz, Finch and Stifler) rent a beach house, vowing to celebrate their friendship and make this the best summer ever. But as always, whether their dreams come true or not is ultimately up to the girls (Vicky, Michelle, Nadia, Heather and Jessica). Through one boisterous summer of ear-splitting parties, side-splitting mishaps - and yes a trip to band camp - the gang discover that times change and people change, but friendship last a lifetime.
The script for American Pie 2 for me personally was good and bad. On the good side, I like how the gang sticks together through thick and thin, helping each other when they feel down. The other good elements include the introduction of 'band camp' which was fun to see at times. Then the storyline showing how hard it is for people from past relationships to remain just friends would be one of the biggest highlights of the film for me, as I totally get what the movie is trying to show. Yet the script goes too far at times, which bought the film down a fair bit for me. The script for the movie was written by Adam Herz (also an executive producer).
These sorts of films will never win awards for great acting, but it is these performers who make the fans so happy. Jim (Jason Biggs) is back doing more crazy stupid antics, which make Jim look like an even bigger idiot. While Jim's Dad (Eugene Levy), is a total embarrassment to his son. Levy is terrific in his role here, as he is truly funny how he handles his varying predicaments. Stifler (Sean William Scott) is still as sleazy as he was in high school, college if you would believe has made him worse. While Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) is now into Tantra, in the hopes of scoring again with 'MILF', aka Stifler's Mom (Jennifer Coolidge). Oz (Chris Klein) and Kevin (Thomas Ian Nichols) bring a serious side to the story, as they are the mature guys in the group.
The girls are also back in a big way in American Pie 2. 'Band Camp geek' Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) was fun to see in this film, as she is trying to help Jim become a better lover. However some of her techniques are in my opinion a little over the top. Jim was questioning them at times as well. While Vicky (Tara Reid) looks stunning in this film, which I believe is a deliberate move by the film to show difficult it will be for Kevin to see Vicky again, and control his emotions towards her. Yet the other girls like Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth) and Jessica (Natasha Lyonne) are not as good the second time around, as they have 'bits and pieces' type roles, which add nothing to the film.
American Pie 2 had some disgusting scenes attached to it. Firstly, we get to see Stifler have a rather 'p*** weak' drink, secondly Jim gets his hands stuck to embarrassing parts of the body and to some rather crude audio visual material. While the film's most degrading scene includes the boys trying to see their homosexual fantasies come to life, which were not funny in the slightest for me. Also the jokes this film had were not funny, and are a bad influence on the young people of today, who use them to bad effect in real life.
Director of American Pie 2, J.B. Rogers certainly goes all out to make this film even stupidier than the first film, and at times he succeeds. But even he goes too far, which is something I cannot excuse. The soundtrack to this film is made of songs that were popular with the teen at the time of release, which suit the film'. I really like the song 'Everywhere' by Michelle Branch from it.
I was told that I was not watching this film in the right frame of mind, which is to relax and not take it to seriously, but I am afraid I could not get that way to like what it was showing as a whole. Obviously fans of the film can and that is why they are obsessed by it. American Pie 2's theme is that `this summer is about sticking together', which is nothing that bad on the surface. However, I found that theme only comes through in certain sections of the film. This movie was basically another sick look at a theme which has been overdone - sex. Really sex is overrated in today's society if you ask me and needs to start having a lot less attention placed upon it. If you have not got the gist, I was not the biggest fan of American Pie 2 and believe younger people should demand more from a movie than what this delivers.
CMRS gives American Pie 2: 2 (Ok Film)
A year has passed and the gang is back home after their first year of college. They are now ready to party hard all the way through summer. But the group is also taking `the next step' into the fringes of adulthood. The guys (Kevin, Jim, Oz, Finch and Stifler) rent a beach house, vowing to celebrate their friendship and make this the best summer ever. But as always, whether their dreams come true or not is ultimately up to the girls (Vicky, Michelle, Nadia, Heather and Jessica). Through one boisterous summer of ear-splitting parties, side-splitting mishaps - and yes a trip to band camp - the gang discover that times change and people change, but friendship last a lifetime.
The script for American Pie 2 for me personally was good and bad. On the good side, I like how the gang sticks together through thick and thin, helping each other when they feel down. The other good elements include the introduction of 'band camp' which was fun to see at times. Then the storyline showing how hard it is for people from past relationships to remain just friends would be one of the biggest highlights of the film for me, as I totally get what the movie is trying to show. Yet the script goes too far at times, which bought the film down a fair bit for me. The script for the movie was written by Adam Herz (also an executive producer).
These sorts of films will never win awards for great acting, but it is these performers who make the fans so happy. Jim (Jason Biggs) is back doing more crazy stupid antics, which make Jim look like an even bigger idiot. While Jim's Dad (Eugene Levy), is a total embarrassment to his son. Levy is terrific in his role here, as he is truly funny how he handles his varying predicaments. Stifler (Sean William Scott) is still as sleazy as he was in high school, college if you would believe has made him worse. While Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) is now into Tantra, in the hopes of scoring again with 'MILF', aka Stifler's Mom (Jennifer Coolidge). Oz (Chris Klein) and Kevin (Thomas Ian Nichols) bring a serious side to the story, as they are the mature guys in the group.
The girls are also back in a big way in American Pie 2. 'Band Camp geek' Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) was fun to see in this film, as she is trying to help Jim become a better lover. However some of her techniques are in my opinion a little over the top. Jim was questioning them at times as well. While Vicky (Tara Reid) looks stunning in this film, which I believe is a deliberate move by the film to show difficult it will be for Kevin to see Vicky again, and control his emotions towards her. Yet the other girls like Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth) and Jessica (Natasha Lyonne) are not as good the second time around, as they have 'bits and pieces' type roles, which add nothing to the film.
American Pie 2 had some disgusting scenes attached to it. Firstly, we get to see Stifler have a rather 'p*** weak' drink, secondly Jim gets his hands stuck to embarrassing parts of the body and to some rather crude audio visual material. While the film's most degrading scene includes the boys trying to see their homosexual fantasies come to life, which were not funny in the slightest for me. Also the jokes this film had were not funny, and are a bad influence on the young people of today, who use them to bad effect in real life.
Director of American Pie 2, J.B. Rogers certainly goes all out to make this film even stupidier than the first film, and at times he succeeds. But even he goes too far, which is something I cannot excuse. The soundtrack to this film is made of songs that were popular with the teen at the time of release, which suit the film'. I really like the song 'Everywhere' by Michelle Branch from it.
I was told that I was not watching this film in the right frame of mind, which is to relax and not take it to seriously, but I am afraid I could not get that way to like what it was showing as a whole. Obviously fans of the film can and that is why they are obsessed by it. American Pie 2's theme is that `this summer is about sticking together', which is nothing that bad on the surface. However, I found that theme only comes through in certain sections of the film. This movie was basically another sick look at a theme which has been overdone - sex. Really sex is overrated in today's society if you ask me and needs to start having a lot less attention placed upon it. If you have not got the gist, I was not the biggest fan of American Pie 2 and believe younger people should demand more from a movie than what this delivers.
CMRS gives American Pie 2: 2 (Ok Film)