Two words: Outrageously funny!
Pros:
IT'S JUST FUNNY!
Cons:
Not for the children to watch
The Bottom Line:
Classic comedy!
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Author's Review
It was only two years ago when American Pie came out. This took the teenage world by storm, and among the high school comedies out there, this is definitely one of the best (there's also Fast Times at Ridgemont High which I still need to see)! Soon after the successes of American Pie, a sequel came out. I have reviewed the sequel and I mentioned how I was, overall, impressed by the movie. You're probably thinking if I was impressed by the sequel, then I must have died laughing during the first one! Quite frankly, that's simply too true.
The plot evolves around the lives of four teenagers, Jim (Jason Biggs), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), Oz (Chris Klein) and Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), and their love life. Jim is the desperate guy of the group, always trying to enjoy any form of sexual pleasure. However, his enjoyment of sexual pleasure leads him into trouble, as he is almost always caught by his parents (Eugene Levy and Molly Cheek) while performing a dodgy, sexual act. Kevin has been keeping a solid relationship with his girlfriend, Vicky (Tara Reid), and everything seems to be going fine for them. It seems Oz has been going out with a series of girlfriends, but has been failing to sustain a decent relationship. Last but not least, there is Finch, who seems to be going nowhere with his love life and is so hopeless, he doesn't even talk to girls.
Within this plot, there is peer pressure. This is represented in one character: Steve Stifler (Seann William Scott). Stifler is the typical arrogant, obnoxious and somewhat immature teenager obsessed with sex. Stifler claims to be some sex God and an expert on girls. He almost always seems to pick on the four guys for not having sex yet.
With the idea of not having sex fresh in their minds, the "circle of friends", led by Kevin, make a pact. Kevin basically says that all four of the guys will have sex (in one form or another) before their prom weekend is over.
From there, the guys' love lives change. Kevin's relationship with Vicky becomes tumultuous. Oz starts to date Heather (Mena Suvari), a girl he met through joining the choir. Jim and Finch seem to get nowhere. Jim still ends up in embarrassing situations with his father (I won't go into detail for now, as this will spoil the laughs!), while Finch's love life remains flat.
Will they all be able to live up to this pact? You'll have to watch it to see!
Most of you guys know my review structure, and at this point in my review, I will talk about the pros and cons of the movie.
One of the things I really liked about the movie was the use of teenage stereotypes. Throughout most people's teenage years, people tend to identify different people as certain types of people. For example, the "circle of friends" of Kevin, Jim, Oz and Finch could be considered your typical teenagers. Stifler is your usual "I'm the cool guy" teenager. Heather and the band camp girl, Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), can be referred to as people who are not known so well, but are considered geeks. Chuck Sherman (Chris Owen) is obviously the geek of the movie. Oh, and there is also Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth), the type of girl all the guys think is hot. I hope you get the point. Basically, the movie portrays typical teenage stereotypes in an extremely effective manner. All the actors in this movie did a great job in portraying these stereotypes, and among the successful stereotypes include Jason Biggs' portrayal of embarrassment prone Jim and Alyson Hannigan's portrayal of your typical geeky band camp girl.
The movie also produced literally millions of "laugh out loud" moments. One of these moments takes place at the beginning when Jim is caught masterbating over a video by his parents. His parents' reaction sent me into fits of laughter, while you watch Jim sitting with his face covered in shame (with a tube sock over his genitals). Jim's father, being the concered man he is, decides to buy Jim a few magazines and give him a long lecture on the female body, which is simply hilarious! Another funny moment in the beginning parts of the movie is when Oz, in the middle of a date with a college girl, happens to say "suck me beautiful" during a pleasant chat. This leads to the breakup of the two of them, and after telling Stifler about this, Stifler laughs uncontrollably and starts shouting the phrase. Might not be funny for the adults, but to a teenager like me, it is funny.
The director, Paul Weitz, did a fantastic job in focusing on the stereotypes and in basically recreating a teenage society that is common to people all over the world. If this was not directed properly, I don't know how successful this movie would have been!
However, the effect the movie will have on an audience needs to be deeply considered for this movie. I will highly (strongly, actually) recommend this movie to a person between the age of 16 and 25. I find that people this age will laugh at the type of humor the film uses. I do not think adults above the age of 30 will particularly enjoy this movie and might find it immature, while children under the age of 15, simply cannot pollute their minds with the use of sexual gags. However, at the end of the day, it is your decision. If you think your child is mature enough to see this, by all means, let your child see it. Or if you like this humor, go see it and be prepared to laugh your buns off!
Thanks for reading the review!