Eric Stevenson
As someone who found the original "American Pie" to just be passable, I found this one to be the same way! I think a fault is that a lot of this movie is pretty boring. Still, I think the good outweighed the bad. I especially liked how realistic the film was. I can totally see myself being put in situations like this. We all knew what it was like to be this old (well, at least those who are that old). Pretty much anything with the dad is good. I'm disappointed that they didn't use him more. He's probably the funniest aspect of the whole movie.The joke in the middle might be the best one. I really do appreciate its setup and how silly it is. I was hoping I'd get some goofy gags with this and I did in the end. At worst, these movies are just okay. I really do like the main character and I find him pretty easy to relate to. He probably is the nicest character in the whole bunch, somewhat reminding me of myself, hee hee. Some of the jokes are pretty juvenile, but it does have a fair amount of heart in it. That's weird to say about a raunchy comedy, but I believe it to be true. ***
joshua-halstead
So I love the first American Pie, and I stand by what I said in my review of the first that that these are not sex comedies, and that they have a lot of heart, but i felt that this was a little overly sentimental. I love that these movies have heart, and a good plots but i feel like this one tried a little too hard to remove itself from that culture. That being said this movie was hilarious and as a sequel, it's just about the best we could have expected. It has numerous good laughs, good writing, good acting, and it's another great bromantic comedy. I have to say that Jason Biggs delivery of the---well, let's just say "I glued myself to uh....myself" scene(in the trailer too, not a spoiler.) was terrific. If you're looking for a good laugh that is not at the expense of somebody, or just constantly going for the easy laugh this is your movie. It has a lot of gross out humor, but it also has a lot of more situation humor and complex humor. Is it as good, or influential as the first? Not a chance. But it is hilarious, true to the first, and it is a great movie to watch for a party night.
maryamjulianne
I'm not going to sugar coat it. This is some really really funny stuff. I mean scene after scene of non-stop laugh riot material. I enjoyed the first film, and I have seen, in some cases even suffered through the other films in the series. They are all pretty funny but nothing really compares to this one in my opinion.There are just so many hilarious parts to this movie, it's one of the few films I find myself coming back to again and again. Why? Laughter is good for the soul, so if you care about your soul on any level you owe it to yourself to watch this if you haven't already.As a side note this is probably the best date movie of all time as well.
moviesleuth2
They're back! The people we fell in love with in the first movie are back for more outrageousness, and while it's not as good as the first, it's still funny, and at times VERY funny.Jim, Kevin, Oz and Finch have finished their first year at college, and are getting ready to spend the summer together. They decide to rent a house on the beach and host a wild party at the end where they will be reunited with the girls.Everyone has returned, although the film focuses on the boys, while the girls mainly stay on the backburner (girls are not the target audience for movies like this). There are no new additions, surprisingly, but the movie still culls a lot of humor from the characters we all know and love.The problem with this sequel is that the first film told a complete story. The first film got its best laughs from the awkwardness from exploring sexuality. Now that everyone has taken the plunge, what's left? Surprisingly a lot. The filmmakers come up with some great ideas for hijinks, and while the laughs aren't as fresh as the ones in the first film, there's still plenty of humor in this sequel.
AD
