Mike
08-12-2001, 12:48 AM
AMERICAN PIE 2:
WARNING: Minor Spoilers!!!
It's not every day a sequel comes along that's as good or better than the first one, but with AMERICAN PIE 2 that's what we get. This has to be one of the best sequels I've ever seen. And they kept the same cast and characters which is always a good thing. That's right, EVERYONE is here. There's Jim (Jason Biggs), Oz (Chris Klein), Stifler (Seann William Scott), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), Vicky (Tara Reid), Jessica (Natasha Lyonne), Heather (Mena Suvari), Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth), Sherman (Chris Owen), Jim's Dad (Eugene Levy), Jim's Mom (Molly Cheek), Stifler's Mom (Jennifer Coolidge), Stifler's Brother (Eli Marienthal), and even another cameo by Kevin's Brother (Casey Affleck)!!! Like I said, EVERYONE...
I am very pleased with American Pie 2. It managed to be a GREAT follow up to one of my favorite sex comedies. You take a ton of laughs, add a little bit of a story, and you get American Pie 2. I was a little disappointed that most of the girls aren't in the movie very much but it wasn't that big of a deal, you'll be too busy laughing to care. And it was nice that they took two very funny characters and gave them bigger parts in this movie, you know who I'm talking about, Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) and Stifler (Seann William Scott), they were both so funny in the first one and I was happy to see them have bigger parts in this movie.
So, what's it about?
After spending a year apart at different schools, and meeting different people, the guys (Jim, Stifler, Kevin, Oz, and Finch) rent a beach house and vow to make this a summer they'll always remember. As it turns out, whether that will happen or not has a lot to do with the girls. Between the wild parties, outrageous revelations and yes, trips to band camp, they discover that times change and people change, but in the end, it's all about sticking together... Yes, the sticking together part is from the movies poster.
American Pie 2 is such a fun time and a perfect summer movie. It has many funny scenes and my favorite would have to be the scene with the lesbians, very funny. This movie is so hilarious and sweet. There's a part where Jim figures out he's in love with Michelle and runs to her band concert and up on stage and they kiss while the song "Be Like That" by Three Doors Down plays-----Oh my god, that scene was so sweet, the mixture of the song playing and the scene itself caused me to get a huge smile on my face and I was so happy for these characters. Between American Pie and American Pie 2 the characters just grown on you and you want them to be happy, you actually care about them. I loved that scene, VERY sweet. And even though an American Pie 3 might ruin the greatness of these two movies, I still want one. I just can't say goodbye to these characters. It's kind of like when you have to say goodbye to friends. These characters are like my friends. And you know you have to say goodbye sometime but you just don't want to. That's the way I feel about the characters in this movie. It's so wierd...
Anyway, if you enjoyed American Pie there's no doubt that you will enjoy American Pie 2. My only real complaint is that a lot of the jokes were taken from the first one and used again here. But it's not that big of a deal since the movie still comes out ahead, being a very worthy and hilarious follow up to the brilliant teen sex comedy American Pie. I highly recommend this movie! It's the movie you must see before your summer can be considered complete...
Grade: A-
WARNING: Minor Spoilers!!!
It's not every day a sequel comes along that's as good or better than the first one, but with AMERICAN PIE 2 that's what we get. This has to be one of the best sequels I've ever seen. And they kept the same cast and characters which is always a good thing. That's right, EVERYONE is here. There's Jim (Jason Biggs), Oz (Chris Klein), Stifler (Seann William Scott), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), Vicky (Tara Reid), Jessica (Natasha Lyonne), Heather (Mena Suvari), Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth), Sherman (Chris Owen), Jim's Dad (Eugene Levy), Jim's Mom (Molly Cheek), Stifler's Mom (Jennifer Coolidge), Stifler's Brother (Eli Marienthal), and even another cameo by Kevin's Brother (Casey Affleck)!!! Like I said, EVERYONE...
I am very pleased with American Pie 2. It managed to be a GREAT follow up to one of my favorite sex comedies. You take a ton of laughs, add a little bit of a story, and you get American Pie 2. I was a little disappointed that most of the girls aren't in the movie very much but it wasn't that big of a deal, you'll be too busy laughing to care. And it was nice that they took two very funny characters and gave them bigger parts in this movie, you know who I'm talking about, Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) and Stifler (Seann William Scott), they were both so funny in the first one and I was happy to see them have bigger parts in this movie.
So, what's it about?
After spending a year apart at different schools, and meeting different people, the guys (Jim, Stifler, Kevin, Oz, and Finch) rent a beach house and vow to make this a summer they'll always remember. As it turns out, whether that will happen or not has a lot to do with the girls. Between the wild parties, outrageous revelations and yes, trips to band camp, they discover that times change and people change, but in the end, it's all about sticking together... Yes, the sticking together part is from the movies poster.
American Pie 2 is such a fun time and a perfect summer movie. It has many funny scenes and my favorite would have to be the scene with the lesbians, very funny. This movie is so hilarious and sweet. There's a part where Jim figures out he's in love with Michelle and runs to her band concert and up on stage and they kiss while the song "Be Like That" by Three Doors Down plays-----Oh my god, that scene was so sweet, the mixture of the song playing and the scene itself caused me to get a huge smile on my face and I was so happy for these characters. Between American Pie and American Pie 2 the characters just grown on you and you want them to be happy, you actually care about them. I loved that scene, VERY sweet. And even though an American Pie 3 might ruin the greatness of these two movies, I still want one. I just can't say goodbye to these characters. It's kind of like when you have to say goodbye to friends. These characters are like my friends. And you know you have to say goodbye sometime but you just don't want to. That's the way I feel about the characters in this movie. It's so wierd...
Anyway, if you enjoyed American Pie there's no doubt that you will enjoy American Pie 2. My only real complaint is that a lot of the jokes were taken from the first one and used again here. But it's not that big of a deal since the movie still comes out ahead, being a very worthy and hilarious follow up to the brilliant teen sex comedy American Pie. I highly recommend this movie! It's the movie you must see before your summer can be considered complete...
Grade: A-