Thoughts on American Pie movies

*CyberCubed* · 09-11-2013, 01:12 AM

I've only ever seen the first one, as it was a pretty fun and entertaining teen comedy movie and a decent coming of age story.

Are any of the following films worth seeing or should I just stop here? Since Jason Biggs is currently voicing Leonardo in the cartoon, I thought it was only fitting to revisit the movie that made him famous.

*Candy Kappa* · 09-11-2013, 01:13 AM

The main movies are fun, although I've not seen the last reunion movie.

The spin-offs, terrible.

*shuriken* · 09-11-2013, 02:48 AM

American Pie 1 and 2 are great. American Wedding is decent and overall fairly entertaining. Haven't seen band camp or any other spinoff but general consensus is that they're terrible.
2 and Wedding are worth looking up if anything to to see what happens after they graduate.

*BubblyShell22* · 09-11-2013, 08:39 AM

Never had an appeal for them and never will. Just not my cup of tea.

*CyberCubed* · 09-11-2013, 03:48 PM

It's great that American Pie did for a whole new generation what Fast times at Ridgemont High did for the 80's.

dkram230 · 09-11-2013, 04:02 PM

I was a senior in high school when the first one came out and I loved it! But they seemed to go downhill from there which each one being worse than the last. My oldest niece, 11 years younger than me, was in high school when the spin offs were released and absolutely loved them. To me, they seemed like R rated versions of made for TV Disney movies and just seemed stupid (weren't most straight to DVD anyway?). Although I was probably no longer the target age demographic LOL. American Reunion was virtually unwatchable to me last year. That all being said, I still can sit down and enjoy the first for as classic a story as it is. And to CyberCubed's last comment, I still love Fast Times at Ridgemount High anytime! It was a great movie when I first saw it in the 90's and it's still a great movie today. In fact, just watched it again this past 4/20!

*AT-Man* · 09-11-2013, 04:36 PM

Book of Love was the only one I hated. The main movies are all pretty good and the rest are watchable, except BOL.

~~Leo656~~ · 09-11-2013, 10:08 PM

Possibly the single most overrated comedy film(s) of all time, honestly. I know a lot of people compare it to 80s movies with similar themes, but the difference is that the 80s versions were clever. American Pie was 90% gross-out humor and 10% Shannon Elizabeth's tits. The sequels just felt like xeroxing. I never saw any of the DVD spin-offs. I don't *hate* the original, it's worth watching every once in a while, but it's the most overrated comedy I've ever seen. It's just not *that* funny, aside from the "Holy Sh*t I can't believe they got away with that" factor.

Funny story, I got dragged to see the original with a bunch of friends when it came out. Near the end when Alyson Hannigan tells Jason Biggs where she stuck her flute, some guy in one of the front rows JUMPED out of his seat, started jumping up and down pumping his fists in the air screaming "YEAH! YEAH! F*CK YEAH!!!" and then ran up the aisle and out of the theater, never to return. Everyone kind of laughed awkwardly for a second and got quiet, kinda like "Um, yeah, so that just happened," and then my friend said really loud "I guess he had to go rub one out?" Whole place died.

It was worth sitting through the movie for that. And for Shannon Elizabeth; she never looked that good again.

*BubblyShell22* · 09-12-2013, 06:35 AM

Oh, man, that's hilarious, Leo.

dkram230 · 09-12-2013, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

I don't *hate* the original, it's worth watching every once in a while, but it's the most overrated comedy I've ever seen.

I agree that the franchise as a whole is overrated, that's for sure. But looking at individual comedies, I would say something like Napoleon Dynamite or Anchor Man is much more overrated. American Pie at least had a plot and a cast of characters whom most people can relate to at that point in their lives.

O- and loved your story BTW

*AT-Man* · 09-12-2013, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by dkram230

But looking at individual comedies, I would say something like Napoleon Dynamite or Anchor Man is much more overrated.

You're nuts. NUTS, I tell you!

*TheCanadiandrome* · 09-12-2013, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

Never had an appeal for them and never will. Just not my cup of tea.

agree with u there

*CyberCubed* · 09-12-2013, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

And for Shannon Elizabeth; she never looked that good again.

Her body was unreal in the movie. Entirely skinny frame and huge boobs. I didn't see the movie back in 1999....as I was only like...14 or something at the time....but I know if I did that scene would have been burnt into my mind forever.

I can only imagine what it must have been like for all the 13-15 year olds who saw American Pie in theaters back in 1999.

*MrTMNT2012* · 09-12-2013, 05:38 PM

HATE them. Really dumb movies that only appeal to the lowest teenagers with bad taste in actual stories and characters!

At the end of the first one, they do this whole speech about how great it is to keep their virginity until the right time and make it special for their love to give out the message to teenagers that sex is not the most important thing in the world. Great for you movie, I actually have some respect now that you decided to be smart about this and give a good moral - what happens next? They ALL get laid that very night!

Bullsh!t.

*CyberCubed* · 09-12-2013, 06:59 PM

They were all 18 and seniors in High School, I don't see the problem.

*MrTMNT2012* · 09-12-2013, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

They were all 18 and seniors in High School, I don't see the problem.

That's cool. I can't convince you otherwise, that was just my opinion. I thought the movie would be smarter and have a good moral but sad to say otherwise...

*Prowler* · 09-12-2013, 08:08 PM

They're the kind of comedy movies that get less funny the older you get.

BODYCOUNT · 09-12-2013, 08:34 PM

it was a good flick . it did show a tame side of high school at the time. i was also class of '99 like the dudes in the movie and there were 5 of us in my main group of friends as well. But i went to a high school in california with gangs, drugs, violence, just more hood life. but it did capture a feeling / vibe that was present where i was at.

Loved fast times at ridgemont high. that movie to me was spot on! more so than american pie.

*CyberCubed* · 09-12-2013, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by MrTMNT2012

. I thought the movie would be smarter and have a good moral but sad to say otherwise...

It was a decent moral. The kids waited to have sex until they found someone. The only questionable one was that one kid who had sex with the mother of his friend.

*That Matt Guy* · 09-12-2013, 10:42 PM

Eugene Levy is the only good thing in those movies.

09-11-2013, 01:12 AM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,887	Thoughts on American Pie movies I've only ever seen the first one, as it was a pretty fun and entertaining teen comedy movie and a decent coming of age story. Are any of the following films worth seeing or should I just stop here? Since Jason Biggs is currently voicing Leonardo in the cartoon, I thought it was only fitting to revisit the movie that made him famous.

09-11-2013, 01:13 AM	#2
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	The main movies are fun, although I've not seen the last reunion movie. The spin-offs, terrible. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

09-11-2013, 02:48 AM	#3
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	American Pie 1 and 2 are great. American Wedding is decent and overall fairly entertaining. Haven't seen band camp or any other spinoff but general consensus is that they're terrible. 2 and Wedding are worth looking up if anything to to see what happens after they graduate. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

09-11-2013, 08:39 AM	#4
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Never had an appeal for them and never will. Just not my cup of tea. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

09-11-2013, 04:36 PM	#7
AT-Man I SEEN IT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: FIN Posts: 2,206	Book of Love was the only one I hated. The main movies are all pretty good and the rest are watchable, except BOL. __________________ Through the Golden Door

09-11-2013, 03:48 PM	#5
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,887	It's great that American Pie did for a whole new generation what Fast times at Ridgemont High did for the 80's.

09-11-2013, 04:02 PM	#6
dkram230 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Midwest Posts: 613	I was a senior in high school when the first one came out and I loved it! But they seemed to go downhill from there which each one being worse than the last. My oldest niece, 11 years younger than me, was in high school when the spin offs were released and absolutely loved them. To me, they seemed like R rated versions of made for TV Disney movies and just seemed stupid (weren't most straight to DVD anyway?). Although I was probably no longer the target age demographic LOL. American Reunion was virtually unwatchable to me last year. That all being said, I still can sit down and enjoy the first for as classic a story as it is. And to CyberCubed's last comment, I still love Fast Times at Ridgemount High anytime! It was a great movie when I first saw it in the 90's and it's still a great movie today. In fact, just watched it again this past 4/20!

09-11-2013, 10:08 PM	#8
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Possibly the single most overrated comedy film(s) of all time, honestly. I know a lot of people compare it to 80s movies with similar themes, but the difference is that the 80s versions were clever. American Pie was 90% gross-out humor and 10% Shannon Elizabeth's tits. The sequels just felt like xeroxing. I never saw any of the DVD spin-offs. I don't hate the original, it's worth watching every once in a while, but it's the most overrated comedy I've ever seen. It's just not that funny, aside from the "Holy Sht I can't believe they got away with that" factor. Funny story, I got dragged to see the original with a bunch of friends when it came out. Near the end when Alyson Hannigan tells Jason Biggs where she stuck her flute, some guy in one of the front rows JUMPED out of his seat, started jumping up and down pumping his fists in the air screaming "YEAH! YEAH! FCK YEAH!!!" and then ran up the aisle and out of the theater, never to return. Everyone kind of laughed awkwardly for a second and got quiet, kinda like "Um, yeah, so that just happened," and then my friend said really loud "I guess he had to go rub one out?" Whole place died. It was worth sitting through the movie for that. And for Shannon Elizabeth; she never looked that good again.

09-12-2013, 06:35 AM	#9
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Oh, man, that's hilarious, Leo. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

09-12-2013, 05:38 PM	#14
MrTMNT2012 Mad Scientist Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,512	HATE them. Really dumb movies that only appeal to the lowest teenagers with bad taste in actual stories and characters! At the end of the first one, they do this whole speech about how great it is to keep their virginity until the right time and make it special for their love to give out the message to teenagers that sex is not the most important thing in the world. Great for you movie, I actually have some respect now that you decided to be smart about this and give a good moral - what happens next? They ALL get laid that very night! Bullsh!t. __________________ Fav Quote - 87 Leo: "TURTLES FIGHT WITH HONOUR!" Fav Series - 2012 Nickelodeon Fav Game - Out of the Shadows Fav Comic - IDW Series Fav Movie - Liebesman's TMNT (2014)

09-12-2013, 06:59 PM	#15
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,887	They were all 18 and seniors in High School, I don't see the problem.

09-12-2013, 08:08 PM	#17
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	They're the kind of comedy movies that get less funny the older you get.

09-12-2013, 08:34 PM	#18
BODYCOUNT Thug Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 98	it was a good flick . it did show a tame side of high school at the time. i was also class of '99 like the dudes in the movie and there were 5 of us in my main group of friends as well. But i went to a high school in california with gangs, drugs, violence, just more hood life. but it did capture a feeling / vibe that was present where i was at. Loved fast times at ridgemont high. that movie to me was spot on! more so than american pie.

09-12-2013, 10:42 PM	#20
That Matt Guy Honey Bunches Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 5,840	Eugene Levy is the only good thing in those movies.