| American Pie Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| When I saw the previews for /American Pie/, I thought it was
over-rated. When I saw the film, my opinion didn't change much. Sure,
there are a few laughs here and there, but in my view, it isn't of the
same calibre as /There's Something About Mary/,...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| AMERICAN PIE (director: Paul Weitz; screenwriter: Adam Herz;
cinematographer: Richard Crudo; editor: Priscilla Nedd-Friendly; cast:
Jason Biggs (Jim), Shannon Elizabeth (Nadia), Alyson Hannigan
(Michelle), Chris Klein (Oz), Natasha Lyonne (Jessica),...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| I am not a big fan of gross-out comedies, particularly teenage gross-out
comedies a la "Porky's" or the "Animal House" variety. Somehow, the idea that
teenagers having nothing more on their heads than sexual promiscuity is not
very appetizing. Well,...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Indra Moeljadi |
| If you take a look at this movie's poster, then you will find this movie
probably not worth seeing. No big names and not an attractive title.
Probably another high school movie. But if you go and see this movie, all of
that will change. more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Stephen Graham Jones |
| In Happiness everything revolved around a young boy's ejaculation, and we
all kind of looked away and accepted it. In American Pie, happiness is
ejaculation, only now there are enough puerile body fluid jokes that we
can't look away. Too, though, the...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by David Wilcock |
| Following in the grand tradition of comedy classics such as Porkys and
Revenge of the Nerds, American Pie arrives in cinemas to relieve the heyday
of the smutty college sex comedy. Even though narrowly avoiding a NC-17
rating with a few cuts, American...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Greg King |
| AMERICAN PIE (M).
(Universal/UIP)
Director: Paul Weitz
Stars: Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Natasha Lyonne,
Tara Reid, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mena Suvari, Eugene Levy, Shannon Elizabeth,
Chris Owen, Seann William Scott. more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Ross Anthony |
| "Divided we're flawed and weak, but united we ensure our sexual
destinies" -- or something like that. Four senior male buddies make a pact
to lose their respective virginities by the last of their high school days
(i.e. prom night). more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Jamey Hughton |
| Starring-Jason Biggs, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Chris Klein, Eddie Kaye
Thomas,
Tara Reid, Natasha Lyonne and Eugene Levy
Director-Paul Weitz
Rated 18A
Released July 1999
Universal more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Chad Polenz |
| American Pie
Chad'z rating: ***1/2 (out of 4 = very good)
1999, R, 100 minutes [1 hour, 40 minutes]
[comedy]
Starring: Jason Biggs (Jim), Chris Klien (Oz), Thomas Ian Nicholas (Kevin),
Eddie Kaye Thomas (Finch); written by Adam Herz; produced by Chris...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Kent Johnson |
| For adults, while there are funny moments in this film about four high
school guys who vow to end their virginity before their impending
graduation in three weeks, overall the jokes and dialog are not sharp or
clever enough and the movie just rates an...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| The big surprise? With this theme, AMERICAN PIE, which spends half of
the movie trying to be a teenage version of THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT
MARY, devotes the other half to a sweet story about the awkwardness of
sex and the tenderness of one's first...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by James Sanford |
| In the interest of full disclosure, I must preface my review of
"American Pie" by noting that I am a graduate of Forest Hills Central in
suburban Grand Rapids. That's the arch-rival school of East Grand Rapids
High, the alma mater of "Pie" author...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Homer Yen |
| I recall the trials and tribulations of my high school years. It was a
period that would mercilessly force me to exit boyhood and thrust me
into the unwelcome arms of adulthood. But of all the experiences that
I collected throughout those tender years,...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Frankie Paiva |
| First of all, let me explain why this movie will do so well. Should I go see a
terrorist thriller or see a movie where a boy gets freaky with some apple pie?
Should I see a western action movie where I see Salma Hayek bear her rear, or a
movie where a...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by James Brundage |
| Starring Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein,
Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye
Thomas, Seann William Scott, Jennifer Coolidge more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Jeremy McVay |
| I like comedy. Who doesn't? I'm sure there are those who don't,
but I have yet to meet them. Comedy, at its best, reflects our culture.
But it does not merely reflect it for observation. Great comedy can make
insights into culture in ways that...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Jon Ridge |
| In trying to give proper praise to AMERICAN PIE, the drop-dead funniest
film of 1999, I compare it to other recent teen comedies, like CAN¹T HARDLY
WAIT and SHE¹S ALL THAT. Movies which have zero ambition, go for the cheap,
easy laugh and nothing...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Roger Gerbig |
| Oh, to be the nice guy...and actually win for a change. That, if you'll
allow me to get slightly philosophical for a moment, seems to be one of
the key themes behind "American Pie", that perverse Home Economics
lesson now playing down at your multiplex....more |
| American Pie Review |
| by David N. Butterworth |
| Ever since Cameron Diaz first put *that* stuff in her hair,
filmmakers have been trying to out-vulgar the Farrelly Brothers' runaway
hit of last year. With its story of four high-school seniors forming a
pact to lose their virginity before they...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Davis Monroe |
| With "Ten Things I Hate About You", "She’s All That", "Idle Hands", "Cruel
Intentions", "Carrie 2", and "Never Been Kissed", I’m very tired of teenage
movies with bad teenage actors trying to make disastrous teenage
performances with lame teenage dialog...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Christopher Null |
| AMERICAN PIE
A film review by Christopher Null
Copyright 1999 Christopher Null
filmcritic.com more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Paul Weitz.
Cast: Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mena
Suvari, Tara Reid, Alyson Hannigan, Natasha Lyonne, Shannon Elizabeth, Seann
W. Scott, Eugene Levy, Jennifer Coolidge, Chris Owen, Lawrence Pressman,...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Jesse Kopelman |
| This movie is pretty much an updating of _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_. If
you haven't seen _Fast Times_, the plot goes something like this: teenagers
think about having and sometimes have sex. Just as today's world is faster
paced than that of the dawn...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Mr. Bryan Frankenseuss Theiss |
| There are a couple of movies this summer that we've been hearing too much
about for months. I'm not talking about manufactured hype that comes from huge
advertising budgets and star studded Entertainment Tonight appearances. Rather,
I'm talking about...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| American Pie (1999) 3 stars out of 4. Starring Jason Biggs, Chris Klein,
Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Eugene Levy, Mena Survari, Tara
Reid, Natasha Lyonne and Alyson Hannigan. more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Bill Chambers |
| American Pie acknowledges a cold, hard fact that most movies don’t: it
is very difficult to get laid. Its four virgin heroes are Jim (Biggs),
a chronic masturbator, Kev (Nicholas), who desperately wants to
deflower his girlfriend (Reid), Oz (Klein), a...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| If you see the trailer for _American_Pie_ in the theatre, temporarily
leave the auditorium. If you see the commercial on TV, change the
channel. This raucous teen sex comedy's most powerful weapon is the
element of surprise--a tactic that, based on...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| AMERICAN PIE
(Universal)
Starring: Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Eddie
Kaye Thomas, Natasha Lyonne, Mena Suvari, Seann W. Scott, Alyson Hannigan,
Shannon Elizabeth, Eugene Levy.
Screenplay: Adam Herz.
Producers: Chris...more |
| American Pie Review |
| by Edward Johnson-ott |
| American Pie (1999)
Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Natasha
Lyonne, Seann W. Scott, Eugene Levy, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Chris Owen,
Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan, Jennifer Coolidge, Lawrence Pressman.
Screenplay...more |
