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American Wedding [VHS]

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3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

I really should dislike this movie, because the comedy is even more disgusting and base than the previous movies in this series, but when the movie is funny, it's hilarious, and I couldn't stop laughing. Be warned, however, that much of the humor comes from gross situations.

In this edition, Jim Levinstein (Jason Biggs) asks Michelle Flaherty (Alysson Hannigan) to marry him. The big moment is to happen in a very nice restaurant. Jim hints that he wants to ask Michelle a very important question, and his hinting about is misinterpreted by Michelle, who crawls under the table to do what she thinks Jim wants. In the mean time, Jim's dad, played by SCTV alumni Joe Levy, shows up and sits in Michelle's chair, unaware that she is under the table. Michelle goes unnoticed until Jim's dad mentions the wedding proposal, which causes Michelle to bump the underside of the table. Jim jumps up, his pants are down, and it's embarrassment and pandemonium. As funny as this scene is, it gets better, or worse, depending on how you look at it, from there.

The movie ends up being a series of gags from beginning to end, that are both funny and often disgusting. Steve Stifler (Seann William Scott) is often involved in many of these scenes. In one scene Steve and Jim are in the library with a dog when an accident with a cake happens. When Jim's dad opens the library door to bring in Michelle's parents, Steve and Jim appear to be in a very bizarre position with respect to the dog. You'll have to see this one to understand it or believe it.

There are another pair of scenes that are related involving a gay bar, a bachelor party, with Stifler involved, of course, and Michelle's parents. While not every moment of these scenes are funny, they are in several places, and I found myself laughing all the way through the scene where Jim is supposed to be having dinner at home with Michelle's parents.

Stifler manages to get himself invited to the wedding, and even manages to convince Michelle's mother to let him carry the wedding ring. Unfortunately Stifler manages to lose the ring, which a small dog then eats. How Stifler gets the ring back is simultaneously funny and gross.

While Stifler acts like the jerk he is for much of the movie, near the end we see Stifler make a mistake, and then pull out the stops to correct his error. For just a moment we get to see Stifler actually act like a human, and the movie turns out all right.

I watched many of the extra features on the DVD. The two features I thought were the best were the deleted scenes and the outtakes. Watch them after seeing the movie.

I gave this movie three stars even though it was a laugh-fest all the way through. Much of the humor is gross and disgusting, and the situations used to get the laughs are totally unrealistic and bizarre (well, none of these have ever happened to anyone I know). If you enjoyed the first two "American Pie" movies, you'll enjoy this one as well. Definitely not a family movie and many adults will find portions of the movie a bit too bizarre to be enjoyable. However, for those who like Mad Magazine and can handle gross jokes, this movie is a blast.

I went to the cinema today to see the third and "last" part of the series, which kept me laughing in every movie.
And to my own surprise I noticed that this is definetely the best and funniest part of the series.
The jokes doesn't sounds old and it's still fresh and dirrty exciting. All the actors are great and the storyline is interesting and gives the audience a good and lovely "end" of a movie series that will stay in mind.

P.S.: My parents did also think that it is very funny.

I have to admit, the American Pie movies are some of my guilty pleasures. I laughed until it hurt through both movies. I own both on DVD and watch them alot. I looked forward to this movie, and saw it this evening- the opening night.

I am not surprised that they did not call this movie American Pie 3, because it does not seem like an "American Pie". The jokes fall flat, everything seems stale. Many key characters that were intregal parts of the first two movies are not here this time- Oz and Heather, Nadia, Vicky, Jessica and Sherman-ator are conspicuously absent. And they are missed! It is like having a family reunion with half the family missing and no explanation. The big party scene- the pivitol point of both Pie movies- absent in this one, and it is not as if there is not opportunity for it. The first two movies revolved around the friendship of the four guys- Oz, Finch, Jim and Kevin. But this time, it is left to Stifler to carry most of the movie. This is not a good thing. Stifler's character is great at peppering humor into the plot, not being the plot point. Kevin has hardly any lines or screen time. Jim's sexual bumblings are less shocking and funny- less buildup and less punch-line. Finch- instead of dry wit is just dry mostly. Michelle- "one time at bandcamp..."- is more serious and through most of the movie she is a person with substance and depth,instead of a vapid prop, when at the end it sinks and she is once again a blank staring vapid prop- without the bandcamp line or the funny half drugged voice she delivers it in. There are some inexplicable plot lines too- Jim has never met Michelle's parents or sister. How is that possible after three years of serious dating, when they went to prom together and grew up in the same town. He never once went to her house? It seems they were trying to throw in a "Meet the Parents" sub-plot, but it was developed in a half-hearted, frenzied way that is more confusing than funny.

I gave it one star because I wanted to like this movie and just couldn't. It seems they couldn't decide if it was an American Pie sequal or a wedding comedy- and in the end it didn't feel like either. Poorly put together, poorly played out, poor lines, poor jokes and poor plot.

"American Wedding" was not as good as many people said it was. It was basically just the same old story. It was also ridden with gross humor, profanity, and crude humor. I'm not saying that those are bad thing, but it just didn't work in this film. It wasn't a bad movie, but it wasn't a good one. I have mixed thoughts on this one. "American Wedding" is part three in the American Pie movie seris, but it was weak. It didn't have the entire same cast, and most of the laughs come from Eugene Levy, who is the hilarious guy from "Bringing Down the House." He reprises his role from the previous films, and he is most of the comedy in the movie.

When the film starts, we see main character Jim, and his girlfriend Michelle. They have known each other for several years, and Jim proposes fresh out of collage, and she says "yes." Jim's parents are thrilled that their son is finally getting married. Jim's first problem is that he has to decide from his two best friends, Finch and Kevin, which one is going to be his best man. They both know that it is not going to be Stifler, a person who went to high school with them, and who is not liked by everyone else. Jim and Michelle don't even invite him to the wedding, for fear that his continuious profanity, and rude ways would ruin the event. But Stifler somehow gets Jim's parents to invite him to the wedding, and finally Jim allows him to plan the bachlor party. Michelle's parents Harold and Mary arive, as does her sister Candence, who both Finch and Stifer both set their eyes on. All in all, everybody is excited about the event, except Jim's grandmother who objects to the wedding because of Michelle not being Jewish, but the main thing on Jim and Michelle's mind is that they could get married without a hitch.

A main problem with "American Wedding" is that Stifler was unjustifly mean. It seemed that the only reason for him being in the movie is for him to ruin the wedding. There were a few funny parts in the movie-for example the scenes where Jim tries to learn how to dance for his wedding, or some of the things Stifler does throughout the film. Take this one scene where Stifler lost the best man ring when the dog eats it. He waits for it to come out of the other end, but when he goes off to clean it, somebody else mistakes it for some kind of a chocolate candy. I'm sure you could picture the rest. It was gross, but it was funny. "American Wedding" cannot be called a classic, but I guess it is worth the hour and a half that it takes. I have mixed feelings, and I didn't really care for it that much, but it was ok.

ENJOY!

Rated R for sexual content, language and crude humor.

Sooner or later, it would have to happen...Teen sensations Jim and Michelle are finally going to get married in this third episode of the "American Pie" series. Like the first two movies, this one is an average comedy with some funny characters who can make for the lack of a decent and creative plot. The jokes haven`t changed, going from predictable slapstick to utterly childish stuff, and for the most part the laughs are forced as they deal with trivial, unsurprising situations. Even though Jim is the one who`s getting married, Stifler seems to be the central character here, getting all the attention and acting in a particularly annoying way. But I knew what to expect anyway, so this isn`t much of a disappointment, although it`s probably the worst movie of the series. Still, it`s a passable flick to watch with some friends and laugh once or twice. It isn`t supposed to me more than that, anyway.

I didn't expect a 3rd movie to work, I thought they should stop after part 2. I was wrong though. Although a lot of the cast from the first one didn't return, the movie is still hilarious. When you think about it, the ones that returned are the ones that made the movies so strong in the first place anyway. Okay Shannon Elizibeth isn't back and yes she is sexy but she was awful in the last one. Chris Klein played the normal one of the gang....so who needs him lol. They should've at least mentioned his character once though since he was supposed to be their good friend.

Anyway the movie would be totally pointless if Sean William Scott didn't return as Stiffler. Okay he has a little too much screen time and that laugh he does can get annoying too. However the movie smartly handles his character. He's supposed to be an annoying big mouthed jerk. That's why Jim (Jason Biggs) doesn't want him at his wedding. So Stiffler does everything he can to be part of the wedding. All that is hilarious too. We also get to see that he has a bit of a sensitive side a long the way as well.

The scenes where Finch ( Eddie Kaye Thomas) acts like Stiffler in-order to impress Michelle's sister is very funny too. Stiffler and Finch both have eyes for the same girl. Stiffler thinks he needs to act like Finch to get her and Finch thinks he needs to act like Stiffler. The result is hilarious. Lugene Levy (Jim's dad) is another strong point of the all the movies and they'd be boring without his pep talks that always embarrass Jim as well. So all the people that were the funniest in the other films are back and it makes for one entertaining movie.

A Film by Jesse Dylan

I thought American Pie was funny. I really didn't like American Pie 2 and thought it was mostly a waste of time. For some reason I decided that I wanted to see the third (and presumably final) movie in this franchise: American Wedding. Even more surprising is the fact that I enjoyed the movie and found it funny.

Jim Levinstein (Jason Biggs) and Michelle Flaherty (Alyson Hannigan) are getting married. Jim and Michelle first met in the first American Pie movie where Jim, unable to get a date for prom, asked band geek Michelle. Michelle turned out to be a nympho-maniac and ended up being Jim's first sexual experience (and a one night stand). In the second movie Jim turned to Michelle to help him gain confidence and experience with women so he could impress Nadia. By the end of American Pie 2 Jim realized he really loved Michelle and they ended up together. American Wedding opens with Jim proposing to Michelle and a disturbingly funny scene with Jim's father (Eugene Levy) bringing Jim the diamond ring which he forgot all the while Michelle is under the restaurant table (you can guess what she is doing).

Jim's friends Kevin Meyers (Thomas Ian Nicholas) and Paul Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) are helping Jim with wedding plans so that Michelle can have the wedding of her dreams (which Jim promised). Early on in the movie they mention that the best thing about this wedding is that Stifler (Sean William Scott) will not be there. Of course this means that Stifler will end up crashing the party. Initially he believes he is crashing a graduation party (Jim and friends are just graduating from college), but instead it is the engagement party. While Jim, Kevin and Finch have matured somewhat since American Pie 2, Stifler is exactly the same foul, crude, loudmouthed guy he has been since the first movie.

Instead of being the same old same old that we got from American Pie 2, American Wedding actually shows growth in the story as well as in the characters (I can't believe I just said that). Yes, Jim is still bumbling, but he means well and truly loves Michelle and it feels like Jim has actually grown as a person. He is more mature and willing to try to overcome his limitations as a person. Kevin is not much more than window dressing and a familiar face. Finch is finch, but it feels like he fits in with the group a lot more. Amazingly enough, Steve Stifler grows the most as a character. Stifler starts out as loud and obnoxious, but throughout the movie he starts to think more of others (in a Stifler sort of way) and tries to do the right thing. He backslides and takes steps forwards, and in the end is a better person than when he started in the movie.

Yes, there is some of the gross out humor that was such a big part of the first two movies, but there is less of it. There are a couple of scenes that fit perfectly into the other movies as a gross out scene, but as a whole, American Wedding is less crude than American Pie or American Pie 2. The focus truly is on relationships: the friendship of Jim, Kevin, and Finch; the family relationships of the Levinsteins and the Flaherty's; Jim and Michelle; Stifler trying to get with Michelle's younger sister Cadence (January Jones); Stifler trying to be a better friend. The story is told with a lot of humor and some crudeness, but ultimately American Wedding is a gentler movie than either of the American Pie movies.

Oddly enough, there was no mention of the missing characters. While it was appropriate that the women (except for Michelle) were not in the movie (they were pretty much all ex-girlfriends and former lust interests, there was no mention of Oz. Oz was part of Jim's circle of friends and while after three years of college friends do drift apart, you would think that Oz would merit a throwaway line for continuity's sake. After all, the movie did reference Nadia. This isn't something that should bother anyone during the movie, but it was something that I thought of after the movie was over.

Note: There is quite a bit of foul language, sexual humor, gross out humor, and other stuff that would be inappropriate for younger viewers or other viewers. Stifler drops the F-Bomb repeatedly. My advice is to know what you are getting into to.

The bottom line is that American Wedding is a funny movie. It marks an improvement in the series, and it feels like one more trip with old friends (exactly how these guys became my friends is a question I'm going to leave unanswered). I'm surprised to say this, but I liked the movie, and because of the content I will give it a qualified recommendation.

Unlike some I watched the American Pie movies only maybe twice. The first movie was better than the second in my opinion. However, American wedding was hilarious. I laughed so hard at Stifler in this movie. I am actually happy with the cast that remained in this installment of the series. With this movie it makes me feel like they should have simply used these remaining cast members for the entire series. I have seen this movie 3 times and I laugh each time I watch it.
It is a great summer movie just for a good fun experience at the movies.

I went in thinking this was "A rental" But I was very happily suprised. This is the best one yet. It was funny, with that wonderfull boy-teen humour we have come to love from the cast. The cast was smaller but there was no shortage of suprises and down right laughs. The clips did not take away from the movie at all. Go see this.

Being a huge fan of the American Pie movies I decided that I had to see the third and final one. I wasn't that excited about it because I thought that it would be impossible to top, let alone, compare to the first and second. This movie was not as good as the second(my favorite of the series), though it lives up to it's predecesors(I'm a bad speller). The movie was crudely disgusting like the others(never said that was a bad thing). The movie had very few moments where I wasn't laughing my (butt)off, but only because they were working up to a joke and because it needed to be serious at a couple times. Most of the characters are back which surprised me for I had heard that only Stiffler, Jim, Jim's Dad, and Michelle were going to be the only returning characters; Finch, Kevin, and Stiffler's Mom(for a few minutes) returned for the movie. I was disapointed to hear that Vicki and Oz didn't return. Though some new characters were added for only this movie like Michelle's parents and sister.
Now to give you the idea of the movie, which is not really given during the trailers. The movie was ofcourse about Jim proposing to Michelle, but is placed from the proposal through the wedding. It is placed after college, showing where everyone is in life(the movie is not based on it, the movie just tells where everyone is at the moment the goes on). During the movie Finch and Stiffler fight over Michelle's beautiful and intelligent younger sister, going extremely far to try to get her.
I feel that this movie was probably the best 3rd movie of a trilogy considering it is very hard to make a sequel to a sequel good without being repetative of the first 2. Thank you for reading my review and I hope you enjoy this movie as much as I did.