With American Pie, it's a case of the reality of the situation being dwarfed by the hype. Word of mouth has this pegged this as the most raunchy movie of the summer - a film that embraces taboos and pushes the limits of the MPAA's R rating (indeed, before three rounds of cuts, it was given an NC-17). However, while the movie is rude, crude, and lewd, it doesn't break any new ground. Its least palatable moment (involving a beer-and-bodily fluid cocktail) is no worse than a similar instance from the PG-13 Austin Powers sequel. Its most outlandish scenes do not surpass envelope-stretching sequences from 1998's There's Something About Mary and Happiness. In fact, when it comes to being offensive, it has to take second place to another currently-playing theatrical release. No one will debate that American Pie has an edge, but it's not as sharp as that of South Park.

The point of every gross, eccentric, and vulgar moment in American Pie is to make the audience laugh. First time director Paul Weitz and writer Adam Herz aren't going for anything remotely intellectual here - they're appealing to the least common denominator in us all. And it works. American Pie is consistently funny and sporadically hilarious. It should come as a surprise to no one that the most effective jokes involve some form of sex (including, but not limited to, intercourse, masturbation, fellatio, and cunnilingus). There's also one instance of (literal) toilet humor that had the audience in stitches. American Pie descends into bad taste with its first scene and has the good sense never to rise above that level.

A comparison to There's Something About Mary is especially apt. Not only do the two movies offer similar flavors of comedy, but, like Mary, American Pie has an unexpectedly sweet, romantic backstory. The movie isn't all about shocks and gross-out humor; it takes the time to develop a few characters who, while admittedly not the most three-dimensional individuals to grace the screen, are likable and worth caring about. That aspect of this film is being missed by those who are calling it the "Porky's of the '90s." The only significant traits shared by American Pie and Porky's are that they're both members of the teen sex comedy genre and neither will be endorsed by conservative movie-goers. For, while Porky's was an exploitation flick loaded with gratuitous sex and nudity that served no purpose whatsoever, American Pie is an exploitation flick loaded with gratuitous sex and nudity that serves a specific purpose: keeping viewers rolling in the aisles.

BRRip | English | Runtime : 2h 8mn | 800 * 400 | V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC 23.976 fps | mp4a: MPEG-4 AAC LC | 450 MB
Genre: Biography | Drama | Music

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