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The word, “sequel,” has often struck fear in the hearts of moviegoers everywhere. Why ruin a good thing? Why not quit while you’re ahead?
So you’re skeptical, aren’t you? You’re wondering if American Pie could really have been done twice — without becoming stupid and overdone.
But American Pie 2 gives sequels a good name. In fact, I’m going to go so far as to say (with the full agreement of my friend and movie-viewing companion, Jeff) that it’s even better than the original.
After their first year of college, the guys return home, ready to pick up their friendships where they left off. Determined to have the best summer of their lives, Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), Jim (Jason Biggs), Oz (Chris Klein), Stifler (Seann William Scott), and Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) rent a beach house and get summer jobs as painters. The main story revolves around Jim, who is expecting an end-of-summer visit from Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth), his dream girl. To prepare for the visit, he enlists Michelle, the band geek (Alyson Hannigan), to turn him into a sex god.
I’ll admit that the plot is pretty predictable at times — and just generally pretty weak. But I think I can safely say that no one would see this movie just for the nice story. The point of the movie is to make the audience laugh — and at that, it succeeds tremendously. Every single joke is (of course) pretty crude, but there’s never a dull moment. You definitely get your money’s worth of jokes. Funny ones. Shooting-soda-from-your-nose funny. Even more than in the first American Pie. In fact, when I saw this movie in the theater, I think I missed about a third of the dialogue because the entire theater was roaring with laughter. And that’s definitely a good sign.
So if you aren’t offended by crude jokes, and you enjoy sophomoric humor, you owe it to yourself to see this movie. Twice. And then buy it, so you can watch it over and over.
And let this be a lesson to you. The next time you hear the word, “sequel,” think of American Pie 2 — and give it a fair chance. It might just surprise you.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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