Reviews of American Reunion 2012
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Reunions are normally depressing affairs - meeting old flames who are now obese, friends embarking in a game of oneupmanship to see who has had the more successful life post-school whilst the only common ground you now share is reminiscing about the good old days. American Reunion is equally depressing but mainly because it feels like a cynical cash-in created purely to give the stars a nice easy pay day, and some need it more than others. The first American…
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Seeing an American Pie film in 2012, I can't really be mad or surprised or upset when it turns out to be torture to sit through. But here's some stray observations:
After 4 film appearances, all we still know about Jim is that he masturbates a lot and gets punished for it. Rick Santorum would approve. After this amount of public sexual humiliation, you'd think he would have learned to be honest the moment he becomes trapped in a situation,…
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Sing along everyone! You know the tune!
A long, long time ago
I can still remember how that movie used to make me smile
And, I knew if I had my chance that I could make those people glance, and...
Maybe they'd be happy for a while
But, Reunion made me shiver with every word it delivers
Bad news on the movie screen – Even with all the boobies seen
I can't remember if I cried when I saw and… -
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The original "AMERICAN PIE" holds a very special place in my heart ... to me, the original film holds a certain decent nostalgic value to me, maybe because it coincided with me entering my first year of high school back in 1999. Following sequels showed us their journey out of high school into college ("AMERICAN PIE 2"), and a chapter that married the two most lovable characters of the series ("AMERICAN WEDDING"). The fourth installment of the franchise (let's not…
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There are one or two belly laughs to be had, but, once the warm glow of nostalgia burns out, "American Reunion" offers nothing but recycled, tread-worn schtick and hijinks from the previous chapters of the American Pie saga. The call-backs to the first film are nice, but there is nothing fresh to be served here.
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While it is good to see the old gang again, American Reunion does little to invite new audiences, merely reproducing the gross-out humour, sexual tension and painful embarrassment that was successful for the original. It lacks in a similar fashion to the other sequels, but for fans of the franchise this is certainly a fitting send off... hopefully.
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The original American Pie was definitely a product of its time. The 90's songs, the gross-out comedy elements and all the actors were fresh faced, enthusiastic and ready to take on the world. The directors tried to make their generation's Porky's and succeeded for the most part.
Fast-forward thirteen years and with the Pie franchise really run its course over the years, the cast and crew know that nostalgia is a powerful thing. They know, that if they get the…
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