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American Pie 2 (2001)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:9
Rotten:22
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: Being a sequel, American Pie 2 doesn't retain the freshness of the original, nor is it as funny.
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong sexual content, crude humor, language and drinking
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:Aug 10, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $144,044,409
Synopsis:
In the summer of 1999, they "took the pact" -- and audiences fell in love as an unforgettable group of friends hilariously and all-too-humanly explored the discovered frontiers of love, sex and...
In the summer of 1999, they "took the pact" -- and audiences fell in love as an unforgettable group of friends hilariously and all-too-humanly explored the discovered frontiers of love, sex and friendship. The hit comedy earned cult status with moviegoers who saw their own life experiences mirrored in the wild, frequently embarrassing, yet always heartfelt adventures of American Pie.
Universal Pictures is proud to reunite the entire ensemble cast of the original comedy for American Pie 2, boldly taking “the next step” into the fringes of adulthood.
After their first year apart at college, the guys (Kevin, Jim, Oz, Finch and Stifler) rent a beach house, vowing to celebrate their friendship and make this the best summer ever. But, as always, whether their dreams come true or not is ultimately up to the girls (Vicky, Michelle, Nadia, Heather and Jessica).
Through one boisterous summer of ear-splitting parties, side-splitting mishaps -- and, yes, a trip to band camp -- the gang discovers that times change and people change, but friendship lasts a lifetime. -- © 2001 Universal Pictures
Starring: Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Natasha Lyonne, Alyson Hannigan
Starring: Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Natasha Lyonne, Alyson Hannigan, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Chris Klein, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Nick Gray, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy
Director: J.B. Rogers
Director: J.B. Rogers
Screenwriter: Adam Herz
Studio: Universal Pictures
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Reviews for American Pie 2
A slipshod sequel that looks tossed together over a weekend by people who couldn't care less.
Rogers's feeble attempt to ape the Farrellys' gross/sad/funny dialectic falls flat.
Less a movie than another efficient moneymaking machine for Universal Pictures, American Pie 2 is a remarkably boring comedy.
Sure it's a sequel, but Pie 2 reprises most of the spirit of the first movie.
What a portrait of young American manhood as a collective of hormone-addled schnooks -- effete, incapable, soft and doomed, a group of chuckleheads who couldn't find the sky without a sign that pointed up.
Still seems fresh, despite using the same ingredients of the first one.
With its mix of lewd jokes, sentimentalized characters and fake emotion, American Pie 2 has less in common with its predecessor and everything in common with every other bad comedy ever made about randy young men.
The American Pie take on teenage sexuality is far more leering and prurient in its banana-peel fashion than the in-your-face voyeurism of Larry Clark's Bully.
Very, very funny, albeit inferior in a number of ways to the original.
Unlike most such sex comedies, it's not mean-spirited. Instead, like the original, it's an odd mix of ribaldry and innocence, titillation and tenderness, lasciviousness and love.
The most sluggish of dumb comedies, a picture that doesn't even have the brains to speed through witless material.
The main characters are further developed ... and just as endearing as the first incarnation.
The entire movie plays like a fifth-rate burlesque show sprinkled with indiscreet product placement.
The sequel copies the humor of the original so completely that you can't help feeling the party was over a while ago.
Hollywood may treat us comedy fans like we're idiots, but we know a good super-glue joke when we see it.
A copy all the way, a disheartening attempt to capitalize on the success of the original.
Latest News for American Pie 2
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January 28, 2008:
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July 12, 2006:
Who Wants ANOTHER Slice of "American Pie"?
It's a bizarre way for a movie studio to show its appreciation for a mega-successful trilogy, but here we go again... Remember that direct-to-video "Band Camp" sequel?... More...
August 23, 2005:
In Other News...Natasha Lyonne, Brad 'n Jen, and Kirsten 'n Jake
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