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Sin City is a very stylish movie, with lots of different colour effects and symbolic references but I feel the style kind of outweighed the lack of storyline. They never really went into any great detail about the characters and what was going on. The fact there are 3 different stories and it's all over in the space of about 1 hour and 40 minutes meant that each story was rushed and out of the way quickly.

What they should have done with this book was split it up into three separate movies. Then they could have spent more time getting the audience interested in the story and the characters rather than blinding them with stylish effects.

I thought the second one was a waste of time until I saw this one. I am now convinced that somebody is out to destroy what was once a great movie. Have these people never heard of quitting while they're ahead. American Pie was a fantastic movie. It had originality; it had a stunning cast, a funny story and a brilliant soundtrack to back it up. The direction was superb and you would never have guessed that all this came from two people who were producing their first movie. It was one of those unexpected massive hits that went down a storm. But having a movie that is successful and makes lots of money does not automatically pave the way for a sequel.

American Wedding, the third installment in the American Pie series, is set around Jim and Michelle planning their dream wedding. Jim, notorious for messing things up, is trying his very best to impress Michelle's parents at the same time as planning the perfect wedding for Michelle. As per usual, things don't exactly go according to plan and Jim and his buddies end up in some very sticky situations when Stiffler decides to invite himself to the wedding and take charge of the bachelor party. Set three years on from American Pie 2, we seem to have lost a few of the usual suspects along the way. There is no Vicky, no Jessica, no Oz and no Heather. However, we still have the likes of Stiffler, Finch and Kevin to support their buddy through this challenging task. As expected, everyone pulls together and shows us a pure example of just what true friendship is all about (yes even Stiffler). The exact same message the first two American Pie films were giving us.

One of the major problems in this film is the pure fact that we have already seen Jim get caught with his pants down, make love to an apple pie, have a very premature situation broadcast on the internet, get his hand stuck to his privates whilst having a video tape stuck to his other hand and that's just the beginning. How many more tricky situations can we sit and watch this boy get himself into before we start to get bored of it. The same goes for Stiffler. We have seen him drink a `pale ale' so to speak, we have seen him urinated on, so what next? Well I'll let you find out for yourself but needless to say, it was obvious something disgusting was going to come into contact with his body in one way or another.

As for the cast…There's not really a lot to say. I do feel they haven't put as much effort into this one as they did the first one or even the second one. Alyson Hannigan wasn't her usual bubbly, ditzy self this time and was actually playing the part of Willow from Buffy. I guess that's what happens when you spend 7 years of your life being the same character. Jason Biggs seems to be the same as always. Eddie Kaye Thomas and Thomas Ian Nicholas don't have a lot to do as Finch and Kevin but seem to get on with it. The only actor that really stands out is of course Sean William Scott as the legendary Stiffler.

There are a few parts of the movie that raised a smile but none that made me laugh. They say it is supposed to be the best out of the three but I think it's the worst. The story is dull, the script is dull, the characters are dull and well…I think it's safe to say, the film is dull. So let's just hope they have finally decided to put this one to rest now. Or are we going to see American Baby next?

I hadn't heard much about the Gacy Killings before I saw this movie. I guess you could say I'm uncultured considering he is one of the most well known serial killers of America. Anyway, I decided to give this movie a go, because I'm starting to open up to movies that aren't all about comedy and this seemed like a good contrast to try.

I was quite disappointed by the lack of depth. It seemed to just fill time with the same thing over and over again. He goes out, picks up a boy, brings him home and well...we know the rest. I suppose the main problem was the fact that we never really got an insight into him and how he thought and his real reasons for doing what he did. We had a little taste of his childhood and his abusive father right at the beginning of the film and heard a few flashback sounds throughout the film as constant reminders but that was it.

We also never really saw how this affected everybody else around him. His co-workers, friends, neighbours, wife, mother, children. I mean they were all a part of his life and even lived in the same house. It would have been nice to include this in the storyline. I feel this film was more of a documentary to tell people who he was and what he did rather than open up a bit of light as to what went on behind it all.

I've seen other serial killer movies and they all seem to at least explain a little as to what is going on. We never really got a look at it through his eyes, which is what I guess everybody will be expecting to see.

Overall, it was a pretty boring account of what happened and although my thoughts go out to those that were lost and the people that were affected by these real life events. I feel this film has done nothing but bring back painful memories for those involved. A film best left alone...

If you're thinking of watching this movie. I suggest you do it on a night where you've got nothing better to do because it really isn't that entertaining.