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Why would they bother? Seriously? American Pie burst on to the film scene in 1999 and shocked everyone. Not just because of its gross out humour, but also because it's frankness, realism, and outstanding direction, and acting. The characters in American Pie were not merely a bunch of kids trying to get laid, like in the Porkies movies. The main idea behind the characters was that they were REALISTIC stereotypes. Kevin was struggling to know if he was in love and what would happen with his girlfriend. Oz was falling in love and trying to be nice. Finch was dealing with being a social reject. And Jim was that awkward geek that most guys are. The characters were real, they were depictions of everyone we knew at High School, played in human sense, rather than a film character sense. But where did American Pie 2 go wrong??? Suddenly the characters lost all their punch. Due to bad direction, and poor script writing we see Oz and Heather in the film for about five minutes, delivering deadpan, and emotionless dialogue. Their storyline of long distance love is something so many people can relate to and its uniqueness had the potential to go far - however it was merely shoved aside so that the audience could have an over abundance of Stifler. The characters in American Pie 2 are tacky, and stereotyped beyond comprehension. While yes they were stereotypes in the original, they had their human aspects which made them differ, and made them unique. Finch, for example, was a geek who scored with an older woman - every teenage boy's dream. He was always an outcast, but seemed real. In AP2, all of a sudden hes become this guy obsessed with Chinese Scripture, and other sorts of art. And he uses this to ultimately score again with 'Stifler's Mom'. Stupid. Plain stupid. Stifler is another example. While his chauvanism, and light hearted view of life was a much needed break from some of the serious rigors of AP, in AP2 he is suddenly the star, and the over abundance of him becomes infuriating, as he spouts second rate pick up lines, and inserts f**k into every second word of his sentence. Once again, its just stupid and makes an unrealistic stereotype. And what about Jim's dad. His awkwardness, and fumbling attempts at guiding Jim through his hormone charged adolesence, were hilarious, and touching in the first. Now hes just some lame guy, who is more desperate for his son to get laid, than his son is. Rogers has taken some of the minor aspects of American Pie, and made them into Major aspects of the film in American Pie 2. The Weitz brothers knew such aspects in large doses would not work, and their smaller dosage, secondary nature to story, and characters that actually mean something, is what makes American Pie gold. Roger's direction is childish because it merely takes the trendiest, which is not neccesarily the best, and makes it predominant. The sequel should never have been made. It takes away from the bittersweetness of the original's ending. And if it had to be made, Rogers shouldn't have been allowed anywhere near the set, and the Weitz brothers should've been given whatever they wanted, so this could be a half decent film, and not merely an insult to the brilliant, and much underrated original. 4/10

I didn't expect much. The concept alone sounded ridiculous, but I figured there might be some cheap laughs. Sadly there wasn't even A cheap laugh. Three losers trying to get laid, a rather dim surfer, a not so witty sidekick, and some chicks that the director picked up off the beach, makes for a very weak film. I knew this was a film you don't take seriously but there are limits. This is cringeworthy!!! This film feeds off every single stereotype of surfing, and this generations group of young people, which apparently is funny or cool - i'm still trying to figure out. Watch paint dry instead. 1/10