Thursday, November 1, 2012

American Reunion (2012):
Starring:
Jason Biggs - Jim Levenstein
Alyson Hannigan - Michelle Levenstein
Chris Klein - Chris "Oz" Ostreicher
Thomas Ian Nicholas - Kevin Myers
Tara Reid - Vicky Lathum
Seann William Scott - Steven Stifler
Mena Suvari - Heather Gardner
Eddie Kaye Thomas - Paul Finch
John Cho - John "MILF Guy"
Jennifer Coolidge - Jeanine Stifler (aka Stifler's mom)
Eugene Levy - Noah Levenstein
Dania Ramirez - Selena Vega
Katrina Bowden - Mia
Jay Harrington - Ron
Ali Corbin - Kara
Rebecca Field - Loni Lipstein
Chuck Hittinger - AJ
Cameos: Natasha Lyonne - Jessica; Shannon Elizabeth - Nadia; Chris Owens - The Sherminator

Directors:
Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg (Harold & Kumar Franchise)

Synopsis:
In the comedy American Reunion, all the American Pie characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn't and that time and distance can't break the bonds of friendship. It was summer 1999 when four small-town Michigan boys began a quest to lose their virginity. In the years that have passed, Jim and Michelle married while Kevin and Vicky said goodbye. Oz and Heather grew apart, but Finch still longs for Stifler's mom. Now these lifelong friends have come home as adults to reminisce about-and get inspired by-the hormonal teens who launched a comedy legend.

Review:
How sad is it that from the entire cast of the original film the one who has had the most succesful career is Seann William Scott. Not that he isn't a hilarious actor (just watch Goon) but way back when with a great young cast including Chris Klein & where have their career's gone? Most of them have done NOTHING between American Wedding & this film. This goes along the lines of Hollywood not having any new ideas so they decide to form another movie in a successful franchise. Even with their failed attempts at spin offs & straight to DVD shitfests ala National Lampoon's. I guess the movie was funny enough. There weren't any real classic moments that standout like the first three. SWS really does try his best to make it a good movie. I found it completely stupid that they made Jason Biggs look as much as they could like he did 10 years ago. On the upside super hot babe Ali Corbin shows her wonderful boobies.... but sadly even that's not enough to make this movie watchable. Just some horrible storylines & side plots. Dumb dialogue for men in their 30's & lack luster laughs. Really saddened that they did this to a franchise that I love.

Budget: $50,000,000
Box Office: $234,736,898
Profit: $184,736,898

Rotten Tomatoes: 43%
Flixster: 66%

41%

Lead Acting: 4/15
Supporting Cast: 6/15
Plot: 2/10
Compared To The Genre: 0/10
Cinematography: 10/20
Intrigue: 9/20
Extra: 10/10

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