Rating: 
Summary: Abysmal - a new low
Review: I gave this DVD a quick spin (borrowed it, didn't buy it - thank GOD!) only because I'm a big Alyson Hannigan fan, and boy what a puerile MESS this movie is; I ended up fast-forwarding through 85% of the film and even then it was too long.
Alyson Hannigan is totally WASTED in this film - hardly even used, actually, much to its detriment - although even her considerable talents couldn't save this travesty. No, instead we're left with Jason Biggs and that gaggle of three-name actors who are the most witless, insipid and unpleasant screen performers in a long time. Talk about flop-sweat!! Watching these guys flail away in an effort to enliven the sagging, unfunny and juvenile script is akin to witnessing a really bad car wreck - you know you should avert your eyes, but you're stupefied with morbid interest. The writers obviously followed the hacker's trusty adage: "when in doubt - or simply out of ideas, use the "F" word, and profusely." Foul language flies like cake sprinkles in this sorry concoction - why anyone would debase themselves by participating in this project is beyond me. And the DVD extras? Who cares? The whole THING blows!! To paraphrase Dorothy Parker, "this is not a movie to be taken lightly, it should be tossed aside with great force."
Rating: 
Summary: Fast & Light - Good For A Few Laughs
Review: "American Wedding" is not a great film...it is not even a good film. But I managed to watch it all the way through and was reasonably entertained, so I'm not going to complain about it. With the setup of the first two lackluster films, the bar was not set very high for the climax. One surprise is the rise of Stiffler, who has grown large enough to dominate the entire film. Though, in order to do so they have had to dumb down his character even more so than in the first two films. I did not find "American Wedding" hilarious, but it certainly has enough laughs to keep the pace light and fast. If you're looking for a fun movie to rent and you liked the first two, you might try this film on for size. It's reasonably entertaining and requires no brain effort to watch.
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Summary: A Very Good Way to End!!!
Review: "American Wedding" is the best film in the series in the sense that Oz is gone.Oz in my oppinion was a worthless character,but in the comedy case the second one was the best.Jim and Michelle
(Jason Biggs & Alyson Hannigan) finally decide to get married,and the way the proposing happens is quite hilarious and is a brilliant way to open the film.The first thing they do is invite everyone EXCEPT Stifler (Seann William Scott) whose role from the last film has considerably grown.After Stifler finds out he begins to plan the bachelor party.The films jokes are hilarious including one where Stifler ends up at a gay bar.I'm gonna miss these films a lot due to their sex jokes and gross out humor,another joke involving a dog and a ring was hilarious.
Now although the film is about Jim and Michelle getting married,the film is more about Stifler and Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) isn't as big of a part as he was in the first and second one and is instead is replaced with Stifler as the second main character.This is definently a must see.A for the movie,A for the acting.Enjoy!!!
Rating:
Summary: Didn't Really Like It!
Review: "American Wedding" was not as good as many people said it was. It was basically just the same old story. It was also ridden with gross humor, profanity, and crude humor. I'm not saying that those are bad thing, but it just didn't work in this film. It wasn't a bad movie, but it wasn't a good one. I have mixed thoughts on this one. "American Wedding" is part three in the American Pie movie seris, but it was weak. It didn't have the entire same cast, and most of the laughs come from Eugene Levy, who is the hilarious guy from "Bringing Down the House." He reprises his role from the previous films, and he is most of the comedy in the movie. When the film starts, we see main character Jim, and his girlfriend Michelle. They have known each other for several years, and Jim proposes fresh out of collage, and she says "yes." Jim's parents are thrilled that their son is finally getting married. Jim's first problem is that he has to decide from his two best friends, Finch and Kevin, which one is going to be his best man. They both know that it is not going to be Stifler, a person who went to high school with them, and who is not liked by everyone else. Jim and Michelle don't even invite him to the wedding, for fear that his continuious profanity, and rude ways would ruin the event. But Stifler somehow gets Jim's parents to invite him to the wedding, and finally Jim allows him to plan the bachlor party. Michelle's parents Harold and Mary arive, as does her sister Candence, who both Finch and Stifer both set their eyes on. All in all, everybody is excited about the event, except Jim's grandmother who objects to the wedding because of Michelle not being Jewish, but the main thing on Jim and Michelle's mind is that they could get married without a hitch. A main problem with "American Wedding" is that Stifler was unjustifly mean. It seemed that the only reason for him being in the movie is for him to ruin the wedding. There were a few funny parts in the movie-for example the scenes where Jim tries to learn how to dance for his wedding, or some of the things Stifler does throughout the film. Take this one scene where Stifler lost the best man ring when the dog eats it. He waits for it to come out of the other end, but when he goes off to clean it, somebody else mistakes it for some kind of a chocolate candy. I'm sure you could picture the rest. It was gross, but it was funny. "American Wedding" cannot be called a classic, but I guess it is worth the hour and a half that it takes. I have mixed feelings, and I didn't really care for it that much, but it was ok. ENJOY! Rated R for sexual content, language and crude humor.
Rating: 
Summary: Now that's what a sequel should be like!
Review: (...) In my opinion, American Wedding is absolutely hilarious (in parts) and the storyline moves along pretty quickly ..... contrary to what other reviewers might have said, I think that the parts with Stifler in them where so funny! This should have been the movie to follow American Pie - I was a little disappointed in the storyline to American Pie II, whilst Tara Reid is a great actress I thought the storyline around her was somewhat flat and not at all funny .... which meant that American Pie II had some real downer moments ...... this is definitely not the case with American Pie the Wedding! This movie has it all .... Jim, Jim's dad (he is really good in this one), Stifler, Finch and Stfler's mum, and a really, really funny bachelor party (and for you guys out there, lots and lots of breasts! or "boobs"), and even has a "granny" scene (not to be missed - I won't say anymore other than a granny and Stifler - what do you think happened?). This movie made me laugh out loud ..... and I think that's what a good comedy can do! So, I say, rent it, borrow it, buy it - hey just watch it ...... I don't think you'll be disappointed! I give this one an A+. PS if you don't have a sense of humour don't bother to get it out ..... you will be disappointed!
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Summary: just as good as the first, much better than the second movie
Review: A Film by Jesse Dylan I thought American Pie was funny. I really didn't like American Pie 2 and thought it was mostly a waste of time. For some reason I decided that I wanted to see the third (and presumably final) movie in this franchise: American Wedding. Even more surprising is the fact that I enjoyed the movie and found it funny. Jim Levinstein (Jason Biggs) and Michelle Flaherty (Alyson Hannigan) are getting married. Jim and Michelle first met in the first American Pie movie where Jim, unable to get a date for prom, asked band geek Michelle. Michelle turned out to be a nympho-maniac and ended up being Jim's first sexual experience (and a one night stand). In the second movie Jim turned to Michelle to help him gain confidence and experience with women so he could impress Nadia. By the end of American Pie 2 Jim realized he really loved Michelle and they ended up together. American Wedding opens with Jim proposing to Michelle and a disturbingly funny scene with Jim's father (Eugene Levy) bringing Jim the diamond ring which he forgot all the while Michelle is under the restaurant table (you can guess what she is doing). Jim's friends Kevin Meyers (Thomas Ian Nicholas) and Paul Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) are helping Jim with wedding plans so that Michelle can have the wedding of her dreams (which Jim promised). Early on in the movie they mention that the best thing about this wedding is that Stifler (Sean William Scott) will not be there. Of course this means that Stifler will end up crashing the party. Initially he believes he is crashing a graduation party (Jim and friends are just graduating from college), but instead it is the engagement party. While Jim, Kevin and Finch have matured somewhat since American Pie 2, Stifler is exactly the same foul, crude, loudmouthed guy he has been since the first movie. Instead of being the same old same old that we got from American Pie 2, American Wedding actually shows growth in the story as well as in the characters (I can't believe I just said that). Yes, Jim is still bumbling, but he means well and truly loves Michelle and it feels like Jim has actually grown as a person. He is more mature and willing to try to overcome his limitations as a person. Kevin is not much more than window dressing and a familiar face. Finch is finch, but it feels like he fits in with the group a lot more. Amazingly enough, Steve Stifler grows the most as a character. Stifler starts out as loud and obnoxious, but throughout the movie he starts to think more of others (in a Stifler sort of way) and tries to do the right thing. He backslides and takes steps forwards, and in the end is a better person than when he started in the movie. Yes, there is some of the gross out humor that was such a big part of the first two movies, but there is less of it. There are a couple of scenes that fit perfectly into the other movies as a gross out scene, but as a whole, American Wedding is less crude than American Pie or American Pie 2. The focus truly is on relationships: the friendship of Jim, Kevin, and Finch; the family relationships of the Levinsteins and the Flaherty's; Jim and Michelle; Stifler trying to get with Michelle's younger sister Cadence (January Jones); Stifler trying to be a better friend. The story is told with a lot of humor and some crudeness, but ultimately American Wedding is a gentler movie than either of the American Pie movies. Oddly enough, there was no mention of the missing characters. While it was appropriate that the women (except for Michelle) were not in the movie (they were pretty much all ex-girlfriends and former lust interests, there was no mention of Oz. Oz was part of Jim's circle of friends and while after three years of college friends do drift apart, you would think that Oz would merit a throwaway line for continuity's sake. After all, the movie did reference Nadia. This isn't something that should bother anyone during the movie, but it was something that I thought of after the movie was over. Note: There is quite a bit of foul language, sexual humor, gross out humor, and other stuff that would be inappropriate for younger viewers or other viewers. Stifler drops the F-Bomb repeatedly. My advice is to know what you are getting into to. The bottom line is that American Wedding is a funny movie. It marks an improvement in the series, and it feels like one more trip with old friends (exactly how these guys became my friends is a question I'm going to leave unanswered). I'm surprised to say this, but I liked the movie, and because of the content I will give it a qualified recommendation.
Rating:
Summary: Raunchy, and hilarious
Review: After I got up out of my chair, I was shaking my head and laughing, asking the question, "Where do they come up with this stuff?" This movie was hands down, the funniest movie of 2003. When I watched the movie for the 2nd time, I realized I had missed many parts of the movie, due to laughter that carried over into another scene. No mention of Oz, his girlfriend, or Tara Reid's character in the movie, which I found a bit strange. Other than that, the movie was extremely funny, and I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Rating:
Summary: No Wonder Marriage Never Appealed To Me!
Review: After watching this movie I am even more convinced that the original "American Pie" film was a fluke....it worked....the other's in the series suffer from trying way too hard.
This film has all of the usual actors in their roles with Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan on their way to the altar. So while the women plan a wedding the "men" run around town still in search of sexual pleasure in all of its most inane of forms. Stifler (Sean William Scott) is full of his typical gross antics, this time with dogs, dog waste and a focus upon the only thing he seems capable of understanding.....sex. While most of the silliness and surprise of the original "Pie" film worked that same vulgar effort misses sorely in this film, basically just grossing people out with the worst of gags and a really stupid and entirely gratuitous T&A scene that could have easily been thrown on the editing floor.
The filmmakers were smart enough to stay with Eugene Levy, Molly Cheek, Fred Willard and Deborah Rush as the parents who birthed all of these nincompoops! The humor found in the older actors is the only redeeming quality of this movie. Maybe on the next "American Divorce," something will change!
Rating:
Summary: This is Awesome!
Review: All 3 films of the American Pie series are hilarious and are 5 star worthy so I cannot tell which one is the best of the series or which one is the weakest of the series. I have noticed that American wedding has recieved alot of bad reviews, I really do not know why. This was a great ending to the series. Many of the jokes were original and hilarious (There was a scene where Steve Stifler literally ate dog crap, sure it was gross but it was funny as hell) plus the bachelor party was hot!!!! Plus I really love the fact that Steve Stifler had a major part in the movie when originally he was just a co-character in the first American Pie. He had to be everybody's favorite charcter of the series because of the way he behave and all he ever thinks about is getting laid. In this film, he is more perverted then ever. Anyway here is the plot.
After dating Michelle for years, Jim decides it is time to pop the question. Even though his attempt to propose to her in the perfect way ends up going horribly wrong, Michelle says yes! So now it is time to plan a wedding which means they have to do the usual things- Find a dress, decide where to get married, and meet the new relatives. Jim and his friends (Stifler, Finch, and Kevin) try to do whatever the can to help without getting into trouble or end up getting into sexual situations. Stifler is only being part of the wedding because Jim said he can plan his bachelor party. Plus things start to become very interesting when Stifler and Finch both meet Michelle's very attractive sister Cadence and both try to compete for her affection. Stifler starts to suck up to Candence's parents and behaves like Finch only on front of them and Candence. That prompts Finch to start behaving like Stifler, he starts calling himself the "Finchmeister". Ironically she like both of their acts.
In general, American Wedding was one flat out hilarious movie. A Perfect way to end the series. The only thing I hated was the absence of many of the characters like Nadia, Oz, Vicky, Heather , and Sherman. There was one scene where Stifler mentioned Nadia but that was it. It would have been nice to see them. Other then that I really loved this movie and anybody who wants to laugh should see this film.
Rating:
Summary: Ok movie but not as good as the first 2
Review: American Pie 1 was amazing
American Pie 2 was a really good follow up
American Wedding WOULD have been a good movie if it wasnt a follow up. It had too much to live up to so it could NEVER reach the heights of especially the first American Pie. BUT it still have its funny moments. It's worth a rent at least but beware that it aint as good as the first two American Pie movies.
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