American Wedding ... meh.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2003-08-04 09:58am

I saw it on Friday. It was okay, but certainly not as good as the first two. This one put the focus on Stiffler to an annoying extent. Sean William Scott overacted the Hell out of the part, and the character seemed to have gotten less mature since the last two, which I didn't think was possible. Stiffler's character became more tolerable as the film went on, but the first half hour of him is simply irritating.

It seems like the writers just forgot about the rest of the supporting characters. Kevin barely had any lines at all; Finch only had dialogue because he verbally sparred with Stiffler, and Oz wasn't even in the movie. I guess he and his girlfriend died in a horrible car accident, and we weren't told or something. Tara Reid also was not in the film, which is probably part of the reason Kevin was barely present. Kevin mentions having a girlfriend while being tied up by strippers in the film, but that's about it. Jim, the main character, basically has the role of getting pissed off at and keeping Stiffler in line. That's not a very big part. Michelle, Jim's fiancé, played by the interminably sexy Alyson Hannigan, gets explored a little, but not much. We learn that her parents are blissfully unaware that she's a nympho, something that isn't really used in the film other than for a one-liner.

The opening scene of the film is hilarious. The film starts off on the right foot, but then Stiffler gets on the screen and becomes basically the Jar Jar Binks of American Wedding. It has its moments, but the second one was by far better. I got a matinee show, so I only paid $5.50 to see it, thankfully, because it wasn't worth the regular $7.50 or so.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-08-04 10:04am

And Eugene Levy was......unused? I hope not, fuck, his deadpan practically made the first two movies, please tell me he is used to the extent of his abilities! I still do plan on seeing it.

Tosho · Post by **Tosho** » 2003-08-04 10:12am

Mmm... Alyson Hanigan.

Majin Gojira · Post by **Majin Gojira** » 2003-08-04 10:15am

I was never a fan of the pie series, I'm not much for embaresment humor. Too much of that in my life for it to be actually funny to me anymore.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2003-08-04 10:24am

Col. Crackpot wrote:And Eugene Levy was......unused? I hope not, fuck, his deadpan practically made the first two movies, please tell me he is used to the extent of his abilities! I still do plan on seeing it.

He was used, naturally. He had about as much screen time as in the previous films.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-08-04 11:15am

Durandal wrote:
Col. Crackpot wrote:And Eugene Levy was......unused? I hope not, fuck, his deadpan practically made the first two movies, please tell me he is used to the extent of his abilities! I still do plan on seeing it.
He was used, naturally. He had about as much screen time as in the previous films.

One of the best supporting/charactor actors around today, IMHO.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-08-04 12:51pm

I still can't believe they made another one.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-08-04 12:53pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:I still can't believe they made another one.

Didn't like the first two?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-08-04 01:09pm

Col. Crackpot wrote:
Admiral Valdemar wrote:I still can't believe they made another one.
Didn't like the first two?

Loved the first uncut one, the second was okay, but you can see they were going the sequel route which is a bad place unless you have the goods.

A third one? Wow, there really is meaning to that article about this year having more sequels (and mostly mediocre at that) than ever before.

Why can't Hollywood learn that some things should not be stamped with a brand name and flogged until the last cent is raked in? I mean T3 for instance, they just didn't learn.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-08-04 02:02pm

::::Eyes Admiral Valdemar's avatar....and then his rant about sequels, thinks about bitching about how Vice City is just GTAIII with pink pants and 80's music, but decides against it::::