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Product:
American
Pie: Collector's Edition (Unrated Version)
Company: Universal
Review By: Byron Hinson
Price: $20:99
Aspect
Ratio |
Regional
Information |
DVD
Disc Details |
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1 : USA |
NTSC |
Closed Captioning: CC
Master format: Film
Sides: 1 (SS-RSDL)
Chapter stops: 18
Average Bit Rate: 6
Running Time: 96 Mins |
I'm a big fan of any kind of sick
comedies, so I am very pleased to get the chance to review the unrated
version of the hit U.S comedy, American Pie. The movie follows a group
of young teenage boys plans as they try desperately to lose their
virginity before the prom. Finch (Eddie Kay Thomas) has an undeserved
reputation as a Casanova, Jim (Jason Biggs) humiliated himself via the
Internet and Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) can't get past "third
base" with his girlfriend Vicky (Tara Reid).
American Pie managed to remind me of
both Porky's and Fast Times At Ridgemond High. but probably more so to
the latter. There are a number of gags that are just plain sick (Nothing
wrong with that) but the majority are well executed and turns American
Pie into an excellent comedy.
How
It Grades |
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Picture Quality: 84%
Sound: 90%
Special Features: 90%
Movie Overall: 90%
DVD Overall: 88%
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The DVD itself is again a very good one
from Universal's collector's edition series of DVD's. It contains a
whole load of extras from an Audio commentary to a number of outtakes
showing when the actors do wrong or fluff up The picture is displayed in
1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen so it will fill the screen if you are lucky
enough to own a widescreen TV. The picture quality is generally good,
although there were a few scenes when I felt that the picture seemed a
little too fuzzy in the background, although this problem was rare.
All in all another excellent release
from Universal in terms of good extras, good picture and a great
movie. Go buy it now.
Specs
& Package |
Overall
Score |
88% |
Release
Date |
Out
Now |
In
The Box? |
1
DVD
1 Inlay Card |
Special
Features |
Audio
commentary by director Paul
Weitz, producer Chris
Weitz, writer Adam
Herz, and cast members Eddie
Kaye Thomas, Jason
Biggs and Seann
William Scott
Spotlight on location
Outtakes
Universal Records soundtrack presentation
Music highlights
Classic quotes
DVD-Rom features |
The
Good Points |
Sick
Funny
Well Acted
Lots of extras |
The
Bad Points |
Sometimes
a fuzzy picture |
Memorable
Scenes |
0
Minutes 0 Seconds (Yes really)
12 Minutes 20 Seconds |
Reviewers
DVD & PC Setup |
Pentium
II 450
Windows 98 Second Edition
128 Meg SD-Ram
Matrox
G400 32MB AGP Graphics Card
DirectX 7a
SoundBlaster Live! Value
17" LG Electronics Monitor
Microsoft Force Feedback Pro
Microsoft
Game Pad Pro (USB)
Microsoft Digital Sound System 80
Microsoft
Intellimouse Explorer
DVD TV Player - Pioneer DV-626D
Widescreen TV - Sony KV-28WS2U 28"
DVD-ROM: Toshiba SD-1202
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