I wouldn’t go as far as to say that American Reunion ruined the American Pie franchise (which to me includes only the movies with Jason Biggs – American Pie, American Pie 2, American Wedding). Still, it was a movie that did not need to be made. American Pie is one of the ten if not five, funniest movies ever made. To me, There’s Something About Mary started the trend of over the type R Rated comedies that have since become one of my favorite genres. And While There’s Something About Mary is a classic, and she is remembered as the movie that opened the doors for these other movies, American Pie took the idea to the next level. Much like the first ten minutes of The Ring informed its audience that you are about to be freaked out for the next two hours, the original American Pie let its audience know that you would be laughing so hard for the next hour and a half that your sides would be hurting by the end.
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