Not only did this film resurrect the long dormant genre, but its filmmakers also threw in a moderate mix of gross-out material, obviously hoping to hedge their bets by capitalizing on "Mary's" surprising success.Īs such, and just like "Mary," the film certainly doesn't offer much in an artistic sense, but does have some decent laughs. It clearly did with the 199 release of "American Pie," a comedy about teenage boys wishing to lose their virginity, and the many sexually related escapades that occur along the way to their goal. Since then, however, the teen sex comedy has all but disappeared, with the latest genre replacement being the gross out comedy perpetuated by the success of last year's "There's Something About Mary." As with all trends, though, things are cyclical, and with the recent return of the teen-based horror films (such as "Scream," "I Know What You Did Last Summer," etc.) it was inevitable that it wouldn't be long before the teen sex comedy would reappear. The best was obviously 1983's "Risky Business" - with Tom Cruise who had also appeared in another such film, "Losin' It" - but others, such as 1982's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," also tried and succeeded at adding a bit more substance beyond the simple T & A material. Despite or because of that, the era's cinema will most be remembered for the plethora of horror films hoping to capitalize on the popularity of "Halloween" (such as "Friday the 13th," "The Fog," "Prom Night," "Terror Train," and many, many others), as well as the emergence of the raunchy teen sex comedy genre that followed the success of 1981's "Porky's."Īlthough some of those films were simply nothing but copycat versions of that hormone-laden movie, others - while still containing the requisite naked ladies, horny boys and obvious sexual content - actually had some depth to them.
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Some pixelation is also evident in certain parts of a few scenes (such as that of a shot through an open door to the outside), but isn't visible for long. With all of that fine detail, however, come some occasional problems with aliasing and/or shimmer (particularly along any closely aligned parallel lines).
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The picture is very sharp - especially in any brightly lit outdoor scenes - and features plenty of detail, good color reproduction and solid blacks.
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DVD REVIEW: "AMERICAN PIE (Ultimate Edition)"ĪUDIO/VIDEO ELEMENTS: Beyond a few minor and certainly less than distracting problems, this is a terrific looking disc (particularly in full frame mode, despite losing information on the left and right).