james_bergh Reviews

American Pie 2 (2001)

so-so, if you're into this

[23 September 2001]

Okay, I can't say that I hate American Pie 2, but I'd rather see Jay and Silent Bob again. At least that was funny.

I saw AP2 twice in the theatres and both times, I only laughed once, and that was at the commercial before the movie (it was funny).

American Pie 2 is basically the antics of our five favourite horn-dogs:

Jim, Kev, Oz, Finch, and the ever so annoying Stifler (personally I'd like to hit him with my car because he would get on my nerves after a minute), with a different backdrop and a year older. So what now? What else do teenagers want to do? Get down to the nitty-gritty and get some, of course (what did you expect).

My favourite teen character pair was Jim and Michelle. Michelle, because she is the "band geek" in all of us. As Jim said, "I was always a band geek, but I never joined the band." There are dozens and more of us teenagers who feel that everyday. My favourite character in all is Jim's Dad, Eugene Levy (a Canadian). He was great on SCTV, and he's great here in AP2.

Also, would it hurt Stifler to complete at least one sentence without making references to his body parts or using coarse language. I don't want to sound like a freak or anything, but I don't think that there is a teenager that talks like that. Right, teens?

Anywho, without spoiling the plot (i.e. the ending), but this is a semi-okay movie. Keep your eyes open for some T&A, well... just A, but it's better then nothing, right? And also an oddly-placed trumpet. (if you've seen it, you know what I mean).

The lost child (2000 TV Movie)

Hallmark's "It" Movie of 2000

[6 September 2001]

"The Lost Child" is the story of Rebecca, a woman who is looking for her birth family. She posts inquiries (sp) over the Internet, and finally gets a response from a Navajo woman named Grace, who turns out to be her sister.

Rebecca goes out to visit the family, and meets her father, Yazzi Monroe, as well as Grace and her other sisters, and her extended family. From there, she gets pulled into the culture. Her husband and two daughters, however, are not fond of rez life, but they go anyway.

I videotaped this movie the night it aired on television, and watched it several times. Keep your eyes open for the beautiful Irene Bedard ("Smoke Signals") as Grace, and Mercedes Ruehl ("Frasier") as Rebecca. The scenery is beautiful, as well.

But, one thing is the problem, and that is on this message board. I don't know what all the fuss is about this being unrealistic?

I can understand the question of why Rebecca doesn't continue to search for her long-lost twin, but you have to understand that she was excited about meeting her birth father, and birth sisters. For what we know, she may have looked into the matter afterwards.

And as for no one wanting to move to the reservation, I can say that I would in a second. Whenever I go to the rez to visit family, I get a strange, yet good, feeling, something I would never feel in my native Pennsylvania. Heck, in a years time, I'll be living the good life on the rez, without any regrets.