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movie review - American Pie

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Toronto, 2000.01.15

This is a teen movie. It's about four guys who make a pact that they'll get laid by graduation, and perhaps unsurprisingly, three of them do. Along the way, a number of other problems get sorted out, and everyone has a mostly good time.

I was actually entertained by this flick. It isn't particularly intelligent, but it was well written and well crafted. Its strengths are its daring and that it rings true.

Recommended.

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Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you think about it.

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