Thanks for the memories!

Sadly Over-hyped

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

this came on THIS TV not too long ago...and I was like, OH man! Freddie Prinze, JR.. I wanna see whats going on and whats gonna happen? you see, He didn't take it as far as that cat who dated Jen Fisher in the office, you know who Im talking about, and how he really can make a gay sound and lisp and stuff... well, this was Freddie being with a girl on a college campus, and only being friends with this girl who like likes having sex. It sounds good... and then, that's what I found out.....I just didn't like it, and they might not make another one like it together again, BUT Freddie will! come on. I do have to write a little bit more and I will try to get this published as soon as possible

This movie is a good surprise because it isn't exactly a teen movie with dumb jokes but rather a serious analysis about relationships.As a boy, I can say that I really identified myself with "Ryan" as a planer, someone who doesn't decide or do what's on the moment. And it can be true that girls, like butterfly, like to wander there and there.The main thing about their stories is that it took a long time to acknowledge that they are in love. Again, it's a proved fact and it is often due to the feminine indecision. In fact, boys (or are least, "Ryan" and me) know at once what they feel and want to hurry the relationship. The twist of the beginning and end credits is clever because it looks like it was their fate to become soul-mates.The settings of the story in Berkeley and San Francisco is enjoyable because this city is rather underrated whereas it's much better than the famous LA! If it's always funny to see adults playing students, the cast was excellent: I think that "Ryan" should have kept his glasses because it is boring always and every time to see tall, sexy, well-built flawless heroes when the common people are so diverse! To finish with a smile, I realize that Jason Biggs looks like very much as a famous president of republic in his teens years! It would be funny to see Jason at his fifties so!

The film opens with a song called "Love Stinks", that should be retitled "This Film Stinks", because it does, from director Robert Iscove (She's All That). Basically Ryan Walker and Jennifer Burrows met each other as youngsters on a plane, and seven years, they encounter each other again in UC Berkeley high school. Jennifer (Meet Joe Black's Claire Forlani) is quick, witty, ironic, literary and independent, and Ryan (I Know What You Did Last Summer's Freddie Prinze Jr.) is deliberate, literal, serious and studying structural engineering. They become best friends, consoling each other over break-ups, and Ryan shares his plans, Ryan's roommate Hunter/Steve (American Pie's Jason Biggs) is surprised they aren't getting together. Jennifer is going to Italy after graduation, and surprisingly they spend a night together, after which she skitters away saying they should just be friends, and he is withdrawing also. In the end though, very predictable, Ryan and Jennifer end up on the Italy plane together, and they do accept they love each other, while Hunter (in a small subplot) finds his perfect girl with Jennifer's friend Amy (Final Destination's Amanda Detmer). Also starring The Blair Witch Project's Heather Donahue as Megan and American Pie's Alyson Hannigan as Betty. Prinze Jr. is too good looking to be a nerd with glasses, Forlani is the wrong person for the character, and Biggs with his weird coloured hair is just too much like Jim with a tiny bit of Stifler added, and what was with that extra scene in the credits where he farts with some models?! Hardly funny and too predictable, it just doesn't have the same spark as something like American Pie. Pretty poor!

So I'm sitting at my pc downloading Megadeth cds when I glance over to see what my wife is watching on TV. Having been with my wife for 10 years now I can usually guess what she's watching, and she has a tendency to enjoy romantic comedies. I wasn't wrong. The only thing worse than a romantic comedy is one that's contrived and insults the intelligence of the common viewer. I only managed to catch one scene but it left an impression on me which in turn led me here.The dance scene where everyone is supposed to be in a bar made me want to throw up on myself and then lick it off and smile about it. What bar on this planet has everyone doing a coordinated dance routine followed by a shower of soap / paint and water? How many bars on this planet have a shower setup on the dance floor? I also noticed the "dj" (guy playing mp3s with his pc) grabbed an umbrella to protect himself and his "equipment" from the "spontaneous" shower on the dance floor. Last time I checked WATER + ELECTRICITY = BAD. The only problem was that he never covered his "equipment". Oops. I like most of these actors and they have done far better work than this contrived, Hollywood laced garbage.