The AMERICAN PIE adventures continue in yet another sequel with AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS - THE NAKED MILE. The raunchy fun begins with Erik Stifler's worrisome realisation that he may... more
franchise going, even though it has almost no relation to the entries that came before. This is number five in the series that started withAmerican Pie, an unexpecte...
traditions ever? Then, you'll love the all-new hilarious slice of American Pie served up Stifler-style in American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile!When Erik Stifler realises that he's the only Stifler family member who might graduate from high school a virgin, he decides to live up to his legacy. After some well-meaning advice from Jim's dad, Erik is ready to take his chances at the annual and infamous Naked Mile race where his devoted friends and some uninhibited college girls will create the most outrageous weekend ever. Filled with smokin' hot girls and the insane Stifler antics you know and love, this slice of American Pie delivers shocking and heart-warming fun all the way to the finish line!
Presents: Band Camp. Stifler's younger brother Matt is sentenced to a summer at the infamous band camp where he creates even more mischief with hidden cameras and hot counsellors. But when he falls for fellow 'bandie' Elyse his efforts to stifle his Stiffmeister ways will surely meet with outrageous results. Jim's dad (Eugene Levy) returns as a quirky counsellor who tries to help Stifler's little brother get back on track. With utterly hilarious scenes and more laugh-out-loud antics join the band in this must-see continuation of the American Pie series! Naked Mile: The fifth film in the American Pie pantheon features the Stifler's younger cousin Adam. Much like his anarchic relatives Adam soon finds himself drawn into a smutty plot involving a naked campus run...
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A review by JayHall1991 on American Pie Presents The Naked Mile (DVD) March 21st, 2007
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Did you enjoy it?
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Story
Very weak
Characters / Performances
Unmemorable
Special Effects
Unmemorable
How does it compare to similar films?
Weak
Advantages:
Looks Good
Disadvantages:
Almost Everything
Recommend to potential buyers:
no
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Erik Stifler is nothing like the rest of his family; he's geeky, super intelligent and still a virgin. He's had a girlfriend for the past few years and they are genuinely in love but she doesn't feel ready to have sex, and he's feeling the pressure from his friends. Knowing this she gives him a week's 'free pass' - allowing him to do whatever he wants, with whoever he want with no consequences. So he decides to visit his cousin at college and decides to take part in their naked mile - a run which sees all the students on campus running through the grounds nude. Will he take up his girlfriends offer……….
The original American Pie movies had that rarest of things: charm, in amidst of all the bodily fluids and teenage smuttiness they possessed an engaging spirit, brilliant performances, a surprisingly touching central romance and some genuinely funny, belly-laugh-inducing moments. Sadly the powers that be chose to extend the franchise with the diabolical Band Camp and now this, the stupidest, most cringe worthy teen comedy I have seen in years. The Naked Mile is a hard slog from beginning to end, with barely a smattering of laughs to break up the over bearing tedium and predictability of it all and the fact that all the characters are so one dimensional doesn't help things.
The most glaringly annoying problem with The Naked Mile is that it is just so obvious - every joke is signaled to us, every plot twist is over explained (as if they were hard to grasp in the first place) and the whole thing just trips itself up on many separate occasions. We are told what the joke is going to be before it happens, so when it does come along (usually after an excruciatingly long set-up) it has well and truly been deflated. It doesn't help that the jokes just aren't funny - the physical comedy lacks any sort of finesse or style and the main sight gags seem to go on forever- or that they are delivered by actors who could have been adequately replaced with timber. One gag involving a football game with midgets who are freakishly strong takes up about ten minutes of running time and never raises so much as a chuckle, displaying some of the most stupid examples of slapstick in recent memory. And then as if that wasn't excruciating enough the characters keep appearing in mindlessly offensive scenes that are equally unfunny and often quite of putting. Then instead of bringing its own comedy sequences to the plate, it unashamedly rips of the original movies badly - including one of the funniest moments form the first (Michelle and Jim's first sex scene) but spins it into an anal rape/slightly disturbing episode which doesn't work. And that encapsulates what is so bad about the whole thing, it far more cynically produced than the others in the series, and an obvious attempt to cash in on a franchise without injecting any spirit or life into it.
The script is fairly horrendous throughout - weighed down by appallingly unrealistic dialogue, littered with unlike able characters and spiked with stupid jokes and unintelligible plot twists. It's all written in a very clunky/fragmented manner which slows the films already flagging pace to a virtual halt (which is as much to do with the dodgy editing to be fair) and constantly trips the whole thing up. The clumsiness also seeps into the dialogue which feels constantly forced and strained, this makes most of the non physical comedy fall flat on its face, because its become just too stilted to be funny. One running joke (involving a 4 hour hard-on pill) is handled so badly that it becomes almost laughable; because like everything in The Naked Mile, a subject that could have been funny for 30 seconds becomes a quarter of an hour montage of slapdash, overly choppy rubbish. One of the main faults of the script is the fact that the main characters are just so incredibly annoying, every one of them is stupid, ignorant, arrogant and thoroughly punch able. Even the 'geeky approachable' main character reeks of coyness - the same coyness that hinders the whole script. The naked mile which is spoken much of throughout the first quarter of the movie, is finished by the half way point (in a cripplingly bad fashion) and from there on the film spirals out of control - with no point and many stupid scenes which have no climax. The screenplay also lacks any sort of structure with very little linking each scene together and no sense of continuity whatsoever which again contributes to the whole rushed quality that the movie stinks of.
John White shows himself to be a wholly incompetent leading man as Erik Stifler; too smug to be engaging yet not confident/playful enough to be a successful hero. In failing to rouse any good will from the audience he fails to make the character work and makes the finale completely redundant (a feat which was already achieved by the screenplay) He lacks the sort of charisma which made Jason Biggs such a winning lead and seems very uncomfortable in the geeky-but-earnest role which is the staple of all good ten comedies. This isn't helped by his complete lack of chemistry with everybody else involved in the project - especially Jessy Schram Erik's love interest, and a crippling lack of comic timing. However, she fares slightly better with her chipper girl-next-door demeanor and appealing all American girl good looks. This isn't to say that she does anything special though; she smiles, pouts and skips through the film without breaking into a sweat or putting any real effort in. But these are nothing compared to Jake Seigel's horrifyingly bland, annoying, irritating and unfunny performance as Cooze - one of Erik's best friends. His performance reeks of over confidence (with no visible talent to back it up) and he frequently seems to forget that he's part of a film - often looking at the camera, smiling at inappropriate times and generally just acting uncomfortably in all situations. This is occasionally offset by a frenetic over-zealousness which completely drowns out anything else in the scene, visibly aggravating the other actors and destroying any comedy that's happening around him.
I suppose that it's not all bad, the central romance is fairly sweet (despite the unease between the romantic leads) and anchors the film with some sort of emotional weight: even though the ending belittles the sporadically charming interplay between them in favor of an easy, shallow Hollywood ending. It also looks fairly good for a straight-to-video release with good cinematography and decent set pieces. That's about it, oh, and there is a bit of nudity - which is always a bonus.
Overall The Naked Mile is a rubbish and extremely unamusing attempt to cash in on a successful franchise with a very bad script, some pretty awful acting, uninspired comedy set pieces and some extremely silly plot twists.
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Advantages: Some bits are funny Disadvantages: Not so good as the rest!!!
American Pie : The Naked Mile is the is the fifth American Pie , following American Pie : Band Camp. The movie was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on 19th December 2006. This film was directed by Joe Nussbaum. Running time of the movie is 97 minutes. The unrated version lasts for 102 minutes.
The film is about Steve Stiffler's cousin Erik. For those of you who have not seen an American Pie film ; Stiffler is the 'mad/wild/rude' character in ... ...fan of the first three American Pie films. The storylines are great , the characters I grew fond of and I laughed my head off throughout all three of them. It is a shame that there were more films made after the Wedding one , because in my opinion none of them have the same level of quality as the first three films , and this , I feel gives American Pie a bad name. None of the films since the wedding have lived up to the first three and I feel that ...
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Advantages: Closer to the original - Occasionally funny moments Disadvantages: Yet another sequel - low budget - Unheard of actors
Recently released just before christmas, American Pie: The Naked Mile is number five in the series and was a straight to DVD release. Be expected to pay full whack for this film brand new roughly between £11 - £16, but second hand you could get it for around £7.
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American Pie films have always been based 'loosely' around a group of American guys still in High school and enticing their way through the new experiences of sex and girls. This ... ...porn and ultimately in true American Pie style he gets caught and ends up 'shooting his load' all over his grandma and she dies of a heart attack. This particular scene had me in stitches as it is unpredicted, you just expect him to get caught and get embarassed. Another good scene is where he needs to go to the tiolet whilst travelling in the car. After deciding to do it out the window it directs itself into the back window and into his sleeping ...
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Advantages: Entertaining brainless humour, Eugene Levy. Disadvantages: Only Eugene Levy from original cast, comedy dies out in it towards the end.
...be to say better than American Pie Band Camp, not as good as the original trilogy. But thats only to people who have seen all the other films, which i guess most people who see this would have done, but for those that havent....
The film follows one of Stiflers cousins just like American Pie Band Camp and this particular Stifler is nothing like his counterparts. However when his girlfriend gives him a guilt free pass to go to the "Naked Mile" - ... ...story, a better plot than American Pie Band Camp and is perfectly watchable as a stand alone film as well as part of the American Pie franchise.
However i am beginning to think that the franchise is just being drained off any possible money making oppurtunity now. But at the same time it provides the oppurtunity for an American Pie 4, bringing back the original cast and the main characters from the spin offs.
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Advantages: Completes the American Pie collection Disadvantages: Not as funny
...was like Band camp, another American pie that was nothing like the original 3. Number five in the series. Its still contains a Stifler Eric and Dwight who are cousins. Eugene Levy (Jim's dad) is the only character that appears in all the American Pie films.
Eric is still a virgin and is desperate to carry on the reputation that follows all Stiflers around. His girlfriend Tracy is not yet ready for sex, so she gives him a 'guilt free pass' for the ... ...porno films, and in true American Pie Style everything goes wrong when he shoots his load all over his Gran who then falls to the floor and dies after having a heart attack. What a way to make you laugh.
Another good scene is where he needs to go to the tiolet whilst travelling in the car. He decides to go out the window and it goes through the open back window and into his sleeping friends face. Before they start to run the mile they are given ...
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American Pie Naked Mile was a good movie although they should bring back the people from the first 3 American Pies back because now the movie is just turning in to a freddy movie or a jason movie which will just not sell. So they should stop making american pies they are just way to many.
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Consumer Advice: Contains strong language and moderate sex and sex references
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United States of America
Plot: The AMERICAN PIE adventures continue in yet another sequel with AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS - THE NAKED MILE. The raunchy fun begins with Erik Stifler's worrisome realisation that he may be about to become the only Stifler to graduate from high school with his virginity intact. Eager to lose his virginity before slipping on his cap and gown, Erik makes it his mission to find a willing partner. Thanks to reliable, offbeat advice from Jim's dad, Erik feels prepared when he heads off to the annual Naked Mile race. Packed with sorority girls, the event promises an easy victory. Or does it?
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS
Release date: 04/12/2006
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: 8246201
Barcode: 5050582462012
DVD Description
The AMERICAN PIE adventures continue in yet another sequel with AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS - THE NAKED MILE. The raunchy fun begins with Erik Stifler's worrisome realisation that he may be about to become the only Stifler to graduate from high school with his virginity intact. Eager to lose his virginity before slipping on his cap and gown, Erik makes it his mission to find a willing partner. Thanks to reliable, offbeat advice from the ever-present Eugene Levy as Jim's dad, Erik feels prepared when he heads off to the annual Naked Mile race. Packed with sorority girls, the event promises an easy victory. Or does it?
Languages
Main Language: English
Hearing Impaired Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Interactive menu
Aspect Ratio: 1.77 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
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