Squelch, Ahh, Squelch, Ahh, squelch, yeah baby, those are the sounds made by…..? Sorry there may be youngsters reading and I do not want to give them ideas. Suffice to say that that if you have a fetish for pastry this is either a porno movie, or something to put you off ever eating apple pie for life.
In this rites of passage movie starring Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari (American Beauty fame), Chris Klein and Thomas Ian Nicholas and directed by Paul Weltz; four American high school seniors decide that they must not remain virgins beyond the prom. From this point it is girls beware because these hormone filed young adults have but one thing on their mind. Sex! Yes this film is the Porky’s for the current teenage generation, what are girls actually like, can you talk to them or is their purpose on the planet just the one thing? (Well as somebody who has been through the adolescence girl thing, I can assure you girls that we males do eventually realise that it is possible to talk to the fairer sex, but only after our hormones have calmed down).
The plot is simple, four high school boys wanting to lose their cherry and each type of young man is represented. There is the sporting boy, with bulging muscles and little sensitivity (until a college girl tells him that girls want to be listened to); the sensitive one with the steady girlfriend; the clutzy one, who is cute but tongue tied and finds it impossible to talk to girls; and the one who thinks he is sophisticated, but is in fact a bit of a joke. This mixture is great and I am sure all men will be able to recognise the agonies these four teenagers go through. Where am I going? What is it all about? What are girls?
So our four sex seeking boys embark on some hilarious adventures, internet strip shows, secret sex manuals, attempted interaction with girls and some high class pranks. This movie whether you are old or young will have you in stitches at some parts and is very well acted throughout. Perhaps the star of the show is Kevin’s (the clutzy one) dad, who tries his hardest to educate his son and understand his troubles, even buying him dirty mags. These father and son scenes are hilarious.
What makes this film excellent, is the message portrayed about sex, in the end we find out that losing your Cherry is not the be all and end all and if you actually talk to girls and you find out you may quite like them on more than a sexual level. In fact Chris (the athletic one) discovers that he does have a sensitive side and falls in love ahhh!
So, that is the plot, what about the rest. Well as I said at the end the film whilst being hilarious (in a juvenile sense) portrays a sensible message and will strike a chord with all men and some women about those awful (but fun years) of discovery. Despite having a cast of almost unknowns the acting of this movie is great, OK there are no Oscar performance as the roles are not that stretching, but what each actor had to do is done well. The movie has a very funny script that is well executed and although you laugh you feel these peoples pain.
The other issue addressed is parenting, how do you help these hormone filled teenagers? Well quite simply you try and understand and all should be OK. As a rites of passage comedy this is the best I have seen, absolutely side splitting but touching at times and it makes Porky’s look awful (which it is not, but it does not touch this film).
If you want to watch a comedy, that involves little thought than pick this one up, you will laugh and feel better by the end of this movie. Oh and teenage boys never lie about having done the deed, it will haunt you. Just watch to find out what I mean. I did not think I would enjoy this film, but I did, some nice lighthearted relief.
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Well, I used to love Porky's but I was probably around the right age then :-)
flashpointz 21.03.2001 02:18
It might be an old 'un - but in the Pie scene, shame there was no Custard around cos then yhey could have worked in the line "I'm F***in Dis Custard" (disgusted...geddit - oh well it's getting late!) Very funny film , good review of it too.
nipples 20.03.2001 16:51
I didn't know whether I'd like this film, or find it a bit infantile BUT It really was so funny , I nearly wet myself laughing.
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