American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007)
12-10-07, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DRG
I think it's funny they make these direct-to-video sequels without any of the original cast (save Eugene Levy, whose appearance in these doesn't even make sense from a story perspective) yet half the cast isn't doing anything notable right now anyway and are appearing in other direct-to-dvd movies. Is Thomas Ian Nicholas really that busy?
Plus, why pay the returning cast X amount of dollars when they can pay the new cast X/2?
12-10-07, 10:29 PM
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Plus up and coming female actresses are more than willing to 'get their kit off' whereas 'established' so called actresses aren't quite as willing.
In summary, the more unknown the hotties, the more skin we see
In summary, the more unknown the hotties, the more skin we see
12-10-07, 11:00 PM
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I thought Band Camp was hilarious and Naked Mile was so-so. No way will I pay $23 for this one though. I'll grab it when it hits $10 in January.
12-11-07, 04:40 AM
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Jim's Dad (whose first name we find is Noah) is a lawyer in this one. He's a real jack of all trades.
12-23-07, 07:50 PM
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If anyone is interested in buying this, I recommend getting the 3-pack at Best Buy for $24.99. Each movie (Band Camp, Naked Mile, and Beta House) sells for $19.99 each. If you buy this 3-pack, your paying only around $8.33 per movie.
And if you buy this with The Kingdom at Best Buy, you get an additional $5 off which makes each movie cost around $7.49 each.
And if you buy this with The Kingdom at Best Buy, you get an additional $5 off which makes each movie cost around $7.49 each.
12-24-07, 12:13 PM
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AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: BETA HOUSE - 4/10 (D+)
Ok, I've had my fill of pie now. This better be the last of the series. It's not much different from the previous one I suppose and yet I think I've finally just gotten sick of it. It's so juvenile and just an excuse to show as much gratuitous female nudity as you'd find in a soft-core porn movie. I've outgrown this moronic series.
Ok, I've had my fill of pie now. This better be the last of the series. It's not much different from the previous one I suppose and yet I think I've finally just gotten sick of it. It's so juvenile and just an excuse to show as much gratuitous female nudity as you'd find in a soft-core porn movie. I've outgrown this moronic series.
12-24-07, 12:45 PM
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Saw this at a friend's house over the weekend. On the positive side, it's the best of the DTV sequels and had a few good setups in the American Pie 'built up embarassing moment' tradition. But the whole Beta vs nerd rivalry wasn't set up very well, and the 'nerd house' thing didn't even make any sense... these guys are attracting the hottest girls on campus yet they were stil portrayed as completely awkward losers.
And as a side note, this was the first film in the series where I felt like the women were completely disregarded. Aside from the 2 weakly written 'girlfriend' characters, every woman in the show was there to be a mindless sex object or worse. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with nakedness, but it just came off as robotic... like they were programmed to get naked rather than being girls having fun at a party who are letting loose. It just felt hollow to me, considering the series once had some semblance of a heart and used to offer up a few fleshed out female characters to balance things out a bit.
And as a side note, this was the first film in the series where I felt like the women were completely disregarded. Aside from the 2 weakly written 'girlfriend' characters, every woman in the show was there to be a mindless sex object or worse. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with nakedness, but it just came off as robotic... like they were programmed to get naked rather than being girls having fun at a party who are letting loose. It just felt hollow to me, considering the series once had some semblance of a heart and used to offer up a few fleshed out female characters to balance things out a bit.
12-24-07, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by DJariya
If anyone is interested in buying this, I recommend getting the 3-pack at Best Buy for $24.99. Each movie (Band Camp, Naked Mile, and Beta House) sells for $19.99 each. If you buy this 3-pack, your paying only around $8.33 per movie.
12-25-07, 03:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Bluelitespecial
Thats what I did, I think at less then 10.00 a disc thats all they are really worth.
12-25-07, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Original Desmond
Plus up and coming female actresses are more than willing to 'get their kit off' whereas 'established' so called actresses aren't quite as willing.
In summary, the more unknown the hotties, the more skin we see
In summary, the more unknown the hotties, the more skin we see
12-25-07, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by jjcool
Wow. that shit is expensive at Amazon. I really liked band camp and naked mile, so I might pick this up at some point. But not for 22.99. Where do they get off charging 29.99 list for this?
12-25-07, 07:42 PM
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Why would you buy these? I definitely understand seeing them as they might could for a cheap laugh or have some nice boob shots, but are you really going to watch them over and over?
12-25-07, 07:50 PM
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I'll probably pick this up whenever i see it for around $5. Thats what I paid for the other DTV sequels, and though not amazing films, they are worth that. The movies aren't that bad. People make them out to be much worse. I actually enjoyed both Band Camp and The Naked Mile.
12-26-07, 02:17 PM
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I finally watched it last night, and I will agree with everyone else here that women in the movie were pretty much used as sex objects, but they never really paid off the story with Eric Stifler and his new girlfriend, and they didn't hook up. Did anyone notice they finally gave Jim's dad a first name. Mr. Noah Levinstine
12-27-07, 06:09 AM
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I watched this last night. In terms of a DTV flick, it was pretty decent. It had a few good laughs and kept me entertained for 90 minutes.
