Aly in AP3: American Wedding

[urnofosiris]

Rocktoddy and LittleM, I am glad you enjoyed it. I'm curious, were there many people watching AW with you in the cinema? It's great the movie already made a big profit, but I hope it will do ok in Dutch cinemas as well, every little bit helps. They're showing commercials for AW on Dutch TV now, makes me want to go again, but I'll wait for the DVD to come out.

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She's so anally retentive she wouldn't sit down for fear of sucking up the furniture.

--Patsy Stone

[Little M]

Well I watched it during the day on a weekday so it wasn't too busy, mostly cos the only people who had time were some students (like me )

Anyway I think there were about 50 peeps tops, but they all loved it, were laughing loudly so they really seemed to enjoy it as well



But I bet it will be more busy during the weekends and the evenings

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[urnofosiris]

Well if they enjoyed it, they'll pass on the word. That's the way it tends to work right. Here's hoping to it being a success in our tiny country as well.

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She's so anally retentive she wouldn't sit down for fear of sucking up the furniture.

--Patsy Stone

[Little M]

Well it got good reviews in the papers as well so thats a big yay Cos they hardly ever give good reviews, normally its just annoyed reviewers (who havent had sex in years and are therefore frustrated with everything and everyone) who keep writing negative reviews.

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[urnofosiris]

Oh really? That is good news. Refreshing as well, granted there is a lot of crap out there, but at times it seems that if movies aren't "intellectual" enough they get slammed, even if the movie is well made and fun entertainment.

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She's so anally retentive she wouldn't sit down for fear of sucking up the furniture.

--Patsy Stone

[Rocktoddy]

When I went, the upper section was all filled up. I sat below with three more people (coz I like to gawk at Aly alone...) and we were all just having a ball. I think the one guy who sat one row in front of me was a critic of some sort, because before and after the movie a couple of staffmembers asked him about the movie and he said it was okay. So, I'm hoping it will get a good review here in Amersfoort!

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"It's like Buffy, but not really."-Amber

"See, I just came here to lip-sync."-Alyson

Edited by: Rocktoddy at: 9/23/03 3:23 am

[kajo 2000]

Full details of the upcoming American Wedding region 1 DVD (including the release date and extras) can be found at dvdanswers.

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"I want to be Byron... because I want to date young boys." Amber Benson

[BytrSuite]

Ooh, thanks kajo. I'll be buying this for sure. So much Aly looking so damn good. And the wonderful option to FF most of the scenes with Stiffler. What's not to like?

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(Stitch laughs delightedly)

[urnofosiris]

I must admit I found Stiffler rather amusing, the way he was acting like a choir boy to get it on with Michelle's sister and the gay bar dancing scene cracked me up. He certainly amused me more than the guy getting married (I'm totally blacking out on the character's name). Shaving his groin and then throwing the 'debris' out the window and then to keep standing in the window long enough for everyone to run out and see him was just too annoying, ok so it was funny in a really disgusing sort of way, but dammit, no one who is that stupid should get to marry someone like Michelle.

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She's so anally retentive she wouldn't sit down for fear of sucking up the furniture.

--Patsy Stone

[kajo 2000]

There are scans of the front cover and the menus of the American Wedding DVD at Slayerverse.de (via IGN).

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"I want to be Byron... because I want to date young boys." Amber Benson

[urnofosiris]

Thanks for the link Kajo. I hope there will be Aly and Michelle goodies in the extras.

The last mosquito that bit me had to check into the Betty Ford Clinic.

--Patsy Stone

[kajo 2000]

Full details of the extras on the upcoming American Wedding DVD are now available at DVD Times, and they include a commentary by Aly.

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"I want to be Byron... because I want to date young boys." Amber Benson

[urnofosiris]

Cewl, thanks Kajo, that will be a lovely start of the new year.

The last mosquito that bit me had to check into the Betty Ford Clinic.

--Patsy Stone

Edited by: DrG at: 11/3/03 12:20 pm

[shuyaku]

Hey Kittens set your VCR's... The FX channel will air American Pie on their DVD on TV segment on Wednesday, 12/17/03 and then again on 12/21/03. Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan will be presenting the movie.



-shuyaku

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"Why do birds suddenly appear? It’s because, you are queer…" - Willow (Gods Served and Abandoned by AntigoneUnbound)

Edited by: shuyaku at: 11/13/03 9:19 pm

[kajo 2000]

Excerpt of an article at TV Barn:

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ANDY RICHTER TO HOST COMEDY CENTRAL'S FIRST-EVER ORIGINAL COMEDY AWARDS SHOW, "THE COMMIES"



NEW YORK, November 3, 2003 - Andy Richter has been signed to serve as host of "The Commies," COMEDY CENTRAL's first-ever original awards show, it was announced today by Lauren Corrao, senior vice president, original programming & head of development, COMEDY CENTRAL.



"The Commies," co-produced by Bob Bain Productions, will be taped in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 22 at Sony Studios and will include more than 15 categories culminating with the award for the Funniest Person Of The Year (see below for a list of nominees which were voted for at comedycentral.com.) "COMEDY CENTRAL Presents The Commies" will air on Sunday, December 7 at 9:00 p.m.



"The Commies" will acknowledge and honor the year's best in comedic film, television, Internet, music, news and live performances. In addition to traditional awards in comedy such as Funniest Movie, Funniest TV Show and Funniest Actor, Actress, etc. - there will be awards given to complement COMEDY CENTRAL’s irreverent style including "Funniest Unintentionally Funny Film of the Year Award", "Oh, I Thought You Were Dead,” Award (to be given to the person in comedy who most people thought was already dead) and many more.



Nominees include:



FUNNIEST MOVIE ACTRESS



Jennifer Aniston – "Bruce Almighty"

Alyson Hannigan "American Wedding"

Queen Latifah – "Bringing Down The House"

Reese Witherspoon – "Legally Blonde 2" / "Sweet Home Alabama"

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"I want to be Byron... because I want to date young boys." Amber Benson

[fontaine13]

Oh just a note for Aussie fans - American Wedding will be released on DVD here on January 21st 2004 which I believe is only a couple of weeks after the US release.

"How can you stop the sun from shining, what makes the world go round?"

[Warduke]

Just a friendly reminder that in two weeks (January 2) the DVD will be out

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[Jennpurr]

We got American Wedding yesterday! Or, that is, my store got American Wedding in. Of course, we can't actually sell it/buy it till December 30th.



Don't ask me why we have it so early and will be able to sell it early. I really have no idea. All I know is, I'm happy, happy, happy!!!!



I won't be buying it from my store though. I want the unrated version, so I guess I'll have to go to Walmart. Anybody else have this movie in yet?



Jen

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[urnofosiris]

Goodie, I will definitely be getting this one on DVD. Here's hoping for many Aly extras.

[TaraBaby77]

WOO HOO!!! I can buy American Wedding tomorrow!!!! It's funny the only reason why I am buying it is because I love Aly. Now, if we can get Aly and Amber in a movie, together. =)

Aaron

'TaraBaby77'

[kajo 2000]

Slayerverse.de has re-posted a brief new Aly interview from Entertainment Weekly (as it is mainly about American Wedding, I am posting the article in this thread):

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'Wedding' Video

''American Pie'' star Alyson Hannigan reminisces as the trilogy's third film hits DVD

by Leah Reisman-Senes



Why do you think the ''American Pie'' films strike a chord?



There are characters you really love. By the third movie, when Stifler's eating dog poop, you can root for him because you love him so much.



Which of your ''American Wedding'' castmates were at your real-life wedding in October?



Just January Jones, who played my sister. It was very small, so a lot of people got nixed. Jason Biggs gave me hell for not being invited.



Your favorite moments during filming?



Working with Eugene Levy and Fred Willard, I was in hog heaven. I threatened to kidnap them and put them in my basement and make them teach me everything they know.



The secret to comedy?



I just try to be in the moment and never comment on the fact that it's funny. If you watch a sitcom on mute, you have no idea when the good actors are telling a joke.





EW Grade: D



WEEKEND GROSS: $8.2 million

GROSS TO DATE: $80.6 million

LEAD PERFORMANCE:

Alyson Hannigan

Jason Biggs

Seann William Scott

SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE:

Eugene Levy

Thomas Ian Nicholas

Fred Willard

Jennifer Coolidge

Eddie Kaye Thomas

January Jones

Amanda Swisten

DIRECTOR: Jesse Dylan

WRITER: Adam Herz

PRODUCER: Chris Moore

RELEASE DATE: Aug 1 2003

VIDEO RELEASE: Jan 2 2004

RATING: R

GENRE: Comedy

RUN TIME: 96 Minutes

DVD RUN TIME: 104 Minutes

VIDEO DISTRIBUTOR: Universal Home Video

DISTRIBUTOR | BROADCAST: Universal

SEQUEL: American Pie 2 (2001)

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"I want to be Byron... because I want to date young boys." Amber Benson

[Cicca]

Well, I finally saw this movie! Aly is adorable, of course. She and Jason Biggs managed to get some sweetness into this crazy movie. Stiffler....? A little goes a long way. What on earth was Kevin doing in this movie? Poor guy was barely in it! Not that I mind.



I have to admit that I got a bit confused when the grumpy-granny screeched that Michelle wasn't Jewish. Huh? of course she is! Oh wait. That's Willow.



Aly is just so great at playing sweet and naughty.



And yeehaw on Jennifer Coolidge showing up! I love her!

January Jones was surprisingly uncardboardy. Yes, that's a word. She was so dull in Taboo, and I was expecting her to be dull in this. She wasn't thrilling, but she didn't suck.



As for being the only cast member at Aly and Alexis' wedding, wow. That surprised me! I sure hope Amber got an invite. I'd be shocked if she didn't.

Is there a hyphen in anal-retentive?

[helpful information perha]

saw this movie yesterday

Aly was great! She just lights up any scene she is in - but There just wasn't enough of her character in the film!



also I can't say I really enjoyed the movie as much as I did the first two

[Ben Varkentine]

IMDB is reporting that American Wedding has become the fastest-selling comedy DVD to date--three million copies sold in the first three days of release.



www.imdb.com/StudioBrief/#3

Ben



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[tyche]

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om Dvdtalk.com

American Wedding : Extended Party Edition



A third and final entry to the "American Pie" series, "American Wedding" continues to up the level of raunch (including one extraordinarily foul moment) and vulgarity brought about by the second - and best - of the films. The plot is simple - Jim (Jason Biggs) has graduated college and decided to propose to Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), his girlfriend that he met in the first picture. While the wedding’s the focus for everyone else, friend Steve Stifler (Seann William Scott) is more concerned with the bachelor party.

Scott is the real joy of the third picture, taking his angry jerk character to new and unexpected heights. Adding a new undercurrent of anger and psychotic glee to the character, Scott’s cheerful, ego-fueled vugarity has never been funnier. Adding to Stiffler’s eternal battle with the intellectual Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) is Cadence (January Jones), Michelle’s younger sister, who becomes the object of interest for both.

Continuing to lend support is Eugene Levy, who once again has several funny moments. Fred Willard and Deborah Rush play Michelle’s parents, but they have little do and are largely wasted. Absent for this go around from the first two are Tara Reid, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Owen, Natasha Lyone, Chris Klein and Mena Suvari.

As for the jokes, there’s still plenty of good bits scattered throughout the third film, but they’re just not delivered at as consistent a rate as the second film. Stiffler’s fake transformation into a nice, straightforward guy to try and woo Cadence is the film’s funniest running gag. The DVD includes both the theatrical version and the "extended party edition", which includes seven minutes of additional footage (mainly bachelor party stuff, along with a couple of minor extended bits).

The DVD

VIDEO: "American Wedding" is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen - this is the first "Pie" to be shot in ’scope. The presentation is excellent, with only a few minor issues. Sharpness and detail remained superb throughout; while fine details weren’t always clearly visible, the picture still remained crisp and well-defined, even in low-light scenes.

Print flaws were minor, limited to just a couple of tiny specks in a scene or two. Edge enhancement wasn’t an issue aside from an appearance in a handful of moments. Compression artifacts were spotted during a few instances, but didn’t cause much distraction. Colors remained bright and vivid, with no smearing or other faults. Overall, this was a nice transfer, aside from a couple of minor faults.

SOUND: "American Wedding" is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1. The three films have never offered much in the way of surround use, and the third film continues that style. The score and songs on the soundtrack do get some minor reinforcement from the rears, but they otherwise remain silent. That’s not to say that the sound is without its merits - the songs on the soundtrack are presented with fine clarity and enjoyable bass. Dialogue remained clean and clear, as well.

EXTRAS:

Commentary: This is a commentary from Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan and Thomas Ian Nicholas. While the group occasionally pulls together to offer some interesting information about the production and funny comments about scenes, the "joke" early on in the commentary is that the commentary isn’t going well because they’re all watching the movie - some for the first time. That proves pretty accurate for much of the running time - although things do start to improve after about thirty minutes, there’s still several stretches of silence and moments that drag.

Commentary: This is a commentary from director Jesse Dylan and actor Seann William Scott. This commentary is a bit better than the other track, as Scott manages to find more to joke about than the cast does, and chats about trying to create and change the Stiffler character. Scott does most of the talking, with Dylan providing some backing information about the production.

Deleted Scenes: This 22-minute reel offers deleted scenes from the film, complete with introductions from writer/director Adam Herz and eventually, Seann William Scott. There are a couple of nice moments (such as a little bit more at the flower shop about what the couple are going to do after college, a funny poolside moment), but much of this footage is made up of unnecessary additions that would have slowed the pace of the film.

Outtakes: A few minutes of so-so goofs and missed lines.

Shooting the Bachelor Party: This 9-1/2 minute piece talks about creating the bachelor party sequence - coming up with props, improvising and trying to figure out what works and what doesn’t. Interviews with the cast/crew, as well as additional outtakes, are included.

Cheesy Wedding Video: Just what the title implies - a very cheesy "wedding" video made of production footage.

Nikki’s Hollywood Journal: Nikki Ziering, actress and former "I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" contestant, discusses her workout routine and her prep for the premiere.

Also: "Grooming the Groom" featurette, bios, credits. Surprisingly, the DVD includes no trailers for the "American Pie" films, but does include promos for other Universal titles that play before the main menu.

Final Thoughts: "American Wedding" isn’t as funny as the second "Pie", but it’s still got a few strong laughs on occasion. Universal’s DVD edition provides good audio/video, but the supplemental features are somewhat inconsistent. Recommended for fans, others may want to try a rental first.

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[Warduke]

The bad news: I went to get the DVD this week and it was sold out. Told me to come back on Monday.



The good news: they sold out!



Yay for Aly!

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[Incarnadine]

I just hope Alys' back-end deal for American Wedding included the DVD sales, she deserves every penny she gets.

Willow to Buffy:



I think you're ready now, or at least in the state of pre-readiness to make conversation, or-or to do that thing with your mouth that boys like.

[Hemiola]

I finally got the chance to rent the DVD this weekend, and I agree with the one comment that has pervaded this thread:



NOT ENOUGH ALY!!!!!



Apart from that, I was glued to the screen for her every appearance: you have to imagine me just repeating over and over again "She's so cuuuuuuuute" or "She's so beaaaauuuuuutiful"



In my opinion, AH even got to say the funniest line in the movie:

Michelle: "Hey, Stiffler just gave a rose to a girl and meant it. This is huge! It's like seeing monkeys using tools for the first time!"

[tyche]

People in the UK might be interested to know that the current issue (Tom Cruise cover) of Empire magazine has a feature on the American Pie DVD. They don't mention Aly in the review, but they do include one of her deleted scenes in their round-up of the DVD's highlights. The dialogue in the scene apparently goes like this:

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Jim: Dad's just trying to cheer grandma up.

Michelle: She should have seen you with your hand glued to your nuts. That was funny.

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[marciam]

I must agree, not enought Aly, however the DVD and does include a couple of deleted scenes with her so woo hoo!