i recall the trials and tribulations of my high school years .
it was a period that would mercilessly force me to exit boyhood and thrust me into the unwelcome arms of adulthood .
but of all the experiences that i collected throughout those tender years , i can honestly say that the toughest and the scariest thing that i had to cope with was my raging hormones and my crazed curiosity about girls and sex .
yes , more scarier than my seventh grade english teacher and even scarier than the bullies that constantly hounded me , trying to deal with my personal wonderment about sex was like trying to fight an invisible monster .
for all teenagers , it 's almost like a rite of passage .
and what we did was sometimes downright nasty , sometimes funny , and sometimes shocking .
and all of that is
terrifically and shamelessly brought to light in what might be the funniest movie this summer .
` american pie ' is a comedy about four sexually frustrated seniors that enter into a pact to lose their virginity by the end of the school year .
just how great are their hormones raging ?
one of them notes , after watching disney
's the little mermaid
, that ariel is soooo hot .
the four schoolmates are kevin , oz , finch and jim .
kevin is the only one with a steady girlfriend , but does n't want to have sex until the time is just right .
but what is the perfect time ?
there is just no way to know , and that frightens him .
oz is the big jock who decides that the way to score with the girls is to listen to them and to be more sensitive .
he joins up with a jazz choir and discovers that getting in touch with his feminine side has some tremendous advantages .
finch is the phobic hermit who does n't stand a chance with any girl .
so , he pays someone $ 200 to start spreading rumors about his prowess .
suddenly , girls are lining up to go out with him .
but among these friends , it is jim that is the most curious and the most fearful .
when he has a chance to romp with a pretty exchange student , his inexperience comes shining through .
he has much to learn , and will do anything to seek out this kind of knowledge .
this may include watching scrambled porn channels or experimenting with mom 's apple pie in a scene that is completely shocking , raunchy , yet unbelievably funny .
the one thing that i want to say about this film is that it well deserves its ` r ' rating .
there is stuff in here
that is completely gross in the same manner that ` there 's something about mary ' was gloriously ribald .
in fact , at first this film received a sinful nc-17 rating before a couple of more cuts finally brought it down to a teen - accessible rating .
but i guess after seeing the no - holds - barred coarseness of south park , this seems tame by comparison .
teens and anyone who can still remember their acne years are the ones that will laugh hardest .
but unlike many teen sex comedies , there is a genuine intelligence at work here .
these are four normal boys who have a natural curiosity about sex .
their plans of action are thoughtful and they think about the consequences .
they know what they want , yet temper it with responsibility .
but almost always , it 's impossible to know how to fight the invisible monster , and it 's these episodes that make ` american pie ' such a carnal delight to watch .
terrifically and shamelessly brought to light in what might be the funniest movie this summer a scene that is completely shocking , raunchy , yet unbelievably funny such a carnal delight to watch there is a genuine intelligence at work here