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Erik, and Cooze start college and pledge the Beta House fraternity, presided over by none other than legendary Dwight Stifler. But chaos ensues when a fraternity of geeks threatens to stop the debauchery and the Betas have to make a stand for their right to party.
Starring: John White (III), Steve Talley, Christopher McDonald, Eugene Levy, Meghan HeffernComedy | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
This sequel to a spinoff delivers a classic American Pie experience. Sex makes the movie go 'round: having sex, cracking sex jokes, and characters spewing sexual innuendo and engaging in tests of sexual stamina (in the bed and out of it). Sure the movie builds characters here, reinforces them there, and attempts to tell a coherent story, but if one reads between the lines, the script reads as such: "sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex sex."
Beta House is no alpha male on Blu-ray. Make no mistake that the image looks fine within its natural technical parameters but a dominant specimen this is not. The film was shot on video, and lower grade video at that. It's a bit soft and fuzzy around the edges but certainly presents with enough core clarity to reveal bare breasts in all of their natural detail. General facial details are fine, and the picture capably reveals all of the location specifics around campus, inside dorm rooms, and in a few other locales with more than enough clarity to satisfy the movie's simple needs. Colors lack nuance but still bring plenty of life to the screen, offering bold primaries and healthy contrast, particularly clothes and natural greens around campus but also extending to a myriad of other support tones as well. Skin tones look good and black levels are fine. Look at the 59:20 mark when the elder Stiffler clandestinely meets with an old rival for an example of the worst of the compression artifacts, which are not that bad to begin with. While it lacks big budget finesse, the picture looks quite nice as it replicates the source.
Universal's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack is vibrant and energetic as opportunities arise. A party in chapter two delivers musical beats with excellent low end depth and immersive stage engagement. It plays well alongside, not underneath, dialogue and plenty of surrounding partygoer crowd din. Such holds during all of the film's raucous party scenes, which are many, including the final act which is essentially a string of "frat Olympic" events in which gathered crowds cheer on various, and usually in some way sexualized, trials of strength and endurance. Atmospherics are more limited; the track is certainly most concerned with the front-and-center content but there are a few opportunities, like crowded dorm hallways on move-in day, that allow for some organic environmental immersion. Dialogue is clear and well defined, whether the casual spoken word or shouts of ecstasy in bed.
This Blu-ray release of American Pie Presents: Beta House contains several supplements, all of which must be accessed in-film from the "pop
up" menu which also offers the option to toggle subtitles on and off. There is no "top menu." Pressing that remote button simply restarts the movie.
It also includes "additional material not included in the original release" and presents at a runtime of 1:28:18; there is no option to play the original
version. No DVD or digital copies are included with purchase. This release does not ship with a slipcover.
Series fans probably don't need a movie review, and honestly there's not much to review. It's the sex side of college on steroids and committed to, uh, video for posterity. Universal's Blu-ray delivers a capable technical presentation and a fairly robust selection of extras. Fans will love it.
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