Ten years after the first American Pie movie, three new hapless virgins discover the Bible hidden in the school library at East Great Falls High. Unfortunately for them, the book is ruined, and with incomplete advice, the Bible leads them on a hilarious journey to lose their virginity.

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equazcion (equazcion@gmail.com) from NYC
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Pretty much what you'd expect from yet another straight-to-DVD attempt at capitalizing on the already thinly-stretched "American Pie" name. I got through exactly 34 painful minutes of this before having to shut it off for medical reasons. Aside from Eugene Levy, there are no other past American Pie actors in the movie. Nor is there any other reason to call this movie "American Pie", aside from it being about high school kids trying to get laid and containing a character named Stifler (who does not remotely measure up to the name).

A lot of the humor is derivative of the original American Pie movies (which I enjoyed), but isn't funny at all here, possibly because we've seen it before and likely because it just isn't written or acted as well. If you have any semblance of an IQ, this movie won't engage you or make you laugh. Though it is a glossy production with some good-looking people.

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Thirucumaran Ratnavadivel from Sri Lanka
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Frankly, I would give this one 0 stars if I could!

I've watched the previous 6 American Pie movies, waiting eagerly for each of them to be released.

Band camp was bad, but Naked Mile and Beta House were quite funny, though not as good as the first 3.

However, The Book of Love made me, for the first time ever, regret watching a movie.

I'm not the type who criticizes movies as bad easily, but this has to top it as one of the worst movies ever.

Yes, the tits were nice, but like one person mentioned in Amazon.com, the tits-to-asses ration was skewed heavily in favor of tits, making the movie a bit of a dampener.

I suppose I could've given 2 or 3 stars had someone else better played Stifler.

Frankly, either John Patrick Jordan never watched the preceding 6 parts of AP or else he's a really bad actor.

I mean, his acting was the type where you'd love to somehow kick him in the mid-section if you got a chance. He completely ruined the Stifler 'legacy' with his rigid acting and his laugh, which sounded more like it was coming from a smurf! (Apologies to the smurf community for the insult)

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Mash-the-stampede from New Zealand
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Hmmmmm.....it finally happened. The "American Pie" franchise got beaten to death, succumbing to it's inevitable demise with this tired, bored, stupified pathetic excuse for a film "The Book of Love".

Now before I go any further, I have to express that I am indeed an "American Pie" fan and enjoy all the films so far even the straight to DVD released ones of the past few years.

So naturally when I heard of the 7th film's release I was eager to sit back, relax and enjoy some more mindless potty humour and enjoy a few laughs....sadly, there were only a FEW laughs to be had as in I believe there were 2 scenes I found funny. I won't ruin those scenes for anyone who still feels the need to watch this film but I'll just say they involved a women's underwear department store and the other some old ladies false teeth!

The rest of the film relies on tired old jokes from the previous six films which by now aren't funny and are slightly altered to appear fresh and original but just end up falling flat and leave the viewer wondering if they were supposed to laugh or not.

The acting in this film is absolutely atrocious but no surprises there as the only relevant actors in the film were Rosanna Arquette and Eugene Levy who stole every scene he was in. Too bad his scene's were so short that his role was more like a cameo role which is a major shame but I guess this film was done on no budget and what little money they did have was used to pay Mr Levy for the one day of shooting he did for this film.

The characters this time round just weren't memorable and although I just watched the film lat night...I'm struggling to remember any one character's name!

The new "Stifler" was average too and without a string Stifler....what can you expect to get out of a so called "American Pie" film?

The film tries desperately to avoid boredom and throws in many pointless cameos from Hollywood Caleb's such as Bret Michals which just aren't funny!

I think I'll skip adding this one to my collection!

I'm nearly done complaining but before I wrap up....I would like to mention that it's a real shame this film is the one released 10 years after the original. If I was a rich Hollywood movie director/ writer...I would do a film about the original group getting together ten years later to celebrate their High School reunion! Think about how funny that film could be! See how all the characters turned out ten years after high school and what hilarious scenes could unfold if they all end up really drunk at their reunion? Will any old flames be re-ignited? Will Stifler still be an immature horn-bag? Will anyone shag a pie??? And the movie could be called; "American Pie: High School Reunion".

Now that sounds like an "American Pie" film that people would want to see!!!!

Please stop the straight to DVD releases!!!!

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miaintheuk from Spain
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What a steaming pile of garbage in the shape of a waste of time aimed to horny prepubescent boys.

I don't know what I loved most about it -- the display of soft-pornographic lesbian kisses and fake boobs or the completely boring, predictable, unfunny plot. Or maybe the compulsory 30-year olds playing high-school kids.

I like dumb comedies as much as the next folk, but this was ridiculous! What a sexist, unfunny, cliché-filled, misogynous movie. It feels like it was written by a bunch of 12-year old American Pie fans.

This movie is just wrong.

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Riyaz Malik from India
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I saw this movie yesterday and i just wasted my 1:30 hr for watching this movie,u do not expect a great movie out of it but at least it should be a bit entertaining than the previous versions or par with the previous bone crackers.Actors are not at all good.Stifler(who has a bit of commanding role) is a complete waste in this movie,actors are not gorgeous or at least beautiful or at least pleasing,this version has severed the fame of American Pie brand and a huge disappointment to lot of teen comedy lovers.At least they should have repeated actors which may have made the movie a little bit dandy.So sit back and watch other movies instead of wasting your time and money on it.

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Sandcooler from Belgium
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Dildo. If you're laughing hysterically right now, this is totally the movie for you. If not, "Book Of Love" is going to be a pretty tiresome ride. Nobody expects a great story when they see the "American Pie Presents" (what does that even mean?) moniker, but a little variation here and there would be pretty nice. I mean, come on. Another batch of hapless (not to mention unlikable) virgins getting into sexual misadventures? Another previously unmentioned Stifler cousin? Another utterly pointless appearance by Jim's dad? You know your plot elements are desperately uninspired when they make "Band Camp" seem fresh. The movie's also very unstructured, it's basically just a series of barely related sketches. Wouldn't be that much of a problem if the little vignettes were funny, but the supposed highlight of the movie consists of faux-Stifler getting raped by a moose. Creative stuff right there. The makers even seem fully aware they're making crap, but all they do to solve it is adding more frighteningly plastic boobs. This is just painful to watch.

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Vr_Lux from Luxembourg
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okay, I'll not beat around the bush here...

I am currently working on my laptop and this movie was just played on TV in the background. of course I saw the "moose" scene, which seemed to be a highlight of this movie. I directly zapped after this moment.

Let me tell you that this... "highlight" was actually pretty bad, the fun level was low, the CGI's were so cheap...it was just AWFUL !! Don't buy, rent or even watch this movie if you don't wanna be disgusted like me.

Just see the other reviews to understand what's going on here...I had even to cheat with the empty lines on this review to be approved, so I have nothing more to say about this crap.

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Steve Pulaski from United States
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Yet another ridiculous American Pie spin off, unrelated to the first, that has now been spit into stores for kids to buy and call "the best movie ever". Just great. I always referred to these movies as "kid movies" because I find my friends liking the spinoffs more than the original three because of the excessive female nudity. Maybe we're heading down the sea of nihilism, I don't know.

We are enlightened to see that Bug Hall (The Little Rascals) plays the lead character in this mess, and I would just give the film one and a half stars for him and Eugene Levy, solely. He plays Rob a hopeless virgin along with his other friends Nathan (Kevin M. Horton) and Lube (Brandon Hardesty). While searching for the girl he likes, Rob accidentally sets the school library on fire in which he find the "Book of Love". Partly destroyed, it contains the tips and tricks on how to have sex and pleasure a women. The virgins are now on their quest to have sex and try gain girlfriends as well.

The plot, is rather stupid and just unappealing altogether. It's a typical late high-school plot in which you don't really care about. Yet again, no one returns from previous films, only Eugene Levy who must get paid a shiny new dime to keep returning in these films. He needs to get decent cut for what the franchise makes, otherwise, he would never in his life make such lackluster films.

I will go as far as saying I laughed in a few parts but like Richard Roeper stated, "One laugh every half an hour is not enough for me to recommend this...". The characters are mildly likable, but you don't really care what happens to them even though they are the protagonists of the film. The lackluster acting, the stereotypical objects disguised as girls, and the bad script and storyline is enough to bore you before the first thirty minutes have passed. Like I stated before, teens will like this for the nudity, but any self respecting fan will grow tired, weary, and be utterly repulsed by this loathsome filth disguised as pie. Next.

Starring: Bug Hall, Kevin M. Horton, Brandon Hardesty, and Eugene Levy. Directed by: John Putch.

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anandaid from Gibraltar
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this movie did not bring up to American pie standards the story line should have been looked at more carefully the actors for me should not have played the part, stifler is not a stifler if they want to make a new American pie again they need to bring up their A game like kicking off the actors and going back to Noah Levenstine's time when he was young because all the movies have pretty much said that he was a god. I watched the movie and after looking at stifler for the first time i knew this movie is the worst American pie, the story line had so much potential but they messed it up. This what happens now with movies now a days :(

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alexander-george-1 from United Kingdom
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So... this is the latest edition to the surprisingly long-lasting American Pie series. But what many people want to know is whether it is any good. It follows the plot of most teen-sex-comedies with a group of hopeless guys with their only ambition is to get laid. I know this plot seems overused (having been used in a lot of films) but I think that The Book Of Love brings a new take on it. As it comes to the conclusion that respect and love is the way to get sex.

Personally, I thought that it was an average comedy, having some funny moments but compared to other American Pie films the laughs were inferior.

You may say that the writer, David Steinberg, has lost his comedic touch with this movie compared to the all so superior American Pie 2. But I don't believe that this is so, because in my opinion, I think that the script was fine and that it was the some what mediocre actors who couldn't pull the jokes off. For example, Scott Stifler played by John Patrick Jordan was terrible compared to the other Stiflers. He just didn't seem to give off the vibe which Sean William Scott and others pulled off superbly.

But what this movie has compared to the other American Pie movies is the fact that the writers actually try to press the sensitive button, telling horny teenagers that showing love and respect for women will get you further in life. Which is very respectable in a sex comedy. This movie is nowhere near as good as the original American Pie movies but it is an advancement from the straight to DVD movies such as Band Camp (shockingly boring), Naked Mile (fun characters) and Beta House (completely ridiculous and OTT).

Overall, this is certainly worth a watch for any American Pie fan and as a teenager myself I would recommend to teenage boys for a bit of a laugh with your mates. Which brings me onto the question: Why has this been given an 18 certificate in the UK? To me this didn't seem to show anywhere near as much nudity and sexual content as the first two films in the series which were just 15's. But oh well, its the companies decision and there's nothing anyone can do about it. Enjoy the film!

Eugene Levy is the only actor who has been in all American Pie movies.
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The song "American Pie" by Don McLean also mentions the book of love in 1971.
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In the scene where Rob first takes the check out slips out of the book to find that creator of the Bible (Noah Levenstein), you'll notice that one of the cards has highlighted characters from past American Pie films names written on it. These names include Jim Levenstein, Kevin Myers, Chris Ostreicher, Steve Stiffler, Dwight Stiffler, Matt Stiffler and Eric Stiffler. Similarly, the names below Noah Levensteins name include multiple 'Book of Love' crew members and production members.
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Certifications:
Australia:MA / Canada:18A (Ontario) / Denmark:15 / Finland:K-15 / Germany:16 / Netherlands:16 / New Zealand:R18 / Portugal:M/16 / Singapore:R21 / Singapore:M18 (edited TV version) / South Korea:18 / UK:18 / USA:R (certificate #45619)