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Another Gay Movie

I had seen this film way back when I had just been exposed to the fact that there are gay movies out there. I was a total newbie at that time and remembered quite enjoying this silly gay film. Of course, this was time before I started writing my blog, so it seemed fair enough to watch it again and see how the film has aged for me personally.

The plot of the film is pretty basic and simple. Four high school senior boys are on a quest to lose their virginity, but with the queer twist that everyone is gay! We meet Andy, who fantasized all the time about his exchange professor. Jarod is the school jock baseball player, Griff is the trusty best friend, who we later learn has a crush on Jared which leads to some comical blunders and mishaps. Nico is the campy flamboyant sidekick who has a thing for older men – but is still in the closet with his mother and dating a blind girl. The boys are close friends and are all virgins and they decide that this summer before going to college they all need to lose their virginity. Jarod lands a date with a hunky baseball player but can never get the act done. Griff tries his best to get Jarod's attention until finally he has to just say it out openly at the end. Andy, who has been lusting after his professor almost gets into a BDSM situation with his teacher which is live streamed and somehow manages to escape. Nico tries his luck with older men, before his mother finally confronts him and he comes out and she is very very supportive. The four friends finally manage to lose their anal virginity on the final night of the summer.

You have to remember to not take the film seriously at any point. It is supposed to be a spoof of films like 'American Pie' and does justice to it to a large extent. Andy's over supportive father giving the friends some gay knowledge was hilarious and awkward and embarrassing; all at the same time. The situations that all these friends end up finding themselves were funny , when you look at it from a spoof point of view. The minute you take any of it seriously, you will totally roll your eyes and scream in disbelief. The acting is VERY over the top by all actors but I guess that was the idea and the summary given to them. The situations are very predictable, some of them crass and cringy, but like a said, when you make a spoof film, its hard to objectively review a film for its own merits. I remember enjoying the film 15 plus years back when I first saw it, but watching it now; I had mixed reactions. This amateurish comedy does give a lot of awkward gags about coming out and sexual misadventures, but I can see people either enjoying the stupidity of it all or bruising it aside completely. I will leave it at an average rating, since it wasn't that bad that you could't leave your brain aside and laugh at just how silly the whole thing was. (4.5/10)

Comments

Sailor Maan said…
Oh you're right this one sure brings back memories! Not the best ones though... As much as I loved spoof movies like the Eating out ones back then (and still now!), my feeling for this one is just "too much". The reference to American Pie is obvious but for me they crossed the line of crass humour and I didn't even find it funny. I can't remember it much except I know I never wanted to watch the sequel. And we are talking about a time when there were not that many gay movies released...
Golu said…
'Eating out' series. Oh man! I forgot about it. And yes, those days when there were such limited movies, it was weird to have seen these films and how badly they have aged over time. I can see almost everything wrong with such films.
ILHiker said…
What? A re-watch from you? I'm rubbing off on you, lol. I saw this awhile back and haven't seen it again, though now I'm tempted. I've never seen American Pie, so didn't make the connection. It made me think of the movies of my youth, the lose-our-virginity ones of the 1980s. They all blend together for me, though they were certainly a mix in quality. I was fond of this--it made me laugh really hard at points. It was ignorant, but it tickled me. Hopefully I"ll like it as much should I give it another go. I didn't like the sequel very much, I must say. As for the Eating Out series, I've seen the first one several times and love it. It's fearlessly ridiculous with a couple of genuine moments of emotion in there. The rest of the series I liked fine, but didn't love. I'm still on british series for the moment, but I tend to be streaky in my viewing habits and stay in the same genre until I'm ready to change. And I'm still reading a lot, strangely drawn to m/m romances where one of the two has a mental illness.
Golu said…
I am hey to hear that people still read. I used to read fiction novels a lot (I am a he fan of courtroom fiction, so John Grisham has been my favorite author), but just don't have time anymore.

The only reason I rewatched this was cos I realized I had not reviewed it here on my blog. Otherwise a movie like this.. and watching it second time... probably would never have happened. :) lol

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