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- Commentary with director J.B. Rogers provides more of a filmmaker perspective, with the helmer (who worked on the original picture) walking through scenes, pointing out the tricks and challenges the production faced while attempting to rebuild the world of "American Pie." An affable fellow, Rogers is more conversational than hardcore technical.
- Commentary with writer Adam Herz offers a more personal approach, discussing the emotional foundation of the effort and the complicated juggling of characters -- a feat that required some uncomfortable pruning as the movie entered its editorial stage. Lots of dead spots here, but when Herz finds inspiration, he offers an interesting creative perspective.
- Commentary with actors Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, and Thomas Ian Nicholas is more of a party atmosphere, finding the three performers simply watching the movie, pointing out their favorite lines and scenes. Biggs is the most motivated commentator, but that doesn't mean much on this track, which tends to lose itself to unfocused chitchat and dead spots.
- Commentary by actor Eddie Kaye Thomas is the strangest offering on the disc, finding the performer tasked to talk up scenes he wasn't involved in. Thomas perks up when his character arrives onscreen, but the majority of the track is devoted to dead spots, empty platitudes, and more dead spots.
- Deleted Scenes (10:58, SD) primarily fill out conversations between the characters, exploring college life, fear of the post-college future, and romantic neuroses. There are also a few comedic tangents to explore.
- Outtakes (5:28 SD) is a routine collection of mix-em-ups, capturing cast camaraderie, blown lines, and giggle fits.
- "The Baking of 'American Pie 2'" (24:01, SD) is a traditional promotional featurette, mixing on-set hijinks with backstage discussion, highlighting interviews with most of the cast and crew. The effort looks to reintroduce the world to these characters, highlighting their dramatic arcs and penchant for troublemaking. It's thin, but there's plenty of BTS footage to distract from rehearsed feel of the featurette.
- "'American Reunion:' A Look Inside" (3:58, HD) is a featurette/commercial for the fourth installment of the series, collecting interviews with the cast and crew, who essentially explore the plot and detail updated characterizations.
- "Good Times with the Cast & Crew" (5:17, SD) gathers BTS tomfoolery with the cast, who share big laughs and small pranks as they assemble to make a sequel.
- "Be Like That" (4:12, SD) is a music video from the band Three Doors Down, mixing performance footage with film clips.
- Theatrical Trailer (3:19, SD), with Jason Biggs intro
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