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Posted May 18, 2015 by Ica Hontiveros-Cheng in Movies/TV
 
 

ACA-mazing sequel in Pitch Perfect 2!

       

Rare is there a comedy sequel that is actually better than it’s predecessor but Pitch Perfect 2 is it! Helmed by first time director Elizabeth Banks, the movie opens with the Bellas, now a 3-time National Champion crash and burn after a disasterous live performance has them stripped of their championship priviledges. Determined to get back on the top; the girls are set to win the World Championships, possibly their last chance at redemption but they have to beat those Germans first. 

If you are expecting to be blown away by some ACA-mazing Acapella performances and to laugh till your stomach hurt you’ll get all that-and more with Pitch Perfect 2. Helmed by first time director Elizabeth Banks who originally starred and produced the first film, also reprises her hilarious role as Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the sequel. The film delves into more than just Acapella as it makes room for growth in the characters as they also reflect on life after The Bellas. The movie also dissects the ins and outs of being in a collegiate group that competes. It may or may not be their entire life but there will definitely be hellos and goodbyes and new blood is a part of that as well. For Pitch Perfect 2, new blood comes in the for, of Hailee Steinfeld who joins the Bellas as a legacy to her mom who was once a Bella herself. 
 

The comedy is genius and will have you laughing out and loud and even after you’ve seen the movie, yes they were some racial jokes and jibes here and there but it really is up to you whether you will cringe uncomfortably in your seat or you will just laugh it off, I suggest the latter though, just enjoy it :)

The music will have you singing and dancing long after you’ve seen the movie. My friends and I have had it on streaming on Spotify and even the Krispy Kreme branch I was hanging out in was playing it. Although it is in this writer’s opinion that the first movie’s OST was better, I guess it was because they were still introducing the world of Acapella. You’ll still enjoy it though rest assured :)

The ‘villains’ you’d love to hate in the new film are the out of this world crazy talented German group Das Sound Machine we see for the first time an Acapella group of guys and girls and it is crazy. How are the Bellas going to beat them in the World Championships? 

Our very own Acapella group Fhilharmonic also make a cameo in the movie, although they are not spared some racial jibes but as I said just laugh it off :) 

A feel good movie to enjoy with friends and family, Pitch Perfect 2 has already slayed the weekend box office and have already surpassed the earnings of the first film. If you haven’t seen it yet you should, everyone else will be singing to the music and talking about it. 


Ica Hontiveros-Cheng

 
Half of PCheng Photography. I write about music, events, movies, books and TV shows all on my spare time. My day job in the BPO industry pays the bills, while writing keeps the mind sharp.