Films for Thoughts on Thursday: Pitch Perfect 2

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Pitch Perfect 2

I still remember the first time I saw Pitch Perfect, me and my mum were having a day out together and decided to go see a movie. It was the only movie that sounded even slightly appealing and the trailer had me eager to see it. But I honestly didn't know what to expect from it, I had no idea if it was going to be a huge disappointment, just okay or a new favourite. But my mother and I both absolutely loved it and had such a fun time watching it. We laughed so hard it hurt, we sang along with the awesome tunes and we left wanting to go back in and watch it all over again. So maybe it seems weird that the announcement of a sequel had me way more nervous than it did excited. I just worried that it would be another sequel that didn't live up to my expectations, another sequel that just ended up disappointing.

I can't even begin to describe how shocked I was to find that I ended up absolutely loving this one. I loved it so much that I felt it was almost as good as, if not better in some ways, to Pitch Perfect. My mother preferred Pitch Perfect 2, I think because it had her laughing a lot more than the first did, which is saying something as we laughed so much at the first film. Her vote has been cast, but I am still undecided about which movie I prefer, I will have to decide after a rewatch of both back to back once the DVD is released.

Pitch Perfect 2 follows the Bellas as they recover from a disastrous performance in front of the President, that sees them suspended from performing in a capella shows. Beca strikes a deal that if the girls can win the A Capella World tournament then they can be reinstated. So we follow them as they get ready to take on this challenge and gain new members to the Bellas. Plus it has the addition of the hilarious German a capella group Das Sound Machine, who provide so many of the laughs in this film.

Whilst at times this could feel like it was trying a little too hard to get laughs and was recycling gags from the first movie, I thoroughly enjoyed this film and am so pleased they did a sequel. It had a solid plot and doesn't feel like they just quickly came up with whatever they could in order to get a sequel out and cash in on the first films popularity. This film has a whole host of new characters, plus all my old favourites as well as fantastic musical numbers that will have you wanting to sing along as you watch!

I really loved the addition of Hailee Steinfeld as Emily, whose mother used to be a Bella. I never knew that girl could sing and she has a wonderful voice. Although, if I am honest, I didn't like the fact that this movie seemed to be passing the torch onto her. It felt like they were trying to pass the torch onto her, and a younger generation of Bellas. Whilst that does make sense, I don't think I would want to watch a movie that just followed her and new characters and didn't have Beca in the lead, I rather love Beca. So I was pleased when it was recently announced that Pitch Perfect 3 will happen and Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson are both signed on for it. YAY!!!

8/10 Butterflies

If you enjoyed Pitch Perfect then I really see no reason why you wouldn't love the sequel. If you haven't seen the first movie then clearly there is something wrong with you. Go do that and then go and see the sequel already!!! This was funny, entertaining and packed full of fabulous musical numbers!

YAY! I've blogged so much this week that I actually have posts for this!!!

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