Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)

Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)

Starring: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow

Pitch Perfect 2 is a really good movie musically speaking. It features some killer arrangements, with a whole variety of songs. The sing off is awesome, especially Das Sound Machine, their arrangements are superb. The amount of work that would’ve had to have gone into their arrangements. They are also awesome and they know it “Darlings, please don’t try to beat us, you can’t, we’re the best”.

Character interaction, and relationships is also done really well. The girls lose their style at the beginning of the movie, and work throughout the movie to get their style back. This movie shows the girls being lost, and scared of moving on after being known as having shown their junk to the president. Amy says to Becca “You’re the most talented person I know and I’ve met three of the Wiggles intimately”, when Becca is feeling down about herself.

Humour is once again very much present, but there are some things that are taken too far, almost to the point that it may be offensive. Fat Amy is pivotal in most of the humour (that is actually funny) “I’m a free-range pony that can’t be tamed, I can’t be tied down”. Another funny line “you’re physically flawless but that doesn’t mean I like you” – Becca trying to talk down to DSM but failing, quite hilariously.

However, there are some things that are taken too far “girls who are too ugly to be cheerleaders”, “that’s what happens when you send girls to college”, there is even a comment about “going back to Mexico”.  This movie has tried to ‘amp’ up from the first movie, however have possibly taken it too far.

Some awesome quotes from the movie

“you’re ginger that’s punishment enough”

“let’s not be dicks about it”

“what do American kids say? Jelly”

“you? The kicker of ass? You’re so tiny”

“Sure blame the minority” … “I’m black, gay and a woman”

“what kind of white shit is this”? – when the group are singing Torn

“you’re Becca and Chloe, together you’re Bhloe”

If you haven't, go check out my Pitch Perfect (2012) review:

http://moviereviewmq.blogspot.com.au/2017/05/pitch-perfect-2012-starring-anna.html

Pitch Perfect 2 trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgPm-yaLoyo

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