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Aca-Wiedersehen bitches! “Pitch Perfect 2” (2015)

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directed by Elizabeth Banks
© 2015 Universal Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

If Monday a cappella singing wasn’t enough, let’s continue this party, shall we? Be careful, spoilers are coming in case you haven’t seen the first part. So, the Bellas are now a bit older and have won the national championships in the last three years. Aubrey (Anna Camp) is no longer the leader and instead of her Beca (Anna Kendrick) and Chloe (Brittany Snow) are managing the team. Unfortunately, during one show an accident happens (which you will see) and the girls are not allowed to perform during the upcoming national championships. However, Beca makes a deal that if they manage to win the world championships, they will be forgiven. Still, it’s a huge challenge because there are numerous talented a cappella teams all over the world and… Americans are not necessarily liked by them. But Bellas don’t give up, do they? Do they? See yourselves. This part is slightly less entertaining than the first one, but I still enjoyed the music very much. When it comes to the third part, however, that’s very disappointing. “Pitch Perfect 3”, according to me, should not have been made. They really didn’t have a decent idea about continuing the story and made it a bit too depressive in my opinion. So if you haven’t seen all the parts, I recommend you to see just numero uno and dos. Especially since the ending of the second film is incredibly touching and it would be a nice summary of the story. What’s happening in the third part is a sad mess, I’m afraid. So here we’re finishing with the Bellas and I hope your week is going on a high note now.

My rating: 7/10
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Acca-believe it! “Pitch Perfect” (2012)

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directed by Jason Moore
© 2012 Universal Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

This week has started with clouds, but I’m making the sun come out. And if you’re also trying to do the same, let me recommend you one of my favourite singing comedies. If you haven’t seen it, we begin with meeting Beca (Anna Kendrick), who wishes to do something with music in the future, but her father pushes her to finish university first. A bit hopeless, Beca ends up auditioning for an a cappella group called the Barden Bellas. They used to be legendary, but it seems like they’ve lost their spark in the recent years. Beca, who loves experimenting with music, could be a huge support, but she doesn’t want to deal with the group’s leader, Aubrey (Anna Camp), who’s incredibly strict and likes sticking to her own plan. Will Beca manage to stop herself from spicing things up? You have to see yourself. Perhaps I’m not very objective in this case as I absolutely love a cappella singing and they had my attention from the very beginning. Obviously, it’s a comedy, which is supposed to be a bit silly and irrational sometimes, but it’s still very well-written, it has fantastic characters and musically I was satisfied. Besides, there’s a little “snack” for film freaks there – at some point they decide to use the song by Simple Minds called “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”, which is probably the most recognisable song from “The Breakfast Club” film from 1985. One day I will write you about it as it’s one of my beloved productions, but for now, just pointing it out in “Pitch Perfect”. Hope that your Monday will be a bit acca-better now.

My rating: 8/10
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