Pitch Perfect 2

6th June 2015 - Leigh

I blame the Glee generation!

We repeated our "night before screening of the original" tactic that we applied for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, watching Pitch Perfect knowing that the day after we would be watching it's sequel.

Clare had originally thought that the films were based on Baseball not A Capella glee clubs.  I had heard so much praise for the original film prior to watching this and felt that whilst there were fun moments it was all a little too camp and predictable to be hailed the classic that is seemingly claims.

With most of the cast returning (thankfully Anna Kendrick is along for the ride), the Barden Bella's are kicked from their current tour for "mooning" and "front mooning" the President of America.  The are then replaced by a German A Capella group Das Sound Machine, who live up to all the stereotypical racial tropes you can think of.  The Bella's decide that the only way to reclaim their title is to enter the International A Capella competition and win, which at first seems an unattainable task as they have lost their "voice".

I actually laughed more during Pitch Perfect 2 than the original and mainly at the sub character of Lily (Hana Mae Lee) who just steals the show for me as the whispering member of the Bella's.  Some of her comments and mannerisms are just delightful.  Elizabeth Banks and John Michael Higgins are brilliant and the commentators for the A Capella events and their views on the shows are always comedic and somewhat skewed.

As far as sequels go, if you enjoyed Pitch Perfect then there is pretty much the same here, and of course, throw Anna Kendrick in the mix and you can't complain