Director:
Jason Moore
Year:
2012
Length:
1 hr 52 mins (112 minutes)
Staring:
Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow,
Ben Platt, Ester Dean, Adam DeVine, Elizabeth Banks and John Michael
Higgins.
Plot:
Beca (Kendrick), a new freshman at Barden University, is persuaded
into joining acapella group The Barden Bells by a forceful Chloe
(Snow). Raising their energy and expanding their very limited
repertoire, The Bellas soon take their music to a whole new level
against their male arch-rivals and in a campus-wide riff-off
competition. But, when she meets her match with Jesse Swanson
(Astin), will everything become a little less perfect or will she
have her happy ending?
Review:
This film is, excuse the pun, perfect. I've seen in twice and got the
DVD on pre-order, I've been listening to the soundtrack non-stop.
Skylar Astin is so just like a baby Zachary Levi! He's so cuuuute and
dayum that voice! XD Rebel Wilson is so completely hilarious! XD I
can't believe so many of her lines were ab-lib! Oh my god, Benj! So
fricking cuuuuuuute! All the love!
The
film and storyline itself is a bit dumb and predictable. She's kind
of … a gigantic tool, as well. I mean, I get it whaaaatever teenage
rebellion angst, blah-blah, but you are waaaay to mean to poor baby
Jesse! And it is very... American. Like, literally, that is the only
way to describe this. It's just very... yeah. I mean, its even shot
and directed in a very … american way. Oh well. It's still amazing.
Quotes:
'Fat Amy:
Well, sometimes, I have the feeling I can do crystal meth. But, then
I think 'mmm... better not'.'
'Fat
Amy: I'm
gonna kill him! I'm gonna finish him like a cheesecake.'
'Lilly:
Do
you want to see a dead body?'
'John:
Women
are about as good at a cappella as they are at being doctors.'
'Benji:
The Treblemakers: The rock stars of a cappella, the messiahs of
Barden. Well, you know not including athletes, frat guys, or actual
cool people.'
'Bumper:
You
girls are awesome... ly horrible. I hate you. Kill yourselves. Girl
power! Sisters before misters!'
Overall
Rating: 4/5
The movie in itself is great, but I felt terribly cheated with the trailer, I thought it was going to be something like stomp the yard (or any of those dance battle movies) but ending up being like Bring it on, which is not bad just not what I expected.
ReplyDeleteUgh I know exactly what you mean! II was expecting a much bigger impact from it than what I got. It was just such a shame as well, it could have been so much more. Especially with its shaky plot.
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