I like it better than the first one

Rating: 6/10 (11 June 2015)

Having watched "Pitch Perfect 1" a day prior to my visit to cinema for "Pitch Perfect 2", I did a side-to-side comparison of the two movies. Even though the second movie doesn't improve a lot in terms of plot, I think it's slightly better than the first one. (No spoilers needed, just read the IMDb synopsis of the movie and you already know the whole plot.) A lot of irrelevant subplot got cut out, they focus more on actual acapella, and important stuffs like school and career are touched on in the movie. At least they listened to what the critics said about the first movie.
Am I the only one who DOESN'T LIKE the jokes at all? Many of those are utterly tasteless! The movie has taken a step further: now they have to make fun of Central America, Korea, Germany and Denmark too. Adding insult to injury, transgenders are also being made fun of in the movie. I swear if there is another sequel, Muslims will be their next target. Bookmark me.
The whole movie is filled with those shameful humour, which I find very offensive. I simply DON'T GET why the screenwriter would include such tasteless jokes. They aren't that funny, and they don't serve a purpose. For example, the male commentator is just sexist, but his jokes exist for no reason! He isn't really made to be disagreeable, and he just walks away with his horrible jokes. What does this movie try to prove then? Make offensive jokes and there will be no consequences?
Luckily, the male lead Skylar Astin does not appear too often in the movie. His character is too perfect and blameless there's nothing interesting in him. His character is as two-dimensional as a flat surface.
What makes this movie enjoyable for me is Rebel Wilson and Flula Borg's performance. Rebel single-handedly saved this movie with her innate humour and lovable movie lines. Flula's performance is even more impressive. Perhaps his example will show Hollywood that people from Youtube aren't necessarily wacky and some of them actually have talents!
I was kind of surprised that Obama would agree to appear in this movie, given that this movie isn't that good to begin with. I hope there will not be a "Pitch Perfect 3", because enough is enough.