Get Pitch Slapped.
Before we start,let me show you the contributing factor of what makes this a review:
>Story/Plot
>Acting/Performances
>Miscellaneous
>Direction/Director's Effort
Let's start this review up.
Story:
Pitch Perfect's story tells about college freshman Beca who gets cajoled in joining The Bellas,her university's all-girls singing group.Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.So,that's Pitch Perfect's simple cutesy plot.But basically,I think of it as Glee meets Mean Girls.The simple storyline may be overused,but in Pitch Perfect it still is pretty effective.Especially for its' cute execution of the plot.So,in my own words,I would have to say that even the simplest of things can be effective and Pitch Perfect was able to prove this.Of all,Pitch Perfect is like Glee,in a good way.It wasn't too corny and it was all just clean fun.
Acting/Performances:
The performances from the cast were not Oscar worthy but still stands out.Don't expect the singing to be like Les Miserables' nor Dreamgirls.I thought that Anna Kendrick's character was a little likeable specially during the grand slam finale.Her acting wasn't dull,I thought that she did a nice job.Skylar Astin plays Jesse,the protagonist's love interest who also joins one of the school's singing groups The Treblemakers.Skylar's role was portrayed nicely.He stood out among the others (IMO) mainly because of his charm.His singing is quite good.Anna Camp portrays Aubrey who's head of The Bellas,performs the same dumb song then still hopes to win until the newbies came.Anna Camp's character was competitive and faithful and I thought that she was able to represent those traits well.Her singing was a little beautiful and pleasing.Brittany Snow meanwhile plays Chloe,Aubrey's second in command who is a little less competitive than her commander.She was right in her role and her singing's a little outstanding too.While most may have loved Rebel Wilson here,I was a little irritated of her.Sure,her lines were damn funny and heightened the film's humor a little bit more but at times,I felt that she was a little annoying.Well,that's just my opinion.Her singing may be the thing that irritated me,specially when she goes all out on the semi-finals.Plus,she almost ruined the routine at the film's finale.Sigh.Rapper Ester Dean's singing is what I praised the most,her voice was gripping and just so likeable.Specially when she raps at the end.And when she performs Rihanna's S&M at the Riff-Off.Last performance I would talk about would be Adam DeVine's.He wasn't that likeable and I didn't like his singing that much but he was still pretty good.Much of like how I felt for Rebel Wilson.Pitch Perfect may not have well-known stars but these fresh faces tend to pay off specially with their singing.The dialogue is well written,it wasn't clumsy and some of the jokes were genuinely funny.
Miscellaneous:
Your favorite songs both old and new are about to be heard in Pitch Perfect once again,but this time it's revamped for the new age.Songs like the hit Madonna track Like A Virgin are heard in the film acapella style.And it's just really pleasing to hear those tracks in a new style.The film's cinematography wasn't something special,I noticed nothing unusual.As for the music,it was very energetic and good-vibe inducing.Specially the hip new rendition of Rihanna's S&M and Pitbull's Give Me Everything.For the film's highlight,The Riff-Off,I thought that it needed to be prolonged specially in the "Ladies of the 80s" part.It just really needed more.But the good new rendition of Blackstreet's hit single No Diggity is just really hip and fit that scene's finale perfectly.The film's casting was just right,fresh faces with talents was just the right combination.For the film's feel,it will definitely give you good vibes from start to finish.It's pure clean acapella fun for everyone.Thus,I recommend you to watch this when you are stressed,'cause this is a great fun stress reliever.
Direction/Director's Effort:
For director Jason Moore,all I have to say is that he did a wonderful job in making Pitch Perfect wholly fun and entertaining.He found the right cast,made genuinely laughable gags/jokes,chose a wonderful selection of music and most of all,he made Pitch Perfect a combination of Glee and Mean Girls.If he's up for a sequel,I hope he makes better effort and once again,chooses a nice selection of music and maybe add some more well-known stars.
Overall:
Pitch Perfect is totally fun,totally entertaining and just really really wonderful.The characters are lovable,the vibe is really good and the film itself is just undeniably cool so to speak.If you haven't seen the film,I definitely recommend this to you specially if you love music.You'll definitely get pitch-slapped.
Pitch Perfect hits a note of 7.5
*Own Pitch Perfect on DVD & Blu-Ray today.Distributed by Magnavision Home Video.
**Want more fun teen films? Try Fun Size,Mean Girls & Footlose.And something for the much matured teens: 21 Jump Street,Bad Teacher,Superbad & Project X.All available on DVD distributed by Magnavision Home Video.
That's it folks.Thanks for reading and see ya soon until the next FilmReview.
For now,check out this film clip from Pitch Perfect:
Video clip courtesy of Universal Pictures.
(C)2012 Universal Pictures/Gold Circle Films.
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