The Barden Bellas virtually gathered for a reunion that was almost pitch perfect
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Though we recommend avoiding any and all college club reunions (it’s never worth the long trip, we promise), it’s kind of nice to see Barden University’s queens of redemption, the Barden Bellas, get together for a good cause. Most of the Pitch Perfect alumni Zoomed in for a quick cover of Beyonce’s “Love On Top.” The clip began with an appropriately exasperated intro from John and Gail—John Michael Higgins and Elizabeth Banks, respectively.
“It seems that not even a quarantine can keep them from harassing us with another musical performance,” Higgins’ John said before Banks, in character, explained that a portion of the song’s proceeds would benefit UNICEF. Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Hailee Steinfeld, Alexis Knapp, Chrissie Fit, Hana Mae Lee, Kelley Alice Jakle, and Shelley Regner were on hand to sing (or lip sync, at least) for a good cause. Esther Dean, who played Cynthia Rose in the franchise, was notably missing from the virtual performance. When an Instagram user mentioned her absence, Fit confirmed that Dean was unable to participate due to scheduling conflicts.
Portions of the cover’s revenue and donations made on its YouTube page will support children in Lebanon as well as those who have been impacted by COVID-19. Pitch Perfect was released in 2012 and became a sleeper hit after gaining popularity during its VOD run, resulting in two sequels. Check out the sunny tune below.
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Das Sound Machine was robbed.
The Canadian Team was robbed.
Right? Their production values were much better than a bunch of failed flight attendants waving flashlights in the air.
Ahh Pitch Perfect. A series in which a whole sequel is revolves around that Beca wants to be a producer while introducing Emily who wants to be singer. And instead of following up on that by modeling them after Florence + The Machine throws it all out in the following sequel to make Beca a singer. *shrugs*The first one is so good though. And so is the acapella off in 2.
Pretty sure the producer stuff was just to get in the idea of mash-ups
Yep, these movies are a guilty pleasure of mine as well. I even own the first two soundtracks. And while #3 is simply an awful movie, the riff-off in it is my absolute favorite.
I think the sequels are a case of a franchise suffering from becoming too much of an ensemble. Like, there are scenes in the third movie where Anna Kendrick is quasi-flirting with that generic British producer type, and she’s just so effortlessly fun and charming that they’re fun to watch even though the movie puts no effort into actually building a character for the British guy. But then the movie cuts away and says, “Hey, are you interested in this story about Rebel Wilson’s dad being a con man?” And I’m not, but it’s too late. Pitch Perfect was a star vehicle for Anna Kendrick, surrounded by a cast of wacky side characters, and it worked really well. They’re much less effective as ensemble pieces.
Saw an interview with Kendrick where she explained that she fought against that love-interest storyline with that new British character Theo and won. So her apparently she wasnt trying to flirt back with him lol. Her reason was that it would look unprofessional and make it seem like she had gotten picked by DJ Khaled because the music recruiter had the hots for Beca. As for Amy’s storyline, yeah that was weird. Apparently Rebel and Universal were using that as a springboard to potentially launch an Amy spin-off. But it didnt get the warm reception they were hoping LOL.
Yeah the third movie was all over the place. Kay Cannon who was the architect for the original script was busy with directing a few shows so she couldn’t put her sole focus on the sequel so it eventually ended up being passed around to two different writers who knew nothing about the franchise and its continuity. I believe Mike White and Craig Maizen did several rewrites that had to get it approved by the Pentagon since the storyline involved the US military. And another outsider, director Trish Sie also wasn’t familiar with the franchise much less know much about comedic timing.
What’s that about Bella’s Bartok?
Hey, is that water connoisseur Anna Kendrick!?