Also discussed this episode: Malice (1993), Final Analysis (1992), The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box (2013), The Way Back (2020), Bloodshot (2020)
Not sure who thought the 3rd needed a crime caper side plot added in. That stuff hardly worked in 80's and 90's comedy sequels (looking at you European Vacation. Great Muppet Caper we're cool) and still doesn't work now.
The third one is a perfectly acceptable time-waster if one is on an 18-hour non-stop flight from San Francisco to Delhi, and wants something upbeat and fizzy. It's like late-period Glee: amazingly stupid, but nonetheless a good time for a specific mood/state of mind. And, at a trim 93 minutes, I'd certainly rank it over, say, Hobbs & Shaw.
I've to admit that Pitch Perfect had a hard stand for me from the beginning - I simply don't like this kind of "A Cappella". After seeing this movie, I stand on Patrick's side on this. I don't like it, I find a lot of things offensively silly and in general not great to watch (the whole puke story and the "puke-angel"... wtf). It was a fun episode, though, and I admire that Rob went the length to try to get his love for the movie to the detractors. =)
The Last Witch Hunter makes Bloodshot look like Riddick (2013).
ReplyDeletei have to admit that i also love Pitch Perfect. i watch it at least once a year, if not every six months
ReplyDeletePitch Perfect 2 is also very good, skip the 3rd.
Not sure who thought the 3rd needed a crime caper side plot added in. That stuff hardly worked in 80's and 90's comedy sequels (looking at you European Vacation. Great Muppet Caper we're cool) and still doesn't work now.
DeleteIt works in Caper just so Lew Zealand can say "I got some paper towels" which makes me laugh every time.
DeleteThe third one is a perfectly acceptable time-waster if one is on an 18-hour non-stop flight from San Francisco to Delhi, and wants something upbeat and fizzy. It's like late-period Glee: amazingly stupid, but nonetheless a good time for a specific mood/state of mind. And, at a trim 93 minutes, I'd certainly rank it over, say, Hobbs & Shaw.
DeleteBloodshot? More like Blandshot. I wanted to like it so bad, too.
ReplyDeleteI've to admit that Pitch Perfect had a hard stand for me from the beginning - I simply don't like this kind of "A Cappella". After seeing this movie, I stand on Patrick's side on this. I don't like it, I find a lot of things offensively silly and in general not great to watch (the whole puke story and the "puke-angel"... wtf). It was a fun episode, though, and I admire that Rob went the length to try to get his love for the movie to the detractors. =)
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