Tara Balan

PP1 is officially my favorite movie ever--I can sing every voice part to every song (including all the raps!), a talent that came about from rewatching the movie with my friends every day for a week straight in 7th grade. When the second movie came out later that summer, I liked it a lot. The music and general plot were really good, but I wished there was a bit more of the Jesse/Beca plotline since it was such an incremental part of the first film that I got very attached to. One of the actors mentioned that initially there was supposed to be more Jesse and Beca in PP2, but it got cut out at the end, which is somewhat disappointing. While I wouldn't watch the second movie over and over again like I would the first, I'm still glad that it was made because it's obviously hilarious and has really great music--overall a nice addition. Because of my obsession with the franchise, I was SO excited for PP3 when I saw the trailer. Unfortunately, once I actually watched the film, I felt a little lost. There was just so much going on that I didn't really know where to begin, and the absence of Benji, Jesse, and Bumper was really sad. I felt like they were a wonderful part of the first two movies, and therefore at least deserved to be addressed more in more than just a line or two in PP3. Especially because Jesseca and Bamy were both major plotlines in the past!! I'm giving this three stars because the music was still amazing, like always. Anna Kendrick is my queen and so is Rebel Wilson and everyone in the cast is so talented and wonderful. I just wish that the boys had come back for this film and were still at least dating the girls, even if they weren't a huge part of the plot. Hopefully, we will get a PP4 where the Treblemakers come back, and there's more awesome music on the way! :)