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Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)

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#LatePost The movie is a musical comedy film by director Trish Sie and with writers Mike White and Kay Cannon. The sequel to the Pitch Perfect 2 of 2015 and it is the third and the final movie of the Pitch Perfect trilogy.- source After the highs of winning the World Championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren't job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time.- source Vocal Director: Deke Sharon Everyone in this film is important, but it is quite obvious, that right from the start, Beca, as played by ANNA KENDRICK, is the central character of the central characters of the trilogy.  In this third and last installment, as she has always been, Fat Amy/Patricia , as played by REBEL WILSON, is the life of the movie.  She says the darnedest things, whether goo...

Mockingjay Part 2 the second time

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With my "twin" The first time I watched Mockingjay Part 2 , my heart felt so heavy, but I still tried to see it in a good light.  It wasn't bad, but I was disappointed with a lot of things.  Suzanne Collins' message is very strong and powerful, but when I looked around the theater, almost everyone was forlorn, like they were expecting the movie to be better than expected. Well, there's that, and the fact that there were a lot of heart-wrenching scenes too, enough to make people feel morose and that's how the book made a lot of people feel too, anyway.    Jennifer Lawrence did great acting wise.  Probably that's why she is the highest paid actor, even if I still think that it is unfair.  Again, I'll leave the technical aspects to the experts.  I don't have the right to judge  or criticize  those things.   What about the other actors?  I cannot complain.  They all did their jobs well, most especially the ve...

Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)/ Pitch Perfect (2012)

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The long wait, at least for me, was finally over.  I able to watch this movie a few hours ago, 9:00 PM to be precise, and I enjoyed every minute of it. When the trailer was shown, I wondered if it would be able to outdo the first one.  Seldom does a sequel, unless it was shot immediately after the one preceding it, and even before the first one was to be shown is shown, become better than the original.   I am happy to say, that this movie, at the very least, equals the first one. Elizabeth Banks is an amazingly good director.   Directed by Elizabeth Banks Written by Kay Cannon Based on Characters created by Kay Cannon Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory by Mickey Rapkin Starring: Anna Kendrick Rebel Wilson Brittany Snow Ester Dean Hana Mae Lee Alexis Knapp Hailee Steinfeld Chrissie Fit Following an incident involving Fat Amy and a wardrobe malfunction at the Lincoln Center, the Barden Bellas are suspended f...

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay(Part 1) Movie(2014)

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Directed by  Francis Lawrence Writing Credits   Peter Craig ... (screenplay) and Danny Strong ... (screenplay) Suzanne Collins ... (adaptation) Suzanne Collins ... (novel " Mockingjay ") My movie dates :-)   Book versus Movie THE HUNGER GAMES trilogy is dystopic as dystopic could be.  Almost every scene is heartbreaking.  It is very futuristic, but the whims of The Capitol is very, very barbaric.  Politics and showbiz are at their worst.  Graft and corruption is vehemently displayed.   Slaves  are mere toys for the powerful.  It's a if they were only born to entertain the upper crust of society.  It does not matter if they have to die in the end.  All the exciting scenes are reserved for part 2, but you won't be able to appreciate it that much if you won't watch the first part. They(the rebels and The Capitol), try to make everything exciting.   The Capitol is trying to dis...

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING (2012)

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Inspired by the perennial New York Times bestseller of the same name, WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING is a hilarious and heartfelt big screen comedy about five couples whose intertwined lives are turned upside down by the challenges of impending parenthood. -World Wide Web I am a rainbow baby so I know "expecting" is a misnomer, but this is still a very beautiful movie about different kinds of mothers. 👪👫💑💏👥👄 Nothing is really by accident, except maybe for mishaps...well, I don't really know.  What I know is that I never intended to watch this film.  Well, I'm in my mid-forties, I'm single and I haven't given birth, and I probably never will, so I was sort of iffy when this movie was being promoted a couple of years back.  Besides, a lot of things happened that year of 2012 that...Let's not go there. How did I end up watching this film? One day I was feeling tired.  I felt too lazy to read or write or even play game...

Walk of Shame (2014)

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Instead of writing a my so-called review, I'll lead you to this link(I must say that I agree with EVERY word written by Mike Scott):  ' Walk of shame' movie review .  I might  watch this again, but definitely not in the near future.

People Like Us (2012)

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Director:   Alex Kurtzman Rating  PG-13.  Running Time:  115 minutes Stars:  Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Hall D'Addario, Michelle Pfeiffer and Olivia Wilde ( source ) On the day his latest deal collapses, fast-talking-salesman Sam (Chris Pine) receives the news that his father has died. Reluctantly, Sam returns home to settle the estate of his father. In the course of carrying out the man's last wishes, Sam is surprised to learn of the existence of a 30-year-old sister, named Frankie (Elizabeth Banks). As the sister and brother get to know each other, Sam must re-examine both his perceptions about his family and the life choices that he has made.-  WWW Of all the dumb decisions... Haist.  If I were in Sam shoes and I met this very hot and gorgeous person of the opposite sex who turns out to be my half-sibling, and I have no intentions of letting him know who I am, I would not make him fall in love with me. Sigh. I want...

The LEGO Movie (2014)

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Storyline The LEGO Movie is a 3D animated film which follows lead character, Emmet a completely ordinary LEGO mini-figure who is mistakenly identified as the most "extraordinary person" and the key to saving the Lego universe. An ordinary guy, Emmet is mistaken as being a "Master Builder" or one who can save the universe. Emmet and his friends go on an epic journey to stop the evil tyrant, Lord Business, who is bent on destroying their LEGO universe by gluing it all together.  Written by  DeAlan Wilson www.ComedyE.com Wow! Tickets were sold out until the second showing yesterday.  Up to now, I could not believe that this was(is) a box office hit.   Shucks. I served in church the night before and I could have just bought tickets in advance(not via online) while my family was in church participating in the Holy Mas.  I told myself I was sure we would still have good seats even if I would buy the tickets after going to church. Boy, I wa...