Review-Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2 is the sequel of one of the surprise hits of 2012. The sequel, just like the original, focused on the world of collegiate a capella singing. The Barden Bellas, headed by Beca, Chloe and Fat Amy (Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson) has experience success since the last film. When they are in a PR nightmare following an embarrassing performance in front of the President of the United States, they are suspended from competition. The only way they can be reinstated is if they win an international a capella competition. The group is fractured by the event and with different events in their lives (internship, relationship, fear of graduation). Can they come together as a group again to win the international competition? You have to watch to find out. Although it didn't flow as well as first film, I did like the movie. It does a fairly good job incorporating story lines from different characters this time.The director of the movie is Elizabeth Banks,  who produced and started in both movies as the announcer Gail. If you like the first one, you will like the second one. The movie also starts Skylar Astin, Hailee Steinfeld and Adam DeVine.

Rating: 8.6 out of 10

Review-Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland is the newest film from Brad Bird(The Incredibles, Mission Impossible:Ghost Protocol) that brings back elements of 50's and 80's sci-fi family movies. The story centers around a world, called Tomorrowland, that invites Earth's most brightest and creative people to find different ways to make a difference in the world.This world exist between time and space and can only be visited with the help of the invitee's pin. One of the pins was received by Cassie Newton(Britt Robertson), an high school teen that is into science and is a hopeful optimistic. She is forced to work with Frank Walker(George Clooney), a former invitee and inventor, to stop a clock that's counting down to the end of the world. The overall theme of hope and optimism versus cynicism is represented by these two characters and overall throughout the film. The storytelling of the film to start might throw some off but it's the way a 50's sci-fi movie would be told. If you've never seen one of those before, don't worry. It will make sense towards the end of the movie. The action and the feel of the movie matches 80's sci-fi movies like The Last Starfighter and Flight of the Navigator. I like the film and I had fun throughout. It's a fun ride (no pun intended).

Rating: 8.6 out of 10

Review-Avengers:Age of Ultron

Avengers (2012) was one of the most anticipated movies in cinematic history. It went on to be one of the highest grossing of all time. Three years later, Marvel brings The Avengers back in Avengers:Age of Ultron. The movie centers around a peace keeping program Tony Stark(Robert Downey Jr) created that goes awry. When the program Ultron (voiced by James Spader) awakens, it announces its own twisted version for peace on Earth. As it invades every bit of technology to make this a reality, it's up to the Avengers to stop them. This isn't easy when Ultron has the Maximoff twins Pietro and Wanda (Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen) on its side to help divide and defeat the team.The first Avengers film focused on superheroes with different personalities coming together as a team. The  second film focuses on a team being put to the test by those very same personalities and their insecurities.  I liked Avengers: Age of Ultron but it shouldn't be compared to the original. This film is another part of the Marvel Universe and each movie have its own style and feel. I do love the humor but people might not catch some of the jokes on the first time watching it(the reference to the movie Exit Through the Gift Shop was hilarious). I also love that the movie uses Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) better than it did in the first one. I didn't really get the start of the romantic development between Black Widow(Scarlett Johansson) and Bruce Banner(Mark Ruffalo) in the movie but I rolled with it though.  One again, just like most Marvel movies, stay after the credits.

Rating 9.2 out of 10.