Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Reviews

To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. First of all, I do think it is a bad idea that they keep greenlighting this sequels to some comedies which might have been successful at the box-office when these comedies were in fact nothing really amazing to start with.To make things worse, in this case, the beginning was just so lame. Indeed, it seems that they really struggled to start up the whole thing and it felt rather awkward. Above all, the jokes were just abysmal. Fortunately, from the moment you get to see Teddy Sanders playing poker with his college buddies, I was amazed by how much they managed to recover the damages from this point on. Sure, the whole thing never became anything really amazing, they pretty much remade the first movie, the only difference was that they had to face a sorority instead of a fraternity but it was entertaining enough. I also did appreciate how they displayed that most of the activities involved in a fraternity are actually pretty lame and that, above all, the way they handle women is just appalling. Anyway, to conclude, pretty much like its predecessor, it is probable that my rating might be too generous here but I guess it is actually worth a look but only if you like the genre. 

So I decided to go ahead and watch this today since it was playing at my theater. I liked the first one and appreciated who would be the new additions. I have seen all of Nicholas Stoller's current movies of which the only one I hated was Sex Tape. Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O'Brien return from part one as the writers which is a big plus. Of course we all know that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are behind the material. I have seen quite a bit of their stuff. On a side note I'm super excited for Sausage Party. It starts off gross of course. There were quite a few laugh out loud moments. I enjoyed the characters and the acting itself was pretty good. They had some sweet moments here and there that were a nice touch. Of course some of the jokes are a bit much, but hey that's what you should expect from a Rogen film. I swear Zac Efron must have some kind of rule for all his roles that he must show off his torso several times. I prefer Chloe Moretz in R rated films rather than teen films. She just feels more at home. It is weird to see her playing a college student now though. Kiersey Clemons is great as usual. I liked the sort of cameos that were included. I think if you enjoyed the first one this is a good enough follow up to check out.