Overview: Following their win at the world championship, the now separated Bellas reunite for one last singing competition at an overseas USO tour, but face a group who uses both instruments and voices.

4K Ultra HD Verdict: Universal Home Entertainment is expanding their 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray catalog offerings this March with the release of this quite stunning 'Pitch Perfect 3' in the new 4K home video format on March 20th, 2018.

The 'Pitch Perfect 3 4K Ultra HD’ Blu-ray + Digital combo pack's sharpness takes a fairly large step forward. Image crispness and clarity receive an obvious boost, and the picture enjoys the fruits of the added resolution in terms of bringing out extremely fine facial and clothing textures, which in comparison leaves the Blu-ray looking almost smooth and flat.

Importantly especially in a movie like this with so many young singer close ups, the skin tones enjoy heightened depth and accuracy with nuanced diversity of both natural tones and applied makeup. Indeed, it truly is masterful what they have done to this movie as it is now presented in a vivid (man is it vivid!) HVEC/H.265 encode and HDR10 / WCG grading that is framed in the film's original 1.85:1 aspect ratio.

Overall, this is a strong UHD Blu-ray presentation, and aside from the 4K (ie: 4x sharper image), the HDR (High Dynamic Range) is brilliant for the lights and deepest of darks, the Immersive Audio is phenomenal for the multi-dimensional experience of the woods and so forth, and the overall quality is, well, truly a visual masterpiece here in 4K.

The audio department get a standing ovation and this is the strongest DTS:X sound mix I've heard thus far on these new formats. The DTS:X Immersive Audio/ DTS Digital Surround 5.1 Spanish and French (Canadian) is stunning here now and has to be heard on surround sound to be truly appreciated, trust me.

As for the movie itself, well, in truth, and as one might well expect, 'Pitch Perfect 3' is your typical musical for teenage girls. Not a particularly good film, but a most definitely enjoyable one filled with silly but humorous jokes, and witty dialogue.

In fact, the plot of 'Pitch Perfect 3' is so ridiculous and boring, but the comedy factor manages to make up for it. Supplying the audience with constant laughs, particularly from Fat Amy played hilariously by Rebel Wilson; who can be irritating at some points, which is truthfully where the film suffers, most scenes involving her are usually the best moments.

The lead character Beca, played wonderfully by the excellent Anna Kendrick, is also a high point in the film. Kendrick manages to carry the rest of the cast and stand above them all due to the sassy, smart, but adorably innocent character she plays. She's someone the audience can root for, and is easily likeable. However, a lot of the supporting characters aren't quite as pleasant or loveable!

Kay Cannon's script is of average quality, but entertainingly witty. Some lines of dialogue are more cringe worthy than Anakin and Padme's romance in 'Attack of the Clones' (and that's saying something!) but you can't help but forgive such embarrassing dialogue and yet love it; because that's what makes it fun!

The direction is, again, average but the pacing is surprisingly flawless. There isn't one point that feels dragged or rushed, and the flow stays very consistent throughout. With a minimal runtime of just 93 minutes, there isn't much time for slow story building and development like, say, 'Blade Runner 2049', but you couldn't expect much more from a film like this.

Like I said, the performances from the supporting cast are mediocre at best, but, once again, you wouldn't expect Oscar worthy portrayals in a teen musical like this one anyway. The cast work well with what they've got, but you can tell they have great chemistry and obviously enjoy working together.

The cinematography is unnoticeable, which would make it average, and just blends in. No IMAX mind-blowing wide shots or expert special effects, but maybe that's a good thing. There aren't any mind-numbing distractions, so you can just enjoy the bare bones simplistic structure, and there's nothing wrong with that at all.

Because it's a musical, it's going to contain music and dance. Was it good? Well I'm no singing expert, but it seemed alright to me. Some of the songs were embarrassing and plain cringe worthy, but you can't bash the effort the actors put into the routine, which displays their dedication, and just proves they want to make sure the audience have an exciting time.

There is also a stereotypical, unnecessary villain played by John Lithgow, who fits all the criteria for a cliché mastermind bad guy. There really was no reason for him to be there, and literally doesn't develop the plot in any way, and only has some relevance in the last fifteen minutes.

This is one of those movies that would be considered a guilty pleasure. You know it's not a great film, or the best of the year, nor does it try to be. However, there is so much fun to be had with 'Pitch Perfect 3', a film chock full to the brim with light-hearted humor galore.

As for a closer look at some of the Special Features, the first one I delved into was 'Gag Reel', which is, as expected, chock full of the young ladies fluffing lines and breaking down into fits of high pitched giggles! That said, the whole 20 seconds of John Lithgow "dancing" is well worth its weight in cinematic gold!

The batch of both 'New and Extended Musical Performances' garnered from the show and the cutting room floor enhance the tale of the movie, for sure, but don't do more than bring us a massive (old school) MTV moment.

However, 'The Women of Pitch Perfect 3' featurette is definitely empowering and showcases each principal member of the just perfectly. They all get their time to shine, their individual spotlight's well deserved, one and all.

Finally in this round up is 'Don't Mess with Rebel,' where for nearly five minutes we get to meet the lady herself - along with all her hidden personalities! A joy from start to finish, it's infectious watching and listening to this gal explain (in her own way) some of the film's action scenes, etc.

This is a Widescreen Presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs via 1080p and comes with the Special Features of:

•New Musical Performances (1080p): Additional music not seen in the film. Included are Fat Amy & Fergus Casino Duet (2:38) and The Bellas: "See You Smile" Lullaby (1:45).
•Extended Musical Performances (1080p): Included are Evermoist: "How A Heart Unbreaks" (3:55), Young Sparrow/DJ Dragon Nuts: "You Got It" (1:56), and Saddle Up: "Ex's and Ohs" (2:59).

•Deleted Scene (1080p, 1:01): Aubrey at Amy's Hotel Door.
•Gag Reel (1080p, 3:22).
•Competition Crescendo (1080p, 6:37): A discussion of the movie's "Riff-Off" and how the competition is different in this film as well as a closer look at the new bands that appear in the film.
•A Cappella Action (1080p, 3:15): A discussion of the "campy" Bond-inspired music piece titled "Toxic." It also explores the film's yacht set piece.
•The Women of Pitch Perfect 3 (1080p, 4:21): A look at how the series empowers women and the female talent that makes the movies happen.
•Don't Mess with Rebel (1080p, 4:27): A humorous piece that looks at the film's action scenes and Rebel Wilson's work therein.
•The Headliner: DJ Khaled (1080p, 3:01): A look at the real-world superstar's appearance in the film.
•The Final Note: John and Gail (1080p, 2:22): A short peek at the film's silly documentarian characters.
•Just Because He's a Bad Guy... (1080p, 1:54): John Lithgow's character and work in the film are explored.
•The Final Performance (1080p, 4:30): Making the movie's final musical number.
•Official Music Video (1080p, 2:36): "Freedom! '90 X Cups."
•Hollywood of the South (1080p, 2:28): Shooting in Atlanta.
•Audio Commentary: Director Trish Sie delivers a fine track that covers the film's structure and tone, technical tidbits and filmmaking anecdotes, character arcs, plot details, performances, shooting locations, music, and much more. Fans will find this an agreeable audio companion to the film.
•Audio Commentary: Producers Paul Brooks and Max Handelman offer a fine supporting commentary that's a little less fluid and engaging than the previous but one still filled with an nice array of basic insight.