Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

[Warning: Some Spoilers]
It's odd, but the first thing you notice when watching the Neighbors movies back-to-back is that the sequel is so much shorter. Odd, but noticeably different. I was shocked when it ended.
In this movie, the frat has abandoned the house. A group of girls at the university decide to make their own sorority outside of the Greek system (or whatever it is), since sororities are not allowed to throw parties. These girls are strong feminists who want equal rights, and they want to have parties that are fun for them, where they aren't just objectified for their sex. I liked the sentiment, but the girls drove me nuts.
So the girls have one problem: rent money. That's when Teddy steps in. He is feeling left out because all of his friends have their lives together, and Pete is getting married. But poor Teddy feels like the frat and his brothers are still the only important things in his life. Plus Pete asks him to move out now that he's getting married. So Teddy finds himself advising the new sorority, Kappa Nu.
Once again, the fight between the neighbors involves too much partying, noise, drugs, alcohol, etc. The problem this time is that Mac and Kelly are expecting their second child, and they want to sell their house to buy a bigger place for their family. However, the partying and pranking of the sorority sisters is making the sale of the house very hard.
The girls end up struggling for money, and decide to sell weed at a tailgate party. Teddy doesn't like it, so the girls vote him out. He then joins with Mac and Kelly, who hope to force the girls out of the house by stealing their weed before they can sell it. Then the pranking gets way worse.
Unfortunately, the girls decide that their only choice is to throw a party like te feats do, but they feel ashamed that they are turning their backs on everything that they believe in and on which they founded Kappa Nu. When the sorority starts to fall apart, Mac and Kelly take on very parental roles, encouraging them not to give up on what they believe in. An arrangement is made with the girls, who now have far more money, in which Mac and Kelly rent their house to the girls for overflow.
Mac and Kelly, and their friends, become more adult-y than before, now that they each have a new little baby. Teddy makes up with Pete, and realizes that his party planning would pay off in a career as a (gay) wedding planner.
The idea was cute, but it ended rather abruptly. I wish there had been more depth to the characters, which seems like an odd comment to make about a comedy. However, I felt far more attached to Teddy and Pete's stories than to the girls'. And frankly, the girls all annoyed me. I hate that independent girls who aren't afraid to be themselves actually bothered me; as a woman, that should be amazing to me. I blame the writing of the characters, but I can't be certain. My best friend suggests that perhaps society has ingrained in us a feeling of hatred towards women who push the boundaries and who are loud, powerful, and progressive. Perhaps it's a bit of both.
Anyways, I preferred the storylines following Mac and Kelly, Pete and Teddy more in this movie than in the first, but overall I would say that the first movie was better.

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