I tried. I really did. Just like the first one, I gave it a shot. I am a big fan of musicals and usually find them entertaining as hell, but for some reason I just 100% cannot get into these movies. I find them to be so beyond silly and a waste of time. The singing just feels so massively forced and absurd that I automatically tune out and start thinking of all the things I could do with the time that would be wasted watching this and I pull the plug.
My recommendation on this is not valid because I know many people who have loved the first one and I just couldn't finish it/enjoy it. If you liked the first - I believe you will like this. If you didn't like me - I would assume that you wouldn't like this one either.