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Bring It On (Widescreen)

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THIS IS THE BEST CHEERLEADER MOVIE EVER, AND IT'S ONE OF MY FAVE MOVIES NOW. I FIRST SAW THIS MOVIE AT MY BEST FRIEND KIM'S HOUSE ALSO, SAME WITH 8 MILE! I LOVE THIS MOVIE, IT'S REALLY GOOD. MY FAVE SCENE IS WHEN TORRANCE AND HER FRIEND'S BROTHER ARE IN THE BATHROOM AND THEY'RE BRUSHING THEIR TEETH AT THE SAME TIME. WELL, I HIGHLY RECCOMEND YOU BUY THIS MOVIE TODAY! ITS WELL WORTH EVERY RED SINGLE CENT OF YOUR MONEY!!!!

this MOvie is so funny, if you like Kirsten Dunst and enjoy comedy, you will like this movie, the plot is also quite good for a teen movie.. one word: entertaning!

I very much respect your reviews and find them full of insight. In fact, I base about ninety percent of my movie selections on your recommendations and consider you a sort of blind, architecturally-inclined, and still-alive Gene Siskel. However, in the future, I would appreciate it if you would please indicate when your reviews are based upon the *braille* edition of a product.

After reading your review of "Bring It On," I rushed right out to my local NetFlix branch to rent this film. You can imagine my surprise when instead of a lush parade of leggy cheerleaders, I found myself watching a film about the hardships of life on a 1920s Georgia chain gang. While there was an abundance of nudity and while the story of the doomed love between Warden Mitchell and Clubfoot Jim was quite moving, overall the film was just not my cup of tea.

I haven't been so disappointed by your advice since your callous review of Adrian Lyne's heartbreaking large-print adaptation of Nabokov's "Joelita."

the first time i noticed jesse bradford was in "Swimfan" but i think he was hot in this too. i really like the dance routines and stuff. but its not the best teen movie.

FAB! IT HAS EVERYTHING ANY TEENAGER INTO COOL DANCE ROUTINES, BITCHY + COMPETIVE PLOTS + WITTY SCENES WOULD WANT.
SUCH A GREAT FILM WHERE THE DANCE ROUTINES JUST MAKE U THINK THE WHOLE BORING "WAVING YOUR POM-POMS" CONCEPT OF CHEERLEADING OVER AGAIN. THE FILMS NOT THAT LONG EITHER, WHICH IS AN ADVANTAGE AS IN MANY "TEENAGE" FILMS AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS YOU DONT SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT AS INTEREST AS U DID WEN IT STARTED!
BRING IT ON ALSO GIVES OUT A COOL MESSAGE THAT IF U KEEP WORKIN AT SUMTHIN EVENTUALLY ULL GET IT WHICH SEEMS 2 BE A LOT MORE EASIER TO BELIVE IN THE FILM THEN WHEN OUR PARENTS TELL US!
bUT IF DANCIN AND TENNAGE ISSUE

OVERALL A COOL TEENAGE FILM WHERE ULL FIND YOURSELF PLAYIN PLAYBACK TO THE END DANCE ROUTINES!

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The Toro's need a new captain, and Torrance is the one to do it.Although, she's not prepared for what going to happen. If you want to see a movie with action and excitement this is the movie to see.
Kirsten Dunst plays Torrance the main character of this movie. Torrance is the captain and figures out the Captains before her have been stealing routines from the Clovers cheer squad to win the cheer championship finals.
Torrance needs to find a new cheer after their cheers were stolen, and before finals. Although she's not getting anywhere. Will Toro's make it to finals? Will the squad make in the top three.
Director/Writer, Peyton Reed, has given this a lot of drama and attitude. See this movie fast
(Rated PG13)

To be fair, this cheery travesty of a movie had the potential to be several different kinds of movies.

It could have been a hilarious satire on the rah-rah spirit behind the odd concept that cheerleading is a sport in itself, and there were flashes of this at times. It could have been a serious movie about the effort and dedication it takes to become the best at something, and there were more than a few flashes of that. It could have also been a "Rocky" or "Karate Kid" type movie where the underdog fights against all odds to come out on top, and it seems that was what the filmmakers were aiming for, but they picked the wrong characters for the leads for us to root for that.

What we end up with though is mere hints of all of the above, and no follow-through on any consistent theme. The first 30 minutes of the film have several satirical gags about the cheerleaders but then insists that we take them seriously later on. I spent close to the entire movie trying to decide whether I should be rooting for the central characters or their rivals.

The acting isn't bad and the cheer routines are done well. They may even be the most entertaining part of the entire movie. There are several laughs, mostly in the first part of the movie. After that it gets dull and plodding. You never get to know any of the secondary characters at all, which wouldn't be a problem in a satire but is a problem when the movie starts taking itself seriously.

Overall, a seriously mediocre movie, and the sad part is that it had the potential to be so much better if someone would have decided what the hell they wanted to do.

I love Bring It On. I had never gotten around to watching it until I found out Eliza Dushku was in it, and I was thrilled to discover that this film delivers all kinds of great stuff, plays out on a level far above that of most "teen comedies," and (lest we not forget) features a bevy of beauties in cheerleading outfits. Personally, I think every movie should work a few cheerleaders into the script, but until that happens I have Bring It On to make the wait a little easier. I've never really been a big fan of Kirsten Dunst, but now I have figured out why: I really hadn't seen any of her movies. Dunst, as Torrance Shipman, makes a perfect head cheerleader - bright and perky, yet committed to her sport and a great human being. That's why, when she finds out that the cheers that led her Rancho Carne Toro cheerleaders to five consecutive national championships were stolen from the local inner-city East Compton Clovers squad, she is mortified. Having already learned all of their routines, her fellow cheerleaders, with the exception of the new girl in town, Missy Pantone (Eliza Dushku) don't seem to care - not until the Clovers show up at a Rancho Carne football game (if you can call what the incompetent team does out on the field football) and basically calls them out. Torrance goes to great lengths to reinvent her squad, yet her plans blow up in her face at the regional competition. Granted a spot in the nationals thanks to their previous championship, the team has three weeks to come together and "bring it" for a national championship face-off with the Clover squad.

Naturally, there is a romantic component to the film, which plays out quite well in a subtle and oftentimes comical sort of way, but the biggest impression conveyed by the film is the commitment, hard work, and dedication required to be a competitive cheerleader. Ah, who am I kidding? The biggest impression is that of Eliza Dushku absolutely burning up the screen in one of the sexiest performances of all time, but the whole "cheerleading is hard work" theme comes in second. Wait, actually the minor yet crucial role played by Wonder Years alum Lindsay Sloane (who has grown up "real good," let me tell you) is second - then it's the hard work thing. Okay - wait, Kirsten Dunst's energetic and adorable performance comes in third. But, believe me, that hard work thing does come across, though. Bring It On qualifies as a classic in my mind, and it certainly breaks new ground in terms of portraying cheerleaders in a serious and respectful fashion.

This movie doesn't even wait for the credits to roll before giving you your money's worth, as the initial scene reaches out and grabs you immediately. The movie never really slows down from there, avoiding the sort of lull that has doomed many a teen comedy in the past. Even the closing credits are great fun to watch. The DVD only adds to the bounty, featuring all kinds of special features: deleted and extended scenes, a behind-the-scenes featurette, home movies of the memorable car wash scene, wardrobe and makeup tests with Dunst and Dushku, the music video for the song As If from Blaque (whose members make up part of the Clovers squad in the movie), a director's commentary, and more. Everybody associated with this film did indeed bring it, and it shows.

This film is heavy. It's just one of those fun teen movies that get you laughing. The storyline is great with excellent choreography, especially in the finals. Trust me, this film will get you doing the "spirit fingers" dance everytime!! When you watch the film, you'll understand. So don't hesitate people, get it!

If you love movies about cheerleaders, than I really recommend you to see this movie. "Bring It On" it is a comedy about a group
called Toros. The Toros had been the winner for 5 years in a roll
in the cheerleaders competitions.But this year they all find out that all of they routines had been stolen from another group of cheerleaders called Clovers.

The DVD is great.

The DVD features are:

Blaque "As If" video clip

Deleted scenes

Commentory by Peyton Reed

and many much cool features.

Gabrielle Union and Blaque are also in the movie.They are the
Toros' rivals. I bouth the movie only because Blaque was in it.
Blaque also sang a song for the movie "As If".

Lots Of Love,
Fulliem Q. XOXOXOXOXOXO