Bring It On

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Summary: Bring It On DVD Collector's Edition
Review: It's cool movie! and it's about cheerleading squad. It's funny and u have choose it, u dont disappoint! Kirsten is so beauty and so cute! She is so cool isnt she? ha! bring it!

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Summary: Rah, Rah, Rah!
Review: A surprise hit whose profit substantially elapsed its $10 million budget, "Bring It On" boasted little and earned a lot. Awash with several unknown faces and a few familiar ones, it attained delighted reviews from critics and audiences alike and already has a Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy (Kirsten Dunst). Who knew that a story about cheerleading would've produced such fascination among the young American populace?

The bubble-gummy tale starts with the torch being passed from former captain Big Red to squeaky-clean senior Torrance Shipman (Dunst), instating the beginning of her reign as the head of her cheerleading squad at Rancho Carne High School. The very first day she is instructing the Toros, a squad member breaks half the limbs in her body and is off the team. Since she is a woman short of a Toro entourage, Torrance holds auditions to fill the vacancy and it is here that she meets tough-talking gymnast Missy Pantone (Dushku). Despite the discrepancy from fellow Toros Courtney and Whitney (great duo of airheads), Torrance decides to recruit her and tracks Missy down to her residence to convince her that being a cheerleader is a lot more than just screaming at aloof patrons from the sidelines - it's a whole different perspective. Once Missy is drafted, the Toros begin their first practice but they receive a dismayed reaction from their new member. Baffled by why she is so displeased with their routine, Torrance demands answers and Missy shows her the ugly truth - every cheer the Toros have won their championships with is stolen material. The mountain of trophies they possess really belongs to an inner-city squad called the East Compton Clovers and they are one...-off bunch of broads. Many an opportunity to be discovered has been taken from them thanks to Big Red's faithful filching and now the Clovers have a new captain - she's the most intolerant of them all. With the National Championship just around the corner, Torrance is rapt with the task of composing a completely new routine and by her college boyfriend's recommendation hires a patronizing and insulting choreographer named Sparky. Three weeks later, they are humiliated at a competition when they discover Sparky's routine has also been given to six other competing squads. Upon that debasing experience, Torrance is immediately geared for some rigorous labor and the Toros embark on the creation of a cheerleading oeuvre that they can truly call their own.

This is director Peyton Reed's first major directing debut as he has done mostly TV work in his career. His few projects consist of Comedy Central's "Upright Citizens Brigade" and a string of short-lived shows. Reed may be a novice but there is considerable experience in his female-dominated cast. Kirsten Dunst is an actress who has significantly grown over the years, not only physically but also career-wise. She was impressive as the doll-like Claudia in "Interview With The Vampire" and has furthered impressed in recent flicks such as "The Virgin Suicides" and "Drop Dead Gorgeous". She is beautiful and bankable and will be around for a long time. Up and comers include the striking Eliza Dushku (an inductee of E! Online's renowned "Sizzlin' Sixteen" list), her big break as Arnold Schwarzenegger's rebellious daughter in "True Lies" and Gabrielle Union as Isis, the Clover's strong-headed captain. There is a delectable performance from Jesse Bradford as Cliff, Missy's brother and Torrance's love interest. Even Cody McMains is wickedly entertaining as Torrance's obnoxious little brother Justin.

Jessica Bendinger's screenplay is surprisingly clever and mature for a movie about something as trifling as competitive cheerleading and the majority of her characters are witty and engaging. There are a lot of cute quips here and there, a good example being when an opposing team at a late night football game lifts their skirts to reveal the spiteful phrase "You suck" emblazoned on their tushes. Not one to back down, the Toros smartly retort with, "That's all right/that's okay/you're gonna pump our gas someday!" And who can forget the hilarious reference to Wanda Holloway, the Texas cheerleader-murdering mom who was immortalized in a made-for-TV movie starring Holly Hunter.

On the whole, "Bring It On" is a highly enjoyable romp into the superficiality of a high school extramural and it brings out the best in every one of its players. Be prepared to "cheer" for joy on finding such an elusive gem of a film.

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Summary: An exceedingly funny movie!
Review: I am not generally a fan of teen angst movies, but I do enjoy most of the work which Kirsten Dunst is in. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I really didn't know much about cheerleading, but it did not matter as this film really shows the funny, yet competitive side of that sport.

While Dunst is great as always, the whole cast was quite good. The cheerleading squad, in particular, expertly portrays the right amount of high-school sassiness, yet still managing to avoid the many cliches of other similar-themed films.

Pick up a copy of this movie, it is virtually guaranteed to please!

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Summary: THE BEST MOVIE I'VE SEEN IN 2000!!!
Review: This movie ROCKS!!!! I'm a cheerleader so i liked it even more then people who arent cheerleaders probably. its my favorite movie i've seen in 2000. its fun,hip and entertaining. it isnt boring like some movies. it keeps ur eye on the movie the whole time. at the end when they r at the finals there routines are awesome so is there music. DEFINALTLY BUY THIS MOVIE U WONT REGREAT IT!!!

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Summary: bring it on
Review: this movie was really cute it brought back a lot of cheerleading memories. not to mention was just a light cute move to begin with.

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Summary: Fairly standard but entertaining...
Review: Bring It On is an OK movie. I enjoyed watching it, especiallythe cheerleading scenes. However, several aspects of this filmbothered me, most notably the fact that Torrance, first with Missy andthen by herself, apparently drove the 3 hour drive from San Diego toEast Compton like it was no big deal at all. Also, the movie impliedthat Missy and Cliff went to school at East Compton - please correctme if I missed something saying they didn't - but why would they havegone to a poor, inner-city school and then moved to what is apparentlya huge, expensive house in a luxe neighborhood? There's another thingabout this movie that bothers me, and I don't understand why everyfreaking teen movie has to be like this, but Rancho Carne High Schoolis shown as this huge, totally fancy school, and apparently they haveno dress code as girls are shown wearing clothes that would never beallowed in most schools. Hey, I know it's a movie but it bugs mebecause every teen movie is that way! Two more things: Torrance?What the hell kind of name is that? It's way too similar to the nameToros, too. And, Rancho Carne means meat farm! ... Anyway, if youlike Kirsten Dunst (I do) you will enjoy this movie as she is good asalways. Overall it's a forgettable but entertaining piece of work.

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Summary: Rah, Rah, Rah!
Review: A surprise hit whose profit substantially elapsed its $10 million budget, "Bring It On" boasted little and earned a lot. Awash with several unknown faces and a few familiar ones, it attained delighted reviews from critics and audiences alike and already has a Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination for Best Actress In A Comedy (Kirsten Dunst). Who knew that a story about cheerleading would've produced such fascination among the young American populace?

The bubble-gummy tale starts with the torch being passed from former captain Big Red to squeaky-clean senior Torrance Shipman (Dunst), instating the beginning of her reign as the head of her cheerleading squad at Rancho Carne High School. The very first day she is instructing the Toros, a squad member breaks half the limbs in her body and is off the team. Since she is a woman short of a Toro entourage, Torrance holds auditions to fill the vacancy and it is here that she meets tough-talking gymnast Missy Pantone (Dushku). Despite the discrepancy from fellow Toros Courtney and Whitney (great duo of airheads), Torrance decides to recruit her and tracks Missy down to her residence to convince her that being a cheerleader is a lot more than just screaming at aloof patrons from the sidelines - it's a whole different perspective. Once Missy is drafted, the Toros begin their first practice but they receive a dismayed reaction from their new member. Baffled by why she is so displeased with their routine, Torrance demands answers and Missy shows her the ugly truth - every cheer the Toros have won their championships with is stolen material. The mountain of trophies they possess really belongs to an inner-city squad called the East Compton Clovers, and these ladies are one pissed-off bunch of broads. Many an opportunity to be discovered has been taken from them thanks to Big Red's faithful filching and now the Clovers have a new captain - she's the most intolerant of them all.

With the National Championship just around the corner, Torrance is rapt with the task of composing a completely new routine and by her college boyfriend's recommendation hires a patronizing and insulting choreographer named Sparky. Weeks later, they are humiliated at a competition when they discover Sparky's routine has been pawned off to six other competing squads. Upon that debasing experience, Torrance is immediately geared for some rigorous labor and the Toros embark on the creation of a cheerleading oeuvre that they can truly call their own.

This is director Peyton Reed's first major directing debut as he has done mostly TV work in his career. His few projects consist of Comedy Central's "Upright Citizens Brigade" and a string of short-lived shows. Reed may be a novice but there is considerable experience in his female-dominated cast. Kirsten Dunst is an actress who has significantly grown over the years, not only physically but also career-wise. She was intriguing as the doll-like Claudia in 1994's "Interview With The Vampire" and has further impressed in recent flicks such as "The Virgin Suicides" and "Drop Dead Gorgeous". She is beautiful and bankable and will be around for a long time. Up and comers include the striking Eliza Dushku (an inductee of E! Online's "Sizzlin' Sixteen" list), her big break as Arnold Schwarzenegger's rebellious daughter in "True Lies" and Gabrielle Union as Isis, the Clover's strong-headed captain. There is a delectable performance from Jesse Bradford as Cliff, Missy's brother and Torrance's love interest. Even Cody McMains is wickedly entertaining as Torrance's obnoxious little brother Justin.

Jessica Bendinger's screenplay is surprisingly clever and mature for a movie about something as trifling as competitive cheerleading and the majority of her characters are witty and engaging. There are a lot of cute quips here and there, a good example being when an opposing team at a late night football game lifts their skirts to reveal the spiteful phrase "You Suck" emblazoned on their tushes. Not one to back down, the Toros smartly retort with, "That's all right/that's okay/you're gonna pump our gas someday!" And who can forget the hilarious reference to Wanda Holloway, the Texas cheerleader-murdering mom who was immortalized in a made-for-TV movie starring Holly Hunter.

On the whole, "Bring It On" is a highly enjoyable romp into the superficiality of a high school extramural and it brings out the best in every one of its players. Be prepared to "cheer" for joy on finding such an elusive gem of a film.

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Summary: Dunst Brings Credibility to Cheerleading Movie
Review: To see the trailer for Bring It On you might be expecting it to be just another in a long line of mind-numbing teen oriented comedies. But in truth it's actually a very acute social satire on high school politics and the they way they inevitably follow us into later life. I don't mean to put it among such contemporary classic as Heathers and Election (both of which are far superior), if simply because it lacks the mean-spirited edge that put those films in such exclusive company. But it's that lighthearted tone that makes this movie so distinctive. The filmmakers aren't trying to spoof cheerleaders, in fact they paint a pretty flattering potrait of them as atheletes, and they never patronize their characters by dismissing them or their problems as inconsequential.

Kirsten Dunst (The Virgin Suicides) is mostly to thank for this. She takes an earnest approach to the role of Torrance, playing her as a real person rather than a sterotypical characterization, as many young actors make the mistake of doing. Torrance is the newly appointed head cheerleader who, after losing a teammate on the first day of practice, is put in the position of having to hold auditions to find her replacement. The void is eventually filled by a spunky gymnast named Missy who joins the squad only after learning the school doesn't have a gymnastics team. The two almost instantly hit it off, but after seeing their routine for regionals Missy brings Torrance to the stark realization that they've been lifted from a hip-hop squad across town.

So they're faced with the dilemma of who to do, but it's not until they're shown up at one of their team's football games that they introduce the idea of reiventing themselves and coming up with an original routine. Their initial course of action is to hire a professional choreogrpher called Sparky, which is one of the few truly funny moments in a movie where the laughs are suprisingly sparse.

As all of this is going on Torrance engages in an unspoken romance with Missy's brother, Cliff. This is when Dunst puts her impressive acting skills on display by conveying emotion without ever having to say a word. It's a testament to her as an actress that at such a young age she can be so expressive in a nonverbal way. She takes the character and the relationship seriously, which is what makes the movie so engaging. It's asking us to root for these girls rather than laugh at them.

Two of the biggeest misconceptions I've encountered with this film is that it's sexist, when it's actually the polor opposite, and that it's a knee-slapping comedy like There's Something About Mary or Kingpin, when it's actually more of the chuckling variety. It's just not the type that'll have you in stitches, though there are a few good one-liners.

Director Peyton Reed shows great promise as a young director. He moves the story along at a swift pace, never letting things get too bogged down and knows when to end his movie, which is becoming increasingly rare. Most young directors like to let the falling action linger a little too long, but Reed cuts right from the climax to the outtakes reel, which is as good as the movie itself. And he does it to the Toni Basil cheerleading anthem "Mickey." This is the high point of the film and is placed right where it belongs, at the end. A movie should leave you on a high note rather that using up all it's best material in the first few minutes, as is becoming all too common.

Between Bring It On, the moderately funny American Pie and Alexander Payne's Election, I have renewed hope in the resurgence of the teen comedy. Hollywood seems to be shying away from trying to recreate Animal House or Fast Times at Ridgemont High and allowing their filmmakers to get really creative with the genre.

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Summary: Bring it on......
Review: Great movie...thought it was going to stick but turned out to be ok...I watched it 3 times in the five days I had it for rent. Great movie for teenagers. Def. recommend people to see it. Cute movie.

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Summary: This movie is awesome!(and it has really cool dvd features!)
Review: This movie is one of the greatest i have ever seen and it has really hott guys in it like Nathan West and Huntley Ritter! The movie is about Torrance(Dunst), who is the new captain of her cheerleading squad. On the very first practice one of her best girls is injured and she must find a replacement.Missy(Duska) is a transfer student from L.A., and is also a very serious(and very good) gymnast. She is accepted into the squad by Torrance. As well as her Brother Cliff(Bradford)who becomes Torrances new love intrest in a hilarious romance.

To her astonishment Torrance finds out that the former captain, Big Red,(Sloane) stole all of the cheers and routines from the inner city squad in East Compton. This year the clovers(East Compton) are going to Regionals lead by their new captain Iris(Union) and of course if the Clovers are going to do their routine what routine will the Toros do?

Other great characters in this movie are: Jan(West), a straight male cheerleader(and a really hot one), and Les(Ritter), a gay male cheerleader(also really hot!).

To find out what happens to Torrance and her squad buy "Bring It On" a movie about a girl and her cheerleading squad trying to over come all odds, guy cheerleaders trying to defend their sexuality and inner city squad that can make it on their own. Bring It On is filled with Hot guy cheerleaders, awesome, hilarious cheers, ex-boyfriends, new loves and SPIRIT FINGERS!!