Rating: 
Summary: High Energy Entertainment
Review: A crowd pleaser of a film, "Bring It On" is essentially a high school sports story for girls. Though the cheering squad has boys on it, the film is clearly dominated by the young women. This represents a fresh entry into that genre, as I can't remember ever seeing another film that focuses on competitive cheerleading. The film is actually well constructed, with an interesting story underlying numerous highly athletic cheerleading scenes.Torrance Shipman (Kirsten Dunst) is the new captain of the National Champion cheerleading squad from Rancho Carne High (that name cracks me up, literally translated it means "Meat Ranch"). She discovers that the former captain stole all their cheers from an inner city high school and this year that high school intends to compete in the regional championships with the same routine. Torrance has to come up with a new routine in just a few weeks. This is an appealing twist on the normal sports story because it focuses on the champions as the underdogs (like the Rocky sequels). They also throw in a Cinderella story with the East Compton Clovers, who are coming from obscurity to compete at the national level. The film is lively, energetic, and generally fun to watch, although we aren't delving into the mysteries of the universe here. It takes cheerleading seriously and attempts to legitimize it as a serious endeavor, dealing candidly with the team members' self consciousness about their own sport. The teen scenes are well written, giving a frank look at some real issues teens face, like the back biting rivalries and mocking condescension between cliques. They even pack in a teen love story to further engage their target audience, which is clearly teenage girls. Kirsten Dunst is spunky, perky, sprightly, vivacious, and otherwise youthfully exuberant. In short, she is perfect for the part. While it is true, a strong breeze could have blown Torrance away (literally and figuratively) Dunst captures the emotions and concerns of her character realistically and effectively (Dunst's being 18 undoubtedly helped). There are numerous other good performances. I am particularly impressed with Eliza Dushku as Missy. She is by far the most substantial character in the film and brings a great deal of maturity to the part. Among the entire cast, Dushku is the only actor I can see succeeding in role outside the teen genre. Gabrielle Union, as Clovers' team captain Isis, is powerful and audacious and gives the entire Clovers team a strong image. I also enjoyed Cody McMains as Torrance's sarcastic kid brother who goes to see his sister compete in the National Championships wearing a Cheerleading = Death tee-shirt. This is a good film for young girls and is highly entertaining for just about anyone. It was a resounding financial success grossing seven times its meager $10 million budget. It is well directed and has numerous funny high school moments, along with plenty of scenes where teens take themselves all too seriously. I rated it 8/10, since it is better than many of the films in its genre. It's true that it is cotton candy cinema, (insubstantial but sweet), however it is worth seeing if you enjoy teen flicks.
Rating: 
Summary: BAD
Review: Put simply this movie is awful.Only in America would a movie this bad have been made.If this movie had been created in any other country the director,writers and producers would have beeen dragged out into the streets and shot.As for the cast you can't blame them,they just can't act.
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Summary: An entertaining cheerleading comedy.
Review: The Plot:The Toro cheerleading one of the best dance squad, they have spirit, spunk and a killer routine sure will bring them to victory for the sixth year in a row. When the newly selected-elected team captain Torrance(Kristin Dusnt in a good comic performance), discover that her old captain was coping the routine dance from another part of town in L.A. from an Hot Hip-Hot squad across town, the team captain there(Gabrielle Union). Now the Toro squad has do to a new routine dance to lead them to the Offical Natiobal Federation Cheerleading Guidelines. DVD`s a bright widescreen(1.85:1) transer. Fine DTS Surround Sound and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound also. Audio commentary by the director-Peyton Reed. Deleted Scenes and Extended Scenes also with more extras. This film has charming perfromances by Eliza Dushku(True Lies) and Jesse bradford(king of the Hill). One of the few true surprises of 2000, an smart teen comedy film, everybody will enjoy to see.
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Summary: Peppy and fun!
Review: There is something truly special about the unexpectedly entertaining comedy "Bring It On," which will do more than just keep you laughing. Unlike most other teeny bopper films about the lives of high school students in certain demographics, this film, under the direction of Peyton Reed, takes a serious approach to its subject matter while also incorporating humor into the script. The story is as light and breezy as some of the cheers involved, while also giving its young cast a chance to have a lot of fun with their acting, making the experience all the better for the audience. The opening scene is a bit of a putdown on cheerleaders, stereotyping them as typical popular people that rule the school, so to speak. This all turns out to be a dream sequence in the mind of Torrance, the blond, bright high school senior who is up for nomination as the new head cheerleader of the Toros. After a summer of practice and physical workouts, the cheerleading squad is eager to learn their cheers again, so when Torrance becomes the new captain, they go right to work. After one of the girls becomes injured, they hold tryouts in order to try and find a suitable replacement. This scene in particular is comedic genius, ranging from such practitioners as a Broadway hopeful to a strip-club dancer wannabe, with the judging table looking on in sheer disgust. They find the perfect replacement in Missy, who has the rough-tough appearance but ultimately delivers in terms of strength and ability to do the moves. At one point, Torrance refers to Missy as the best they've seen ("Missy's the poo, so take a big whiff"). But when Missy watches one of their routines, she realizes that they are stolen cheers, and she whisks Torrance over to an opponent high school to watch the Clover cheerleaders do the same routine they've been practicing for weeks. Torrance discovers that it was, in fact, the departed captain who vandalized the opposing squad, and begins frantically thinking to try and figure out some new cheers. Going on from this point will ruin a lot of the humor and surprises the film has to offer, so I will stop giving out the plot. I will tell you, though, that this is one of the brightest and most successful teen films since "American Pie," and just as funny without the crude humor sexual situations. Don't get me wrong: "American Pie" is a terrific film, and goes right for its demographic perfectly. But "Bring It On" proves to us that movies of this sort do not have to rely solely on crudity and vulgarities simply to make us laugh. We find humor in the dilemnas the squad faces, as well as how they go about solving them, and that is something that proves to be quite refreshing. The humor leaves nothing to be desired here, keeping us laughing throughout the film while also adding to the overall perkiness of the story. There is a very small subplot that involves Torrance and her brother, and while it does not have an effect on the major story at hand, it does provide us for some hearty laughs (that's the last time I listen to my brother when he says he wants to tell me something). A truly remarkable scene of comedy is the scene in which the squad employs the services of a choreographer, who tells them that "cheerleaders are dancers who have gone retarded." He begins by telling them their flaws from the start, from skinny ankles to an ... that could have its own URL address. While it is intimidating to the girls, it's incredibly funny to watch. The competitions also have a lot to give us in terms of laughs, and you can learn a few things from these scenes, like never telling a nervous cheerleader to smile or speak, and that guy cheerleaders aren't always "sexually controversial." Perhaps the centerpiece for the film is the choreography of the stunts and cheer sequences, which are given to us in a straightforward and in-your-face manner. Instead of seeming drawn out, overly long and boring, the cheers make us happy, keep the pep of the film flowing, while also showing us some of the real talent that went into the making of this film (there is only one stunt scene of cheerleading in the entire movie). There is some exciting and fascinating stuff going on here, especially in the scene at the national finals. The audience learns that at a competition like this, it's not all battle for the big win, but about having fun in what you're doing and keeping a good outlook on spirit. I found the young and incredible cast to be immensely likeable and easy on the eyes to watch. Instead of just reading lines, they all know what they are doing, and they do it extremely well. Kirsten Dunst is a knockout head cheerleader, and smart and sassy as Torrance, who, while always sounding whiny and annoying, never fails in making it easy to watch her be that way. It's not a putoff at all, but rather adds to her character's appeal. Eliza Dushku plays the hip newcomer cheerleader Missy, who is sort of the double standard character that like to cheer, but also keeps in touch with the other side of her life as well. Her character shows us that people who play a sport and enjoy it as much as these girls do also have other things in their lives to do. Each one of the cheerleaders is played out according to a certain stereotype: There is the male cheerleaders, who are always in a constant battle to defend their sexuality, and there are the typical ditzy cheerleaders who have nothing better to do than say things like "Let's not put the 'duh' in dumb," and argue with every decision the captain makes. All of the diversities combine in making the squad a character in itself. A breath of fresh air for the teenage genre, "Bring It On" is remarkably sweet, peppy to perfection, and solid entertainment. It keeps us involved in a light story that gives us a powerhouse display of a sometimes forgotten sport, brought to life by a stunning cast that brings on the laughs and the cheers.
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Summary: One of those "when your'e feeling down" movies
Review: I went to see this with my friend and we giggled from beginning to end, it really takes the mickey out of cheerleading in the dream sequence! The quality of this film was sustained throughout and the dance sequences were really impressive. Kirsten Dunst carries off the "ditsy blonde" role brilliantly and Eliza Dushku complements it. This movie is truly 21st century in that it caters for all backgrounds (ethnics and sexuality along with references to the internet)-although it was basically "black vs. white" but overall a great film!
Rating:
Summary: Totally Awesome!!
Review: Ok where do I start? This movie is really good! I saw it in theaters and I rented it twice!! I liked it because it was funny it was funny and it was FUNNY!! Kirsten Dunst Gives a really great preformance! Oh and what makes the movie really spacial for me is that the director's brother is my Social Studies teacher! For real!! I really liked the movie and thats all I have to say.
Rating:
Summary: 5 stars??? well. there was plenty of hot cheerleaders :)
Review: wow. maybe its just me. . .but i find cheerleaders pretty sexy, if you think so too. just buy the movie and just watch it on mute like it do. . . MMmmmmmm...
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Summary: Lots of laughs, gotta love Big Red
Review: One word to describe this movie, hysterical. The only thing that bothered me about this movie is that is didn't have Big Red in the closing scene. The stars of the movie are quite comical in there own way. Kirsten Duntz plays Torrence who becomes Head Cheerleader after Lindsay Sloane, Big Red, graduates. The dynamic between Big Red and the rest of the squad will have you laughing out loud and rolling on the floor. Torrence is a worrier and perfectionist, new girl Missy (Eliza Dushku) becomes good friends with her and helps her out, while the rest of her squad is unsure what to think of either of them. The routines are great, I was so impressed to hear that none of main characters had been into cheerleading before. I would tell anyone to watch it just for the routine, but there's much more to the movie than that. The jokes, the catch phrases, and the cheers are so creative and funny that you'll be repeating them for days! Believe me - I know. However, you must get the DVD version because you have to see the deleted scenes and the extended scenes. The extended scenes who how mean Big Red really is. It's so funny! What are you waiting for? JUST GET IT ALREADY!!
Rating:
Summary: Rad Movie!
Review: Bring It On! This move was rad! I loved. Kirsten Dunst yet again did an awesome job, and the cheers won't bad at all. This movie showed that cheerleaders aren't ALWAYS stuck up snotty chicks. This movie is not a great family movie, though. Kirsten Dunst and Elisa D. were great together, and add the hot guy, Jesse Bradford, you gots a awesome movie! I would suggest for everyone to see this rad video! And, also San Diego rocks! Its rad that they taped this video in my hometown. Its awesome.
Rating: 
Summary: The perfect Sunday afternoon lounger
Review: If you're looking for a film that will intrigue you, surprise you, or stimulate your intellect, Bring It On may not be your movie of choice. But if you are just looking for a fun, coming of age no-brainer you most likely will get a kick out of it. The storyline is simple and the writing mediocre at best, but the actresses keep you interested simply because of their electric and almost seductive presence. Kirsten Dunst's performance is no more or less than her previous endeavors, but she shows weaknesses where she is supposed to portray a harder, "tough-girl" side. Eliza Dushku steals the show. Once she was thrown into the story, I couldn't keep my eyes off her. Her character, however, undergoes an unlikely transformation from a goth-esque tough-girl to your every-day high school teen girl. That aside, the movie is worth watching to see these young starlets perform, including the few but refreshing appearances by Dunst's hilarious little brother. And guys, be careful - it's very easy to fall in love with both Kirsten Dunst and Eliza Dushku...
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