Bring It On

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Summary: A fun movie
Review: Two words: Eliza Dushku

She is the glue that holds this movie together--rising above the obnoxiousness of her fellow actors/actresses. But this a DVD review, so...

The picture quality is pretty much flawless: no edge enhancement (as far as I could tell) and had a film-ish look to it.

The sound was average for a DVD of that day: Nice, but not a match for anything recent.

Extras: The commentary is vaguely interesting, but gets very boring at times.

The fact track is kitchy, but wears out its welcome quickly.

The Carwash extra was lame, as is the 'production notes' included in the menu.

The trailer was average, but it does include a pretty cool song from Aqua, so it's a nice addition.

To summarize:

Worth the price. Purchase...soon.

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Summary: Funny, and cute...
Review: But, WAY too stereotypical. Just try this teen flick. I think you'll like it. And any parent that isnt completely overprotective will let there 11+ year olds watch it.

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Summary: I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!
Review: I put "Bring it on" on almost every night! It is a fabulous movie that has a wonderful and fun cast! When I fist saw the previews for this flick a couple years ago I was quesionable, but when I saw the movie I left very satisfied! This movie makes me happy when I have had a rough day. "Bring it on" has such energy, I bet you'll be wanting to get up and cheer by the end of this movie!!!

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Summary: Pleseantly Suprised
Review: I watched this movie because my Fiance wanted to see it and I didn't think looking at Kirsten Dunst and Elisa Dushku for 2 hours would be a bad thing either. To my surprise this movie was highly entertaining. It's cute, it's perky, it's a bit of a bubble gum pop, feel good flick. Still, there's great snappy dialogue and a good story that's not as predictable or as conflicting as you may think. Elisa and Kirsten have good chemistry as friends and the other actors on the team are great just as well. The four young lead black actresses, especially Gabrielle Union, do not get enough screen time. They are funny, sharp, gorgeous and they really know their stuff. A sequel could be made to focus on them alone. I highly recommend this movie if you are looking for something light and uplifting.

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Summary: A big cheer for this...
Review: This is one of my favorite movies of all time, it's really funny and Kirsten show's a big amount of talent when it comes to comedy, you have to see this, it's not a simple teen movie, in this one you actually have a good time, and the musical sequences are great.

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Summary: THE BEST IDEA FOR A MOVIE SINCE THE GODFATHER!!!!!
Review: Like awesome oh wow like totally freak me out i mean right on the toros sure are number 1.Kirsten Dunst Jesse Bradford Gabrielle Union this movie rocks. It is truly original. I mean have you heard of any other cheerleading movies before this. EXACTLY.

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Summary: Biting social commentary
Review: This movie is excellent and I recommend to everyone open to new perspectives. This movie totally undermines the typical 19th century-victorian-bourgeois worldview and replaces it with a current in-your-face anarcho-lefty perspective that will shatter everything in sight. The clues are subtle, but unmistakable. Its probably a good idea to wear chain mail while watching this movie because the powerful ideas will probably rough you up a little. I am speaking metaphorically, of course, but I don't think my point is lost. Its probably helpful to read up on your Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn before sitting down to this movie.
Best scenes: character inversion of the male cheerleaders and the hapless male football players. What is happening here? Its clearly a political allegory: its time to replace the old guard with a more progressive agenda. Don't forget the missing tooth scene or the vomit scene towards the end. These are straight out of Sir James Frazier's pathbreaking work on anthropology.
Trust me, it is not a coincidence that the male protagonist wears a shirt featuring the 80s punk rock band "The Clash". Watch this film and you will never be the same; it will change your life. It changed mine.

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Summary: A Contemporary Metaphor For The Grapes of Wrath
Review: Not since "War and Peace" has a narrative work so stunningly brought to life, or at least to the imagination, an endeavor so rich, memorable, profound and inspiring as does "Bring It On," a contemporary cinema adaptation (with modifications) of the archetype of American novels, "The Grapes of Wrath." The struggling Joad family has been metaphorically reconstructed as an intrepid group of high school cheerleaders facing one overwhelming adversity after another. The Tom Joad character, herein portrayed by Kirsten Dunst, assumes leadership early in the story, then firmly holds the reins for the rest of the film, overcoming disharmony on the team, the discovery that their prior leader cheated by stealing cheer routines, an unfaithful boyfriend and a devious little brother. The rumor in Hollywood was that Dunst's character, T-T-T-Torrance, was modeled as a combination of "Dominique Francon" and "Dagny Taggart" from, respectively, "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged," and that rumor might have been true though unverifiable. The Joad family's journey to California from Oklahoma was altered into a series of cheerleading competitions. As with "Grapes," "Bring It On" was speckled infrequently with humorous interludes -- the lousy football team, the dumb football players, the vicious team-mates -- but otherwise presented a paragon of film gravitas covering an extremely important social issue: poverty and economic depression (here, however, presented in the form of cheerleading). We see one group of impoverished cheerleaders overcome their financial problems, then win the championship, their leader the "Bring It On" version of the Steinbeck character "the preacher," who evolves from spewing religious sermons to organizing labor strikes and leading a union in furtherance of social justice. One of the out-takes, which wasn't ever filmed or even written, had Torrance delivering the utterly riveting Tom Joad monologue toward the end of the film: "Whenever you see a cheerleading pyramid collapse, I'll be there. Whenever you hear someone shout, 'Burrrrr, it's COLD in here! There must be some Toros in the at-mo-sphere,' I'll be there. Whenever you hear hands clapping, the rustle of pom-poms, fans hollering... I'll be there." (It was feared moviegoers would be weep so profusely at hearing that soliloquy, they might not have been able to recover emotional control in time for the movie's triumphant ending, so Kirsten's "I'll be there" speech was never even composed.)

"Bring It On" features no cameo appearances by famous literary personages such as John Updike, Phillip Roth or Anne Rice, so don't even watch for them. Due to this movie's impact, its achieved standing as the apotheosis of social-message films -- "Bring It On" probably will end up being one of those works of art which actually alters societal thinking, propagating permanant changes in humanity's conduct, such as happened with "The Origin of the Species" -- there is a great likelihood that Kirsten Dunst will never again be able to work in cinema without being regarded as "Torrance." That is, however, the price great thespians sometimes pay for the role of a lifetime.

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Summary: take it home with you !
Review: i love this movie i watch it all the time. it is a great movie to have at home. even the end is great with that MICKEY song. now every one loves that sone i know i do !

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Summary: Dunst at her best
Review: Dunst plays a cheerleader striving to be the best head cheerleader possible while trying to undo the mistakes of the former leader and put up with the annoying gossip and persisting taunts of the other squad members. The movie, while seeming like just another teen movie, was hilarious and enjoyable to watch. It also co-stars Eliza Dushku (WB's Buffy the Vampire's "Faith" and Arnold Schwarzeneggar's daughter in True Lies.) They make a pretty good team. Maybe they'll be in more movies together.