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intereact!Actors: Rini Bell, Nicole Bilderback, Jesse Bradford, Kirsten Dunst, and Eliza Dushku
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Retail Price (not our price): $14.98
Release Date: 2001-02-13
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Studio: Universal Studios
Run Time: 99 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Discs: 1
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
Sunny, happy Torrance (Kirsten Dunst) is the new leader of the Toros, the cheerleading squad of Rancho Carne, an affluent San Diego high school that has lousy football players but one hell of a cheerleading team. National champions, they're the ones who bring in the bodies to the football games with their award-winning moves and sassy grace, and they're poised to take their sixth national cheer title. Torrance's new reign as cheer queen, though, is cut short when she discovers that her snotty, duplicitous forerunner was regularly stealing routines from the East Compton Clovers, the hip-hop influenced cheerleaders of a poor inner city school, and passing them off as the original work of the Toros. Scrambling to come up with a new routine for the Toros--and do the right thing by giving the Clovers their due--Torrance butts heads with the proud and understandably wary Isis (Gabrielle Union), the leader of the Clovers, who wants nothing to do with a rich blond white girl, but does want to get her squad to the championships. Problem is, only one team can take home the national title. Who's it gonna be? An unexpected box-office hit in the late summer of 2000, Bring It On is a smart, snappy teen comedy that bristles with good cheer (literally) and lively, down-to-earth characters. The story may be fairly predictable (who's going to win the big championship?), but director Peyton Reed and screenwriter Jessica Bendinger have fleshed out their characters with formidable strength and provided them with sharp dialogue. Dunst is a radiant comedian, projecting warmth, determination, sincerity, and a sublime airheadedness, and Union is an impressive dancer and counterpart to Dunst, matching her admirably despite her limited onscreen time. An excellent young supporting cast rounds out the film, most notably Eliza Dushku (Faith of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Jesse Bradford (Steven Soderbergh's King of the Hill) as siblings new to Rancho Carne, who become Torrance's best friend and potential new boyfriend, respectively. All in all, a pleasantly surprising and intelligent teen movie. Don't miss the opening sequence, a hilarious send-up of all those high school cheerleading routines you had to sit through at boring pep rallies. --Mark Englehart
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5
1) "Ice cold." 2 stars. [Rating: 2 out of 5]
I love to hate this damn movie. Sure it was nice and pleasant the first two go rounds but now I'm sick of it. I'd rather watch any of the Spider-Man movies twice than this load of bullocks.I appreciate it because Blaque a fun R&B-Pop band that is in hiding these days, Elisha and Gabrielle are in it. But that's not enough.It's cheesy, and just plain stupid. A few studs are also in it which is cool. But that's where the fun ends.Cover Art: C+Story: C+Characters: B-Comedic Value: DLength: D-Overall: D-2 stars.2) This movie is the poo; take a big whiff... [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I've seen `Bring it On' maybe six times in the past six months. I seem to catch it every time it's on television and I can't help myself but watch it through. It's one of those teen comedies that just works on every level. It's fresh, funny, smart and entertaining from the start to the finish, even when it's at its corniest. The routines are impressive, the acting is superb (when compared with the average acting chops of teen stars) and the script is downright hilarious. Sure there are plenty of teen sports comedies out there but `Bring it On' is truly ahead of the pack when it comes to delivering top notch entertainment every step of the way.The film opens with Torrance Shipmen being handed position of head cheerleader. It's what she's always dreamed of but it's much more difficult than she imagined. On her first day she instructs her squad in a pyramid that ends up costing them a player (when she is injured) and thus they have to hold auditions to fill her spot. That's when they meet Missy Pantone, a new student who despises the whole cheerleader mentality but tries out for the team because the school has no gymnastics team. Missy just so happens to be "the poo" and so Torrance gives her the spot with no reservations. With Missy though comes a sudden and devastating reality. She informs Torrance that their routines, the routines the former head cheerleader hand selected and taught to the squad, are in fact stolen routines from a rival school, a school that up until this year has never been able to compete in the national cheerleading competitions. Torrance is now faced with not only the moral issue of using the stolen routines but also the task of creating a whole new fresh routine. The film is filled with funny dialog and hilarious characters. Kirsten Dunst proves herself here. She is truly one gifted actress who can deliver in comedy as well as drama. I'm stunned at her lack of an Oscar nomination, for with powerful performances in films like `The Virgin Suicides' as well as `Marie Antoinette' you would almost assume she has multiple nominations to her name. She is far from your typical `Jessica Alba', she actually has talent.The rest of the cast is impressive as well. Most impressive would have to be Gabrielle Union who plays rival head cheerleader Isis. I just adore Gabrielle and only wish she would select some more meaty roles for herself. She constantly delivers in somewhat thankless films. It would be nice to see her really excel in something worthy of her talent. Newcomer Eliza Dushku also does great here as Missy. Sadly, much like Gabrielle, Eliza has yet to really follow this up with anything worth mentioning, which is sad since she steals scene after scene here. Jesse Bradford shows some potential, and he has a few decent films in his resume as of now, but in the end this is a `chick flick' and thus the `chicks' involved definitely outshine Bradford.So, if you're a fan of the genre or a fan of comedies in general and want to see a smart one with sharp and witty dialog then `Bring it On' may just be your cup of tea. I just adore it and highly recommend it with no reservations.3) Yes it's about cheerleaders but its quite good [Rating: 4 out of 5]
You know you are not going to get "King Lear" when you watch a film about cheerleaders, nevertheless this film is better than you might expect."Bring It On" has got plenty of humour and energy, and even a few nice messages about personal integrity and playing hard but fair. The cast is game led by Kirsten Dunst who is excellent as the earnest captain of the cheerleading team. A very well made film of its type. Followed by two sequels (so far).4) Fired Up and Ready! [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Bring it on! Bring it on is a really good movie. I really enjoy it. It is about cheerleaders that have competitions against each other. I think I like this movie because I am a cheerleader and I am planning on being a cheerleader all the way through collage. So I watch the movie so that I can get an idea of what I will be doing. Because they are high school cheerleaders and are more experienced.If you are a cheerleader or are going to be one you should really watch this movie. This movie is rated pg-13, it has a lot of cussing and arguing in it so little kid's probably shouldn't watch it. In the beginning of the movie big red picks captain. I have a goal for high school. It is to be the captain of the cheerleading squad. I really enjoy cheerleading. I have been a cheerleader since [..]. Okay back to the movie. There are two main cheerleading squads that have the most competition between each other. The Clovers and the Toros. The Clovers don't like the Toro's because when big red was the captain she stole the Clovers routines because the Clovers never had enough money to go to competition. But close to the end of the movie the Clovers got enough money to go. I liked that part because I know how I feel's to be ready to go to competition they not be able to. You are probably like how would you know. Well this year was our first year to get to go to competition, and then a bunch of the cheerleader's parents complained to the principle, about how hard our coaches had been pushing us to get us ready. So he told our coaches that we couldn't go. But I'm encouraging you to watch this movie. If you are a cheerleader or want to be a cheerleader. But first make sure its okay with your parents because it is rated pg-13 and has a lot of cursing and drama. Also if you want to be a cheerleader but you don't like drama I would advise you not to be because there is a lot of drama in cheerleading. By:Meg5) Cheerleaders [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Look out Kirsten Dunst. Here's Eliza Dushku! She took this movie, along with a great cast.