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The opening Cheerleading sequence in Bring it On is a perfect example of such a thing.  (the use of subtitles is strongly suggested for repeated viewings as it's even funnier when you can Read what they Cheer.... I found the same thing with South Park : B.L.U ..Cass can back me up here :))

Torrance (Kirsten Dunst) is in her final year of high school and has just been nominated as Head Cheerleader of the school team, the Torros.   Her first day on the job ends in disaster as Big Carver, one of the cheerleaders, falls and breaks more than her leg during a "wolf wall" one of the hardest human pyramids a cheerleader can do.  So Torrance isn't off to a good start in her new role, and now they have to find a replacement for Big Carver.
During Auditions they find the perfect candidate in Missy an ex gymnast (Eliza Duchk..aka Faith from TV's Buffy). 
After Missy gets off on the wrong foot with the Torros two bitchiest cheerleaders Whitney (Nicole Bilderback) and Courtney(Clare Kramer...aka Glory from TV's Buffy), she decides cheerleading isn't for her.  Torrance tries to convince her to give it a go, but when Missy discovers that the Torro's ex-head Cheerleader Big Red () had been ripping off their Cheers from The East Compton High "Clovers" (unbeknownst to ANYONE else on the team, including Torrance)), things take a turn for the worst as the Torro's now have to come up with a new batch of Cheers for them to compete in the the big Cheer-off!

With it's tongue planted firstly in it's cheek, Bring it on shows us the world of Cheerleading Valley Girl Style :)

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VIDEO
"I'm sexy I'm Cute I'm Popular to boot!"
This is quite an eye popping Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer and the Colours just leap of the screen.  Overall the image is incredibly clean and sharpness in nearly all instances is excellent, which leads to great image depth.
With the Torro's uniforms primarily being red, they look intense. (this movie has been transferred from an Interpositive and they tend to push the pinks and red a little more).  Fleshtones are uniformly very good, and you certainly can't say this transfer is in any way undersaturated. 
Black level is very good and never wavers throughout the course of the film. 
The only real letdown is the few instances of MPEG Artifacting, etc. (thankfully they're not too nasty and are only a minor deterrent)
Nasty #1 is during chapter 9 at around 29:24 as Missy is doing her little dance in her cheerleaders outfit.   (it's exceptionally quick being only a single frame or two)
Nasty #2 occurs at the very start of Ch 10 which is the car wash sequence.  (you see the picture break up for a few frames as the character Les is walking across screen with his video camera)
Nasty #3 is during chapter 16 at around 66:22  Torrance is talking to her dad.   (the image jitters a little)

Split over 2 layers of an RSDL DVD the layer change occurs at the start of Chapter 16.  unfortunately the sound cue of the door slamming runs over both shots and so it cut midway, and as a result is a tad noticeable. (how I look forward to the day were DVD players have decent memory buffers)

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AUDIO
"Say it with me now.... SPIRIT FINGERS"
Holy Dooly!  The Dolby Digital 5.1 mix on this DVD is something to be heard!  Given the premise of the movie, one wouldn't expect much in the audio department, but you'd be sooo wrong :)  This is an awesome sound mix.   It's incredibly Dynamic, Surround usage is very well utilised, and never under or over done.  Bass Attack is tight clean fast and furious (mostly confined to the cheerleading routines) and dialogue is always clean and clear (it's only on occasions that the audio sounds a little too post-dubbed) 
English Subtitles are provided.

It's just a fun-fun mix with some terrific music and songs.

I should point out the USA release of this Movie carries a DTS 5.1 Track and I'd expect it to have some improvements even over our excellent 448kbps encoded Dolby Digital Mix.   (our version unfortunately missed out on the DTS track simply due to disc space limitations).

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EXTRAS
"What Are you doing?"  ..... "Making money from guys Oogling at my goodies"

• Animated Menus with Music  they look and sound great
• Running Audio Commentary with Director Peyton Reed   Good comm track with lotsa little bits of info
• Spotlight on Location Featurette  aaaah...much better than those 6 minute jobbies...
• Deleted Scenes  10 scenes cut from the film, with director intros for...runs just under 14 minutes total
• Extended Scenes  3 extended scenes with director intro (the stripper routine will no doubt be the one repeated the most here :))
• WardRobe and Makeup test  a 40 second montage of wardrobe and makeup tests.  (with the "we are cheerleaders" theme)
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Never-Before-Seen-Home Movie of the Carwash Scene   shot on 8mm film.  backed with te song by Rufus King
• Music Video "as if" by Blaque  the thee members of music group Blaque (playing Lava, Lenelope and Lafred in teh movie) did a little song
• Cast and Crew Bios
• Easter Egg While the region 1 DVD has only the director bite, we've also got a photo gallery as part of the easter egg
  The hidden icon can be found (highlight this next section) on the 2nd Special Features Page by Left Clicking to Highlight the Torros logo on Torrance's Arm [end of hidden text]
• Dolby Digital Rain Trailer

I took a chance and saw this at the cinemas and within about 30 seconds of the hilarious opening music dance number new exactly what I was in for.  Taken in the right vein you will LOVE this movie.  It's one of the best "teen comedies" to have been released in years and have been served up very nicely on DVD. ... Go Team Go!!!

Review Equipment
TV: Pioneer SD-T50W1 (16:9 RPTV)
DVD: Pioneer DV717  (using RGB outputs)
Receiver : Denon AVC-A1SE THX Ultra (Dolby Surround EX, DTS-ES Discrete)
Speakers:-
     Mains: Quadral Amun
     Centre: B&W CDMC-SE
     Surrounds Left/Right: M&K SS500 (Dipole)
     Surrounds Back : Polk RT/fx (Diplole)
     Subby: M&K V125 

- Reviewed 13th July 2001

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