Bring It On

The plot involves two cheerleading squads, the Rancho Carne High School Toros and the East Compton Clovers. Once newly elected captain Torrance Shipmen (Kirsten Dunst) finds her national champion squad has been stealing routines from the Clovers, she does everything in her power to lead her squad to victory in an honest way.\n"Bring It On" is good for two different types of audiences. It's great for cheerleaders because, essentially, it's about this "sport." The movie is also good for anti-cheerleaders and people who believe the concept is annoying and pointless. The movie pokes so much fun at the spunky blondes in short skirts, it actually fills the audience with laughter.\nThe commentary by director Peyton Reed is interesting but nothing incredible. What is impressive are Universal's animated anecdotes, "Did You Know That?" It's the same concept as VH1's "Pop-Up Video," pointing out useless but entertaining facts. Some are about the actors and filming, but the majority are about cheerleading in general. The facts are not the point here. It's the ingenuity of coming up with this idea because not too many DVDs have done this, but all should.\nThe deleted scenes are nothing special, but what is good is that Reed introduces each one individually and explains why he decided to take out the portion in question. There are some extended scenes as well, and it's a good thing Reed decided to cut those scenes. \nAnother added feature, for the guys mostly, is the never-before-seen home video of the "Car Wash Scene." This is exactly what it sounds like. Some hot teenage cheerleaders, played by "of-age" actresses, washing cars in tight bikinis. DVDs are indeed a great invention.\nEven though it sounds bad, the movie is actually funny. Some might see it because of Dunst touting pom-pons, but don't do it for that reason. Watch it for newcomer Missy (Eliza Dushku) -- because she's way hotter.