5.9 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
The feisty East Coast Jets have ruled the Cheer Camp Championships with spunk and attitude for the past few years. Now the spirited West Coast Sharks think they have the right moves and grooves to be crowned top squad. But when cheertastrophe strikes and their dreams of taking home the top prize are in jeopardy, the leaders of both squads realize they'll have to work together and bring it on like never before!
Starring: Ashley Benson, Cassandra Scerbo, Michael Copon, Jennifer Tisdale, Anniese Taylor DendyComedy | 100% |
Romance | 60% |
Teen | 37% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
The Bring It On films have never been much for innovation but rather bending formula and borrowing ideas in an effort to spruce up what are generally facsimile core stories populated by new but interchangeable faces. In It to Win It, the fourth film in the franchise and the third direct to video sequel, follows the original, the first DTV follow-up, and All or Nothing and precedes Bring It On: Fight to the Finish and Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack. And its core is largely indistinguishable from the others, following two rival cheer squads with different backgrounds, shared goals, and largely equal skill that must come together when disaster strikes in an effort to salvage a cheer competition held at the beautiful Universal Orlando Resort.
Bring It On: In It to Win It's 1080p transfer definitely "wins it." Like its two predecessors that released on Blu-ray the same day -- Again and All or Nothing -- In It to Win It looks very good. The image retains its natural grain structure, which is pronounced but not to an excessive degree. It's complimentary and the image is resultantly dynamically filmic. Details are crisp and effortlessly revealing. Viewers will note endlessly complex skin details in close-up. Hair flows freely with attention paid to individual strands. Clothes are nicely defined and very crisp, and sand seen poolside near film's start appears naturally complex and tactile, as it does during an impromptu dance-off in chapter three. Various ground, structures, rides, and other details around the theme park are super sharp. Colors are spirited and lively. Blues and reds pop with impressive saturation and depth. Natural greens shine. Skin tones appear true and black levels don't struggle in either direction. This is a very sharp and highly enjoyable image. Print wear is minimal and encode flaws are few. Fans will be thrilled.
Bring It On: In It to Win It's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack delivers a generally good and spirited listen. The track is never wanting for more spacing and movement than it has on offer. Cheer sequences are of course the most prominent and dominant sonic element, boasting good stage width and depth and plenty of activity, particularly as music spills through the stage with impressive push. Roller coasters roll through with satisfying weight and rush at the amusement park while more general park din, mostly in the form of crowd chatter, is nice and filling. Background beats at an exterior dance in chapter four nicely filter through the stage. Dialogue is, for the mot part, well balanced and nicely executed, but there are moments when it comes across as a little shallow, such as during a TV interview right out of the gate at around the four-minute mark.
Bring It On: In It to Win It contains a handful of bonuses which must be accessed in-film via the pop-up menu. No top menu is included. No
DVD or digital versions are included. This release does not ship with a slipcover.
Give it to Bring It On: In It to Win It for at least openly representing its influences, for wearing its source on its sleeve (and on the letters emblazoned on the front of the cheerleaders' uniforms) and not hiding behind any pretenses of being anything other than a modern cheerleader-centric take on West Side Story. The movie is rather flat, though, weighed down by the same tired Bring It On themes and narrative propellants. It is watchable at its most fundamental level, but it's also the least of the first four films. Universal's Blu-ray, however, is quite good, at least in terms of its A/V presentation. Video is actually great, sound is more than capable, and the extras, even as they're just ports from the DVD, should satisfy those wishing to learn more about the movie and, mostly, its dance moves. Fans can buy with confidence.
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