6.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
When Destiny, captain of three-time national champions "The Rebels," is challenged to a global cheer showdown by an edgy new team called "The Truth," Cheer Goddess, the internet's most popular "Cheer-lebrity," organizes a virtual battle for squads from all around the world. It seems like the whole world wants to take down Destiny and her team, and they just might succeed, unless Destiny can rise to the challenge, set her ego aside and figure out who her real friends are.
Starring: Vivica A. Fox, Cristine Prosperi, Jordan Rodrigues, Sophie Vavasseur, Gia Lodge-O'MeallyComedy | 100% |
Teen | 48% |
Romance | 41% |
Sport | 24% |
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
Spanish: DTS 5.1
French: DTS 5.1
English SDH, French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
UV digital copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
The Twittersphere invades cheerleading in Bring it On: Worldwide #Cheersmack, the sixth film in the franchise that began with the hit 2000 film that made cheerleaders bad girls and cheerleading a cutthroat competition. Things are a bit more social now, 17 years later, and with hashtags (remember when they were the pound sign the push-button phone?) the new lip service. Physical cheerleading takes a backseat to online smackdowns, where likes and followers and data are more important than nailing that backflip or building that pyramid, though the two certainly go hand-in-hand when it's the Internet that serves as the collective judge for the final showdown between several different cheerleading outfits, though of course only two really matter and only one has a legit shot at winning the title.
#Smackdown.
Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack features a spunky 1080p transfer, one that's brightly colored and buoyant. Colors leap off the screen, all of them well saturated, cheerful, complimentary of the movie's breezy style. Whether cheer uniforms, practice gyms, or complex graffiti, the Blu-ray never fails to dazzle with its diverse and detailed coloring. Textural qualities impress as well. Skin textures are particularly complex in close-up revealing fine lines and bumps with ease. Uniforms and urban environments come complexly and effortlessly detailed as well. Image clarity is outstanding; it's sharp as a tack and even as it's a bit digital-smooth, there's no shortage of impressively defined areas. Black levels are deep and accurate, notably during "The Truth" videos where lower light and black clothes define their scenes. Noise is almost always evident, reduced in low light but never quite going away. Extremely mild banding and aliasing are there for those who care to look that closely to really notice, but neither are ever bothersome or troublesome. Fans will be happy with this presentation.
Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack comes unsurprisingly aggressive. The cheerleaders perform to a number of spunky and bass-intensive tunes that push the sound system rather hard. Clarity remains even in the most aggressively dominant moments. Stage width and surround implementation are well balanced and the subwoofer is sure to get a workout. Music is certainly the dominant factor. Environmental ambience is rather limited and sound effects beyond some exaggerated-for-effect falls when a cheerleader misses his or her mark are about it. Dialogue rules when the music stops, and it's presented efficiently and accurately with quality prioritization and natural placement in the front center channel speaker.
Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack contains a trio of featurettes and a gag reel. A UV/iTunes digital copy code is included with purchase.
Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack may be the most social media-friendly film ever made. Hashtags and likes and views and whatnot play a critical role in the story, but so too does heart, redemption, adaptation, and friendship. And yet there's nothing new here. Despite the movie being built around Twitter, it's completely predictable and even the cheer routines merely satisfy genre requirements; there's nothing that audiences haven't seen before either physically or dramatically. It plays well enough, has a few enjoyable moments and a couple of decent romances, but it's otherwise a midline DTV film in a franchise that by all rights should be put to bed but will probably continue to thrive for some time. Universal's Blu-ray release comes as-exected. A few supplements flank rock-solid video and audio. Recommended to franchise fans.
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