It's hard to believe that any movie industry professionals were actually associated with straight-to-video production "Bring It On Again" (2004). Although a sequel, it is more like a really painful blend of "Revenge of the Nerds" and "Cadet Kelly".

Despite the warnings I actually watched my soon to be re-gifted DVD. Anne Judson-Yager (who looks like Reese Witherspoon plus 30 pounds) plays new college freshman and aspiring cheerleader Whittier Smith. She and her friend Monica (Faune A. Chambers) pass the audition and come under the scrutiny of sadistic head cheerleader Tina Hammersmith (Bree Turner). They soon tire of life under Tina and form a rival cheerleading squad of fine arts students and campus radicals. Despite a host of available movie stereotypes the screenwriter can't seem to figure out how to portray this crowd and you actually feel embarrassed for the actors who must deal with these portions of her script. Production design, style, and unity are apparently unknown elements to director Damon Santostefano (unsuccessfully seeking work since making this movie) and the whole thing seems randomly thrown together. It must have been an assembly nightmare for the editor, who may or may not share some of the blame- it's hard to tell.

I'm at somewhat of a loss as to the target demographic for "Bring It On Again". These things tend to be pitched to producers for their sexploitation potential. And in this case they could at least count on a pre-sold sexploitation audience of original "Bring It On" fans. But the only tie with the original is the subject of cheerleading and those looking for sexploitation elements will be disappointed.

My guess is that the target audience is actually preteen girls. The script is certainly on that age and sophistication level. The male members of the cast appear to have been selected for their looks (certainly not their acting skills) while the female members are a dreary looking bunch (although their limited acting skills are well-matched with those of the male cast). When your leading lady looks like Judson-Yager and your only really pretty actress is cast as the cheer squad's towel girl; alarm bells should start sounding for those outside this target demographic. I bet the producers wish that they had heard those bells and monitored this project a little closer.

Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

I actually liked this movie quite a bit. It wasn't better than the first one, but sequels rarely are.

In this movie, we're moving from high school to college. Where the stakes are even higher. Whittier has just started college. And she's been dreaming of getting on the cheerleading squad, The Stingers, along with her best friend Monica. But after getting on the team, they find out that the head captain, Tina, is a raging b**tch. So they eventually quite the squad. They then start their own squad, with all the people who were in clubs, that got shut down. Like the drama club and the ballet club. That money went to the cheerleading squad instead. So they were happy to help. Since only one cheerleading squad can represent the school, the Stingers go up against the Renegades to battle for the spot.

Overall, I give this movie a 7 out of 10.

It is the first direct-to-video sequel of Bring It On that tells the story of Whittier who arrives at a fictional state college in California with the hopes of joining the national champion varsity cheerleading team.Despite having no direct relationship from the first film,it provides another attempt to tell a story about cheerleading.

Apparently,the it isn't as good as the first film.Also,the cast aren't well-known to the viewer as well.Added to that,the characters aren't as charming nor likable nor is the story interesting nor compelling to the viewer.The cheers presented aren't also as good as the first one despite the fact that the setting is in college instead of high school.Overall,it simply capitalizes on the popularity of the first film and the need for more movies about cheerleading.