BMX Bandits

The acting was bad. The stunts were obviously done by doubles. The action was completely unbelievable (I loved the magical off-screen use only tracking and teleportation device in the bad guys car) the story and plot were thin and full of holes.I loved it.This is exactly the cheesy flick kids love to veg out on. There's nothing too complicated to comprehend, just one scene poorly connected to the next.For those of you with the up-tight American "proper" mindset some of the dialog is a little racier than would be allowed in a modern G, maybe PG feature. No real dirty words, just the occasional sexual dialog that just a little over the line for the strong conservative mindset that I'm guessing is completely in the clear for Australia during the early 80's when this was shot. It's not Disney clean, but might be just within Dreamworks clean.

Lots of BMX biking, hijinks, Nicole Kidman's curly hair and era fashions. Did a pandemic zoom watch with adults and kids and everyone had fun

The director of this movie is also responsible for Escape 2000(aka Thatcher Death Camp), Day of the Panther, Dead-End Drive-In, Leprechaun 4, Demonstone, and a handful of other movies that are slowly being released on DVD. His movies are often more complex than meets the eye, but for those who want to just zone out with their nightly movie in a Joe Bob Briggs/ "movies for guys who like movies", 80s and 90s action-packed kind of way, this man is the director for you! I'd bet anyone who appreciated some of John Carpenter's masterpieces (Halloween, Escape From New York, The Thing, and They Live) as well as fans of that special blend of unintentional humor and over-the-top violence that can be found in movies such as Universal Soldier, Terminator 1, Total Recall, The Killer, etc. would really appreciate this director's capabilities. I'd highly recommend this or Escape 2000 as an introduction to one of the most underappreciated action movie directors of our time.

The movie is a australia based BMX bike movie. The DVD appears to be a direct copy from a VHS version. The picture is grainy and the sound is ok but it is widescreen. there is no visual problems with the movie and the sound is good. Neither are digital remastered caliber.the movie is about three BMXers that stumble upon radios that bank robbers need for their next job. the movie is set as PG, fun for the whole family.I give it a 4 star becasue of the picture and sound quality but at this price it's hard to argue.

I've never seen tge movie till now I didn't know what to expect but hell Tarantino said it's a movie to see if ur into bmx or the goonies lol it had everything similar an adventure some comedy Nicole Kidman lol even though she was 16 in this film and for her first film role she did a great job and I liked the ending aswell it was awesome. Gotta love the classic cult movies with corny 80's music and cool OG bmx bikes and some stunts in-between lol . So if u haven't seen this movie I recommend it to young and old especially if u grew up when this cane out in 83 so find it! buy it! and watch it! Or if ur reading this u already found it lol.

Great hard to find film!!

Please note that the people here complaining about the poor quality of this movie are NOT talking about this latest release of the film. The new version is in anamorphic widescreen, and is flawless.I have seen previous versions of the film, and they all had distorted full-screen pictures. That has been corrected, and the movie looks terrific.As for the movie itself, it is a lot of fun, and seeing Nicole Kidman at 15 is a treat. This is a kids movie that adults will enjoy as much as the young ones will. Highly recommended.

I found this movie enjoyable even though it is definitely dated by the stars and the subject. I would watch this again as it is more wholesome then most new movies Hollywood is giving us today. I watch for family oriented movies with a good to great storyline and then sit down for an evening with my grandchildren. We discuss some of the moral issues of old and new. Time to revisit character behavior and reset out children in a new direction in life from all the trash that lurks and comes into our homes through the TV.

This is a story of how 2 boys and a girl (a young Nicole Kidman) try to foil a robbery in Australia.The acting isn't the best and the BMX stunts could be better.(A recent cycling magazine thought it was one of the worst cycling films made.I wouldn't go as far as to say that).Adults probably wouldn't find the simplistic storyline too challenging.However it is light hearted fun and I would recommend it for children.

Took me right back to watching it as a kid in the Eighties; the film that first inspired me to get out on my bmx and start doing tricks etc. It was amazing to watch it back with my kids 99 and 8 years old) who are at the age I was when i used to watch it repeatedly. A nostalgic classic.

Cheesy but that's because I remember it first time round and was delighted to buy this for my fiance who restores old skool BMX's. Great wee flick for a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Great movie just like classics as ET, Goonies etc... if you're from the 70's or early 80's this is for you.

Nicole Kidman at her finest.Loved it when I was a kid, still love it in my mid-forties.But I do like Killer Klowns From Outer Space, too...

Awesome dvd, fast next day delivery