Cubussoli
Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Aneesa Wardle
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Calum Hutton
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
Portia Hilton
Blistering performances.
gottaluvlinda
I watched this again with my twin brother today! We are 41 and it's been at least 30 years since I've seen it!OMGOSH, SO much fun and well worth watching it again if only for the laughs and nostalgia!!! We were obsessed with BMX bikes and building fancy bike tracks on our farm as kids and I swear it was because of this movie!!!!! Once those three put on their 'uniforms' it all came back to me!!!! We totally enjoyed watching this piece of Aussie cinematic history again!!!OK, true, the acting isn't that great, although you can see even here Nicole Kidman has 'it'. It's a complete laugh these days seeing what scrapes our BMXers get up to as they run from dodgy stupid robbers (it IS a kids movie) who, predictably, stuff up so bad u can only ROFL from laughing. BMX/car chases, foam, flour fights, hilarious walkie talkie conversations, dumb cops, cool BMX kids and riding and stunts (that my brother perfected)... it has it all!!!!If you are seeing this for the first time ever, keep your expectations LOW. If you are seeing it for nostalgic reasons like us, you will love it!!!!!
Benjamin Harrison
This is the movie Mad Max: Fury Road could've been. Well, I mean, you know, it's pretty good, anyway. Better than its IMDb average score would suggest, I'd say. Who cares if it's not actually gritty and convincing? It's a kids movie! It's a fun ol' adventure! Plus, the sixteen year-old Nicole Kidman (in her Big Screen Debut, no less) is terrific. Why not watch it? Huh? Why not? Yeah, see? You can't answer me, can you? I thought as much.
Wizard-8
"BMX Bandits" has built up somewhat of a cult over the years, the obvious reason being that it involves BMX enthusiasts, as well as the fact that a pre-fame Nicole Kidman is one of the stars. However, I don't think it can be called a good film. While it was made for theaters, the movie constantly has a visual appearance that makes it look like it was made for television. There is also a bit less BMX racing than you might think - after a few minutes of it at the beginning of the movie, there is no more for the next half hour. And while the director tried to pump up the BMX sequences with carefully selected camera angles, it doesn't hide the fact that the BMX racing and stunt work isn't very exciting. But I'm not the target audience. Kids will probably like this movie a lot more than I did, though I think even they will find the movie has more than its share of slow spots.
airons1972
This may be interesting to fans of this movie. Most of the movie was filmed in Manly, NSW, Australia which is a coastal town not far from Sydney. A ferry ride across sydney harbour away, in fact.The BMX track at the end of the movie, just before the credits roll is actually Hickeys Lane BMX track which was located in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.Penrith is a city west of Sydney and I lived there from 1984 to 1989. I have fond memories of riding my BMX at Hickeys Lane and it's great to actually see it in a movie.If you play the BMX track part of the movie slowly, you can see the Blue Mountains in the background behind the park.In the end credits there is a thank you message to Western Sydney BMX Club. Penrith now has a new BMX track and from what I have read on the internet, Hickeys Lane BMX track is no longer in use.Regards,Ashley Irons
