Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

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!!!!!

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.

Michael_Elliott BMX Bandits (1983) ** (out of 4) This Australian kids film turned a good profit when it was first released and gathered a small cult following but the majority of people are mainly going to know it for featuring a very young Nicole Kidman in one of her earliest roles. In the film, BMX riders (David Argue, John Ley) and their new friend (Kidman) get caught up with a bunch of bad guys who mean them harm and of course the police are too stupid to figure things out. There's really not much plot to BMX BANDITS but I'm sure fans of the bike will enjoy this little adventure fantasy a lot more than your average viewer. The 1980s were full of films like this that were aimed at children to try and get them to use their imagination. In America we got films like THE GOONIES so I think we got the better end of the stick. This film is certainly far from horrid and I'll at least give director Brian Trenchard-Smith credit for keeping the film moving at a very good pace from start to finish. As silly and stupid as the plot gets, there's no doubt that the director handles it in a good fashion and manages to make the film a lot more bearable than most directors would have. In fact, I could see the majority of directors reading the script and doing it for no other reason than money, they didn't have anything else on their plate or just doing it to try and get to something bigger and better. Again, at least making the film look professional and keeping it moving is a major plus in my book and the director should be happy with that. The performances are all pretty mixed at best but I'd say that the majority of them are unimpressive. As for Kidman, you'd certainly never look at this performance as a clear hint of a future Oscar-winner but she's cute enough and charming enough. Plus, today you get the charm of seeing an Oscar-winner in such an early role and this adds more fun to it than I'm sure the film had when it was originally released. With all of that said, this is still a pretty silly film that just doesn't have enough plot to keep it entertaining throughout. I'm sure young kids will have fun with the bikes and the adventure but everyone else should probably just stay away.

rikosheavr4 Fond childhood memories of this film were strong enough for a re-watch. Now in my early 30's I can appreciate the nuances of BMX Bandits. The story is original and the setting of Australia is ideal. Nicole Kidman shows her early magical acting skills and the two young lead actors are equally engaging.The story follows Two teenage boys and one young girl (Kidman) trying to get enough money by any crazy scheme to fund their BMX passion. They get involved by accident with some bank robbers and the story unfolds. A reasonable family film with little to no bad language or nudity. SOme good Australian humour and a very early 80's feel. Do not expect a high budget film with fancy stunts and explosions as you will be very disappointed.