SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

I love this movie! It's got a plot, good skating, and its entertaining.What more could you ask for. It is just your typical 80's movie and personally, I think those are the best kind. If you don't like it, maybe you should try suspending disbelief. That usually works for me.My recommendation...Check it out if you need something to do late at night and you're tired of watching all of the normal blockbusters that come out these days.

this is a great movie...........slater before he so blatantly rips off jack nicholson. the k-mart skateboards are a laugh as is the scene in the plane when the guys are sticking skateboard type stickers all over it. i used to draw that rat symbol on my desk at school all the time. and i never knew tony hawk was in it.....but i am lame. in fact it must have been lame for tony as he doesn't do any skating in this movie at all. he drives a red utility with an old pizza hut roof on it (u have to see the movie just for the pizza car) and according to the credits he doesn't perform any of the stunts nor is he listed as a "skater" the story line is a bit "dads film" for a skate board movie which conflicts with the whole alienated teen thing however with some things, the more over the top the better.

This is the story of a young confused high school punk who loses his adopted Vietnamese brother to a couple of gun runners. What is he to do? Well he could figure out who these people are and when he's frustrated, he could just skateboard while he's pissed. To lighten things up, he could hit on his dead brothers girlfriend.There are many famous skaters who lent their abilities to this film. This does rank above the break dancing movies ('Breakin'')and the evil dancing movies ('Footloose' and 'Dirty Dancing') of the eighties, but I don't think it comes close to bike movies ('Rad' and 'The Dirtbike Kid')

This is my favourite film ever. From when I first saw it on Sky when I was 9 I have been hooked on it! And after a 8 year search to find it on Video and now DVD I own it on both formats! The film is really enjoyable if you get past the slightly lame plot, but it does contain some really cool skating sequences and some of the dialougue is cool. Especially the line about when Brian wanted to be a vet so he could look after cows long enough to make them into hambugers! Overall my favourite film and one I hope I never tire of seeing!