GetPapa Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

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

Lynx_Gen I remember watching this movie years ago around 12-14 -ish years old. I loved it, it was great... I had it recorded to VHS and watched it plenty... now I have been searching for it for a few years to no avail.. Perhaps as some have said, maybe the glamour would be dulled, perhaps the greatness of the action dwarfed by todays magic of cgi and special effects and such, but I am certain I would love it just as much now, as I did back then... its a good enough movie to watch if you have an interest in dirt bikes, and track racing. I recall flashes of scenes, a long "cat-walk" A rip n tear around a warehouse. A bike on fire. The kicking home built in a loft in a bike shop... Ahhh... Im more into quads now, but heck, anything to do with moto-x tracks and racing, and just racing in general gets my blood pumping. Its a movie worth checking out if you cant find anything to watch and want to kill some time... I loved it then, and Im sure I'll still enjoy it now!

princess_shay06 hi i saw crossing the line when i was like 8 maybe 10, one night when i was going through my uncles VHS collection. and what i remember of the movie it was a pretty good flick since i was just starting to get into riding motocross, so i was just wondering if anyone knows where i can get this movie from in Australia as i would like to see it again now that i am older, maybe i will find the movie rather ridiculous. anyway it would be much appreciated if anyone does know where i can get it from. if anyone has the information i need please email me at princess_shay06@hotmail.com much thanksShay

easywriter882 I just watched it on cable and man, I was dying laughing, the cheesiness of the acting was way beyond anything "Kraft" or "Laughing Cow" could've come up with...Lol I am a motocross race and fan for a long time now and it's always good to see my sport on film I could not take this flick seriously. It seemed like it wanted to be too many different films all at once. I love John Saxon who was a staple of movies I watched as a teen, especially sci-fi flicks.Cable messed up and had a different logline under the title of the movie so I was confused for a long time until I realized the error.Amazingly, some minor plot elements are almost the same as in the motocross movie I am writing. I had never seen Crossing The Line before so it was weird to see the creative element in all it's mysterious glory. I suppose it was just that the writer has good knowledge of motocross and any similarities between mine and this film were purely coincidental.It's good to watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon when you don't want to think your way thru a movie, just vegg out and stare at the screen.L8r daze, mJ

Pepper Anne I rented 'Crossing the Line' expecting a terribly cheesy late 80s movie, and even these expectations are too high. The problem with this film is that it is premised upon an exaggeration, so none of the characters reactions to the situations, nor the events that ensue as a result, seem to make any sense. The whole thing just becomes ridiculously funny because it is so bad.Rich kid dirt-biking enthusiast, Rick Kagan, who, for some reason, the filmmakers want us to think (without actually telling us why) is the misunderstood kid who was never given a chance to prove his successes. In particular, he and his father have a non-existent relationship because Rick doesn't think his father cares about him and, since the death of Rick's mom, they're just full of misunderstandings. (Although, that's not all they're full of...).Trouble hits good-intentioned Ricky when he and his friend, Josh, are out dirt-biking on the course one night and, on their way back to town, are chased by a cop for speeding. Josh falls off his bike and injures himself pretty badly, winding up in a coma shortly thereafter. So for some reason, everyone blames Rick for the incident (despite the incredulity in this plot point so far). And the town gets strangely violent about the incident too (one guy actually knocks over a brick wall in a bathroom stall), with the major force being Josh's older brother.Meanwhile, Rick, feeling ostracized picks up with the daughter of the dirtbike shop owner and she's basically his source of inspiration and encouragement (and doing so with plenty of bad acting between the two of them). And she encourages Rick not to clear up the misconceptions that the town has about him, but to take up racing and prove his worth to himself and I suspect, his father, as evident from the corny line, "You're a winner to me, Rick." At least the last few minutes of revenge between the goon brother and his gang of lackeys against Rick was interesting, but definitely out of kilter for a movie that kept wavering between good action and insulting cheesiness.For a good dirtbike-themed film, I would suggest looking elsewhere. This movie was just far too long and utterly boring.