Product Details

• Studio: Video Action Sports
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000GGMDAI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,508 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Video Action Sports Joe Kid on a Sting-Ray DVD is a documentary on the history of BMX, and allows everyone from veteran Pro BMXers to modern day kids, a chance to relive these important moments and stories explained by the sport's most influential riders so that they understand what really happened in the evolution of BMX.

• The History of BMX
• Allows everyone from veteran Pro BMXers to modern day kids, a chance to relive these important moments and stories explained by the sport's most influential riders so that they understand what really happened in the evolution of BMX
• The directors have assembled a 30 year timeline packed with rare archival footage and interesting interviews to create a film which explores the history, trends, stars, and current direction of BMX stunt riding and racing
• Joe Kid on a Sting-Ray delivers a historical perspective to the sport of BMX, but brings it to you in such a way that makes you feel like you were there

Item Specifications
Genre	BMX

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best BMX Movie, October 23, 2009

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Kevin M. Dean - See all my reviews
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Very cool documentary on the history of BMX. Well done. Lots of interviews and commentaries.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie, May 16, 2009

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Scott Moroney (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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Being a part of a historical event or time period raises the bar for a documentary film. If it gives you chills and brings you back, the film is a success. Joe Kid is a wonderful timeline of events and spirt in the world of BMX. I had chills reliving all the details and energy. Great job.

4.0 out of 5 stars a great one for old BMX heads, April 16, 2009

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blair cerny "low rider" (sf, ca, usa) - See all my reviews
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this movie may have been a bit more poignant to me than to the average documentary-watcher, as it almost exactly mirrored my own participation in the sport of BMX -- from its roots on the dirt tracks to its offshoots of "freestyle" and then "street" -- it was like taking a trip through my own (child/teen/youngAdult)hood.

much like other "action sports" documentaries before it, this film took a wildly popular current sport and traced the history of it, starting with the 1968 introduction of the legendary schwinn stingray bicycle. as the film documents how the smaller bike allowed kids to emulate their motocross heroes, the old heads start to show up on the camera -- scot breithaup, stu thomsen, greg hill -- and their interviews reveal a free and explorative early period of a sport. the film continues to pass through the advancements, and the ups and downs of the sport, following the same format as many films before it -- old footage and photos interspersed with interviews and memories -- and finally culminates in where the sport is today (or at least when the film was finished, in 2006).

and even if i take myself out of my personal attachment to the subject matter, i still see a lot of good in this doc. everyone's seen kids in their city ripping it up on BMX bikes and maybe it's frightened or confused them, same as with skateboarders. well have no more fear, cause this movie is a charming and fun look at a great sport.

i encourage any documentary-film fan or individual-sport fan to put this in their collection, alongside "dogtown and z-boys" and "riding giants." you will not be displeased.