Quicksilver (DVD, 2002)

If you are in to fixed or single speed gear bicycles you will love this movie...
This is a small cult movie, with Kevin Bacon
The story is the same of similar other movies where the starring character emerge from a poor society condition to the shine of being the best in his thing, like Flashdance or other 80's movies.... in this case K.B. is a Wall Street Broker who has fall in disgrace, but he will riemerge for the good of himself and his friends.
Kevin Bacon is good as the rest of the cast,that include a young Laurence Fishbourne (remember to put the movie in it's contest,the 80's the yuppies, the bratpack, and all that stuff)
You can see some very good freestyle on fixed gear bikes...
If you're not looking for a Berlin Prize winning movie, but just some good ol' entertainment, with some 80's in the middle, that's it, this movie can fit your needs.
Enjoy

I have allways been a big fan of the films in the 80s in which much of the young actors played that were part of the bratpackscene. Quicksilver is not the best off these movies, but still an enjoyable nostalgic piece of film. Young actors which are now very known (like Kevin Bacon, Jaime Gertz), play a part in this adventurous film about bikers in the modern city. There is not much off a storyline. A man who works at the stockexchange decides to become a biker and he and the other bikers have lots of adventures. The film is enjoyable, the acting is not too bad, bu I've seen better movies, especially of Kevin Bacon.

"Quicksilver" is one of the many early 80s flicks dealing with youthful tales of the world and what unknown hurtles the future may hold for us. Part cautionary tale, part drama, throw in some love story and a few scenes that mull over the pursuit of finding our place in a world that envies the prime excesses of the 80s glory days and there you have it. But we already know the formula, like so many before and after, and that's why we are here.

"Quicksilver" tackles a lot of "issues" and sometimes it can feel disjointed, too many plot points come and go with few lasting until the final act. Which in itself was amazingly implausible and over the top, but that's another criticism altogether. We get the down and out main character Jack Casey (Kevin Bacon), losing his families' savings in a jumbled stock market failure, and within the first 8 minutes Jack's off to being a bike messenger. Yes folks, he has lived in the lime light and seen the foley of it's frills and reduces himself to a more fulfilling, simpler lifestyle. And all within 8 minutes screentime, if you ask me that's good for a life epiphany. Of course he has to deal with a high profile girlfriend, an artist of course, who just doesn't "get" his pursuit of the real fruits in life...whatever those maybe as the film's interpretation of true meaning in living is never clearly said, we as viewers are to infer and assume that we already know that money is bad without ever saying it.

But "Quicksilver" is a film for youthful minds, though starring people in their late 20s/30s, it is geared for young people who are uncertain of the future; might even be fearful. On that level all of these "Brat Packaged" films share that common theme of young people trying to figure out where they belong and what the world holds for them. That message is VERY clear in "Quicksilver", dealing with socioeconomic conflicts and the age old forewarning that money does not always equate happiness or even success, but finding your niche in life and being satisfied in that. That's what you can take away from "Quicksilver". And a fun cameo by Laurence Fishburne.
Oh, and don't I dare forget the stock market scenes are pretty cool, a lot of computers (aka antiques) that will be kinda cool to see.

"Quicksilver" is a by the book film. If it fails on something it did by tackling too much and never jusifiably resolving the many issues it takes in. Otherwise, it's a surely satisfying piece and seeing Jami Gertz is always a pleasure. Kevin Bacon has some fairly stiff scenes that could have been played out more emotionally, instead he takes the simple introverted method of display, but hey, it's the 80s man, enjoy it for what it was. I can give it a recomendation.

I haven't seen this movie for a long time, and seeing it redone on DVD just made it so much better than I even remembered. DVD quality was exemplary, not cheaply made and picture quality is awesome. Thanks to the seller for carrying titles like this, I will have to look for more in the near future.

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I bought this dvd to use to educate my children about Wall Street and it does it well. Unlike the movie WALL STREET, this dvd is rated PG and holds their interest while educating them.

The movie is pretty good and its cool to see Kevin Bacon in a movie where he is a bike messenger. The movie is funny because there are some real cheese ball parts but thats what makes it.

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