Zits (1988) User Reviews

I very glad i own this gem

[Rusty1988 · 7/10 · 10 November 2006]

I was in a video clearance center about 3 months ago, and found ZITS new on VHS, as well as some other golden oldies.

Thius movie centers the lives of a group of 13 year old kids, who feel very sorry for there music Teacher, As she was mug'd, and beaten over the head, which caused her to be blind, And there is nothing she can do, as she doesn't have the money for her opp-oration. So the kids decide to earn the money themselves, and become Spy's and draw up a supposedly "secret aircraft" copied from a toy design.

They end up selling the plans to the Russian's, and what follows is just one laugh after another.

One thing that i was so surprised with this film is how the young kids talk, they talk about sex, masturbation, pubic hair and heaps more stuff you just don't expect from a movie made back in 1988, actually, you prob wouldn't find a film to date with that kind of full on talking from kid. 7 out of 10

good young actors

Fun, Light-hearted, Good Kids' Film

[TrTm316 · 5/10 · 31 January 2019]

Zits is not a bad film. If graded on a curve, just for younger kids, it might warrant 7 stars out of 10 instead of 5.

A group of 13-year-old Americans raise money to pay for their music teacher's eye operation by selling fake military plans to the Soviets. The hijinks that ensue, as both governments try to find out who the spy is, are not horribly unbelievable. The weakest point is the idea that anyone would pay for plans that kids draw up from plastic models. Their parents are mostly high muckety-mucks in various military and civilian government jobs, but the obvious, more realistic approach to obtaining secret information would have required a level of criminality that would have significantly changed the tone of the film. So Zits is not bad for what it is.

The young actors, ranging in age from 10 to 15, do a very credible job. And one can only wish that all kids were as nice as the characters they play. The turmoil of puberty is portrayed with gentility, not Hallmark-squeaky-clean, but unlikely to offend most viewers.

Zits was fun to watch. It's the film equivalent of an easy read, but even adults can enjoy it.

Excellent entertainment for kids and families

[djelliott1002 · 10/10 · 23 November 2007]

This movie is good to watch. It has very well written screenplay (for the family movie) ... It covers various subjects that teens talk about everyday (not with parents)..like first love, sex, friends, dreams ...Acting is very good. Characters are very likable and it's very easy to identify with them. Songs in the movie are very catchy (80's pop). Being in my late 20's now I come back to this move from time to time to remember how it was to be a kid with head full of dreams .... I had a chance to buy this one several years ago on VHS. It would be wise to finally release it on DVD for the future generations ... If you have a chance to watch it or buy it ... go ahead and do it ,,, you will not regret it ...