Two Bits and Pepper (1996)

A run for adventure becomes a brush with danger when best friends Tyler and Katie team up with two special ponies! When Tyler s mother refuses to allow her and Tyler to ride the two go anyway. But when they are kidnapped their adventure takes a turn for the worse. But Two Bits and Pepper won t let anything happen to their friends and soon the two ponies are hot on their tail!Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: PG UPC: 692865357339 Manufacturer No: T-3573 Product Description

Cheesy, But Good Movie

I honestly don't see why people are saying this movie is so horrible. It is very clearly rated PG, so why would they think it was intended for little kids? This movie is not for really young kids. The kidnappers can be scary, though not much worse than the ones in Home Alone. The final scenes when the horses go to rescue the girls can also be scary, though again no more so than many other PG movies putting animals in dangerous situations, like Far From Home, Dinosaur, or even the Bear (which is also PG, yet I doubt any parent would let a sub-10 year old watch it)!

As for the movie itself, it is an interesting tale of two girls and their two horses. Two-Bits is a little pony, haunted by nightmares of his mother being killed by a drunk driver who when he was still young. As a result, he can be a little insecure, so he frequently sneaks out of the barn so sleep outside his young owner, Tyler's, window. Pepper is an older gray horse, owned by Tyler's family, but always ridden by Tyler's best friend Katie. He is a little rough on Two-Bits, but also a little wise about the world and ready to listen when Two-Bits nightmares wake him up. The girls decide to ride the horses into town, against Tyler's parents specific instructions not to. They figure they won't get caught, but of course Tyler's mom happens to be in town. When confronted, Tyler has a fight with her mom and "runs away" to Katie's because her parents let her down anything she wants.

The small town they live in has become the target of two somewhat stupid, but scary pair of brothers who are looking for a rich kid to kidnap for ransom. Tyler and Katie, of course, become the targets of the bungling criminals when they realize they are alone because Katie's parents are on vacation and her big sister is out on a date. When the police can't find them, Two-Bits and Pepper escape to find their beloved riders. It is a dangerous mission, and it will require Two-Bits to confront his greatest fears out of love of his little girl.

One side note: I don't know why the company who released this movie to DVD used the cover they did. There is NO black horse in the movie at all! It is also lacking subtitles, which is fairly inexcusable in this day and age. June 28, 2007

Great Movie for girls

If you have a daughter that likes horses, this movie is great. Much better than what we were expecting. Joe Piscopo does a great job. Girltastic! April 2, 2007

Scatters and Extra Bits

This movie has extra stuff in it that are like, too much details cause. And besides they don't make no sense when there in they. You now its not good when a kid loses insurance! March 9, 2007

Bad taste, bad production

One of the most appalling films I have ever seen. Contrary to the above kids' reviews, my kids absolutely hated it. It's is poorly done on all levels (acting, direction, editing, and writing) and it is so bad it is actually disturbing to watch. When it tries to be funny it is not at all. When it tries to be suspenseful it is boring and, worst of all, when it tries to be cute, it is in bad taste. A movie has to try very hard to be this bad. January 8, 2007

A Great Movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was the best horse movie of all times. A great movie! If they had 10 stars I would do that. 5 stars is all but take my word for it. The best movie. April 23, 2006

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