The phenomenon that is nostalgia is a double-edged sword and for some films it also happens to be their saving grace. The Goonies is one such film. If one were to look at The Goonies with a critical eye, one would find many issues such as shaky camera work, cheap-looking sets, crazed, hard-to-understand dialogue, and a plot that seems to jump every which way. There was one scene in particular that caused me to cringe inwardly and that is when our main heroes stumble upon the seemingly abandoned house that stands over the caverns leading to One-Eyed Willy's treasure. They make there way inside and are met by Mama and Jake Fratelli and this entire sequence is simply chaos on screen with too many close up shots, nonsensical dialogue, and a truly strange feel to it. Despite this and other cringe-worthy moments, The Goonies truly pays homage to the decade of Spielberg, otherwise known as the 1980's. Sporting the insane fashion sense, over-the-top child acting, and a cast that would go on to be extremely successful actors, this film is the true definition of a nostalgia trip and anybody who's anybody should see this movie, I'm just sorry that it took me so long to enjoy the wild, wacky, cheesy, but lovable film that is The Goonies.

Not only was The Goonies a brilliantly written, directed, and acted movie, but it was also so much FUN! The adventures of these kids through the underground world, while being chased by the despicable villains known as the Fratellis, are fascinating to watch-movies.ga . The Goonies is a great cinematic experience. It has everything that anyone who was ever a kid could ever want. Even the elaborate sets are very convincing.

This could also apply to the reunion of Spielberg, Columbus and Donner but i was thinking to those Goonies kids! I think i saw them on screen when i was 11 during Christmas 85. Then i didn't get it was the new production of the team behind the great Gremlins of the last year but it was again a wonderful time: Chunk was really funny, Mikey got inspiration and Andy was just jaw-breaking (i couldn't speak without blushing!) ! Now i see that this team features LOTR Sam, Indy and Stand by me buddies so the cream of 80s kids: Brolin and Logia are forever cool here... For me, this movie is just awesome because it offers the best afternoon of fun, thrills, adventures we can imagine: it's like a role-playing session with friends (except mine had no girls) and it's much better than animated movies! Those kids lived in a beautiful location, had great values for each other, their parents and this pirate trail is much intriguing than those of Caribean! This movie is so great that today nobody can do the same! The DVD is really stuffed with nice outtakes, commentaries and a short making-of! So forget super heroes, violence and guns, steamy eroticism and hollow animals and be ready for this big magical adventure!

This is one of the pearls defended by some of my friends with a similar age as "the movie to astonish your kids". But to be honest, I think the astonished was me. I saw the movie when I was a kid, but I didn't really remember too much (thanks god! I should have leaved it like that!). Now I regret to have seen it with my oldest. Just a bunch of kids screaming and swearing during a good part of the movie, fighting against time to discover a secret hidden in a very pathetic way, while a bunch of unattractive villains chase them to usual "they almost catched them" situations. Please, treat your kids as smart people, because they really are, and show them better adventure movies.