: The Goonies
Somehow I never saw this “classic” — I put that in quotes because I wasn’t that impressed. While the young cast is a terrific collection of future stars, the film surprised me with its hokey B-movie feel. It’s quite cheesy and some of the over-the-top scenarios and bad acting are just idiotic. There’s a wild collection of Rube Goldberg-type devices that, while interesting, are unbelievable and very silly.
Still, the film has heart, and some of the scenes are very good. The plot — about kids trying to find an ancient pirate’s treasure — gets overrun by some real bad guys (counterfeiters) that try to kill the kids. The criminals are so dumb the film feels too much like Home Alone. Fun, and I can see why people like it, but probably my expectations were too high as I didn’t really like it.
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