Review of Explorers (1985) by Joel H — 23 Jul 2015
I am going to admit straight up; I watched "Explorers" a lot as a kid. It was right up there with "The Goonies" and "Ghostbusters" as far as my regular rotation went. Today is the first time I have watched this particular movie since I was a kid, and I really put myself in the mindset for a disappointment, but man was I ever wrong. "Explorers" is a superbly well-crafted movie. It is just wondrous and entertaining at every turn. My memory was that even as a kid I enjoyed the first half and then would zone out for the parts with the aliens. It turns out that the aliens are only there for about 20 minutes, and while they are the least interesting part of the movie, they do not ruin the rest of it by any means. I happened to watch it with my own children, and to my surprise, they were cracking up laughing the entire movie, and not in a bad way. They never complained about the '80s special effects the way they do about more modern live action movies that use CG, instead of practical effects and good old fashioned composite pictures. I have to give this movie an "A". I still find the first hour to be riveting, and then it all wraps up with a fulfilling ending.
Grade: A.
This review of Explorers (1985) was written by Joel H on 23 Jul 2015.
Explorers has generally received positive reviews.
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