Review of The Goonies (1985) by Eemedee — 17 May 2022

This movie is a nostalgia fueled fever dream. I watched it once when I was very young in the early 2000's and blocked it out of my memory. Watching it again recently, I remembered why. It's about group of boys, aka The Goonies lead by Mike Walsh played by Sean Astin, who follow clues on a treasure map found in the Walshes' attic in hopes of stopping the foreclosure of his house- something every family can relate to. The crew ends up in dangerous tunnels beneath a dilapidated restaurant where they're pursued by a family of thugs.

What I can't stand about this movie is the screaming about what's literally happening in each scene. If there's a skull in a room, you know at least 3 kids are going to scream "SKULL." Bad guys are coming? "THE BAD GUYS ARE COMING." Boat? "BOAAAAT.".

The only plus side of this is it provides room for the characters to honestly express their feelings. When a little kid starts crying out of fear or heartbreak, you really believe the performance. You can't help but care about them, like a friend after they **** their pants at a party and you had to drag them to your house that's getting foreclosed. I liked it.