"The Goonies" is a much beloved adventure comedy from 1985 that features a group of kids and teens searching for legendary pirate One-Eyed Willy's treasure in the tunnels beneath their town after finding a treasure map, all while being pursued by criminals who want the treasure too.
My family loves this movie and we watched it all the time when I was younger. To this day, we'll sometimes randomly blurt out "hey you guys" the same way Sloth (John Matuszak) does in the movie, along with a variety of other one-liners.
The movie even features a star-studded cast including Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, and Ke Huy Quan, among others.
But what I really love about the movie is the genuine sense of adventure, the childish wonder as the characters explore the tunnels, and the mostly convincing practical effects. Even without nostalgic bias, I feel like "The Goonies" has a lot of things that are missing in current non-superhero movies.
The movie does of course have some stereotypical vestiges, like the way it pokes fun at Data's (Ke Huy Quan) accent and Chunk's (Jeff Cohen) weight, but it's still representative of how kids would interact at that age, especially at the time, so those vestiges are somewhat negligible.
The movie also features a solid soundtrack, including Cyndi Lauper's "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough."
"The Goonies" is a movie worth watching for anyone who loves a good adventure movie with a dose of nostalgia. If you like things like "National Treasure" and "Stranger Things," you'll like "The Goonies."
Much like the classic "Goonies never say die" line, the fun of this movie never dies.
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