The Goonies (25th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray] Review
I too am a true Goonie. A few years back I travelled 2,500 miles just to visit the Goonie house (and Data's house) in Astoria, Oregon. Searched for the rock formations off Cannon Beach, found the jail (then a museum) where the Fratelli's were, found the museum (then a library) where Mr. Walsh worked. This is my favorite movie of all time. (Followed closely by Big Trouble in Little China). This is a classic, by all standards. Bought this 25th Anniversary edition today and I can't wait to see it!
The Goonies (25th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray] Overview
From the imagination of Steven Spielberg, The Goonies plunges a band of small heroes into a swashbuckling surprise-around-every corner quest beyond their wildest dreams! Following a mysterious treasure map into a spectacular underground realm of twisting passages, outrageous booby-traps and a long-lost pirate ship full of golden doubloons, the kids race to stay one step ahead of a family of bumbling bad guys…and a mild mannered monster with a face only a mother could love.
The Goonies (25th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray] Specifications
You may be surprised to discover that the director of the Lethal Weapon movies and scary horror flick The Omen, Richard Donner, also produced and directed this classic children's adventure (which, by the way, was written by Donner's screen-wizard friend Steven Spielberg). Then again you may not. The Goonies, like Donner's other movies, is the same story of good versus evil. It has its share of bad guys (the Fratelli brothers and their villainous mother), reluctant-hero good guys (the Walsh bothers and their gang of friends), and lots of corny one-liners. Like in an old-fashioned Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew plot, the Goonies need to solve a problem: a corrupt corporate developer has bought out their neighborhood and plans to flatten all their homes. Luckily, the beloved gang stumbles on a treasure map. In the hopes of finding the treasure to buy back their houses, the Goonies embark on their quest through underground passages, aboard pirate ships, and behind waterfalls. This swashbuckling and rollicking ride was also a great breeding ground for a couple of child actors who went on to enjoy numerous successes in adulthood: Sean Astin (Rudy, Encino Man) and Martha Plimpton (Pecker, 200 Cigarettes). --Samantha Allen Storey
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