The Goonies (1985)
: So I finally watched the insanely popular 80’s classic The Goonies!! I have to admit, before watching this movie, I had always just assumed it was some dumb kids movie. I wasn’t exactly wrong, but I mean that in a good way. I totally understand now why it is such a huge movie for any kid born mid 70’s or later and actually watched it when they were a kid. To be fair I probably didn’t need anything else convincing me how awesome pirates were. This movie was almost everything I loved as a kid. I loved all the contraptions and the booty traps. I wouldn’t expect anything less from Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus and Richard Donner. I probably would have watched the movie years ago had I known there was so much pirate stuff in the movie…
Right off the bat I was surprised there was so many drug jokes and dick jokes as well as how many times they said “shit” in the first 20 minutes or so of a kids movie, but I suppose if you get it out of the way early the kids forget about it by the end of the film while still giving the parents something to grab them early on and make them laugh. Essentially the movie is Indiana Jones mixed with Home Alone, which is not surprising in the slightest given Steven Spielberg wrote the story and Chris Columbus wrote the screenplay. Once the first ridiculous contraption opens the gate, we are off to the races. From here on in it is just a smash of weird stupid criminals, crazy traps, weird gadgets, and a pirate treasure hunt. This movie was nonsense and cheese in one of the best ways imaginable. I was very much not a fan of the douche bag they decided to name Troy.
Over the last few years I have been trying to watch more classic movies and normally I don’t feel like I missed out by not watching it sooner, this is one of the first times I have felt otherwise. I feel like I was late to the game on this one. It is the movie for a generation but being late to the game, it is a generation I am not a part of. However, its lasting effect on that generation and every generation after can still be felt to this day.