The first time I saw THE GOONIES
was at a friend's house right when it was a "new release" on video. After
the best times I had in my life watching it, the friend established a "Goonie"
club for the fun of it. Perhaps your past childhood memories would have
been the same, too! While the movie is a tad heavy on the stupid foul jokes,
it does have the imagination of willing to trek around for some perilous
adventures, plus a few spooks. There possibly was never a movie like this
providing tons of fun and laughter during the time. The characters and
their personalities were most original, including "Data" and his supply
of gadgets, and "Chunk" with his obese but likeable image (love that "Truffle
Shuffle"!). But "Sloth" easily stole the show with his own likeable personality,
a goon with the weirdest face I've ever seen in my life! Just think of
how fun it is to discover lost treasure, when you know it's only fantasy.
Four key things come to mind with THE GOONIES: pirate ships, teenagers,
the Frattellis, and Cyndi Lauper. They're actually "good enough" and they
go together in this memorable journey! Kudos to Richard Donner for bringing
me a movie that I've seen over 100 times and never stop enjoying! After
all these years, I'm STILL waiting for a sequel!
