The Goonies (DVD)

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One miserable day…in the middle Astoria , there are four children, or should I say four Goonies sat around at home wondering what life is going to be like on the mean streets of Chicago when they find out that an aggressive businessman is going to foreclose on their beloved ‘goon docks.’ Instead of wallowing in their own misery they decide to raid their attic after being warned ...
...golf course. Whilst up in the attic Mikey finds a map and a doubloon of the tour to the buried treasure of One Eyed Willy which then makes him bursts out into story mode and forces him to give away his knowledge of One Eyed Willy to the rest of the Goonies Mikey’s older brother Brand inclusive. Then there is a ring at the door and answering comes all four boys and Brand politely taking papers off the man who wishes to demolish their homes. When back ... more

Starring
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Corey Feldman, Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Jonathon Ke Quan.

Running time
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114 minutes

Filming Location
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Astoria, Oregon , USA

Genre
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Family, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis!
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One miserable day…in the middle Astoria , there are four children, or should I say four Goonies sat around at home wondering what life is going to be like on the mean streets of Chicago when they find out that an aggressive businessman is going to foreclose on their beloved ‘goon docks.’ Instead of wallowing in their own misery they decide to raid their attic after being warned by Mikey’s mother not to. Up there they find many old artefacts such as mirrors, maps, old paintings and even electric balls, all of which belongs to Mikey’s old time adventurer father who now paints buildings for a living and cannot afford to pay for their home before it gets transformed into a high class golf course. Whilst up in the attic Mikey finds a map and a doubloon of the tour to the buried treasure of One Eyed Willy which then makes him bursts out into story mode and forces him to give away his knowledge of One Eyed Willy to the rest of the Goonies Mikey’s older brother Brand inclusive. Then there is a ring at the door and answering comes all four boys and Brand politely taking papers off the man who wishes to demolish their homes. When back inside, Mikey and the others plot a plan to enable them to escape from Brands claws and into the wild to identify the location of the One Eyed Willies treasure.

Their adventure begins the typical Goonie way with the moaning of Chunk that his tea is going to get cold and nobody gave him a candy bar when they promised they would, but all becomes gravy when they find a fitting to the doubloon, with the Restaurant, the lighthouse and the rocks, and so beginning on to the restaurant the Goonies set out for a great adventure. Once the kids had broken into the restaurant and looked around, they are busted by, manager/ criminal along with her sons, Frances and Jake, but the Goonies are unaware of this and ask for four glasses of water and perch at the nearest picnic table. Then Mikey explains to the Miss. Fratelli, (the manager/criminal) that he as to go to the bathroom and with the order ‘Stay to the Right’ he carries on down the corridor ignoring the anxious warnings of Mouth. Whilst down in the dingy, damp basement style corridors Mikey came across a noise, a noise scarier than any other, it sounded to him like a roar and without doubt he went to investigate. So slowly and carefully he follows the noise and ends up in the cellar where he sees the strangest most petrifying sight he had ever seen. Sloth. In sight Sloth is the most terrifying creature known to man but Mikey realises that all he wants is a little bit of attention and to be treated like a normal person. So Mikey go back to the Goonies and informs them of his discovery, but the miss. Fratelli throws them out of her restaurant before he could show them and prove to them that Sloth is real, and so the Goonies all sit around and wait the Fratelli’s to leave so they could carry on their expedition. Finally they leave and the kids go back inside the restaurant, but once inside they are all given the fright of their life when Mikey’s older brother Brand sneaks up on them and terrifies them. Brand is followed in by two hysteric girls named Andi and Stef screaming before explaining that they had seen something outside. They then persuade Brand that he should let them carry on their adventure and he does, but follows them all the way. So the Goonies set out the rest of their journey to find the English Armada and the excess treasure which could save the Goondocks from demolishment.

The rest of the movie is mostly predictable but is extremely fun to watch none the less, and the comedic, familiar feature bases it’s thought on hilarious one liner’s and legendary scenes with absolutely 100% credit for the actors/ actresses performances. The movie is completely fabulous and has amazing energy with fantastic thrilling moments which cling to you for decades afterwards.

Sean Astin
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Some of you may know Sean Astin’s older personality through features such as; Lord of the Rings where he played the supporting role as Samwise Gamgee, or in 24 in which he played intelligent Lynn McGill, this Oscar nominated, academy award winning actor is perfectly fabulous with realistic performances which grasp your heart and soul. In the Goonies however Astin is 12 and yet still fantastic his presence brings life to the movie and without him, I believe the other actors/ actresses would have struggled.

Astin’s performance rating- ***** 5 stars

Corey Feldman
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Ok, I know Corey Feldman in his older years is a bit of a disappointment, what with the drugs and the rehab and everything, but let’s face it in his younger he was the best of his time. Take his performance as the crazy man’s son in Stand by Me, that movie starred plenty of fucked up kids in it but teddy (Feldman) was the one we all felt sympathy for. With four winning awards and five nominations including, exceptional performance by a young actor in The Goonies, Feldman had vastly become one of the most famous child stars and his performance in The Goonies is not let down at all. Feldman plays Clark Devereaux aka Mouth whom is the comedian of the gang. He’s loud hence the name but he also brings hilarious humour, tremendous fun and fabulous fashion to this awesome movie.

Feldman’s performance rating-*****

Jeff Cohen
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Cohen plays the slightly chunky, favourable, funky Lawrence Cohen aka Chunk. Cohen is one liner wonder of the movie. Nominated for two academy awards both for The Goonies, Cohen also reaches one of my fave child actors. He is not very well known and has not featured in many movies but I cannot compare his performance in the movie to anyone current child stars in the making.

Cohen’s performance rating- **** 4 stars

Jonathon Ke Quan
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Quan’s most famous performance is in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in which he plays Short Round. Quan also is not famous for his acting career and has not featured in many movies The Goonies and Jones being his most famous but wining two academy awards and nominated for a further one Quan is again a great child star. In The Goonies Quan plays the inventive young Data. Who ends up saving his own life with one of his inventions in which he calls ‘pinches of pow.’ The young boy is also the part of the brains of the gang alongside Mikey the two help guide themselves through their investigation.

Quan’s performance rating- **** 4 stars

Josh Brolin
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Brolin plays Brand the over-protective big brother of Mikey Walsh. His performance is also outstanding. He is also love interest of Andi, whom is being chased by high school heart throb Troy who tries to ruin Brand but does not succeed and is left only with a but lip and no Andi. Brolin was nominated for one blockbuster entertainment award for his role in Hollowman and his nomination was well deserved.

Brolin’s performance rating- **** 4 stars

Overall movie rating
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I would give this movie an overall 10 out of 10 because of the exciting nature of it and it has fantastic energy, the comedy is the best of the 1980’s and I loved every second of it.

GO BUY IT! NOW!

It rocks!

Tagline
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They call themselves "The Goonies." The secret caves. The old lighthouse. The lost map. The treacherous traps. The hidden treasure. And Sloth... Join the adventure.

Quotes
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Mikey: Okay, this is the little boys' room, and that cave over there is the little girls' room.
[Brandon heads to a different cave]
Mikey: Brand, where're you going?
Brandon Walsh: This is the *men's* room.

Chunk: Mikey this is great! We only have old chaunaka decorations in our attic. What's this stuff all about?
Mikey: It has something to do with my dad being the assistant curly, curny.
Brandon Walsh: [Smacking Mikey on the back of the head] Curator.
Mikey: That's what I said. You always contradict me, I knew what I-. There was an exhibit. About the history of Astoria and these are the rejects.
Chunk: Kind of like us Mike... The Goonies.
Mouth: I'm not a reject.

Special Features
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Feature-Length Commentary with Director Richard Donner and Actors Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton and Jonathan Ke Quan; This feature is kind of self-explanatory, it exposes a scene showing the cast plus Richard Donner and the thoughts of the cast now that they are old enough to appreciate the comedy. :-)

Making-Of Featurette- This one explains the in-workings of Richard Donner's genius mind and interviews with the cast members, discussing the way they felt making it as young actors.

Cyndi Lauper "The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough" Music Video- Also self- explanatory, but i must say I LOVE THIS SONG.

Plus- Outtakes, three deleted scenes and a theatrical trailer.

Overall i am very impressed with the quality of the DVD extras, even though there are not many they are still enjoyable and fun for all ages as well as the movie.

Would i recommend it and who to?
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I would recommend this movie to any potential family, comedy genre movie buyers. The film is exciting and fun for all ages and is perfect for a night in with popcorn and snacks.

Country
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USA

Aspect Ratio
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2.20 : 1

Sound Mix
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) / Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification

USA:TV-14 (TV rating), UK: PG Original certificate
Re-rated as USA: PG UK- DVD 12 Video- PG

Thanx for reading hope it helped

Rosie

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