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  • Yefa
    Yefa Posts: 1,134
    As I said, I saw Better Off Dead for the first time this year and thought it was very good.  The Goonies didn’t do all that much for me although I liked certain aspects of it.
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  • No Coder
    No Coder Brisbane Posts: 1,126
    Yefa said:
    So I recently watched The Goonies in Yonkers, NY. I didn't hate it but also didn't love it. Here are a few thoughts about the movie.
    Why are they called The Goonies? They never explain that.
    Who set all those booby traps that they encounter on the way to the treasure? If it was the pirates themselves then why would they care about people finding their treasure after they are dead? Did the ship go there and then get trapped? I wasn't clear on that.
    Chunk was a very tolerant kid in this movie. If my friends had called me Chunk, I would have found new friends.
    I found it funny that they reference Gremlins in this movie as I think that flick is much better.
    The villains were fun to watch. The prison escape was a bit too easy though. He only had to knock out 1 guard to get all the way out of the building? It must be a minimum security prison.
    I may have liked this better if I had seen it in the 80s but I can't be sure. I also saw Better Off Dead for the first time this year and thought that was very good.
    I liked the music in the movie...both the score and the songs.

    The Goonies is not a movie that you should sit down and think "why did this happen" and "how did they do this". It's just a fun movie.

    To a few of your points though - 

    Chunk put up with it, because bullying was far more excepted as part of life back then. He WANTED to be in their group

    Every question about the pirates and pirate ship is too logical. It's a movie and they're pirates, nothing should be logical. Did you do the same with Pirates of the Caribbean?? 
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  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,422
    No Coder said:
    Yefa said:
    So I recently watched The Goonies in Yonkers, NY. I didn't hate it but also didn't love it. Here are a few thoughts about the movie.
    Why are they called The Goonies? They never explain that.
    Who set all those booby traps that they encounter on the way to the treasure? If it was the pirates themselves then why would they care about people finding their treasure after they are dead? Did the ship go there and then get trapped? I wasn't clear on that.
    Chunk was a very tolerant kid in this movie. If my friends had called me Chunk, I would have found new friends.
    I found it funny that they reference Gremlins in this movie as I think that flick is much better.
    The villains were fun to watch. The prison escape was a bit too easy though. He only had to knock out 1 guard to get all the way out of the building? It must be a minimum security prison.
    I may have liked this better if I had seen it in the 80s but I can't be sure. I also saw Better Off Dead for the first time this year and thought that was very good.
    I liked the music in the movie...both the score and the songs.

    The Goonies is not a movie that you should sit down and think "why did this happen" and "how did they do this". It's just a fun movie.

    To a few of your points though - 

    Chunk put up with it, because bullying was far more excepted as part of life back then. He WANTED to be in their group

    Every question about the pirates and pirate ship is too logical. It's a movie and they're pirates, nothing should be logical. Did you do the same with Pirates of the Caribbean?? 
    Is the Goonies a fun movie that will be watched and enjoyed for generations? Yes
    Is it a classic example of great movie making? No
    Do I enjoy I and watch it at least once a year? Yes
    Is it a movie to be taken seriously and broken apart to figure it out? No
    Does every movie appeal to everyone? No

    That's  why when god created us she gave us opinions 
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    The Goonies is as good a kid's movie as you will ever find, nothing to dislike, in my opinion.  I did a road trip with my mates a couple of years ago from Seattle down to San Francisco, we did a Goonies film locations tour on the way  =)
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,680
    edited August 2019
    Yefa said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Yefa said:
    So I recently watched The Goonies in Yonkers, NY. I didn't hate it but also didn't love it. Here are a few thoughts about the movie.
    Why are they called The Goonies? They never explain that.
    Who set all those booby traps that they encounter on the way to the treasure? If it was the pirates themselves then why would they care about people finding their treasure after they are dead? Did the ship go there and then get trapped? I wasn't clear on that.
    Chunk was a very tolerant kid in this movie. If my friends had called me Chunk, I would have found new friends.
    I found it funny that they reference Gremlins in this movie as I think that flick is much better.
    The villains were fun to watch. The prison escape was a bit too easy though. He only had to knock out 1 guard to get all the way out of the building? It must be a minimum security prison.
    I may have liked this better if I had seen it in the 80s but I can't be sure. I also saw Better Off Dead for the first time this year and thought that was very good.
    I liked the music in the movie...both the score and the songs.

    I have never seen anyone suck the fun out of a great classic movie to such an extent before.
    I don’t consider it “great” or “classic” so much as okay and overrated.  You don’t like The Beatles so I guess you only think it’s okay to go against popular opinion when you agree.
    🤷🏻‍♂️
    I don't dislike the Beatles, and I used to be a huge fan - I just got sick of hearing it. I simply think they are overrated because they are often said to have completely influenced all music that came after them. I don't believe that. But I should also note that I recently saw McCartney for the first time, and to hear him perform Beatles songs was fucking amazing and I still knew every single lyric.
    That said, holy cow, you have a good memory! I can't believe you remember me ever saying anything about the Beatles either way! ;)
    Still, like someone else said, a movie like the Goonies needn't be dissected, and that is how you sucked the fun out of it, lol. It's just supposed to be fun and entertaining, which it totally was and is (plus the nostalgia factor), not realistic.
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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    The Goondocks was the name of the fictional neighborhood. Those that live there referred to themselves as Goonies.
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,212
    Five horror films for Splatterfest 8 at the local indie theater near me
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    The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)- Fun/cheesy slasher film
    The Living Dead in the Manchester Morgue (1974)- Also called Let Sleeping Corpses Lie in Italy. I only caught the first third of this one but it was pretty good form what I saw (missed the rest cause i was also helping int he theater/volunteering).
    Demonoid (1981)- Probably my least favorite that they showed but fun nonetheless
    Death Line (1972)- Cannibal film. This one was probably my favorite
    Zombi 3 (1988)- This one was pretty good and fun


    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,814
    Slumber Party is a classic!
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • Yefa
    Yefa Posts: 1,134
    Death Line is great.  I saw it at Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers with the director there for a Q&A.

    You see me empty, Sir, do not pause and inquire, simply assume and refill.
    - Al Swearengen

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  • BLACK35
    BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,972
    Angel Has Fallen
    2005 - London
    2009 - Toronto
    2010 - Buffalo
    2011 - Toronto 1&2
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
    2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
    2018 - Fenway 1&2
    2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
    2023 - Chicago 1&2
    2024 - Las Vegas 1&2
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    Spiderman: Far From Home (Extended Cut)
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    The Dark Crystal

    Kids were not impressed because they're knuckleheads.

    Fuck 'em. I'll watch the Netflix series myself. 
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • njnancy
    njnancy Posts: 5,096
    10 Cloverfield Lane

    Definitely held my interest but so many loose ends. Questions, so many questions. 

    Moneyball

    Loved Jonah Hill's character.  What a missed opportunity. I think I'd like the book better because Brad Pitt's experience in his youth played such a large part in his choices yet it was never really explained properly. Liked it but questions. 

    Maybe too inquisitive today. 

  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,476
    https://instagram.com/p/B2E3A_gpid8/embed/

    It: Chapter 2. 
    Overly long indulgent CGI fest lacking in horror and wasting a great cast. Stephen King wears a Neil Young t-shirt.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    https://instagram.com/p/B2E3A_gpid8/embed/

    It: Chapter 2. 
    Overly long indulgent CGI fest lacking in horror and wasting a great cast. Stephen King wears a Neil Young t-shirt.
    Sounds just like the miniseries, but at least that had Tim Curry.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,212
    It Chapter Two

    I liked it. Little long (almost 3 hours). Few jump scares.
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,798
    Aquaman. It was ok, but I’m in no rush to see it again any time soon
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,680
    The Believer

    Ryan Gosling as a smart Jewish neo-Nazi. Pretty darn good. It's on Amazon Prime.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,680
    edited September 2019
    The last movie made me decide upon a Ryan Gosling movie fest.
    The Big Short

    This is a movie I have been meaning to watch for ages, without knowing a whole lot about it. Loved it!! Kind of a "2008 housing market crash behind the scenes for dummies" movie, done in the most entertaining way possible. And the acting is very interesting... Christian Bale and Steve Carell make themselves into such different people it bordered on the bizarre for me, but in a good way. Also, it's very funny. Plus a pretty fun soundtrack. I am a satisfied viewer. :tongue:
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    I keep meaning to watch The Believer.

    Great synopsis =)

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