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Post by nucleusofswarm on Jan 6, 2018 1:37:57 GMT
Among the most influential of 80s family films (and that's saying something), does Donner's kiddie adventure still hold up, or is it just a whole lot of nostalgia?
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Post by shutupbanks on Jan 6, 2018 5:20:31 GMT
I never got around to seeing it on its original run (I was 15 at the time so I would have been just outside the ideal audience for it) but whenever I caught it on TV it just seemed like a shouty mess to me. I love the location - that sort of past-its-prime seaside location is like gold to me - but the kids just seemed to spend their time shouting at each other and behaving like brats. As I caught it when I was older and knew a little bit more about Spielberg (who produced it) and his other films, it seemed to be cashing in on loads of his other films, like the beach locations of Jaws, the group of kids in E.T., the caves and tunnels of Temple Of Doom to name but three. Which I genuinely don't have a real problem with this sort of thing so long as the "homage" doesn't detract me from the story as a whole while I'm watching it (We were watching Fantastic Beasts the other night and I haven't been reminded of other - better - films so much since Avatar), it does feel as though this was done on autopilot. I like Richard Donner's films but he doesn't have the same ability o get great performances out of kids that Spielberg has.
YMMV but this is not a favourite of mine.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2018 12:17:57 GMT
Among the most influential of 80s family films (and that's saying something), does Donner's kiddie adventure still hold up, or is it just a whole lot of nostalgia? Yes it does still hold up. |
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Post by mark687 on Jan 6, 2018 12:25:39 GMT
Yes because as with most 80's *kids"films its subtlety angled at a more mature audience than you'd think.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jan 6, 2018 12:43:16 GMT
I was 10 when it came out, I watched it a couple weeks ago- it still screams 80's but yeah.. still holds up.. Chunk and Sloth are still a better love story than Twilight though!
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Jan 6, 2018 14:23:53 GMT
Its still a classic to me
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Post by masterdoctor on Jan 6, 2018 14:47:34 GMT
I didn't watch until a couple of years ago, but I really enjoyed with out viewing it with nostolgia, so I would say it still holds up for newcomers to the movie.
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Post by theotherjosh on Jan 16, 2018 19:04:56 GMT
We're this far into the thread and nobody's made a "Cyndi Lauper Goonies are good enough for me" joke?
I watched it not that long ago with my wife and daughter. My wife is a big enthusiast of 80s culture, but she's surprisingly lukewarm on the movie.
Our daughter liked it well enough, but it didn't resonate it with her the way Adventures in Babysitting did.
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Post by Hieronymus on Jan 16, 2018 19:17:17 GMT
I've still never watched it, but I can tell you that kids today still enjoy the movie. It's occasionally shown to students at the school where I work, so it apparently holds up well enough.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Jan 17, 2018 0:29:07 GMT
I've still never watched it, but I can tell you that kids today still enjoy the movie. It's occasionally shown to students at the school where I work, so it apparently holds up well enough. Didn't realize schools now added 80sology to the curriculum. |
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Post by Hieronymus on Jan 17, 2018 0:36:24 GMT
I've still never watched it, but I can tell you that kids today still enjoy the movie. It's occasionally shown to students at the school where I work, so it apparently holds up well enough. Didn't realize schools now added 80sology to the curriculum. I think it comes under the "Film as Literature" umbrella. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 13:55:22 GMT
Yes, because I think the film offers something different now than it did when I was a kid. I used to love the gang, but the last time I watched it I had an absolute blast not for the kids but the bad guys. Joe Pantaliano, Robert Davi and the great Anne Ramsey. Three wonderful character actors who kept me absolutely entranced. And let's not forget it was directed by the legendary Richard Donner - from The Omen to Superman to Lethal Weapon he can helm a superior mainstream popcorn movie like nobody's business. It's funny that Josh Brolin has gone on to such a critically acclaimed career as I still picture him in joggies and a headband riding a little girl's bicycle before I picture him in No Country For Old Men or True Grit.  |
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Post by charlesuirdhein on Jan 17, 2018 19:24:23 GMT
Still never seen it. No desire to either. Ah well.
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Post by Timelord007 on Jan 19, 2018 8:26:06 GMT
It does indeed, made at a time Hollywood gave a s..t about characters as well as fun storytelling & adventure.
The Goonies is a timeless classic, so Hollywood keep your stinking remake paws off it.
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Post by Jeedai on Jan 19, 2018 8:42:14 GMT
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Post by redsharkJason on Jan 19, 2018 9:58:39 GMT
My wife is a big enthusiast of 80s culture, but she's surprisingly lukewarm on the movie. I agree with your wife's assessment about The Goonies being rather underwhelming. Back to the Future is a far better example of a "timeless classic" from the year 1985. |
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