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Summary: great kid's classic
Review: i grew up on this film among others. it's great to see it out on DVD finally.
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Summary: Shut up Corey!
Review: I'd have given this five stars if only Corey would have shut up and let the others get a word in edgewise on the commentary track. The movie was great and the commentary was pretty fun too. The special features are definitely worth it, even if only for the hilariously bad Octopus scene (Ed Wood would have reshot it before including it!)Even if you have it on VHS, the DVD is well-worth it.
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Summary: Good enough for me!
Review: Watching THE GOONIES again today, sixteen years after its initial release, I realize it's not the greatest movie ever made. The dialogue is sometimes goofy, the jokes are corny, the set pieces are occasionally a little simplistic (come on -- the piano scene? The waterslide?!?!). But still, I love THE GOONIES. I love it! And as easy as it is to see its flaws, it's even easier to see why it's so much fun... - The actors. The cast is enormously appealing, from the incomparable Martha Plimpton to the sweet Kerri Green to the adorably self-deprecating Jeff B. Cohen. Even Corey Haim -- oops, I mean Feldman -- does a great job. Plus, Anne Ramsey, Jon Matuszak and on and on and on. Not a weak link in the whole cast. - The premise. GOONIES is perfect escapist fun for kids. While it's clearly not in the same league as RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, it tries to be the same kind of stunt-filled adventure movie for a younger audience. It's great fun for kids, because in this movie, a group of adolescents get to save the day. And mostly... - This package. Clearly a lot of care and love went into making this DVD. When the entire cast (plus the director) of any film can be reassembled after sixteen years, you know everyone involved has a great fondness in their hearts for the project. And that fondness is evident on screen. This DVD has TONS of extras, including one of the best commentary tracks I've ever heard (and, in this case, seen!) and some fun outtakes. If you're at all a fan of the film, you owe it to yourself to buy this DVD. You won't be disappointed. And, if the internet rumors are to be believed, there's the possibility of a sequel sometime in the future. What better way to convince Warner Brothers to greenlight GOONIES 2 than to scoop up a copy of this DVD ASAP? The better this sells, the better our chance of getting more GOONIES. And I for one, can't wait!
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Summary: Goonies to their entirety!
Review: Goonies is by far, one of the best 80's flix you will ever see. The cast is extremely talented and fun. The action will keep you on the edge of your seat as the Goonies try and escape the silly evil criminals, the Fatelli's. This great dvd also includes the music video with Cyndi Lauper, which is an adventure in itself because all the Goonies appear in this great little video too. Also if you are the fan of the robotice octopus, well you will be watching it over and over 'cause it is just one of the three missing edited scenes that you will get. The only downside is that you can't watch the whole movie with the edited scenes, but other than that, this movie should be a part of your collection! :0)
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Summary: Details of the DVD release.
Review: "The Goonies"
Okay, we all love The Goonies. If you haven't seen it (what?!), the other 100+ review already written will tell you why you should. Normally I try to write balanced and analytic reviews, but this is THE GOONIES! So here's why the DVD is just so cool...
One. The deleted scenes. Most of us, myself included, wanted to see the long-mooted Octopus scene, referred to by Data but never seen in the film. Well, it's here, along with some other stuff which you should like.
Two. The Cyndi Lauper video. It's nearly 12 minutes long! I never saw it the first time around, and it's the cheesiest, corniest 80s pop video you'll ever see, complete with a few WWF wrestlers of the time (including Rowdy Roddy Piper!) and all of the kids except Kerry Green.
Three. This is the best surprise of the whole lot. The commentary, listed as only featuring director Richard Donner, actually features ALL SEVEN of the kids together. And what's better, we SEE them. The commentary was recorded sometime around February 2001, and the whole thing was filmed. Let me tell you, it is SO cool to see the kids together, all grown up and reflecting on the making of the film with Richard Donner sitting in the middle like 'dad'. It's just great. And they all seem to be as excited as I was (although Sean Astin disappears halfway through for some reason!). But I can't recommend this enough.
Just buy it, you'll see what I mean. Ah, what a classic movie.
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Summary: Love this movie
Review: I love this movie...especially the character Chunk! The DVD has deleted scenes and commentary that are good extras, but not necessary. After watching some of the deleted scenes, you don't really have to wonder why they weren't included in the movie, but they're still fun to watch!
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Summary: Every child's dream adventure....
Review: I have loved this movie for years, and snapped up the DVD. The plot merely gives a vehicle for the antics of these talented and often hilarious children. This version provides outtakes (which to me seemed wisely cut) the awful Cindy Lauper video, (which goes on and on), and a making of short. I'd loved it when I was younger, and now I get to see my own children giggling uncontrollably over it. Good fun and nothing but.
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Summary: Best extras award for the Goonies!
Review: The story of Goonies takes you on a wild adventure (treasure hunting) with a bunch of kids to save their homes from been bought over by some rich tycoon. You won't find fantastic special effects in this movie, just typical fun and adventure any kid can dream of. If you miss your childhood days (which I do), I bet you will enjoy this movie very much! One of the magic of this movie is the memory of my childhood years that returns while I was watching it. As for the DVD itself, you will find loads of extras. There's the MTV, deleted scences, etc. I just love the commentary by the director and the then kid actors who have all grown into fine adults. The commentary will tell you both the fun and hardship the actors went through while shooting Goonies. If you like simple adventure movies, I recommend this one to you.
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Summary: great movie to relive childhood
Review: The Goonies was perhaps my favorite movie as a child of the 80's. Watching the movie again brings back fantastic memories. This is a movie that the entire family will enjoy. Nothing like a search for pirate treasure while avoiding an infamous family of criminals to get your heart pumping! To top it all off, the cast of mostly then-unknown-now-renown stars succeeds in bringing out the kid in all of this The DVD is fantastic! The crowning feature is undoubtedly the cast and director commentary. This is how commentary was meant to be done! The screen shows the entire cast along with director Richard Donner sitting at a table with microphones while simultaneously showing the actual movie in the corner of the screen, so you can see both what the actors are commenting about and exactly what their reactions are. Through the commentary you definitely get the sense that The Goonies was as much a joy to make as it is to watch.
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Summary: One of the best DVD releases Warner Bros. has put together!
Review: By now, we all know the story of "The Goonies:" A band of young kids are in the final hours of hope as their houses will soon be torn down to make way for a country club owned by the "Richest man in Astoria." Then, as if by divine intervention, Mike(y) Walsh (Sean Astin) finds a treasure map in his parent's attic, and bands together with his friends, his older brother, and two girls, to find the treasure and save the "Goondocks." This DVD release was carefully planned and masterminded by someone rather skillfully. If it hadn't been for those who knew the potential this DVD had for the many loyal fans, we may have been stuck with nothing more than 2 different language subtitles and the theatrical trailer. This DVD delivers in the realm of several interesting areas: 1)Audio/Video commentary by the cast: Probably one of the most innovative ways for comentary, as we see and hear Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Jonathan Ke Quan, and even director Richard Donner give their views. And even with the comentary, Corey Feldman still embodies the spirit of his character "Mouth": the fact is that he seems to never shut up throught the entire commentary. Some interesting articles get covered up in some areas as some people try to say things but give up when someone else intervenes. 2)"The Goonies R Good Enough" music video by Cyndi Lauper. Yep, Cyndi Lauper in all her colored haired glory, this time acting in quite a nutty take as her Mom and Pop's gas station is going to be overtaken by greedy corporate types, until she uncovers a secret cave, where she meets the Goonies, and a number of crazies (pirates, a green-faced witch, etc) all search for an ancient treasure. Steven Spielberg even makes a brief cameo. 3)Making of the Goonies-a 7 minute segment on the film, shot back in 1985, very brief, but does show interesting scenes, such as filming inside a "Snack-shop," and a police car chase shot that was omitted. 4)Outtakes-this title is misleading, as you may think it was the kids flubbing their lines. Actually, it contains 3 scenes, including the deleted snack-shop sequence, a further dissection of One-Eyed Willy's treasure map, and then the gang's encounter with a giant octopus. 5)Page layout: the main screen looks like the caverns, and really captures the movie instead of a static image, any direction you go will cause something on the menu to happen. Even with 5 stars, there will always be things that we, the fans of the Goonies, will always wish to see. Talked about on the commentary was the possible fact of an extended police chase, and gorillas getting loose in the film. But still, the film holds up much better in today's world of terribly bad PG-rated features.
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