Children’s

“Hey, You Guys!” 

It was the summer of 1985 when my mom took me to see The Goonies, I remember standing in front of the movie theater and staring at the poster on display with a little nervousness and wonder. I was only five, and I simply had no concept about what I was about to watch.  I remember this day fondly, because this was the day I fell in love with cinema, though it would take me a few more years to wrap my head around these emotions.  I had seen movies before this, but the experience of seeing The Goonies simply floored my imagination, and it inspired me to want to know more about pirates, lost treasure, and all the possible adventures one could have.  As I’ve gotten older, despite how many movies I’ve seen, this is one that will always remain as one of my all-time favorite films.  For those 30 or older who still haven’t seen The Goonies, well, I feel bad for you; you’ve missed out on a cinematic treasure that stands  among the other classic films of the 80’s like Back to the Future, ET, Gremlins, and Ghostbusters (sure, there are others I’m not listing, but I think you get the point).  When Super 8 came along, then a little later Netflix put out Stranger Things, it started a small revival of the children-in-peril genre that flourished in the 80’s.  Despite how good some of these nostalgic revivals have been, they still can’t capture the magic of The Goonies.
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