Nov 17, 2017
HEY YOU GUYS! Can you believe it's taken us nearly five years to
get to The Goonies?! We know it's been a frustratingly
long wait for a lot of you, but with a rising premium being placed
on this particular brand of Amblin-esque nostalgia these days, it
finally felt like the right time to dig out that old treasure map
and search for rich stuff.
All three of us experienced the film at different points in our
lives and that definitely had an impact on how we felt about it. In
addition to sorting through some of these wildly different
reactions, we also address the backlash the film has received in
certain circles recently and whether or not that movement has any
merit.
Get away from Troy's bucket because it's our time down here.
Topics include: Spielberg's notoriously more "hands-on" approach to
producing, the traumatic experience one of us had on our first
viewing, some suggestions for a cleaner way to set up the back
story, an incredibly ill-advised real-life Goonie adventure,
deleted scenes that were broadcast on the TV version, the
Goonies 2 video game, whether or not an actual sequel is
even a good idea at this point, and much much more!