I saw this movie several times as a kid and thought it was fun then. Saw it again a few weeks ago in celebration of the 30 years Goonies has been around. Still find it to be a nice and fun movie. Yeah sure a lot of the stuff would require you to suspend your disbelief. In some cases quite a large bit but that's the best part. One of my favorite scenes in general of film is when the three main villains were asking the fat kid Chunk about him telling them everything and he gave away all his worst secrets. That scene was funny back then and is even funnier now when I see it a few years older. I was surprised to head that Sean Astin was in this movie. The person who played Sam in the Lord of the Rings movies about fifteen years later. Sloth is a very enjoyable character who always brings a smile to my face and the way he acts is one of the funniest I have ever seen. I would suggest that you check this movie out. It's a lot of fun but as stated before you would have suspend your disbelief a bit.

'The Goonies' is one of those films that everybody has seen at least once in their lifetime and is something of a guilty pleasure for many. It's a rarity in that, although it's a kids film through and through, it goes down just as well (if not better) with adults.As someone who was born after 'The Goonies' was released, I don't have the same fond memories of this film as others who grew up with it do. For me, it's an imaginative and enjoyable family adventure, but not the 'classic' that it is to others. 'The Goonies' has some great individual moments and scenes but as a whole, I think there are better kids adventure films out there.

I liked this film as a kid. Good storyline, characters, humor, and action were all a part of The Goonies in my opinion. Honestly, this is the only decent film that Sean Astin and Corey Feldman were in to me. Also, this exposed Cyndi Lauper to me for the first time in my life. And now I like listening to her from time to time. The kicker here is that The Goonies 2 or whatever sequel has not happened yet. I am guessing that the past actors, writers, director, etc. are not enthusiastic enough to develop that reuniting project. Oh, well.

This is one of the pearls defended by some of my friends with a similar age as "the movie to astonish your kids". But to be honest, I think the astonished was me. I saw the movie when I was a kid, but I didn't really remember too much (thanks god! I should have leaved it like that!). Now I regret to have seen it with my oldest. Just a bunch of kids screaming and swearing during a good part of the movie, fighting against time to discover a secret hidden in a very pathetic way, while a bunch of unattractive villains chase them to usual "they almost catched them" situations. Please, treat your kids as smart people, because they really are, and show them better adventure movies.