The Goonies

[Hoopz]

So I picked up the DVD for $5 and told my older daughters about it.  They are 11 and 9.  I explained for guys around my age and a few years young than me (43), it's considered a classic and must see movie.

My oldest daughter asked if it was in black and white.

 

[ChadTower]

On this subject...

Last night I was showing my sons the design concept I have for my gameroom sign.  The gist is that it's going to be heavily referencing the 3D moving guys in the Money for Nothing video.  I figured that's pretty much completely recognizable, right?  Everybody will get it?

Both kids said the same thing.  "I don't know, Dad.  That is really obscure.  I bet nobody has even seen this video."

[pbj]

VH1 won't even play it anymore.  The classic rock stations cut out some of the lyrics, too.

 

[Ginsu Victim]

The classic rock stations cut out some of the lyrics, too.

Luckily, the stations around here haven't touched it (Lawton, OK and Wichita Falls, TX)

[ChadTower]

Around here they don't touch it.  They also don't touch the occasional swears in stuff like Alice In Chains or Pearl Jam.

[pbj]

There are swears in Pearl Jam?  How can you tell?  I can't understand a word he says.

[ChadTower]

Clearly I remember
 Pickin' on the boy
 Seemed a harmless little ---fudgesicle---
 But we unleashed a lion
 Gnashed his teeth
 And bit the recess lady's breast

Stuff like that.

[lilshawn]

Clearly I remember
 Pickin' on the boy
 Seemed a harmless little ---fudgesicle---
 But we unleashed a lion
 Gnashed his teeth
 And bit the recess lady's breast

Stuff like that.

How could I forget?

[eds1275]

I remember the whole debacle about Money for Nothing. I totally get the gameroom sign idea.
Also I'm 32 and for people my age and a few years younger, the goonies is a big deal.

[jdbailey1206]

[pbj]

Kerri Green's held up.  The movie hasn't.

[404]

True story

this past thanksgiving i went to Target's pre Black Friday sale. While in line i noticed that they setup tons of merchandise next to the lines, I'm assuming to pick up a few impulse buys.

Two kids in front of me. One is in his late teens and another is not older than about 12. Youngest kid sees 'The Goonies' on dvd and says, "I hate that movie".

Let's just say you guys were really close to seeing my mugshot on TV over some Black Friday related crime.....

[wp34]

Kerri Green's held up.  The movie hasn't.

I didn't care too much for the movie when it came out.  I must have been just old enough.  At any rate I watched it with my youngest last year and really enjoyed it.   He was dumb-founded that the older brother was the guy from MIB3.

[opt2not]

HEYYYYY YOUUUU GUYYYYYYYYYS!!!!





The Goonies is one of my all-time favourite movies! I think it still holds up in the family adventure entertainment genre.

[pbj]

It's just so damn noisy, I don't think those kids ever shut up.  Plus - pirates in Oregon.  C'mon. 

When I watch it nowadays, I'm more entertained trying to catch all the flubs.  I think they call him Josh at least 5 times in that thing.

And I'm still not sure how they got away with "one eyed willie."  Laughed ---my bottom--- off when you have to fight him in Torchlight 2.

[Vigo]

He was dumb-founded that the older brother was the guy from MIB3.

Didn't realize that myself. But now that I look, it does actually feel kinda obvious.

[Le Chuck]

Love love love this movie, warts and all, it's one of my all time favorites.  Everytime there were more than 3 neighborhood kids together on bikes we instantly became the goonies. 

[ChadTower]

My kids used to be obsessed with Short Round from Temple of Doom.  It blew their mind when they found him in Goonies too.

[Vigo]

The Goonies Circa 2009. Can you guess which one is Chunk? To the left of Sean Astin.

[jdbailey1206]

Kerri Green's held up.  The movie hasn't.

I think she is the only reason I love red heads.  That, and Christina Hendricks.

[opt2not]

Yup. Still a 1 on the binary scale.

[Howard_Casto]

It's a classic.  I'm not really sure how anyone can take fault in it.  My only gripe is that they cut the octopus.  I want that scene put back in. 

[Xiaou2]

I Loves the Goonies!   How can you not?

 I remember thinking about trying to reproduce "Slick Shoes",  as a kid.

 I think I recall seeing the Octopus scene, and thinking it looked cheesy.   But the problem taking it out, was that in the end... the
kids started talking about it..  which make it seem like they were telling lies...  and that was not what most of them would have done,
especially after that whole ordeal.   It annoyed and angered me a bit .. even as a kid, when I saw that scene.

 But overall, It a very fun romp.  Great musical score.  Great adventure movie with a lot of unique characters, cool mechanical gadgets, humor, great cast of actors, Pirates Treasure, a great Cindi Lauper song / video, and a lot of heart.


  Your My Greatest Invention.


 I still want to make a Goonies Pinball machine...

[404]

The Goonies shoes by Puma. Yes they are real.

[pbj]

Octopus scene has been restored on every damn release of this thing since the mid-90s.  Get out of the past.

 

[kahlid74]

The music of the goonies was what did it for me.  Good balance and blend for when it was needed.  Always enjoyed the movie.

[eds1275]

Of course as a kid I only ever caught this on television, which never ran the octopus scene. Blew my mind when playing the game on c64 when I got to the octopus level.

[jdbailey1206]

Nice.

[Hoopz]

Get out of the past.

 

Completely apropos for a post on a retro gaming forum.   

[wp34]

Yup. Still a 1 on the binary scale.

 

[Howard_Casto]

Just for the record the scene is still cut.  If you watch it in any format on tv it is still missing.   I saw the Hd remaster on hd-net just a couple of months ago.... it's still not in there. 

It's pretty obvious that pbj is trolling though.  He chimes in and says he hates the film and then cites the dvd releases in regards to that comment. I wouldn't know man.  I enjoy the film but I'm not such a fan that I need to own a copy.  How do you hate a film and have multiple versions of it in your collection again?

[SavannahLion]

The Octopus scene was cut out in the theaters (at least as far as I can remember). In other words, it's supposed to be cut out.

I believe the Octopus made its first and only (that I know of) TV broadcast appearance sometime in the mid 90's. I don't recall the octopus making an appearance again until the DVD release sometime in 2000.

There's quite a few plot holes caused by missing footage. Ever notice the map has burn marks but no accompanying scene for it? I'm mystified as to why the octopus is such a big deal to the fans. It was never there in the theatrical release and was added as filler in the one TV broadcast that had it.

[ark_ader]

How do you hate a film and have multiple versions of it in your collection again?

I'm guilty of this.  Star Wars Episode One.

[jdbailey1206]

How do you hate a film and have multiple versions of it in your collection again?

I'm guilty of this.  Star Wars Episode One.

+1

[pbj]

I don't own a single copy of it, but it was all over dork forums like this when the DVD came out with the octopus scene. 

Howard, of all people, should know how important it is to be right at every moment, even in situations where nobody gives a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- or cares.

 

[DaveMMR]

Uggh - you guys got that Cindy Lauper song stuck in my head now. 

But yes, great film. Now I feel like firing up the C64 disk and see if I can get farther than I used to. IIRC, the octopus scene that was cut was the basis for the second-to-last level as per the instruction sheet.

[jdbailey1206]

Everyone celebrate!  It's the octopus again.   

[opt2not]

What is the best version/port of The Goonies to play?

[lilshawn]

What is the best version/port of The Goonies to play?

the NES version:

[Xiaou2]

Yup, that scene was garbage.  Glad it was cut.

  There are times when I really hate on CGI...  but just the same, poor looking & poor puppetry skills, can be just as bad, if not worse.