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11/02/04
The Goonies (1985)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:24
Rotten:14
Average Rating:5.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: A thrill-a-minute adventure film. When brothers Mikey (Sean Astin) and Brand (Josh Brolin) learn that greedy developers are forcing their family to move, they and their friends decide to have one... [More]
Starring: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton
Director: Richard Donner
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Reviews for The Goonies
Donner's direction of Spielberg's tale is noisy, choppy and surprisingly pedestrian.
09/08/01
No review available.
05/11/05
No review available.
07/29/02
No review available.
04/15/04
Sick, rude fun.
03/10/03
No review available.
10/04/02
Loads of fun for kids and tweeners, or at least it was back in the '80s.
10/07/04
It's a charmless exercise: director Richard Donner turns the kids into shrieking ferrets, and his jumpy cutting seems to lag behind the action deliberately in a curious attempt to make the film seem more chaotic and cluttered.
02/01/07
Top CriticThe Goonies is a smooth mixture of the usual ingredients from Steven Spielberg action movies, made special because of the high-energy performances of the kids who have the adventures.
10/23/04
Top CriticNo review available.
11/20/07
Director Richard Donner captures a lovely New England-type autumn chill and the feeling of impulsive, misspent weekends.
05/26/06
Of its type, great fun--at least for kids.
02/06/07
...lacks charm, wit, or warmth, yet appears to remain a hit with children because of its frenetic pace, slapstick gags, goofy characters, and slightly naughty language.
04/18/07
Sometimes nostalgia overpowers common sense.
10/10/01
No review available.
07/24/05
A rolicking good time is had by all in this adventure that is built on archetypal plot strands that tie together oh so well.
10/06/04
No review available.
07/17/05
Replete with lavish and quirky set design, goofily harmless antics, and smart scoring, Donner manages to delight and surprise at every turn in a coming of age tale the likes of which is rarely seen.
07/25/01
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