Baby Ruth
A band of kids embark on a journey to find the lost treasure of One-Eyed Willy.
Introduction
Over the eighteen years I spent living and breathing on this earth I’ve wasted many hours sitting back, and watching a flick. Dark Knight, Rocky, Frankenstein, The Deer Hunter, you name it I’ve seen it. But, there was always this one exception to the rule. A 1985 comedy adventure from executive producer Steven Spielberg called The Goonies (sound familiar?) was one of the few mainstream movies which I’ve never experience through my own eyes. Over the years I’ve let all the references to “the truffle shuffle”, “hey you guysssssssss!”, and most importantly “Baby Ruth” fly right on over my head. For years, many of my friends and family have been suggesting for me to watch The Goonies, but I never actually had the chance to watch the film. With free time on my hands, and The Goonies anxiously waiting for me to view, I kicked back, relaxed, and tried to comprehend the hype.
Review
Even though I’ve never had the chance to watch The Goonies until recently, right from the start I could tell the movie had a nostalgic feeling to it (Like pretty much every eighties movie). I can imagine why this movie is considered a cult classic among the many critics of the cinema community. This is a great movie to watch when you’re older, so you can reflect on old childhood memories. The Goonies was saturated with everything a child loves in a movie. Action, adventure, comedy, characters they can connect with, and of course pirates. If I was eight years younger this movie would be my movie of choice. But, don’t be fooled by the PG rating, because this film is fun for kids and adults. There are many juvenile jokes to keep kids on their seats, but at the same time humor suitable for more mature audiences. It’s pretty hard for a children’s film to keep my attention for such a long period of time, but The Goonies had me bursting out laughing every couple of minutes. And, while I couldn’t connect too many of the younger characters in the movie I could kind of connect to the teenage character named Brandon Walsh. All of the characters featured in The Goonies are different inside and out, and allows the viewers at home to bridge with the character of their choice. This movie is just nonstop fun throughout the whole two hours. The combination of Sloth, criminals, and pirates kept my attention glued to the television for the entire movie. These are the many different elements which allow The Goonies to stand out among the many classic family films, and be classified as one of the most memorable movies from the eighties. And, after eighteen years I finally know what the truffle shuffle is.
