Seconded. It even has an amusing early example of the “yep, that’s me…you’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation” opening.
I fell asleep in the opening credits for The Royal Tennebaums and woke up in the end credits. I’m not yet convinced I missed anything.
Speaking of, I just watched The Goonies for the first time. There’s quite a lot going on in there. That underground set is YUGE.
In fact, there’s so much going on that they forgot to actually set up the plot. Are ALL the houses being bought for the golf course? (What idiot builds a golf course on a hill) Why are they called “goonies”? How do they all know each other? Where are their parents? What octopus? What’s the deal with Troy? Why is there so much footage at the snooty country club when no one has mentioned the country club? All that seems to have been left unfilmed or edited out (the three deleted scenes on the disc answered three questions, so maybe they should have left them in?)
So they just hit the ground running and you’d better keep up! But boy does it move along.
And didn’t anybody notice “One Eyed Willie” is a crass euphemism for penis?
I guess that makes me the last 80s kid who hasn’t seen it. I like Cyndi and all, but honestly the movie just doesn’t look good.
She’s barely in it. Just an MTV video in the background.
I’m maybe the wrong judge, but as silly as it was, it’s better than Temple of Doom.
Your impression is wrong - it’s very enjoyable. It’s an 80s teen adventure movie, so of course you need to be prepared to suspend your disbelief, but if you can it’s very much worth the ride. The movie’s ethos actually fits very well into the current “fuck the billionaires and CEOs” zeitgeist.
Not to mention it probably has more future Oscar winners and nominees in the cast than nearly any other film.
Yeah, I could be down with that!
Maybe I’ll run across it some lazy weekend afternoon.
As I remember, they live in the boondocks, so boondocks > boonies > goonies. Though I don’t remember if that was explicitly stated in the film. And it may not appeal to you as an adult but was appealing to us because we were close to the age of the characters when we first saw the movie.
I thought they lived near a lagoon.
As we enter August, the best movies I’ve seen this from 2025 are:
| Dhoom Dhaam |
|---|
| Sinners |
| Final Destination Bloodlines |
| The Ugly Stepsister |
| How to Train Your Dragon (live action) |
| Bring Her Back |
| Dead Mail |
| Best Wishes To All |
| 28 Years Later |
Ignore the bolding on Dhoom Dhaam; I can’t seem to change it.
Where? I have recently looked for this and can’t find it anywhere. The local used media store never has the DVD, and searching on my Firestick says it is not available on any streaming service.
I believe I watched with my YouTube Premium account. (Maybe it’s free)
I saw it when I was about 9. I think I didn’t get anything out of it. As far as I remember, there weren’t even any horses. 
It’s probably worth re-watching.
The 80s film with the most actors who later became famous is probably the 1983 film The Outsiders.
I just finished watching Singin’ in the Rain (1951). I’d seen bits and pieces of it over the years (notably Gene Kelly’s “Singin’ in the Rain” and Donald O’Connor’s “Make ‘em Laugh”), but had never seen the whole thing before.
Interesting in all sorts of ways. The choreography is superb, and the Technicolor is dazzlingly bright (as most older Technicolor films are). The story is fluff, and kinda stupid, really, but it’s just a peg to hang the singing and dancing on.
It occurs to me that this might be the first example of what is now called a “Jukebox musical” . All the songs already existed, and many were hits. Producer Arthur Freed was looking for a way to use the catalog of songs written by himself and composer Nacio Herb, so they came up with this movie. Gene Kelly was reportedly enthusiastic, so it turned into much more than a musical.
According to the Wikipedia page “The film was only a modest hit when it was first released. Today however, it is frequently cited as the greatest musical film ever made”
What surprised me was the song “All I do is Dream of You”, sung by Debbie Reynolds and a chorus. I immediately recognized it as the piece Chico Marx plays on the piano in A Night at the Opera. I hadn’t been aware of its title before.
“Moses Supposes” is new. I’ve always heard “Make ‘em Laugh” is new, but was a ripoff of a pre-existing song.
But, yes, it was a collection of well known songs sewn together in a really fun(and funny!) movie.
So… CalMeacham supposes erroneously..?
Anatomy of a Murder (1959). Not to be confused with Anatomy of a Fall, though curiously, both movies ultimately hinge on the outcome of a murder trial.
Though released in 1959, this stylish courtroom drama has the vibes of a classic from the 1940s. Brilliant performances by James Stewart, Lee Remick, and Ben Gazzara, and also by a very young George C Scott who, remarkably, gets second billing. But Scott’s Oscar-nominated performance here as a state Attorney General who joins the prosecution team undoubtedly helped build his career.
Directed by the great Otto Preminger, this terrific production was nominated for 7 Oscars including Best Picture, and Stewart very deservedly nominated for Best Actor. Runtime of 2 hours and 40 minutes is unusual for its day, but gives it scope to develop the story at a leisurely pace over the first hour. Stewart plays a lawyer who defends a soldier who pretty clearly has shot a man alleged to have raped and beaten his wife, and the only possible defense is the claim of temporary insanity, with some doubt arising as to whether the rape story is even true. Highly recommended.
“Be A Clown”, from the 1948 film “The Pirate” which also starred Gene Kelly (and Judy Garland). I happen to prefer “Make ‘em Laugh” though.
I wrote about just watching this a few days upthread. I’d never seen it before, and jus obtained a copy of the Criterion Blu-ray DVD.