I thoroughly enjoyed this film for the mousetrap style opening sequence with its intricate and over the top mechanisms as devised by the youngsters.
SLOTH was vaguely distressing, the way his ears twitched, always sent a chill up my spine.
Perhaps the Goonies advocated respect for people with disabilities because this mentally and physically deformed character shows the greatest heroism in the movie.
Could a remake of this film ever be made? I feel that today's youth are too attached to the cyber/digital sphere, whereas the Goonies is firmly rooted in an organic, physical form of child adventure.
In a way the Goonies is a retarded, perverted version of Pirates of the Caribbean, with its tones of treasure, Pirates, and nefarious but inadequate villains.
The truffle shuffle could do with being mixed up with gang man style or the Harlem shuffle, sorry the Harlem Shake.
If the modern Goonies were to exist it would have hipsters, who are at odds but ultimately learn to deal and work in tandem with the Internet geeks/nerds. It is for this reason that I believe meme culture is most closely associated to the spirit of the Goonies.
Sloth - played by the classic actor Nosferatu
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