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For years people had been clamoring for the release of the '80s classic The Goonies on DVD. Featuring a cast of crazy and kooky characters, director Richard Donner's fantasy-filled children's tale comes to DVD in an edition worthy of One Eyed Willie's gold. Warner has done a spectacular job cleaning up the anamorphic 2.35:1 print, making colors look exciting and alive. Sloth and Chunk have never looked so clean and concise! Black levels are solid and there is a minimum of edge enhancement. To say the least, this is the best The Goonies has ever looked, and Warner gets high praise for doing a terrific job on the transfer. Audio is presented in a new Dolby Digital 5.1 remix, and although it's not as impressive as other remixes, this one does a great job of enveloping the viewer in the world of The Goonies. All the speakers are used during many action sequences, and dialogue, effects and Dave Grusin's hyperactive music score are all crisp and clear. Also featured are Dolby Surround 2.0 tracks in English and French, as well as a Dolby Mono 1.0 track in Spanish. Finally there are subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. Many fans will be happy to know that Warner has put much time and effort into including some great supplemental features. A video/audio commentary track with all seven original Goonies plus Richard Donner is both amusing and nostalgic. Warner splices scenes from the movie with images from the recording session to bring fans a unique and interesting commentary track by the stars of the movie. "The Making of the Goonies" is a 1985 promotional documentary that includes interviews with cast and crew, as well as behind-the-scenes glimpses of the production. A two-part Cyndi Lauper video for the song "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" entertains with guest stars such as pro wrestlers "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and the Iron Sheik. Directed by Richard Donner, this video is a riot to watch, and the song is unexpectedly catchy. Finally there is an anamorphic theatrical trailer along with some deleted outtakes featuring the infamous "Octopus" scene, mentioned in the film but rarely seen by fans. Drooling fans of this classic kids film will be ecstatic to get their hands on some great extra features, a nice transfer, and finely mixed audio tracks. In the words of Cyndi Lauper, The Goonies certainly 'R' good enough!
 
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Great fun!
on July 11, 2015
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Verified Purchase:Yes
This purchase was to replace an old VHS tape since those players are getting hard to find. Great fun to see all these kids when they were kids - and the movie is just great famiy fun! Even the "monster" turns out to be lovable. Some of the scenic shots are really pretty - even if it doesn't look too much like the Astoria, Oregon I remember...
My Best Buy number: 0202916970
My Best Buy number: 0202916970
I would recommend this to a friend!
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"Tastes like chicken..."
on July 11, 2015
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Or so James Spader says. I'm not eating any green lizards! But we will watch this movie more than once - in fact I think I've seen it 3 or 4 times already. Spun off into a TV series which was pretty good, but the original movies seem to be the ones to re-watch. Don't miss this if you've never seen it!
My Best Buy number: 0202916970
My Best Buy number: 0202916970
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Still the best one!
on July 11, 2015
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Our old VHS kind of wore out so we had to get this so we coud watch it again before we went to see Jurassic World. Still the best one of the bunch, and still a series of good movies we watch more than once. Even the scenes you remember still make you jump!
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A Super-Secret Organization recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a dire global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius. A phenomenal cast, including Academy Award Winners Colin Firth and Michael Caine and Oscar Nominee Samuel L. Jackson, leads this action-packed spy-thriller directed by Matthew Vaughn (X-Men First Class).
 
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Action
on July 11, 2015
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Many times there is no feeling for the action payers - but this one does have good character development and story line. Saw it in the theater, bought the DVD, watched it again. Still good! We only buy DVDs for movies we really like becuse we watch them more than once. This is a keeper!
My Best Buy number: 0202916970
My Best Buy number: 0202916970
I would recommend this to a friend!
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