You're reminded of what it was like, as a child, to trust in wishing wells and, without thinking very much about it, switch from walking along to skipping.

| Apr 6, 2020

A funny juvenile windup toy about kids in perilous, comic book situations.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 6, 2020

The Goonies is as hip, sassy and innocent as its seven teenage heroes.

| Apr 6, 2020

Original and sometimes bizarre, this is a timely reminder of what "kids' movies" can deliver in an era almost defined by superhero flicks and Disney franchise reboots.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 6, 2020

The Goonies has a rich and indomitable air of all-American innocence...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 18, 2019

"The Goonies" is the kind of hyperactive peril-packed movie young audiences can't resist.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 6, 2016

The action at the center of Chris Columbus' script occasionally falters and generally feels manufactured, but the kids go about their chores as if convinced that all their make-believe is true.

| Jun 8, 2015

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.

| Feb 1, 2007

While the pre-pubescents continually scream, their doting parents prove equally odious in a finale of astounding sentimentality.

| Jun 24, 2006

The 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.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 23, 2004

A rolicking good time is had by all in this adventure that is built on archetypal plot strands that tie together oh so well.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 6, 2004

The Goonies has every imaginable funhouse flourish. It has crooks, bats, cobwebs, skeletons, a lovable monster, an underground grotto and a treasure hidden by some of the most considerate, clue-loving pirates who ever lived.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 30, 2004

Sick, rude fun.

| Mar 10, 2003