Talk:The Goonies

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There used to be a review-marked as such- in this article. Someone could replace it with a commentary section, but, for now, it's gone. Sean Black 17:37, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Yoshi's Island/Story 2 Main Paragrah 3 Chunk Addresses Congress 4 escapist and misfit 5 Ataris? 6 Commentary 7 "One-Eyed" Willie

[edit] Yoshi's Island/Story

I think that the mention of the Goonies in the two Yoshi video games should be removed. It has nothing to do with the film, and are instead references to "Goonie Bird," which is another name for an equatorial albatross, which resembles the seagull.

[edit] Main Paragrah

"The film is noteworthy for containing an unusually large number of some of the most easily spotted editing mistakes in cinematic history. Though it is not uncommon for easily missed mistakes to pass into a completed film (only to be spotted later by scrutinous viewers), "The Goonies" contains some blatant editing errors. Many of them are due to major subplots that were filmed but removed. One of the most commonly cited is a reference by the kids to an octopus that was "very scary," a scene that was completely edited out of the finished film. It, with other deleted scenes, was included in the DVD release bonus features."

I dispute this paragraph on two points. First, other than the Octopus Scene, there are no other examples provided. My second point of dispute is with the mention of the Octopus Scene as an editing 'mistake'. The comment that Data makes is 'there was an Octopus' or something to that point. The fact that the Octopus is not actually seen should not be considered an editing mistake as the comment does not create an hole or other inconsistency in the story or plot. An example of an editing mistake, or more appropriately a continuity error, would be a person saying 'We at Burger King' when in fact they obviously ate at McDonalds.

I removed the paragraph from the article. It would need to cite sources as well (examples aren't enough, it asserts that it has more mistakes than other films). --Mrwojo 02:29, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Chunk Addresses Congress

I added that because it's relavent... and very funny.

• Sorry to revert your change, but YTMNDs are pretty much the definition of non-notable. This has none of the features of a useful external link. rspeer 01:28, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] escapist and misfit

The introduction states it is an 'escapist' film, with 'misfit' kids. However, never is it explained why this label is attached to the movie, and why exactly these children are 'misfit'. This needs to be further explained or deleted. --(comment by User talk:81.70.252.138)

I agree. (Don't forget to sign your posts using four tildes ~~~~.) --Mrwojo 22:12, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ataris?

I could've sworn that the album, So Long, Astoria, was actually in reference to Astoria, New York, where the band is from... does anyone know anything to back this up? --Gregoe86 21:59, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure it's referring to Astoria, Oregon and The Goonies. Reviewers and others seem to think so too [1] [2] (fan). Is the band actually from New York? The Ataris article doesn't mention this.

In addition to the title, the song's lyrics mention pirate ships and a map to buried treasure. The last two lines are the most convincing, since they appear to quote Mouth in a rather dramatic moment. --Mrwojo 04:44, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Commentary

At one point in this article, it says Sean Astin has to leave the commentary, which implies he has other thiings to do. At another point, it says he walks because the others were making fun of him. Which is it? Chaz 15:12, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

I figure he left because he had other things to do, probably with his family. About 43 minutes into the commentary you can see him hand-sign "I love you" to someone offscreen and he leaves before the next time the cast is shown. The last paragraph in the Production section seems gossipy. --Mrwojo 18:18, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "One-Eyed" Willie

Does this name refer to a part of the male anatomy?

Yep. Which bit confused you? --Dudesleeper 20:47, 13 July 2006 (UTC)