I am a HUGE fan of ‘The Goonies.’ I was in tenth grade when it came out, and I will promise you that I saw it at least half a dozen times in the theater. My oldest son (age 9) has become a big fan, allowing me to watch it many more times. When I called him over to the table and showed him the setup for the new ‘The Goonies: Adventure Card Game,’ I don’t know who had the bigger grin on his face.
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In June of 1985, Chunk, Data, Mouth, Samwise, and Thanos all went looking for One-Eyed Willy’s treasure in ‘The Goonies.’ To celebrate this milestone, we have given away some awesome apparel courtesy of our friends at TVStoreOnline.com!
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In June of 1985, Chunk, Data, Mouth, Samwise and Thanos all went looking for One-eyed Willy’s treasure in ‘The Goonies.’ To celebrate this milestone, we are going to give away some awesome apparel courtesy of our friends at TVStoreOnline.com!
Continue ReadingThis past weekend my wife had a meeting in Astoria, Oregon, so we decided to tag along and make a short vacation. We’d never been to Astoria before and I didn’t know much about it (other than that The Goonies …
Continue ReadingFor New Year’s this year we rented a house in the Catskills with our good friends and their son. He and my daughter have been best friends since birth, and they’re now six years old. Our plans for the weekend were simple: eat delicious food, drink delicious drinks, and introduce our children to Star Wars. […]
Continue ReadingFair warning: this is likely the only GeekDad home video review to focus almost exclusively on content not included on the movie disc. That being said, this modern re-skinning of 80s classic The Goonies looks beautiful for the most part, …
Continue ReadingBelieve it or not, June 7 marks the 25th anniversary of seminal ’80s geeks-make-good film The Goonies. And while it’s important to note that the movie is no Star Wars, a special-effects laden epic that dazzled us with an otherworldly …
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