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The Goonies might be the most perfect kids movie ever made. There are bad guys and pirates and hidden treasure and a (sort of) monster and exploring and gadgets and it’s fun and funny. And incredibly it holds up well. Unlike most 80s movies that make no sense to a kid today who will wonder why someone just didn’t use a cell phone to solve the problem, The Goonies still works and is still great.

Obviously everyone has a different opinion on who the best Goonies are. Here’s my ranking:

1. Mikey – Sean Astin
2. Mouth – Corey Feldman
3. Data – Jonathan Ke Quan
4. Andy – Kerri Green
5. Brand – Josh Brolin

And – holy crap! – I only just realized that Data and Short Round are the same kid!