![]() ![]() Little too calculated to me, too geared to be a crowd-pleaser, and too mired in Spielberg's preoccupation with friendly aliens to work as a coherent story. Go and see it now, or see it again or watch it with your kids - you will all love it. A highly overlooked 80's adventure movie, almost as good as The Goonies, but far less commercial, due to Dante's unique approach. It's a funny combination of child adventure and B-movie sci-fi but kids will love it, and as you grow up, you learn to see like many great kids' films many new details that pass you by as a kid but keep you entertained all over again from a different perspective. But there are so many great scenes in this film - the chemistry between the 3 main actors is great - they really bond well together and we get drawn into the film because of Dante's attention to detail in these characters. They feel let down by their discovery and in some way, we do too. ![]() What our heroes find out in space is certainly not what they expect or what we expect. The second half becomes pure "Dante", as it dives into 50's-style B-movie sci-fi - exactly what Dante is referencing and sending up, yet paying homage to at the same time. The first half is pure 80's kids' adventure movie. The magic of this movie is in its innocence and the dreams that the kids are able to turn into reality. River Phoenix is his nerdy computer-whiz friend with an Einstein-like crazy father played by James Cromwell and Jason Presson is the mature, yet weird kid with a troubled home-life. Ethan Hawke is the main hero - the one that most viewers will relate to - the average 80's kid hooked on television, daydreaming during school lessons and a huge crush on the girl next door. Share that same dream of escape and adventure. ![]()
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