The Goonies Are Good Enough! The Goonies 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition

Way back in 1985, Steven Spielberg (Executive Producer/Story), Richard Donner (Producer/Director), and Chris Columbus (Screenplay) gave us what was destined to become a classic family favorite, The Goonies. The story was a comic action/adventure flick about a group of misfit kids who try to save their homes from being turned into a golf course by using a treasure map to find a lost pirate ship full of treasure. Of course, they are opposed in this by a family of outlaws who have recently escaped from the police. Will the Goonies win out and save their homes?

With a perfect cast including Anne Ramsey, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano, and young Sean Astin and Josh Brolin, this is a movie that immediately becomes an instant favorite when you see it. You find yourself singing along with the catchy 80's pop tunes by artists such as Cindy Lauper, and repeating your favorite lines to your friends. This is one that was a long time coming to DVD, but it was well worth the wait.

In 2010, Warner gave the film both a Blu Ray & DVD release in standard versions, and a fantastic 25th Anniversary Collectors Edition. I would say to buy the Collectors Edition, because after a year now, the price is very cheap, at less than $30 for the Blu Ray. The Collectors Edtion has some fantastic features such as a Making Of featurette, director and cast commentaries, a Cindy Lauper music video, deleted scenes, and cool collector items such as a Goonies board game, story board cards, magazines, and a reprinted article from Empire magazine on where the cast is now. It is well worth every penny, and a value that can't be beat.

So, if your inner 80's geek is looking for something to fulfill its appetite, then I highly suggest adding this to your collection. If you love the film as much as I do, then you will definitely not be disappointed.

Girls, Guns, & G-Strings-Cheese Deluxe!

From the mid-80's to the mid 90's, Andy Sidaris ruled late night cable with his distinctive mix of  sexy Playboy Playmates in little to no clothing, studly guys wearing not much more to keep the ladies happy, exotic tropical locations, plenty of gunfights, fight scenes, and explosions. Hey, the guy helped Cinemax become known as "Skinemax"! He gave us 12 movies in from 1985 to 1998, all of them favorites of almost any guy who watched them. Were they great movies? Hardly. Pure cheese covered T&A spy action flicks is the best way to describe them. This is probably the most aptly named DVD box set ever. But, Sidaris knew what guys wanted to see, developed his formula, and found his target market. For the fan, he always knew exactly what he was getting, too, and was never disappointed.

Girls, Guns, And G-Strings collects all 12 movies in one DVD box set, and can be found online for less than $10. How could you pass that up? Trailers for the films and introductions by Sidaris are the bonus features here, and the introductions are nice to have, as Andy Sidaris passed away in 2007. The 12 films, in chronological order, are:

Malibu Express (1985) - Darby Hinton, Sybil Danning, Art Metrano

Hard Ticket To Hawaii (1987) - Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, Ron Moss

Picasso Trigger (1988) - Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, Steve Bond

Savage Beach (1990) - Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, John Aprea

Guns (1990) - Dona Speir, Roberta Vasquez, Erik Estrada

Do Or Die (1991) - Dona Speir, Pat Morita, Erik Estrada

Hard Hunted (1992) - Dona Speir, Roberta Vasquez, Bruce Penhall

Fit To Kill (1993) - Dona Speir, Roberta Vasquez, Bruce Penhall

The Dallas Connection (1994) - Julie Strain, Bruce Penhall, Mark Barriere

Day Of The Warrior (1996) - Julie Strain, Kevin Light, Cristian Letelier

Return To Savage Beach (1998) - Julie Strain, Julie K. Smith, Rodrigo Obregon


12 films on 3 double sided DVDs with a running time of almost 18 1/2 hours. A bargain you can't pass up if you love these films. So dig out that credit card and let your inner caveman out to buy this box set.