Don't Poop on my Nostalgia, Hollywood!

   

   When it comes to the types of movies that grace our movie screens today, to me it seems either Hollywood is desperate or they're genius. One of the most compelling aspects of our lives here on the blue planet is the power of memory and how the past has influenced our present and future. Hearkening back to a time that brought us joy or helped to define who we are can offer us a moment of happiness. It's the power of nostalgia, and Hollywood is capitalizing on this power in order to make money, rather than deliver original stories. Is this a desperate move in order to make a quick buck? Or is this a genius play? I say: LEAVE MY NOSTALGIA ALONE HOLLYWOOD!

    It was announced recently that there's a strong possibility that there will be a sequel to the classic 1985 movie "The Goonies". Why? WHY?! Is Hollywood so desperate to make money that they resort to past success rather than seeking out new and original material? I imagine all the big wigs sitting around a large mahogany table, sipping lattes and thinking to themselves, "Hey, remember that movie that came out like 30 years ago that was really fun and beloved by children of all ages and is still loved today? Well those kids at that time are all grown up now with kids of their own! We should bring back the original cast and make another Goonies! The grown ups will come because they liked the first one and they'll bring THEIR kids! Then we'll be rich! OH! Then, 30 years from now we'll make Goonies 3 and be even MORE rich!! Huzzah!!"

    From one who remembers Goonies as a child, I say leave it alone. I mean, c'mon. Too many times have we seen Hollywood take precious things from our childhood (*cough* Transformers) and place them into the hands of incompetent filmmakers (*cough* Michael Bay) who dangle by the strings of the production company puppeteers, only to make a film that destroys the youth we used to have for the sake of a paycheck. Granted, the industry today is all about franchises, but Goonies shouldn't be a franchise. Before we know it, E.T. 2 will be right around the corner, followed by a Back to the Future reboot. You wait and see.

   What would be much more compelling is to give us something new. Would it be interesting to see the Goonies all grown up? I mean, what would we see? Data working at his dead end job as a technical support guy, unable to find a steady relationship? Mikey and Brand discussing the colleges their kids are attending while balancing work and a hectic family life? Mouth on probation? Skinny Chunk? Oh, all while hunting some newly found treasure along side divorced Stef and all their  children? Spare us, please. I beg of you. Leave Goonies alone. Come up with something new, something original. I know it's hard, but at least try. For the sake of the art over the paycheck, GIVE ME A REASON TO BELIEVE IN YOU, HOLLYWOOD!!