I WANTS… The 80s Back

Once again, I’ve been an errant blogger. Well, not really. I’ve been blogging, but it’s been for my “nine-to-five.” So what better way to celebrate my return to mass media by highlighting the one thing that’s kept me sane during these past few weeks of intense work: online shopping. For this entry, I’ve chosen to focus on the two Blu-Ray releases I’m looking most forward to (besides the Toy Story trilogy, of course). It occurred to me that both choices showcase my love for 80’s family-friendly adventures, but that’s probably more out of my addiction to nostalgia rather than my love for the decade. The Goonies: 25th Anniversary Edition (out Nov. 2nd)

Oh man, the memories that I have attached to this film. Not only did this star my ONLY semblance of a role model in pop culture (Jonathan Ke Quan), but it absolutely captured my suburban boredom and secret desire for big adventures while growing up in Walnut, CA. (Hmmm… it’s kinda sad that Data and Short Round were the only people I could model my life after growing up.) This movie is chockfull of quotable lines (Baby Ruth!?) and reenactable moments (Truffle Shuffle!), so I’m glad it’s getting the royal treatment in its Blu-Ray premiere. I’m, of course, geeked out about the useless goodies (board game, storyboard reproductions, etc.) that are included in the collector’s edition.

Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy (out today, Oct. 26th)

Wow. It looks like everything’s turning 25. I guess that makes me feel better about turning 30 next year… sorta. Anywhoo, Back to the Future, to me, is one of the great trilogies of the 70’s and 80’s. Back then, you could count trilogies on your hand (the original Star Wars, the Godfather, Indiana Jones – not counting that Crystal Skull tranny-hot-mess). I always included Back to the Future in that bunch. Like I said, it’s mostly out of nostalgia and a love for family adventures of that time, but Marty McFly was a true every-man of the decade. Michael J. Fox was certainly more identifiable traveling through time in a Delorean than he was playing an uber-republican on “Family Ties.”

I look forward to my trip down memory lane, now enhanced by high definition, once I have my grubby little hands on both items listed above…