The Quest for Tom Sawyer's Gold

The premise of the movie is interesting but the execution is lacking. The character development wasn't there to explain any reason the characters act the way they do. The relationships between almost all characters are pretty odd. This was clearly a low budget film which I didn't expect a ton from, but I've seen better low budget films that at least elicited emotion. I gave it a fair chance with my 10 year old but we had to ignore A LOT of glaring plot holes. I feel it'd be best suited for a 7 year old other than the overuse of "damn" and "hell" in weird placements. I actually think this would have been better as a mini series with proper character development/backstory and more time spent on the puzzles throughout. If you have nothing else to fill an hour and 20 mins, it's a pretty tame family film.

Goonies being one of my favorite films - I appreciated this film. The chase for Tom Sawyer's gold straight out of the book is pretty neat subject. While occasionally low budget as it tried to reach for something bigger, it delivers more than you would expect. The acting is solid, nice camera work and music. Loved the bond between the kids. Who doesn't like seeing Joey Lauren Adams? Patrick Muldoon makes for a good bad guy. Some of the FX aren't as strong as you hope but a lot of large budget film do it worse. Had a Spielberg type feel to it with camera and music. Really happy to have discovered this one. A few spots the film reaches beyond itself. Some of the treasure hunting isn't exactly plausible however characters keep you in it and caring.

I've watched a lot of films and this is one of the worst I've ever seen. Low budget is one thing but this travesty didn't even try. The film is hard to follow and the storyline just jumps all over the place. It was obviously meant to be a film for young children and yet it has curse words for no reason at all. That's trashy and lazy writing. Not every film needs curse words. I could have written something more sane with some crayons and a napkin. I don't understand the need for the random old narrator guy. The props team and CGI is downright lazy. I've seen better props in school plays. Save yourself some time and don't watch this movie.

Adventure family film that all of us enjoyed. Have kids 6, 9, 14. Love how each character had a piece of the puzzle to solve the treasure hunt. It would be a fun model for classroom events. Thought the kids were terrific in the film. Haven't seen any of them before and will be looking for them from now on. Very likable and different characters. Again, loved how they each had different skills to solve the adventure. Great music on the soundtrack. Some pretty locations. Beautiful river, caves, cemeteries, felt like I went somewhere. Like many films story was simple but better done than most (we watch everything out there in the family genre). High recommend.

I went to this movie with a couple of teenagers and toddlers. We got super bored from the terrible acting and guessable plot. We left from the first half of the film. The cast lacked the main acting skills. The photography was like a phone camera. The directing and storyline were predictable and extremely boring. The only ones who would've liked this film are toddlers and kids who haven't got introduced to the amazing world of movies. I rated it a 1 for the trailer. The trailer was the only thing worth watching, or else I would've given it a 0. Overall, It's a below average movie that I don't recommend it at all.