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.
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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.
They are all very different in character, yet share that same dream of escape and adventure.
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I loved the detail and imagination within this movie - like the one dream that the three boys all share, the sphere they create from their computer, the guard dog they give bubble gum to, the amusement ride seat they turn into their spaceship, with windows made from the fronts of washing-machines and TVs. I saw this when it came out on video - I was 8 - don't know how I missed it at the cinema - it couldn't have had a big release in the UK. Reviewed by theojhyman 9 /10 Classic kids' adventure, hugely underratedĪll kids should watch this - between the ages of 6 and 13. It is one of my favorite childhood movies (along side the original Neverending Story). I just Netflixed it so that my girlfriend could see it, and I could reminisce. Although still fun, the writer and/or director seem to lose track of the original flare, and the movie begins to wander off into a more childish, meaningless Hollywood push-out. I love how one of the kids had a dream about designing a circuit board, and after creating it realizes it creates a spherical force field that has virtually no speed limit, and is impossible to slow down (blasting through an entire stack of books with ease, leaving a perfect hole).Īlthough, once the kids get through the testing phase of the force field, and build the ship from old carnival rides (tea-cup thingie)-the movie takes another turn. I was always into space, sci-fi, computers, and aliens even at a young age, and this film does a great job geeking any kid out when it comes to science, space, and adventure. Watching Explorers as a kid, sparked all the things I loved about freedom, and adventure. Reviewed by Michael_Reed 6 /10 Fantastic, imaginative, entertaining-halfway through.
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