A classic

Basically, it is one of those movies which somehow I never watched when I was a kid but since I kept hearing some good things about this flick, I really wanted to check it out and I had some rather huge expectations. Eventually, I thought it was a fun and entertaining kids flick but not much more, I'm afraid. Furthermore, with the title, somehow, I was expecting a fantasy feature but, obviously, it was something entirely different. Anyway, pretty much like 'Big', another 80's classic, I think I would have I enjoyed it more if I would have watched it back then when I was a kid and I'm pretty sure that the people who really love it are still fond of it above all out of sheer nostalgia. Indeed, in my opinion, even though the young characters were quite fun, they were still rather shallow. Of course, you could argue that since it was a family feature, I shouldn't take it too seriously but, personally, I think there is no reason why a children movie shouldn't have any depth whatsoever. Still, it was pretty neat to see such actors like Sean Astin or Josh Brolin when they were so young and they must have had a blast while working on this flick. Anyway, to conclude, even though it wasn't as great as I was hoping for, it is still a fun flick, a classic from the 80's, and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10