The latest
nostalgia trap to get a nerd baptism (an AICN - sponsored reunion screening at Austin's Alamo Drafthouse is more or less single - handedly responsible for the picture's splashy DVD release), it's at least better than the movie to which it's most often compared, the Steven Spielberg - produced The Goonies, if only because it's a good half - hour shorter and,
by extension, comparatively unpretentious.