Finding 'Ohana

Good Sunday afternoon film for the family but the Goonies influence is there from the start with one of the Goonie characters in this movie

Still well produced and a fun watch

Obviously it's not The Goonies, but I feel that Finding Ohana is a like a good sampled hip hop song. They made Finding Ohana using The Goonies sample and inserted their own flavor.

Also, in the age of becoming culturally diverse, its ground breaking to see a whole cast of "minorities." This cast is the closest people my kids can identify with. With all the crap these kids can be watching on YouTube, this movie was literally a breath of fresh Hawaiian air.

Enjoyable family flick that's a little muddled and disjointed at first but picks up and turns very Goonie'st.

The storytelling at the end wraps things up nicely.

Drawing inspiration from Richard Donner's 1984 classic adventure film "The Goonies" and giving it a tropical makeover, "Finding Ohana" takes us in search for pirate treasure once again, this time inside an underground cave in Hawaii.

Neatly paced and with just enough substance to make the story flow without complications, "Finding Ohana" centers around a group of teenagers who set out in search for treasure into the depths of an ancient tomb.

The film is not without its blemishes. There are cringe inducing moments, unfitting musical choices, and awkward acting performances, but a decent plot, beautiful scenery, and a well crafted script keeps this flick about family and cultural heritage afloat.

Certainly a movie to be enjoyed with the family and a bowl of popcorn.

Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend.

This is the closest movie I think I've ever seen to "Goonies", but definitely at a lower level of interest / quality.

It is good to see more Hawaiian / Polynesian culture in movies, even if this feels like it is more of a setting than a real immersive delve, but maybe that will be more palatable exposure for audicenes.

The "super natural" aspects of movie are probably the only real "problem", but clearly its part of the point of the movie. It weirdly makes the movie into a paranormal type of a movie, which (to me, at least), makes it feels almost as a slight to the Hawaiian culture that it embodies.

I imagine its about the same as the movie having angels, but it feels more like Egyptian mummies. But maybe we should be taking mummies more seriously, who knows.

Great little family watch. There might be more exciting things, but if you've got an urge to watch movies like "Goonies", give this a shot.