It seemed to have 80s level special effects, like the Goonies or Gremlins, or even as bad as an original Star-Trek episode.

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The Goonies in 1985 had two females, one of whom was relatively de-sexualized while the modern-day equivalent, Super 8, had just Ella Fanning as a romantic prize for the first two acts and a hostage to be rescued for the entirety of act three.

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" and "The Goonies.

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