A little like Lord of the Flies..

At 12 years old, this movie rocks! At 35, it's illogical. LOL. When I saw this movie as a kid, I was fully immersed. Probably due to the fact that children identify with children. So I remember the movie was more thrilling and tense. As an adult, the movie annoyed me. LOL. I wanted to hear more about this RANSOM plot. What were the masked men thinking? How was this a good plan at all? Why did they leave them unattended at the cave? Then they left them unattended again with just one guard at the barn. Then finally, they left them unattended again in the last cave scene. Instead of getting the kids, which I thought was the objective, the masked men stood outside the cave making taunting noises. I thought they wanted to kidnap them? What is going on here?

Of course it's give and take. Though the movie is illogical in terms of the action sequences, as an adult, I can understand the subtle themes. I saw hints of LORD OF THE FLIES. What happens when you're left alone with nature, but with no law and authority? Just like LORD OF THE FLIES, the children almost became savages in the end. Also, one of the girls was not quite a girl anymore and was growing up. These are subtleties that you don't get when you're 12 years old viewing this movie.

So though it's not quite as enjoyable as when I was young, at least now, I have a full comprehension, and it's still a great nostalgic flick.