The Weekly Links: Saved By The Bell Turns 25, '80s Keyboard Solo Medley, Ghostbusters Lego Movie

Welcome back to another round of The Weekly Links, a comprehensive dose of the best '80s nostalgia from this past week. One of the most interesting stories was that Disney may be considering a Blu-ray release of the original theatrical Star Wars trilogy...really? Isn't that kind of defeating the point? If fanboys want the un-special editions of these movies, they should go hunt VHS copies at their local antique mall which would be a truer experience. I guess the point of all this is cleaning up the original trilogy and forgetting what George Lucas did in the mid 90s which I could get behind. But does Disney really need an excuse to make more money?

Here are some other things I learned this week:

Stallone wanted to "strangle" Schwarzenegger back in their action movie hey day.
This Rubik's cube is probably the most traveled ever.
Cereal mascots should've had their own action figures.
Molly Ringwald showed how cool it is to see yourself immortalized on a DVD display at Target.
Pierce Brosnan interviewed for the lead role in Tim Burton's Batman.
Josh Brolin already has his costume ready if Goonies 2 happens.
The Blade Runner police spinner looks so good in Lego.

The video of the week really didn't have any competition in the battle for being immortalized on TWL (is it possible to be immortalized on a blog? Oh well.) Thanks to Neatorama, I stumbled onto a Ghostbusters short film in Lego. And I love the fact that they had fun with it and it wasn't just a straight recreation. Homer Simpson as Slimer...funny.

TWL Video of the Week

"The LEGO Ghostbusters Movie" by MonsieurCaron

Movies

"Do the Right Thing," 25 Years Later - mental_floss
The "Back To The Future" Films Were Pretty Good At Guessing What These Actors Would Look Like 30 Years Older - BuzzFeed Rewind

15 Fun Facts About 'Caddyshack' - mental_floss

Interview with Britt Leach from Weird Science, The Great Outdoors & more - Kickin' it Old School

Arena (1989), the B-movie That Brings the Retro for Both the 80s and the 90s - Retroist

10 Character Deaths that Warped the Minds of '80s Children - Topless Robot

30 years later, three things you didn't know about 'The Woman in Red' - Stuck In The 80s

Ivan Reitman on Ghosbusters 3 and Triplets - Den Of Geek
Inside The 31-Year Battle Over "Flashdance" - BuzzFeed Rewind