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The Lost Boys | Year: 1987 Classification: Horror Directed: - Joel Schumacher Actors/Actresses: - Kiefer Sutherland - Jason Patric - Corey Haim Half-hearted horror for the teen crowd Joel Schumacher's teenage horror movie "The Lost Boys" attempts to have its cake and eat it. There's plenty of thrills, but the dramatic narrative is constantly undercut by lame attempts at humor. Jason Patric is the eye-candy hero who moves to Santa Carla, California, with his family and is immediately recruited by Kiefer Sutherland's band of predatory vampires. Michael Chapman's location photography is stunning and Schumacher builds plot and characters with effortless grace, but Corey Haim's witless comic relief (as the beleaguered younger brother) is a constant itrritation, and the introduction of the 'Frog brothers' (Corey Feldman and Jamison Newlander) - the teenage proprietors of a comic book store who also moonlight as vampire hunters (!) - will cheapen the entire film for a sizable proportion of the audience. Still, Dianne Wiest, Edward Herrmann and Barnard Hughes provide value for money as the token grown-ups, and Bo Welch's production design emphasizes the film's modern Gothic ambitions. Despite the presence of dot-crawl, Warners' DVD is the best rendition of "The Lost Boys" on home video to date. Whereas the previous widescreen laserdisc was poorly framed at 1.95:1, this anamorphic (2.35:1) disc reinstates the complete Panavision frame. The Dolby Digital track is clean and forceful, and there's a theatrical trailer which completes the package. A full-screen/pan-scan version of the film is included which provides beautiful closeups of the good-looking cast, but is otherwise worthless. The best movie of the 80's! The Lost Boys rule! "Sleep all day, party all night, never grow old, never die...its good to be a vampire!" Haha awesome line...and has way funny one-liners.(like 'worms!' 'you don't like rice? a billion chinese people can't be wrong!' ) This movie rocks...best 80's flick and better than any of those stupid 80's movie sherry watches! Way cool sound track too...'people are strange' and 'though shall not fall' (that karen, listening to that all day...she thinks she's a vampire). I'm trying to get my good cousin mander to watch it too...she better have watched it by the time this review comes out! This movie has already cracked my top 20 movie list and karen's and derrick's list. As for that derrick fellow, he's one funny dude. He was trying to be like micheal and eat maggots. Everytime he eats rice, I say: "your eating maggots derrick" Hahah, but derrick wants to be one of the frog brothers. he thinks he's a vampire hunter so the other day he went to church and filled his water gun with holy water! then he went up to karen and started squirting her. after karen didn't sizzle like a vampire, karen punched that fat bloke of a derrick straight in the stomach and knocked him out. "If there's one thing I can't stomach in santa cruz, its these damn VAMPIRES!" hahha man 'people are strange' Thou Shall Not Kill When a single mother (Dianne Wiest) and her two kids (Jason Patric, Corey Haim) pack up and move from Phoenix to southern California, more specifically, Santa Carla, "the murder capital of the world," they have more than a little bit of adjusting to do. The two teens and their mother move in with their quirky but loveable grandfather (Barnard Hughes), who has an inkling that there is more to this town than meets the eye. At first, things seem different but manageable, until Sam meets the "Frog brothers" at the local comic book shop. They hand him a horror comic about vampires and tell him to think of it as a survival manual. Are these two merely kids with an over-active imagination, or is there some supernatural cause for this odd little coastal town's nickname? When the older brother, Michael, goes into town for a live concert, he runs into a rather attractive woman named Star (Jami Gertz). Star introduces Michael to her friends, who just happen to be vampires, and they decide to invite Michael to be one of them. Unbeknownst to Michael, he drinks the blood of David (Kiefer Sutherland), the leader of a band of motorcycle riding teenage vampires, thus giving Michael this supernatural dark gift. However, he must make his first kill before becoming a true creature of the night. Only one thing can save Michael from an eternity of bloodsucking. The head vampire must be killed. But who is the head vampire, and can he be found before Michael gives in to temptation? Will Sam and his newfound friends be willing and able to help Michael before it's too late? This film is a classic, light-hearted 80's foray into the horror genre, complete with horrible wardrobe, glam rock, goofy humor, and a stellar cast performing a great screenplay with a cohesive plot. There are indeed some great lines in this film that are quite memorable. The Frog brothers, in particular, serve as some cute comic relief. The effects and make-up are outstanding, and this is really noticeable in the final, knock-down, drag-out fight in the end of the movie. The cinematography is also really well done (for example, the aerial shots when the vampires are flying towards the house). This movie is not meant to be taken very seriously, and it is certainly not Anne Rice or Bram Stoker by any means, but it is some great old-fashioned weekend entertainment. Overall this is a great movie that everyone who grew up in the 80's should definitely own. Moreover, it's a great addition to anyone's vampire or horror collection. If you can enjoy a light-hearted romp through vampire mythology, then definitely pick this film up! A small downside to this DVD is that there are few extras. If you merely want a great movie at a low price, then pick up this DVD. Otherwise, there is a two-disc set coming out soon that should be worth checking out! Buy The Lost Boys at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Lost Boys Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Lost Boys This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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