Synopsis:
A mother and her two sons move to a
small coast town in California. The town is plagued by bikers and some
mysterious deaths. The younger boy makes friends with two other boys who claim
to be vampire hunters while the older boy is drawn into the gang of bikers by a
beautiful girl. The older boy starts sleeping days and staying out all night
while the younger boy starts getting into trouble because of his friends'
obsession.
The
Freak's Rating:
B+ : One of the first posters I ever owned and put on
my wall was of this film. I can even recall the afternoon spent at
Marketplace Mall in Champaign when I was in the corner of a Spencer Gifts
looking at the poster and finally ponying up the $5 to pick it up. I
recall stretching the poster across my wall after unrolling it (being careful to
get no creases of course) and sticking it to my wall with scotch tape. In 1987 I was 11 years old
and couldn't wait to be a teenager. With one of the hottest soundtracks of
the decade, the coolest acting duo around (Corey Haim and Corey Feldman) and an
amazing new take on adding comedy to horror made The Lost Boys a movie I
couldn't wait to see.
Having a simplistic opening storyline
of a newly relocated family growing accustomed to their new town, The Lost Boys
immediately ties its audience to the primary characters of the film. With
a hilarious portrayal of a twelve year old, Corey Haim shines in this film
moreso than from than the bulk of his cinematic resume. Acting all around
is good given the material and stars such as Kiefer Sutherland and Diane Wiest
show their potential acting chops quite well. The team of Coreys throws
enough humor in to create a few laugh out loud moments as well as put enough
cheesiness into the flick for you to always remember what decade it was made in.
Direction is surprisingly tight, with
cool angles and interesting shots scattered throughout. The story does
become a bit action-centered in the last reel, but it is still solid and the
films final line is enough of a payoff. On the cool meter this was off the
charts in the 80s and holds up surprisingly well 21 years after its release.
Part Goonies,
part Near Dark, The Lost Boys became an instant hit and took on an insane cult
following once it hit home video. Now that it has hit Blu Ray, a new
audience can be found for it. For those who grew up with this film, it is
worth seeing again.
Jen's
Rating: C+ : This is not typically my type of movie but I must admit it was
pretty entertaining. I can see how it would be a classic had I watched it in
the 80's. There were some funny parts and it was made well. Scott and I were
talking about it this morning and he said it was one of the first to be comedy
mixed in with horror. Smart, because if it was just horror it would be
incredibly cheesy!! I rate it in the C's because I probably won't watch it
again and don't think I'd recommend it. 80's movies are hard to recommend.
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