Review of The Lost Boys (1987) by Steven H — 20 May 2011
Before I saw Let the Right One In, this was the best vampire movie I'd ever seen. I mean, c'mon, a gang of vampire bikers menacing the Santa Carla boardwalk? You couldn't GET much more kick ass than that.
Growing up in the 80's, you couldn't escape the two Coreys (Haim and Feldman) and this movie came out during the height of their popularity. Speaking of the 80's, this movie will take you back to a lovely time called 1987, where hair was big, clothes were hyper-color and the music was awesome.
It was a time when Keifer Sutherland was an evil son-of-a-bitch who didn't need 24 hours to do shit. A time when the curly-headed vampire had yet to become Bill in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
What I love about it is the movie never gets old to me. It exists in it's own little world. Being a kid, there were moments in it where I hid my eyes because certain scenes were too intense for me and it took years to finally let the finger sheild down and watch them (campfire scene, I'm looking at you).
Sadly, Corey Haim is no longer with us, so watching this also brings a pang of sadness. But, because of this movie, he will forever and always look up at the camera, do that Corey smile he did, and exclaim, "Death by stereo!!!!".
This review of The Lost Boys (1987) was written by Steven H on 20 May 2011.
The Lost Boys has generally received very positive reviews.
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