Originally written September 8th, 2013.
The Lost Boys is a 1987 horror-comedy from director Joel Schumacher. Despite Schumacher’s checkered past with bat-related movies, The Lost Boys is actually a very fun and entertaining movie. It’s one of the few horror-comedies I’ve seen to properly balance scares and laughs, without one dominating the other. It’s also one of the only good vampire movies I’ve seen.
For starters, The Lost Boys is really, really funny. The relationship between Corey Haim and his brother is hilarious; after finding out his brother is a vampire, Haim’s first thought is to rat him out to their mom. Then there’s Corey Feldman, who plays a wannabe Van Helsing with a pseudo-Schwarzenegger voice. Plus the movie is very over-the-top 80’s, and if you get a kick out of the goofy hairstyles and clothes, you’ll appreciate this movie all the more.
The Lost Boys is really creepy when necessary, too. I normally don’t find vampires all that frightening, but Keifer Sutherland has a very intimidating presence, and the vampire attack scenes are shot very well, keeping the vampires hidden, leaving a lot to the imagination. The end is spectacularly creepy, too. Corey Haim and company have to fight off Keifer Sutherland’s vampire gang, leading to some excellently grotesque vampire deaths, and an awesome vampire duel between Sutherland and Corey Haim’s brother.
The movie is all around fun to watch, and while it is campy and has a bit of a deus ex machina ending, it’s still very funny and creepy, and a very entertaining movie. If you like horror-comedies, this is one of the best titles the genre has to offer.
The Lost Boys is a 1987 horror-comedy from director Joel Schumacher. Despite Schumacher’s checkered past with bat-related movies, The Lost Boys is actually a very fun and entertaining movie. It’s one of the few horror-comedies I’ve seen to properly balance scares and laughs, without one dominating the other. It’s also one of the only good vampire movies I’ve seen.
For starters, The Lost Boys is really, really funny. The relationship between Corey Haim and his brother is hilarious; after finding out his brother is a vampire, Haim’s first thought is to rat him out to their mom. Then there’s Corey Feldman, who plays a wannabe Van Helsing with a pseudo-Schwarzenegger voice. Plus the movie is very over-the-top 80’s, and if you get a kick out of the goofy hairstyles and clothes, you’ll appreciate this movie all the more.
The Lost Boys is really creepy when necessary, too. I normally don’t find vampires all that frightening, but Keifer Sutherland has a very intimidating presence, and the vampire attack scenes are shot very well, keeping the vampires hidden, leaving a lot to the imagination. The end is spectacularly creepy, too. Corey Haim and company have to fight off Keifer Sutherland’s vampire gang, leading to some excellently grotesque vampire deaths, and an awesome vampire duel between Sutherland and Corey Haim’s brother.
The movie is all around fun to watch, and while it is campy and has a bit of a deus ex machina ending, it’s still very funny and creepy, and a very entertaining movie. If you like horror-comedies, this is one of the best titles the genre has to offer.
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