A hugely enjoyable picture that proves Joel Schumacher really can direct and that not everything about the 1980s was awful.
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10/20/09
The Lost Boys (1987)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:30
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: Flawed but eminently watchable, Joel Schumacher's teen vampire thriller blends horror, humor, and plenty of visual style with standout performances from a cast full of young 1980s stars.
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: When newly-divorced Lucy moves her sons to her father's house in Santa Clara, California -- "the murder capital of the world" -- her teenage son, Michael, quickly falls in with the town's bad kids:... [More]
Starring: Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Corey Haim, Jason Patric
Director: Joel Schumacher
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Reviews for The Lost Boys
Despite its flaws, however, the film is an interesting addition to vampire cinema.
10/20/09
A horrifically dreadful vampire teensploitation entry.
03/24/09
Top CriticThe picture affirms that the only thing truly important is this image of the older brother with his arm around the younger.
08/23/08
With its cool cast and classic kiss-off ending, The Lost Boys will forever be a cultural touchstone of '80s cinema. [Blu-Ray]
07/31/08
No review available.
11/09/07
Directed with a cavalier disregard for intelligibility, this has to be one of the most anaemic vampire flicks ever made.
02/09/06
No review available.
07/18/05
No review available.
06/11/05
Did I mention both Coreys are in it?
05/04/05
A supremely watchable example of something the '80s did right.
09/15/04
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08/30/04
Top CriticThe movie may not offer a lot in the way of serious frights or even originality, but it is most definitely weird and decidedly funny.
08/12/04
A coffinload of DVD extras to sate your Lost Boys bloodlust!
08/09/04
No review available.
06/20/04
No review available.
06/12/04
The Lost Boys is not a movie you want to put in a time capsule or even revisit, unless your name happens to be Corey.
11/12/03
No review available.
10/29/03
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