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The Lost Boys (1987)

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75

Average Rating: 6.3/10
Reviews Counted: 44
Fresh: 33 | Rotten: 11

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.

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Average Rating: 5.2/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 3

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.

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In this hit '80s hybrid of the horror movie and the teen flick, a single mom and her two sons become involved with a pack of vampires when they move into an offbeat Northern California town. Lucy (Dianne Wiest) and her sons, Michael (Jason Patric) and Sam (Corey Haim), move to Santa Carla to live with Lucy's lovable but curmudgeonly father (Barnard Hughes). Lucy gets a job from video-store owner Max (Edward Herrmann), then begins dating him, while Sam hangs out with Edward and Alan Frog (Corey

Jan 27, 1998

Warner Bros. Pictures

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All Critics (45) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (34) | Rotten (11) | DVD (23)

A horrifically dreadful vampire teensploitation entry.

March 24, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment (1)
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Directed with a cavalier disregard for intelligibility, this has to be one of the most anaemic vampire flicks ever made.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment (1)
Time Out
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When everything is all over, there's nothing to leave the theater with -- no real horrors, no real dread, no real imagination -- just technique at the service of formula.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comments (7)
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It starts slow, but finishes fast with some clever plot twists. In the end, all is not lost with these boys.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post
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An exhilarating hybrid of horror and suburban comedy.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post
Washington Post
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That Schumacher handles the transitions between very light horror, comedy, teen romance, and action as well as he does is evidence of a sure hand found nowhere else in his filmography.

May 14, 2012 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy
Antagony & Ecstasy

...a passable yet unspectacular relic of the 1980s.

February 18, 2012 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews
Reel Film Reviews

Scary '80s vamp film. Older teens only.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media

It hasn't aged well. At all.

May 8, 2010 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comments (4)
eFilmCritic.com

A hugely enjoyable picture that proves Joel Schumacher really can direct and that not everything about the 1980s was awful.

October 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Film4
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Despite its flaws, however, the film is an interesting addition to vampire cinema.

October 20, 2009 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comments (2)
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The picture affirms that the only thing truly important is this image of the older brother with his arm around the younger.

August 23, 2008 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central
Film Freak Central

With its cool cast and classic kiss-off ending, The Lost Boys will forever be a cultural touchstone of '80s cinema. [Blu-Ray]

July 31, 2008 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews
Groucho Reviews

...it builds an amiable relationship with its audience that promotes repeat viewing. (Blu-ray Edition)

July 16, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis
Movie Metropolis

Did I mention both Coreys are in it?

May 4, 2005 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | Comment (1)
Lessons of Darkness

A supremely watchable example of something the '80s did right.

September 15, 2004 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine
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Audience Reviews for The Lost Boys

If you planned to send proof into space that the 1980s existed, this would be a perfect sample. The clothes, the soundtrack, the characters, storytelling and movie-making, it all reeks of the era and all its aspects. That means the movie may not have aged very well, but at its time it was a hell of a fun ride. Most importantly, it was made in a time when adolescent vampires were not cringe-worthy yet. Instead this is a both funny and gory vampire hunt that works on every level. The final punchline is particularly awesome. A cheesy experience but still great fun.
June 13, 2006
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A scary and remarkable movie, that is not have the cliche of the stereotype of teens films and call the attention of audience from others ages. Fresh.
January 28, 2012
Lucas Martins

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    1. Marko: I don't know. What's going on, Paul?
    – Submitted by Joanna S (5 months ago)
    1. Paul: You killed Marko!
    – Submitted by Joanna S (9 months ago)
    1. Grandpa: One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach, all the damn vampires.
    – Submitted by Jeremy F (9 months ago)
    1. Edgar Frog: Kill your brother. You'll feel better
    – Submitted by Michael F (9 months ago)
    1. Michael: I can't beat your bike.
    2. David: You don't need to beat me. You just need to keep up.
    – Submitted by Rachael C (10 months ago)
    1. Sam: You're a vampire! I knew it!
    2. Michael: I am not!
    3. Sam: So what are you? The flying nun?
    – Submitted by Karen M (10 months ago)

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