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Joel Schumacher Lost in "Lost Boys" Sequel

by Fred Topel | February 04, 2007

Summary

Fans of '80s movies, cool vampire horror or The Coreys Haim and Feldman have all awaited the possibility of a "Lost Boys 2." But the idea that Warner Brothers might produce it for the straight to DVD market is disheartening. Even the film's director, Joel Schumacher, can't ensure the classic gets a proper theatrical sequel. Back to Article

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privatepilesleftnipple writes:
on Feb 04 2007 05:36 AM

THE HILLS ARE Alive with the sound of music.....

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Matanuki writes:
on Feb 04 2007 06:20 AM

Lost Girls? Somebody please hire a champion arm wrestler punch Joel Schumacher right in his pelvis!

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arpeggio191 writes:
on Feb 04 2007 07:08 AM

schumacher sucks

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taran72 writes:
on Feb 04 2007 09:15 AM

I said, 'Do gorgeous teenage biker chicks who are vampires. It'll be great.' But they don't listen to me."

He said it'll be great....why don't they listen to him? HAHAHAHAHA.

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dagreenman18 writes:
on Feb 04 2007 11:14 AM

The only point i agree with Shumacher on is 8MM2. That had absolutly NOTHING to do do with the first, so why call it a sequel. seriously why. As for Lost Boys, leave it alone. please. it was good the first time. Not every movie needs a sequel. you don't see a titanic sequel. oh god i just gave some studio asshole an idea.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Feb 04 2007 11:57 AM

Hard to believe the same guy who directed Batman and Robin directed the original Lost Boys. What happened to you man, you used to be cool.

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liono86 writes:
on Feb 04 2007 03:44 PM

Hey, give the guy a break. I mean, you can't do great in all of your projects. And, don't tell me "Yes you can. Look at Scorcese." Ol' Martin is way overrated. And, besides, Batman & Robin sucked as a sequel, but, if it was it's own film and was said that it was being made for campy fun purposes, then, in that aspect, it was pretty enjoyable.

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liono86 writes:
on Feb 04 2007 03:45 PM

P.S.

I don't think there is really any need for a Lost Boys sequel or a spinoff. But, if I had to pick one, i'd go with a spinoff, such as stated, Lost Girls. It could be fun.

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ffamilyguy writes:
on Feb 04 2007 08:44 PM

I think they need to get the original cast, and continue the story years later, except they are grown up. New vampires though! Shoot, it would be cool if they got Donald Sutherland (Keifer's Dad) to play the father of David seeking revenge! I am an ordinary person with a waaaaaay better idea than a crappy LOST GIRLS... Joel has turned gay I think.....not that there is anything wrong with that!

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killermonkey8822 writes:
on Feb 04 2007 09:47 PM

joel scumcacher is one of those directors that usually makes bad movies but will sometimes come out with a good movie and one of those good movies was the lost boys sure it was silly but it was also one of the best vampire movies i have ever seen and works out better then most horror comedys. Overall just leave the classic as it is so joel scumacher can actually say that he atleast did something good.

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jarek writes:
on Feb 04 2007 09:50 PM

I don't understand why Schumacher gets such a bad rap. Yes, he directed some terrible big budget flicks - Batman & Robin, Batman Forever, Bad Company. I understand that side of things.... but that is all people ever hard on him over... films that he didnt' have creative control and that had a million producers. Now, lets compare that to the films he's made on a lesser budget where he had more control - Phone Booth, Tigerland, Flawless, Falling Down, The Lost Boys, Flatliners, Dying Young..... HE IS NOT A BAD DIRECTOR. Hell, even the Grisham adaptions he did were somewhat decent (The Client & A Time To Kill). And his new flick with Jim Carrey, The Number 23, again looks to be fairly interesting. So lay off of him already!

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taran72 writes:
on Feb 04 2007 10:53 PM

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It's not that he's a BAD director per se...it's the fact his movies are never as good as they should be. Falling Down and 8mm were neutered - funny how he talks about how successful 8mm was, but according to imdb it barely made back its budget at the box office. Bat&Rob of course sucked, and he killed the franchise and several careers. Flawless made no money, Dying Young was a cheesy chickflick. Phone Booth was a waste, but Tigerland was great - for a Schumacker movie

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renny2077 writes:
on Feb 05 2007 09:05 AM

Well, alteast he's not a Uwe !!

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carrierj1 writes:
on Feb 05 2007 02:12 PM

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[b]OK Director[/b]
This guy is OK. He may not make great movies but most of his movies are pretty good. I think his Batman movies where ill conceived. I also think he said 8MM was a profitable with the DVD release. I don't think he said anything about the box office. What do you mean his movies aren't as good as they "should" be? According to whom? I think the real reason he gets such a bad rap is because of "Batman and Robin". When his first Batman came out everyone loved him. It was succesful but looking back everyone realizes how cheesy it was.

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arcadefire325 writes:
on Feb 05 2007 03:26 PM

[b]this director.[/b]
no one loved his batman movies. no one. everyone knew they were bad. this man should be stopped. right now.

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lbt writes:
on Feb 06 2007 05:43 PM

[b]cockballs[/b]
most of his movies as great, the Batman flicks were probably done for the cash and how much control over that shitty franchise would he really have anyway?

I'd only support a Lostboys sequel if the original cast came back and they worked out some way for keifer to get back in there AND it was big budget. THAT I would pay for... otherwise fuck WB!

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