The Lost Boys (DVD) Reviews

~~~The Lost Boys~~~ Two teens move to the coastal town of Santa Carla with their mum hoping to start a fresh start living with their cantankerous grandpa. However the allure of a new town leads the boys to local boardwalk where one of them meets a beautiful girl ... but everything is not as it seems in the town where some people ...  Read the complete review

The Lost Boys Say Hello to the Night Sleep all day Party all night It's fun to be a vampire It may be an unusual take to write a review on a film which was created in 1987, though this, I believe, is one of those classic films that live on no matter how many years have gone past. I first watched it as a teenager with ...  Read the complete review

Vampires are quite the vogue just now but lest not forget the vampires of old. Set in small town America this vampire film mixes teenagers and summer holidays into the genre in a 1980s setting. It shows its age to an extent but still has some great moments. This film isn't scary but it is still enjoyable and perhaps has more to do with teenage ...  Read the complete review

So what can you say about The Lost Boys that hasn't already been said? Released in the late 80's you'd be hard pressed to come up with an opinion that hasn't already been said before! Essentially this is the storyline - family move to strange little town that seems oh so nice, but it's not. Before too long this family encounter vampires ...  Read the complete review

The Lost Boys is a cult classic that I have watched over and over again. Just the other day I watched it again, and is one of those films that you enjoy each time. It was released in 1987 and was not successful at first, but now it has a major following. The opening scene sees a family (mother and two brothers) arriving to a ...  Read the complete review

I was 3 when this film was released in 1987. Obviously (I hope) I didn't get to watch it when it first came out, but I was forced to watch it by a persistent uncle when I was about 10, and then watched it every single day for about six months. More than just slightly obsessive, I know, but then this is an excellent film, and I did spend my ...  Read the complete review

Richard Donner, who is most famed for his superb interpretation of Superman in 1978, and also his 80s child star vehicle The Goonies, is the producer of The Lost Boys, a familar but fun comedy horror that feels very much in the vein of Donner, even if he only produces, and the directing reins are taken up by Joel Schumacher (who would later direct ...  Read the complete review

== How I Discovered It == I was seven years old the first time I watched The Lost Boys, I still remember it vividly as after it had finished I was too scared to move from my bed. Even though it scared me, something stuck in my head and made me want to watch it again. The more I watched it, the more I loved it and now it is without a ...  Read the complete review

Growing up in a terribly deprived household, I missed out on the 'classic' films of our youth, and have had to catch up later on. With the latest overflow of vampiric content in the entertainment industry, my taste buds were drawn to the Lost Boys, a film my wife swears by with the same strength with which she vehemently admires the Goonies, so we ...  Read the complete review

'The Lost Boys' is a film that was recommended to me a couple of years back by a fellow internet vamp-fan. I knew very little about it other than the fact that my net friend was very enthusiastic about it and when I asked for it at the DVD rental shop even the case was blank - I therefore began to watch it with few expectations or preconceptions. ...  Read the complete review

Written by Janice Fischer, James Jeremias and Jeffrey Boam, and directed by Joel Schumacher The Lost Boys is a cult vampire film that was released back in 1987. Many people see this as the ultimate vampire movie, with good reason, and is a classic that will never be topped. ****Story line**** Lucy Emerson (Diane West) has ...  Read the complete review

Vampire tale of two teen brothers who move from Phoenix to the innocent sounding Santa Carla,which turns out to be pretty much a vampire infested seaside town (think jaws with vampires) . 87 was a good year and the whole of the brat pack are here with out a doubt Kiefer sutherlands finest work up until the recent 24!! The eldest ...  Read the complete review

This film has rightly become a cult classic of the 80's. Extreme and serious events occur to culture-intoxicated youngsters and leads to a fun film empowered by a wild energy, menacing charisma and comic accessibility. Such a period piece only seems to age on the surface. Underneath this emphasized adventure with the manifestations of what it ...  Read the complete review

Totally preposterous (and it knows it!) story of teen vampire biker gangs in California, the none-more-80's Lost Boys is a guilty pleasure classic. And who am I to disagree? Kiefer Sutherland is too-cool for daylight as head of the teen-vamps. Jason Patric is the relatively dull new boy in town, desperate to impress the gorgeous girl ...  Read the complete review

The lost boys was directed by Joel Schumacher and was released in 1987. Some of the actors in the film are: Jason Patric as Michael Emerson Kiefer Sutherland as David Corey Haim as Sam Emerson Dianne Wiest as Lucy Emerson Barnard Hughes as Grandpa Emerson Edward Herrmann as Max Jami Gertz as Star The ...  Read the complete review

When I heard recently that they had finally made a sequel (ahem...cash in) to this classic 80's brat-pack horror flick and that both films were to be released in a special edition, of course I went out and bought them . I haven't seen the sequel yet but don't hold out much hope (the only recurring cast member is Corey Feldman though Keifer's ...  Read the complete review

I am shocked to realise that the Lost Boys is now over twenty years old. My friends and I used to love watching this film when we were younger and doing all nighters, really terrified and enchanted by the world of vampires. There are much better vampire films out there but I think this is probably the defining one for the generation that was ...  Read the complete review

From the decade that gave us so many brilliant films (The Breakfast Club, Back To The Future, Short Circuit, ET, and Gremlins, just to name a few) comes 'The Lost Boys', another film that proves why the eighties was the decade for film. After a divorce, a flat-broke mother (Dianne Wiest) moves into her father's home in the town of Santa Carla ...  Read the complete review

This film was released in 1987 (Yes I was only one at the time!) but its such a timeless film it can be enjoyed today as much as I'm sure it was back then. The DVD cost me £3 from HMV (£2.70 with student discount) I bought 2 copies; one for my dad as I knew he loved this film and 1 for me as I've always been into vampire ...  Read the complete review

In the late 80s I went through a phase of watching vampire films and this is my favourite. The story tells of a single mum, Lucy (Dianne Weist), and her two sons, Michael (Jason Patrick),and Sam (Corey Haim), who move to Santa Carla to live with Lucys Dad (Barnard Hughes). Whilst their mum is looking for a job Michael and ...  Read the complete review