The Lost Boys/Lost Boys 2 - The Tribe [2008]

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Audience Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over Binding: DVD EAN: 7321902183787 Format: PAL Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 2 Release Date: 2008-09-08 Running Time: 183 Studio: Warner Home Video
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Outstanding Horror/Unimpressive Sequel Comment: The Lost Boys (original movie) is one of the most popular vampire movies of it's time, and it's success relies not just on the pure brilliance of it's story, but on the wonderful comedic timing and impressive performances by Keifer Sutherland, Corey Feldman and Jason Patrick. A divorced mother of two is forced to move to Santa Carla to live with her father in financial defeat. Her two teenage sons, Michael and Sam are dismayed to find that their grandfather lives in a ranch-cabin style house with no TV, miles from anywhere, amongst an impressive array of stuffed animals. At first it seems life doesn't seem as exciting in Santa Carla, until Michael falls in love at first sight with Star, a dark-haired beauty distracted with a bunch of loud trouble-making bikers who seem to be interested in initiating Michael into their gang. Sam, too finds trouble when he enters a comic book store to meet a pair of unusual brothers by the name of Edgar and Allen Frogg, who push vampire comics on him and try to convince him Santa Carla isn't a safe place to be. After Michael's initiation into the gang - led by a bleach-blonde mullet-donning Keifer Sutherland - he finds he has an aversion to sunlight and a thirst for something he can't quite put his finger on - his little brother's blood! Realising his brother is a vampire, Sam - with the help of the Frogg brothers - tries to find a solution to fix things before Michael makes his first kill and crosses the point of no return. It means killing the head vampire, but they need to find him first. The Lost Boys 2 - The Tribe: This is probably the only sequel I've ever really seen that feels less like a sequel and more like a stand alone movie with a familiar character in it. Brother and sister Chris and Nicole move to a small town to live in an aunt's guest house after their parents are killed. The town is apparently overrun with vampires, and vampire leader Shane seems to have a great interest in Nicole, passing on the vampire curse to her. Chris realises quickly what is going on after Edgar Frogg, a gruff-talking mercenary who carries stakes and holy water, tries to kill Nicole. It becomes a race to find the head vampire before Nicole turns into a full-fledged vampire, and Chris realises he may have to make an ultimate sacrifice to prevent it from happening. While the first movie is a cult classic, the sequel doesn't hold a candle to it. This story does not follow immediately after The Lost Boys but jumps past many events that happened without explaining what they were (check for the original comics for explanations). Missing the dark humour of the first one, and with very little of the original cast to support the story, it quickly becomes another gore movie with far too much female nudity - there's a barely noticable cameo at the end by one of the first movie's characters which suggests a possible third installment, but this might have bombed so badly that it might have burned out it's chances altogether. Part of me wishes I hadn't watched the sequel as it ruined the magic of the first movie so much more. Customer Rating: Summary: THE LOST BOYS/LOST BOYS 2 Comment: I AM A MASSIVE FAN OF THE FIRST FILM... THE SECOND FILM IS SO POOR I HAD TO TURN IT OFF .. STAY WITH THE CLASSIC The Lost Boys/Lost Boys 2 - The Tribe [2008] Customer Rating: Summary: Classic first film, mediocre follow up Comment: Following on with the poor remakes and sequels that we have been presented with recently here comes Lost Boys The tribe. It's a pretty flat affair. In fact the most exciting and cool bit didn't even make it into the film; it's the bit with Alan Frog, now a master vampire, driving down the highway in his vamp car with vamp babe and listening to Dispensing Disaster by Yeah Whatever. Corey Felman is amusing but the other Corey struggles in the few minutes we get to see him; a real change from the previous film where he was really cool. Flat acting, odd editing make this film a lightweight. There are still some good bits but you're left asking the same old question that occurs after watching I am Legend, Day of The Dead etc.; where have all the good directors gone? Customer Rating: Summary: Death by stereo... Comment: One of the 80s' greatest movies and surely one of the most imaginative vampire movies of all time finally gets a sequel but is it worth the 21-year wait? The original breathed new life into the increasingly stale bloodsucking genre back in 1987, resulting in a film that still holds its own today. The makers of the sequel appear to have reasoned that what isn't broke shouldn't be fixed, hence their decision to peddle exactly the same story, albeit it with a Noughties makeover. Gone are the hairspray, shoulder pads and Kiefer Sutherland. In their place are surfboards, floppy hair and The OC's Autumn Reeser. Fans of the original will either find the homage's, cameos and references to the original cringe worthy or chic cool. Saxophone man from the original is here in one of the film's most disturbing scenes. Corey Haim does appear in the movie in a brief role, but it's Corey Feldman reprising his role as Edgar Frog, which every 80s child surely wanted to see back, he doesn't disappoint for a moment and hasn't changed, still delivering his lines in a gravelly voice and still wearing that trademark bandanna. Before he went all 24, Sutherland was the coolest, most terrifying vampire to grace the screens since Christopher Lee. His younger half brother Angus plays head Nosferatu this time around, he has the pretty boy looks but is about as terrifying as the thought of him starring in Flatliners 2. So, nowhere near as good as the original but rent them both with a few beers and enjoy a silly yet enjoyable straight-to-DVD sequel. The Lost Boys/Lost Boys 2 - The Tribe [2008] Customer Rating: Summary: Classic first film, poor sequel. Comment: The first film in this set is a masterpiece. There are enough reviews on here stating just that, so this review will concentrate solely on the sequel. When I first heard about this sequel I had mixed feelings. The original is arguably one of the greatest vampire movies ever made. Done with the originals atmosphere and energy, a sequel could be very good. However, I also felt it could be total disaster because some films should never be remade or spawn sequels, and lost boys is a prime example of this. Sadly the film didn't live up to either expectation. As a vampire movie on its own it would probably sink without a trace. By calling it a sequel to the lost boys, it will guarantee that suckers like me will watch it that have such fond memories of the original. There are so many problems though, I don't know where to begin. Whilst the original was an adult film, it never became offensive whereas in the sequel, the characters are not likeable or cool, and talk in such a profane manner it borders on the offensive. Its seems as if the writers were going for a record on how many times the "F" work could be used before the opening credits roll. I do my fair share of swearing, but, when it's used with such frequency in a film it just doesn't sound real and becomes tiresome. Another issue is a dreadful performance from Angus Sutherland. In the original, Keifer Sutherland gave a masterclass in how to portray a charismatic, and at the same time terrifying, lead character. In this sequel Angus (Keifers half brother) gives a performance devoid of any charisma or menace and seems to think that by whispering and mumbling the audience will not notice just how dire he is. But, the biggest problem of all is the one thing that actually links this to the original; Corey Feldman. If anyone was wondering why he has done hardly any acting in the last 20 years or so, here is all the evidence you need. Sometimes watching him his embarrassing. He puts on a ridiculous, gravely, growling, old man-esque voice that makes him sound likes he's 80 years old. It doesn't help that he still looks 15. His one liners are poor, and any potential he had years ago disappeared when he chose drug taking over acting. It's a real shame as he was brilliant in the first film and was genuinely seen as a future star. To sum up, I don't think it takes a genius to work out I didn't think much of this film. Those who remember the original with such fondness will probably still watch this regardless of any reviews, but please don't expect to be wowed like we all were with the original, otherwise you will be extremely disappointed. More Reviews