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Directed By
Joel Schumacher
Written By:
Jeffrey Boam, Janice Fischer, James Jeremias
Cast:
Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Haim, Jami Gertz, Dianne Wiest, Corey Feldman, Barnard Hughes, Edward Herrmann, Billy Wirth, Brooke McCarter, Alex Winter, Chance Michael Corbitt, Jamison Newlander, Jamison Newlander
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The Lost Boys (1987)
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Movie Review by Chris
October 16th, 2008
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'The Lost Boys' shows us the peak of director Joel Schumachers career. Though hes had plenty of films before and after this, 'The Lost Boys' really couldve put him on the map, but I am sure he never thought the film would be as successful as it has become. 'The Lost Boys' sorrounds a family of one mother, two sons and a grandfather. The grandfather has lived in Santa Carla, so he's seen the ups and downs, also all the crazy sides of things, even vampire. Lucy (Dianna West) is the mother of two sons, Micheal (Jason Patric) and Sam (Corey Haim), after the divorce of her husband, moves in with her grandfather. Played by Bernard Hughes, the grandfather is a strange man. He drives classic automobiles and his whole house is covered in antlers and assorted stuffed animals, and this really sets up the ending well. Right away we see that the people in this town are strange, located on the back of the Welcome sign is graffiti which states "Murder Capitol of the World".
Being the oldest son, Micheal goes out at night and loves to hang out with friends, he's got a social life. The complete opposite goes for his little brother Sam, who is obsessed with comic books and would rather sit inside and read one for a little while. Micheal and Sam end up going out to the amusement park on the Boardwalk for a little while and Micheal sees this girl, a beautiful but mysterious girl. He's instantly attached. Jason Patric really set up his performance here well, so when he finally talks to this young girl named Star (Jami Gertz), he meets all her crazy friends. The appaerent leader of all the friends is named David (Keifer Sutherland). All these kids are bad asses who have a reputation in the neighborhood, so Micheal follows along.
This is one of Keither Sutherlands first huge roles in film, and I am surprised by this performance. David, along with his crew, is a vampire, but we dont find this out until about the middle of the movie. Even though Micheal punches him in the face and sometimes gets c*cky with him, David remains calm and gets Mike to drink the blood, turning him into one of them. I just love Keifers performance though, like he just gets everything right from the book. Jason Patric also looked as if he really tried on his role because turning into a vampire cant be to easy. Throughout he goes through glimpses of pain and random changes which Jason must be able to go through as an actor. Hes great as a human and when we see him in his vampire form, he not only looks awesome but Jason nails all the moves and sounds right.
Since Mike drank the blood of this vampire clan, he begins changing naturally and goes through this process and eventually we dont see the vampire form until the ending. The make up for this film is excellent for a late 80's film, but since Vampires have been around forever and the stories are everywhere, this is a new take on the genre. It deals with more teens and younger people then it does with Dracula or something like that, which I like a lot more. It makes a lot more story plus character, even though the film doesnt use much character anyway it couldve helped.
'The Lost Boys' is an amazing movie which focuses more on teens and how they would react to a situation. Its a perfect vampire film which uses blood and scares to entertain us, but I surely love it. Its probably one of my favorite films from the 80's and it really loved it. I recommend it.
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