Wait, The Lost Boys isn't a horror movie, is it? Trust me, it is, there's a lot more graphic violence and gore than you think, deserving the "R" rating. At it's core it's more of an 80's comedy, but the horror/vampire theme is at the heart of the movie. Plus, this was one that I could get my wife to watch with me, so it counts.
I had seen this, but I didn't remember much about it at all and it was a fun ride to revisit. The first thing you notice it that the 80s were very forgettable as far as fashion is concerned. Most of Corey Haim's wardrobe is hilariously bad. And keeping with my confusion with A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge, there seemed to be an underlying gay subtext. I mean, why do we have that buff, shirtless, sexy sax man in concert near the beginning? I couldn't stop laughing at him. Hilarious! And why does Corey Haim have a poster of shirtless Rob Lowe on his closet door? I saw on IMDb that it was because director Joel Schumacher had just directed Rob Lowe in St. Elmo's Fire. But, then I found this funny article on Cracked.com that gave standing to my thoughts: The 5 Most Unintentionally Gay Horror Movies.
I really enjoyed this one and I recommend it, it has lots of unintentional humor and some that is intentional. But more than anything, it has a good story with decent special effects for it's time and a vampire bloodbath near the end that is very well done.
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