Being old enough to actually have seen this film in the theater, I have to say it's one of my favorites from the 80s. It's a little dated and over-the-top, but THE LOST BOYS is a classic 80s movie – self-indulgent, full of attitude, with style over substance. Granted most vampire flicks don't have much of a plot and this one at least tries to throw in some humor to lighten the mood. The jokes actually still stand, unlike some of the wardrobe and haircuts. I can't believe we thought that was cool. The first of the rock-n-roll style vampires, Sutherland and crew have more style than they know what to do with and even manage to be somewhat menacing under all that hair gel. This is the last big film of the Coreys (Haim and Feldman) before they fell off the face of the Earth, landing in straight-to-video hell. Though they are perfect in their roles, it's clear to see with hindsight that they weren't going to wind up super stars forever. Then again, Sutherland and Patric aren't exactly burning up the marquee either. Where, oh where have all the 80s stars gone?

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