80s atmosphere and style, and genuinely good tension. Not really a full on horror, but it has its moments. Lots of light comedy. It's a very well made movie. Probably the type of wacky script that could only work in the 80s. Keifer plays the bully very well, like he did in Stand By Me. 6.5 but ill give 7. Not sure how much replay value this has.

A group of vampires, who all look like they're performing at the Eurovision Song Contest, causes trouble on a boardwalk while a shirtless Tim Cappello plays the saxophone. In “The Lost Boys," it is clear from the first few minutes that we are at the height of the 80s. You could certainly never accuse director Joel Schumacher of not having a good eye for style. Accordingly, the result is a stylish vampire movie that doesn't really know whether it wants to be a horror or a comedy. The characters mostly seem like caricatures, and the plot never really gets into gear. But at least the cast is largely convincing. Kiefer Sutherland in particular worked very well for me as the leader of the vampire gang, and the two Coreys were certainly a sign of a certain prestige at the end of the 80s (even if I wouldn't necessarily describe Corey Feldman in particular as “good” here). All in all, “The Lost Boys” is an example of “style over substance." Some of the dialog is really ridiculous. But because the style is so compelling and the finale in particular is extra fun, I can still appreciate the whole thing. And as a big Buffy fan, I certainly have to be grateful for this movie, without which the series might never have happened.

I know this is a classic, but it was just okay for me. Maybe if I had the added lens of nostalgia, I would have liked this more.

The Lost Boys is 100% 80's cinema in all the wrong ways - A band of ridiculously dressed, big haired, tough-guy teenaged vampires trying ferociously to be cool, yet thwarted by a couple of 6th graders dressed as Rambo and Vanilla Ice using a comic book as their guide, trying equally as hard to hide the fact they haven't yet hit puberty. And the cherry on top? We get a Tim Cappello performance.

One of my favourite films of all time, just fun with vampires.