Lost Boys post-viewing

[feliciakw]

Man, sometimes I forget how much I like this movie. It's so . . . good. Not particularly deep or insightful, but it's so freakin' much fun.

I couldn't help but notice as I was watching how consciously comfortable I was with Michael calling Sam "Sammy" on a regular basis. Not that it was unusual, of course. It just sounded . . . familiar. Heh.

Also? Scary vampires. Ugly, scary vampires. Like vampires are supposed to be. None of the tortured, tormented, pasty, sparkly garbage. Just outright, tempting, evil vampires, and a genuine struggle to get out from under their influence without, you know, getting killed in the process. (I am totally with Jensen when he says he wants to kill some vampires properly this season. Yes!)

Also also? Every time David (Keiffer Sutherland) did something bad-A or evil, my first thought was "the future Jack Bauer." I'm not a Keiffer Sutherland fan per se, but what I've seen of his stuff (this, Dark City, the first season of 24), I like.

THE FASHION! Oh. My. Word. At one point, I asked Geo, "What is he wearing?" in response to one of Corey Haim's (Sam) costume pieces.

The movie is so deliciously 80s. (It was released the year I graduated high school.)

Geo made an interesting comment that this movie changed the look and face of horror movies. I can't really explain in further detail right now, but he has a point.

Comments

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you were thinking of Marco? The first vamp to get staked.

I do so love this movie as something of a time capsule of the 80s. Not so much in an "accurate" historic sense, but in the "this is what was really cool" sense.

It's so 80s, and yet, the story isn't really dated at all.

TV Guide . . . back when it was actually worth the price.

Such a fun, fun movie.

[girlyghoul70.livejournal.com]

I usually hate revamped (heh) and re-edited movies (See many a rant against Greedo shooting first) But in this case, I think they do need to go back and have Keifer Sutherland reloop one line-

DAVID: Now you know what we are, now you know what you are. You'll never grow old, Michael, and you'll never die. But you must feed!...Oh and P.S. WE DON'T SPARKLE!