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11-12-2013 04:26 AM |
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Originally Posted by Sculpt
(Post 960084)
Lot's of people loved Lost Boys. I found it mildly entertaining, although I remember some a few minor things miffed me. Beautifully shoot, good start, but disappointing end half. A mentally unstable friend of mine de-friended me for a year because I explained why I didn't think it was a particularly good film. It surely evokes strong something... I hesitate to say emotion; it's more like subconscious allegiance. I'm kidding a bit with the allegiance line. But I think it certainly manages to stir the subconscious of many. I may have to analyze the subconscious triggers for fun sometime. They admittedly were not apparent to me.
Personally, if I were to sum it up in one sentence: I found it more style than substance. Like an good MTV music video that isn't trying to say anything. If I wanted that in a film, maybe I would have liked it more.
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I saw it when it first came out and I was ten years old. For me, it was Goonies with vampires, and was just scary enough to be exciting to me. Like a lot of films, for a lot of people, nostalgia is playing a huge role in that one for me.
If I saw it now, as an adult, there's no way it would have the same impact. But I've also seen a countless number of better movies by this point, and have cultivated my own distinct sense of taste.
I'm guessing I read the question correctly: it's not what you think the best vampire movie of all time is, it's which one you have gotten the most enjoyment and fun out of. Most of the films on the list are far better movies, but I've probably gleefully watched The Lost Boys close to 100 times.
In other words, I don't blame you for not liking it because there were a lot of factors that contributed to how hard it hit me in 1987.
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