(2010) **1/2Once again, vampires invade a sleepy beachside town, and once again, Edgar Frog is given the task of hunting down and destroying the head vampire. At this point in his life (much like Corey Feldman himself), Edgar Frog is a bit burned out on hunting vampires. He's living in a trailer, and all his allies from the original Lost Boys film have deserted him in one way or another. But along comes the curvaceous author of a popular vampire romance book series (Stephenie Meier if she were an underwear model). Her brother has been kidnapped by a DJ vampire and his band of raver vampire assistants. She needs Edgar's help, and he's in financial straits, and willing to take on one more assignment.
This movie could have easily been three and a half stars if it weren't for the douchebag reality tough guy, who is hired to work alongside Edgar as the muscular vampire killer. He doesn't believe the vampires really exist, and guess what happens to the guys that don't believe. He's annoying, and pointless except to up the body count. Other than a clever jab from Feldman about reality stars, he is cliched and annoying. He's the tall one in the picture below. On the far right is the author - she just came from a Tomb Raider party. 
Also, (and I'm sure many will disagree), but the lesbian vampira scene was totally random and distracted from the action.
Also, (and I'm sure many will disagree), but the lesbian vampira scene was totally random and distracted from the action. What did work well in this movie, was that it was linked to the original Lost Boys movie much more closely than the previous sequel, Lost Boys: The Tribe. This one contained more references to the original characters as well as clips from the original film. Had Corey Haim been alive to participate in this film, it would have been awesome. They got the other kid from the original film (the other Frog brother), who, looking on imdb, did exactly ONE other feature film between 1987 and 2010, and it shows. Yeah, a Corey & Corey vampire hunting film would have been awesome.
In conclusion, if you liked the original Lost Boys, this one is still worth seeing.
6 comments:
I disagree, I think the lesbian vampira scene was central to the plot and reflected significantly on at least three of the core character arcs.
Ha ha, I'm kidding! I didn't even remember that they made another Lost Boys. Go for it, remaining Corey!
I hadn't heard of this one either. Nice find, I hope that annoying guy died a satisfactory death.
I saw this when I was trolling Netflix and put all three flicks in my queue. True to form, my expectations for the Thon are much bigger then my reality!
I'm psyched to hear this didn't suck though.
I am ashamed to admit that I have only seen the original Lost Boys one time when it played in the theaters. I’m happy that you tackled this trilogy in recent years and it is making think that I need to have a little Lost Boys marathon. Funny review!
I don't think I'm gonna watch these anytime soon (I'm boycotting vampires until this Twilight/True Blood crap blows over) but this is exactly what Corey Feldman should be focusing on. I was wondering why the other Corey didn't participate but then I remembered...
there's a short scene at the end of Tribe in which Haim returns as a vampire. it's meant to be a teaser for the third movie but then Haim, yknow...
just think, if haim had waited to make the third Lost Boys movie before dying -- because at a certain point, it was just going to happen -- this would have been his Joker role. people would have been talking about how powerful his last performance was, and how his method-acting approach ultimately led to his demise.
[harp music and the world gets watery for a second and 50 wakes up]
if Corey Haim were alive for the start of a third Lost Boys movie, he'd have had such an epic meltdown on set, the movie would never have finished shooting.
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