Yet More Proof that The Lost Boys is Awesomer than Twilight

Aside from the fact that Joel Schumacher's THE LOST BOYS is still being talked about twenty-five years after it's initial theatrical release, despite the fact that the mayor of Santa Cruz, California has deemed July 25 as Lost Boys Day, despite the underground fandom, from the diehard to the weekend warrior, that keeps the movie afloat, despite the mullets abound and the 80s clothes galore, THE LOST BOYS still lives on and still gets credit for being the fanged catalyst of current teen vampire movies.

THE LOST BOYS made vampires sexy, riding around on motorcycles, clad in leather.  It stopped being about ugly Nosferatu sleeping in dank cellars and corrupting the virginities of maidens everywhere and started being about the sex appeal.  Most girls and women have a bit of a bad boy complex.  'Sleep all day, party all night, never grow old, never die' became an anthem for all who are young, wanting to live an epic life with no consequences, so fears and no death.  Mix the two together and you're not only pulling in a swarm of ladies salivating for a ride but even the guys that want to be total bas asses.

Dwayne, the only non-blonde, was the only one that could ever be considered brooding but that's just not the right word for it.  'Stoic' is a term that comes up often in the fandom.  He doesn't sit around and piss and moan about his life all day (night?).  He just doesn't talk much.  And he'll eat your face all the same.

Like the article said, THE LOST BOYS made vampires fun.  It clawed them out of the dirt graves and made them appealing to both sexes.  It was the unsuspecting Michael they ended up roping in, not some clumsy little halfwit that would have barely been a consideration for a snack let alone an eternal love object.

So I'll say this again, just in case some Twihards didn't hear me: THE LOST BOYS WIN.  Period.  Let's see if people are talking about TWILIGHT with the same adoration in another twenty years and we'll re-evaluate this position if the need arises.  Until then, you can take your glitter pixies and smoke 'em.  NEAR DARK did the fangless vampires twenty years before TWILIGHT, Louis was getting his period about his eternal damnation about thirty years before Edward blew out his hair and only the ever-spilling guts of THE LOST BOYS glitter after they've been stabbed in the heart.  Or drowned in a bathtub filled with holy water.

So blow me.  I'll keep my Twisted Sister-looking, motorcycle-riding, Boardwalk-playing, coastal California-living vampire savages over your staring-mournfully-out-a-rainy-window, "vegetarian," college-love-song-writing, wingless glitter pixies any day.

OR

The only thing they have in common is a popped collar.  Kiefer's smirk versus Robert's lack-of-bowel-movements face?  Gee . . .

I have a favorite thing . . .

Head on over to Sya's The Mountains of Instead to see what it is . . . 

80s Awesomeness! ~ 1

Is it really a surprise that my first post for 80s Awesomeness! is about--

Ask any fan of this movie (hi!) and they'll say this movie is the epitome of the 80s. And it is. The clothes, the style, the music, the mood, it's the 80s forever immortalized in 97 minutes of celluloid. Released in 1987, this teen vampire flick was Joel Schumacher's pride and joy (or so we like to think), starring Kiefer Sutherland, Billy Wirth, Alex Winter, Brooke McCarter, Edward Herrmann, Diane Weist, Corey Haim, Jason Patric, Barnard Hughes, Corey Feldman, Jamison Newlander, Jami Gertz and Chance Michael Corbitt.

Summary:

Sam, Michael and Lucy Emerson decide to start a new life in in the sunny coastal town of Santa Carla, California by moving in with Lucy's eccentric, taxidermist dad, Grandpa. Lucy just wants the best for her boys but Sam can't get his Brat Pack fix without MTV and Michael just wants to drop out of school and get a job to help out.

But that first night on the Boardwalk changes everything.

Sam, with his comic book obsession, homes in on the only comic shop in town, owned by the Frogs and run by two teenage Rambo wannabes that are keen to keeping Sam in the loop about vampires in the area. Why, he has no idea. Those kids are crazy. If he can't have his TV, he just wants his comics.

Michael gets his first look a beautiful gypsy girl that he can't help but follow but the group of bikers she leads him to offer more than just a rough ride. She looks to ride with the leader of the pack, but there's something different there and instead of kicking his ass, the biker boys initiate Michael into their group, under the guise of strong pot, hallucinations and damn good wine.

Lucy wants a night of relaxation but can't help but notice all of the help wanted signs on the wharf. Her motherly instincts kick in when a lost little boy cries for his mom and lands her in the hands of an endearing video store owner haunted by some motorcycle punks that he just can't keep out of his store. Being the helping hand he is, he offers Lucy a job . . . and a date.

And Grandpa knows more than he's letting on. There's a reason why he won't leave his mountain home and go into town.

Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire.

This movie has created a very loyal and dedicated fan base and has stood the test of time. I've yet to meet anyone that's watched this movie and didn't like it.

Watch the trailer here--



As if the movie isn't awesome enough, it gave us such awesome music as 'Lost in the Shadows' by Lou Gramm--



And 'Cry Little Sister' by Gerard McMann (not the original music video)--



Welcome to my love.