Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008) (V)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

P.J. Pesce

Writers:

Janice Fischer (characters) &
James Jeremias (characters) ...

Release Date:

29 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Never grow old. Never die. Never know fear again.

Plot:

The orphan and former surfer Chris Emerson and his sister Nicole Emerson move to Luna Bay expecting...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Trailer | Blood | Vampire Hunter | Party

Cast

Tad Hilgenbrink	...	Chris (as Tad Hilgenbrinck)
Angus Sutherland	...	Shane
Autumn Reeser	...	Nicole
Gabrielle Rose	...	Aunt Jillian
Corey Feldman	...	Edgar Frog
Shaun Sipos	...	Kyle
Merwin Mondesir	...	Erik
Kyle Cassie	...	Jon
Moneca Delain	...	Lisa
Greyston Holt	...	Evan
Tom Savini	...	David Van Etten
Daryl Shuttleworth	...	McGraw
Sarah Smyth	...	Hayden
P.J. Pesce	...	Italian Motorcyclist
Alexander Calvert	...	Grom

Also Known As:

Lost Boys 2: The Tribe (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong vampire violence and gore, language, sexuality and some drug use.

Runtime:

92 min | 94 min (uncut version)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (Approved #44157) | Singapore:R21 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-18 | Australia:R (2008) | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:18LNPS | Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | UK:18 | Norway:15 (TV rating) | Canada:18A (Canadian Home Video rating) (uncut version) | USA:Not Rated (uncut version)

Filming Locations:

Malibu, California, USA

Company:

Warner Premiere

Trivia:

Corey Haim and Corey Feldman are the only cast members from the The Lost Boys (1987) to return.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Angus Sutherland and Autumn Reeser leave the party to go for a motorcycle ride it's raining in the shots of them on the motorcycle, but the road is completely dry during all the point-of-view shots from the motorcycle.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Edgar Frog: I'm Edgar Frog, surfboard shaper and vampire hunter.

Movie Connections:

References The Warriors (1979)

Soundtrack:

Dizzy

Shoud've Been Better

This is a film I had to see, I mean, 'Lost Boys' is a classic! And the fact that a sequel has been made! Well, like I said, I had to see it.

To follow up a film like 'lost boys' it's gonna have to be something special. When I first heard about it I thought 'It'll be just some B movie fan film', but then I found out both Corey Feldman and Corey Haim are in it, plus the other actor that played the other Frog brother (can't remember his name) in the original film. On that basis I believed this could do justice as a sequel to the cult classic.

How wrong could I be! First up, Corey Haim and 'the other Frog brother' are both credited at the end of the film, but I don't recall seeing either of them in the film, in fact Edgar Frog (Feldman) mentions that his brother has died! And second, they tried to capture the humour of the original film and simply failed.

This film is more of a homage then a sequel, it follows the original story with only minor adjustments, eg. this time it's a brother and sister rather then 2 brothers, and this time it's the girl that gets seduced rather than the fella.

Another point - you would have thought that after 20 years since the first film the effects would be spectacular, but they're not, they could've been lifted from the original, which shows they're budget must have been tight.

Overall this film is very average, should've been a lot better, but then I've seen worse. I rate this a 5, it's watchable and no were near as poor as 'prom night' or 'doomsday'