LOST BOYS: THE THIRST [2010]

Corey Feldman and Jamison Newlander reprise their roles as the vampire-slaying Frog Brothers in the third Lost Boys film, The Thirst.
The second film basically remade the first, so it's a welcome decision to aim for something a little different this time around.  A vampire drug, known as The Thirst is making it's rounds around the rave culture and threatens transform a whole crowd into blood-sucking fiends.
It attempts to make smart jabs at the Twilight franchise but is never smart enough to actually be funny.  In fact it really is a stupid film but for the most part seems to know it, which still doesn't make it okay.
A fine example of really bad film-making.  Really bad.

0 fang dentures out of 5

LOST BOYS: THE TRIBE [2008]

Corey Feldman desperately grasps onto what he once had in Lost Boys: The Tribe, the PJ Pesce directed straight-to-video sequel to Joel Schumacher's 1987 cult classic vampire film.
It's pretty much the exact same story as the first, doing little to update tones, mood or the generation of youth who should but don't act any differently than the late 80's pack of misfits.  If not for the bad cheap alt-metal acts sloppily inserted in all the "right" spots, you'd think it was an exact remake made with worse actors.
If you're a fan of the thirst and think this might be fun, no matter how bad it is, think again.  It's a piss-poor imitation that never should have seen the light of day.

1 greasy fat saxophone player out of 5

THE LOST BOYS [1987]

Joel Schumacher is a real hit and miss filmmaker. Fortunately, his venture into the vampire lore is a supremely entertaining and funny one.
It's slick, stylish and silly with a kick-ass '80's soundtrack to boot.
Normally you'd ask yourself what the hell am I watching, with lines like "Holy shit! It's the attack of Eddie Munster" or "We trashed the one that looked like Twisted Sister" but somehow The Lost Boys pulls it off with smirking grace.
Corey Feldman and Jamison Newlander steal the show as self-proclaimed vampire hunters, Edgar and Allen Frog.
It's not necessarily scary but it's a wild romp and funny at all the right moments.
Just the way teen vampire flicks should be.

3 ½ Greased up muscly saxophone players of 5