Lost Boys: The Tribe

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The movie starts out in a decent fashion, but soon enough the horrible acting, and poorly written script show what this movie really is. Bad. There was little character development, you never really feel like you know the main characters. The movie moves along at an odd pace, and feels more like a hurried story told by an aggravated parent to a child who wont sleep than a movie. The scenes never really mesh well, and other than the gratuitous T&A, there is nothing worth seeing. Corey Feldman's acting was sub par, even for him. His one liners were forced, and many of the references to the first movie were poorly done. Honestly, I would say this is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Leave this turd in the $6 DVD bargain bin and buy something else.

This follow-up and straight to video movie concerns a siblings couple named Chris and Nicole ( Hilgenbrink , Autumn Reeser ) moves to Luna Bay at house their aunt ( Gabrielle Rose ). At the little town Chris , a notorious surfer , attempts to encounter an employment . There they meet a pack of bloodsuckers led by Shane Power ( Angus Sutherland, Donald's brother ) and underlings . Then the brothers unsuccessfully seek out the vampire hunter Edgar Frog (Corey Feldman ) in his trailer and Chris leaves a message for him. They go to Shane's party and Nicole stays with Shane and drinks booze offered by him . After that , she becomes a half-vampire and Edgar advises that she drank vampire's blood and can only be saved if the head-vampire is killed by means of wooden stakes and using garlics. Chris and Edgar search the refugee of Shane and his tribe to save Nicole . Chris turn into vampire at the night and stricken to hungry blood.Then he undergoes a dental transformation and going on a murderous rampage every time a vampire enemy appears. This eerie picture displays terror, thriller, violence, chills and loads of blood and guts . The movie contains great load of action , special effects abundant and numerous scenes have you on edge of your seat . However , it fails to deliver either frights or laughs. The screenwriter provides a very serviceable and passable-knit plot with suspense, tension, horror and improbable situations . Many people may not even be aware that there was a Lost Boys sequel . The title became a direct-to-DVD hit smash, making back its $5 million dollar budget in just three weeks of DVD sales. The Tribe saw the return of Corey Haim and Corey Feldman , famous couple by that time , in the 80s playing two Peter Cushing teens , booth of whom made several films as sympathetic adolescent duo ; however today they only play B movies . Feldman as Edgar Frog again plays a vampire hunter with an attitude, as well as Angus Sutherland replacing in for his brother Kiefer. Corey Haim returned as well, but only for one scene at the end of the movie, a special cameo , while the other Frog brother, Jamison Newlander, only appeared in an alternate ending found on the DVD . Feldman told that the Frog Brothers will reunite for the third installment , titled ¨Lost Boys: The Thirst ¨ by Dario Piana and in post-production ; sadly Corey Ham doesn't repeat role being recently dead . The motion picture is regularly directed by P. J. Pesce , a filmmaker expert on sequels such as he proved in ¨ Sniper 3 ¨ and ¨ From dusk till down : the hangman's daughter ¨ and of course ¨ The lost boys : the tribe ¨. The flick will appeal to vampire genre fans and is especially aimed at juvenile audiences.

Loved the original, hated this dire effort. The acting is wooden and dry, which is no surprise as the script is a turkey. The effects are low fi and the story is as shallow as a teaspoon. The direction and lighting is amateur at best, while almost everything that happens does try to pay homage to the original, it is almost insulting. The story of the original had the suspense, at first we are not even sure what happens to the victims. It had a half decent story, a pair of adolescent boys move to a new town and try to fit in, without knowing what they're trying to fit in to. The soundtrack of the original will always standout as everyone knows the title track. The original has all the iconic scenes that an entire generation will remember, while this film has none. There's no reason to spoil your memories of the original with this tripe. It doesn't deserve to bare the name of the first one. Save your money and your time.

The orphan and former surfer Chris Emerson (Tad Hilgenbrink) and his sister Nicole Emerson (Autumn Reeser) move to Luna Bay expecting to initiate a new life without housing expenses with their Aunt Jillian (Gabrielle Rose), but she charges rent to the siblings for a wrecked house, and Chris seeks a job working as board shaper to raise money for the unforeseeable expenses. While in town, he meets his acquaintance and also former surfer Shane Powers (Angus Sutherland) that invites Chris for a surf parting at night. Then the siblings unsuccessfully seek out the board shaper and vampire hunter Edgar Frog (Corey Feldman) in his trailer trying to find a job and Chris leaves a message for him. They go to Shane's party and Nicole stays with Shane and drinks booze offered by him. Later she becomes a half-vampire and Edgar advises that she drank vampire's blood and can only be saved if the head-vampire is killed. Chris and Edgar search the hiding place of Shane and his tribe to save Nicole. I saw the trailer of "Lost Boys: The Tribe" and I really expected a great sequel of "Lost Boys", but unfortunately I found a weak reference to the classic vampire movie. The writer used the same storyline and introduced some gore, many naked or half-naked women (the stunningly hot Moneca Delain, for example, "acts" undressing her tiny bikini and having shower and sex with Chris) and a weird thirty-seven year old Corey Feldman acting like a teenager trying to repeat the success of the original movie. However, the acting is flat and there is a total lack of humor and charm in this sequel, with a weak Angus Sutherland in the lead role. My vote is five. Title (Brazil): "Garotos Perdidos 2: A Tribo" ("Lost Boys 2: The Tribe")

To even use the name "Lost Boys" in title of this movie is an absolute abomination in itself. For fans of the original cult classic, I would strongly urge you not to even bother wasting a second on this...yes, I too was excited when I heard that there was a sequel but I regret it now. Gratuitous violence for violence sake, completely lacking any of the humour or wit of the original, devoid of any semblance of an imaginative or even remotely interesting plot and punctuated with spurts of mindless action. For those who have not yet watched the original but have instead had the misfortune of watching The Tribe, don't let this put you off - there's no comparison, the two movies are light years apart.

A sequel to The Lost Boys has apparently been on the cards for a long while; and now, twenty one years after the release of the original, we've finally got one. Ironically, however, if this film were released without the 'Lost Boys' title, it would probably have gone down as a decent modern vampire flick; but the film has given itself too much to live up to, and it really never had a chance of doing justice to the 1987 horror classic. The film went direct to video, which is never a good sign and its cheap look and lack of original ideas ensures that it justifies this release; although on its own merits, The Lost Boys 2 is actually not too bad a film. The plot focuses on a brother and sister that move to Luna Bay after the death of their parents. The brother was once a successful surfer who got kicked off the circuit for beating someone up, and due to that it doesn't take the siblings long to get in with the local surfer crowd. However, it's not long before they realise that the surfer crowd are actually vampires and when the sister falls for the head vampire, the brother has to act fast to save her. The story that the film is based on is clearly a direct rip-off of the original Lost Boys with only some minor character changes, although it is at least interesting. The direct to video feel is seen throughout, however, and this film never manages to capture the essence that made the original film great. Director P.J. Pesce does try, however, and does this mainly through bringing back Cory Feldman to reprise his role as one half of the vampire hunting Frog Brothers from the original film. Feldman's performance is a crowd pleaser and he has some amusing lines; but to be honest, if it was for the ties with the original; everyone would simply say he's irritating and unneeded (strangely, Jamison Newlander also gets a credit as the other Frog brother, despite seemingly not being in the film). Also in the film is Kiefer Sutherland's brother Angus who is actually one of the best things about it. Sadly, Cory Haim only appears after the credits have rolled. The first two thirds of the movie are really good; but things start to degenerate a bit as we get closer to the end which is a shame. Overall, The Lost Boys 2 has nothing on the original, but it's not as bad as its reputation suggests and is at least worth a look.

After being a huge fan of the first movie I obviously had high expectations for this movie. I can honestly say though it is one of the worst movies I have seen in a long time. The standard of acting is OK at a push but the slow story line and the Edgar Frog character was the cheesiest poor excuse of a character I had yet to see in a movie. Unfortunately all the good the writers and director had done in the first film has now to be seriously undermined by this poor excuse of a movie. If you like the occasional low quality, cheesy horror/vampire film and you have little else to do then you might as well watch it. Don't have expectation I believe 3/10 is an accurate score. Quite a few nice ladies though.

An pro ex-surfer Chris (Tad Hilgenbrink) and his sister Nicole (Autumn Reeser) are moving to Luna Bay, California to start all over with their lives. A few years back, they lost their parents in a car accident. Chris meets one of the best surfers named Shane (Angus Sutherland), who disappear from the surfing world years ago. When Chris and his sister are invited for a beach party, his sister finds herself attractive to Shane. But Shane isn't an ordinary former pro surfer, he's actually an vampire. But he wants Nicole to be on his side in the night life. Which Shane affected her from drinking from his flask with Shane's blood in it but she's turned into an half vampire. Now Chris has to find ways to save her sister before she finds her first victim. But Chris is in luck, when he meets Edgar Frog (Corey Feldman). Which Edgar is a professional vampire killer for over two decades. Now Chris and Edger has to destroy the vampires to save Nicole before it is too late. Directed by P.J. Pesce (From Dusk Till Dawn 3:The Hangman's Daughter) made an different stylish vampire horror film that has a few decent tribute moments from the original for better or worse. The highlight of watching this sequel is of course, Feldman playing his memorable role back again from the 1987 original. Which his character still reminds the same, he doesn't seems to aged that much as well. Sutherland is actually Kiefer Sutherland's half-brother from the original film but although Angus looks like more his famous Canadian father/actor Donald Sutherland. Hilgenbrink (Best known for playing Matt Stifler in "American Pie Presents Band Camp") and Reeser do good jobs as the leads. Perphas one of the few problems with the sequel is the script isn't that great and the CGI are a little cheap looking but that's to be expected for a low-budget Direct to DVD project. One of the highlights from this spin-off sequel is Barry Donlevy's good looking cinematography. Which Donlevy makes the look of the feature better than it deserves. Overall "The Lost Boys:The Tribe" is the best Direct to DVD sequel since "Wrong Turn 2:Dead End". But i am still not sure what is the better sequel since "Wrong Turn 2" had an better known cast of actors. Fans of "The Lost Boys" will certainly love this, hate this or find this long-awaited sequel a truly mixed blessing. To be honest, i expected "The Lost Boys:The Tribe" to be much worse but i was glad to watch it on XBOX Live. I am curious to see the Alternate Endings, Deleted Scenes and more on the DVD/Blu-ray editions. If you find this sequel enjoyable, there's an small genuine surprise during the end credits. Which there's an possible "The Lost Boys 3" in the future. Fans of gory vampire movies will probably enjoy this. Tom Savini appears in a cameo in the opening sequence. Super 35. (*** ½/*****).