Throwback Thursday: In memory of Corey Haim

Today's Throwback Thursday is in memory of Corey Haim who recently passed away on Wednesday March 10th, 2010. I felt it appropriate to recognize this timeless classic as well as pay homage to an actor that was definitely trying to make strides in the acting business.

The Lost Boys is a 1987 American horror film about two young Arizonans who move to California and end up fighting a gang of teenage vampires.

Directed by Joel Schumacher, the film stars Jason Patric, Corey Haim, and Kiefer Sutherland, and co-stars Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman, Dianne Wiest, Edward Herrmann, Alex Winter, Jamison Newlander, and Barnard Hughes. The title would also make reference to J.M. Barrie's stories Lost Boys about Peter Pan and Neverland.

Without a doubt, this film ranks up there amongst well crafted vampire movies ever made, in the modern film era. It is obvious that Jason Patric and Kiefer Sutherland blow away the audiences with this visual masterpiece. By far pretty much everyone will agree that The Lost Boys was truly ahead of its time. And actually when I think about it, the film is pretty much still accurate besides the fashions being outdated (lol) And it definitely was by far Corey Haim's best flick, as well as Cory Feldham's too.

One thing I did notice about this film is that it is purely natural, NO CGI, so what we see is all REAL! After watching this movie one can't help but want to be vampire. Some critics refer to it as just one big MTV music commercial with all the pop culture references, but I beg to differ. One cannot deny that the actors were perfectly cast in their roles, which gives a most endearing quality and a sense that this movie was just done, which is a huge endeavor, that many other movies have lacked (eg. Batman 3 & 4). A remake would definitely be in order, but unfortunately will not come to pass, due to the recent loss of Haim.

When its all said and done The Lost Boys is a true 80's flick packed with great performances, awesome special effects and a killer soundtrack. As it relates to horror movies the 80's got it locked up pretty tight (ex. Gremlins, Fright Night, American Werewolf in London, Return of the Living Dead, Evil Dead, and there are probably more).

Check out the trailer of this great film that would become an 80s trend of making vampire figures more applicable to the audiences in the 1980s.