Watch Lost Boys With Me (Sorta)
~~~Posting on both Myspace and LJ~~~
LONG, RAMBLE-Y, MOST LIKELY POINTLESS (2 ½ pages on Word)
Ah, once again I have proven myself as a spaz of the first order. I signed up for Netflix a while back and almost two weeks ago I received “The Lost Boys”. Because I am out of my mind I decided that I had to watch it at 3am on a Thursday night (instead of any time in the two weeks before). Because I am not only out of my mind but also bored and a little lonely I decided to write out my thoughts as I watched as if it were a movie night with a pal and I were making silly comments to a co-viewer (something Llew said about having a movie night sparked it for me). ***So if you want to know my thoughts as I watched LB come on in, if not you have been warned.***
*Vampire movie squee!* Okay now that that’s out of my system let’s get to watching. Lousy 3am with the not being able to eat popcorn for fear of disturbing my mother. 1987 huh? I was only 2 so I can’t really be held responsible for not watching this and the reason I flinch when I think about it will come in later (worms). Now once the volume stops thwarting me and I can hear I’ll watch (DVD player is wonky so computer watching am I).
Oh for all that is good and not evil please let this just be an amusement park and not a circus. If there are clowns I will simply have to lie from now on and tell people I watched it, no one will ever know. *shifty eyes* Hmm, maybe Llew, but would she ask? Pretty, pretty. Kiefer is adorable here, I saw him in some move I can’t recall where he was ooky and it nearly ruined him for me. Gah, I knew there was a reason I didn’t like the 80s and there it is: the music. Have I ever mentioned that 80s music is the work of the devil? *nods* Yup. Ooh, mullets, mohawks, and mad 80s fashion- good for a chuckle or a wince. Please tell me that the mullet won’t come back, please. The rest, eh for the most part.
Okay hoping that motorcycle boy (Michael?) gets maimed now, who wears a white sweater around their waist while on a dusty road on a motorbike? (That’s not a motorcycle, it’s like a motorcycle and a bike had child.) Aww, I like the grandfather, he’s amusing. Where have I seen him and the mother before? Omigosh! Edward Herrmann! *squee* Okay so I’m a nerd but he is so awesome to listen to. I discovered him on Gilmore Girls, but he has been in SO much stuff and he’s an awesome narrator. Okay, I’m good now. So he’s Max the store owner and the boys listen to him. *mini-squee* Is he a vamp? That would be too cool.
I’d just like to note that this movie just proves that all the hottest vampires have bleached blonde hair, smoke, and wear long black jackets. We all knew it, this just supports it. Okay and now on to the downfalls of living with a taxidermist, I think it would be startling to look up and find dead rodents all over the place. More gross (the only scene I seem to see consistently [all 3 times I’ve tried to watch] and the reason I haven’t seen the rest of this movie). Maggots! I stand them better now, but the first time I saw the worm-y scene I was younger and it squicked me out something fierce. Blerg.
“One of us, one of us”. Note to self: see if Netflix has a copy of “Freaks”. (If you catch that reference I will squee.) Oh Michael, now I hope you die. Never drink the Kool-Aid, moron, that’s where the cults get you. Sheesh. And now let’s see the answer to that age old question “If all your friends jumped off a bridge…” and yes he is indeed that susceptible to the peer pressures of people who have already shown they want him dead. Moron. I want a dog that fights off annoying vamps, why don’t I have a dog like that? *pout* On a trivia note, do either of the Corey-s have careers outside of VH1 specials anymore? This is the first movie I’ve seen with them and I only know of them from a wasted afternoon when “I love the 80s” was the only thing on. *shudder*
I could stab my brother and blame it on vampirism? Good to know. Kidding, kidding, I don’t need to stab him- he hurts himself enough without my help. Mmm, garlic, now I want Italian. Okay now Star needs to die too. Silly bimbo, of course sex is the cure to vampirism. *eye roll* I hope the creepy comic book boys get you. And Michael is a moron AND a bad son, he shouldn’t be mean to his strange hippie-esque mother. Ooh, Max is back! The invite is significant yes? Or is it a red herring? I so want him to be the big daddy vamp I can’t stand it. The Frogs are named Edgar and Allen, aww. I had a Poe fixation when I was younger and my mother has already said she wouldn’t allow her grandbabies to be named as such.
Pause, pause. Quick fic idea, pardon me while I scribble it down. Okay, unpause.
Why isn’t Max the head vamp? I want him to be. *pout* Now I’m a little disappointed. Just a thought, I think this movie wouldn’t be as fun if it had all the current, computer-y special effects junk. And again, Star needs to die. Hehe, 12 year old commando nerds, I look into the future and see my children. And Michael gets to criticize his brother’s friends, for why? Aww, a baby vampire, that’s just too cute. *squee* Imagine the cute little outfits you could put a tiny vampire in (I have the stupid grin on my face that I normally reserve for the baby stuff section of a store).
Huh. Mullets look funny upside down, who knew? The least they could do is cut off the mullet tails before they killed the poor bad-haired undead, it’s only decent. Eww, I bet whatever that horrible (and somewhat sparkly) goo that’s spraying from that vampire’s chest is hard to get out of clothing. And, as if I weren’t before, now I’m rooting for the vampires because they made David cry. Kiefer looks quite pretty with the single tear and the righteous wrath and angst over his dead brother. Now the hunters must pay. Quick question: Do you suppose it’s a sin/sacrilege to steal holy water? Hurry, someone go ask the Pope. Oh, and did garlic work on Buffy? I can’t recall. And now we see why David never wears sandals, I wonder if a pedicure could even remotely help his little tootsies.
Nanook is a good dog for killing vampires (if you happen to want them dead), but could be considered bad for destroying the plumbing. Pet ownership is such a toss up. *giggle* Maybe I need some sleep. Okay I’m just going to say that all the living boys, and possibly the undead ones, are morons and be done with it. Seems faster that way. The end should be near anyway. Llew’s death by stereo comments make more sense now, kinda icky. Are they all wearing Lee Press On nails? ‘Cuz that’s what it looks like when they get all corpse-y. The baby vamp is cute with his little grr face, but if he doesn’t behave he will be denied cookies. *cackle* (Yup, need sleep and maybe to look at some baby shoes.)
Cue the climactic end music. Bad Michael, did no one ever tell him not to lick blood that comes from noses, especially his own? Dunno why that’s so gross, but it is. Somebody just beat the little nose licker to death and end it already! Hmm even as Michael tries to kill him (and vice versa) David is still making the pitch for his group. This is the most aggressive and dedicated cult I’ve ever seen, no wonder they were never allowed to pass out pamphlets at airports and hotels.
Just so you know David isn’t dead. Nope. No, he’s living happily on a farm upstate with Doyle, Lindsey, Drusilla, 9th Doctor, Wash, Shepherd, and an assortment of other various characters that aren’t dead. (Of those I named off only one wasn’t dispatched by Joss Whedon.) He can’t be dead, because 1) he’s still all pretty, 2) he isn’t goo/ash/etc (everyone knows not to trust a vamp is gone until it’s GONE), and 3) I don’t want him to be. But yay! Max was the head vamp, I knew it! And he had good motives, how can you not love his family? I’m glad that if he had to die at least it was the grandfather, he’s pretty cool. However in my mind the vampires don’t die, they crush their enemies, take off with the baby vamp, and run Star and Michael over a few times as they drive off. *nod*
If you’ve sat through all that (you poor crazy person you) I thank you for listening. Now I want to know who you would think would be in it if they did a remake right now? (Oh and I made at least 6 pseudo-references to Buffy-verse/Whedon, huggles to friendlies who spot them.)