When a young woman approaches Edgar Frog about helping to find her long lost brother, Edgar kindly rejects the offer. When he suspects that vampires have something to do with it then it’s game on! Needing to find out where the next string of vampire raves are going to occur and ultimately figure out why this girl’s brother was kidnapped. To do all of these things he must get some help. There’s no other better option than his brother Alan.
So the Frog brothers return and Corey Feldman takes another step into the Hollywood mainframe to redeem his acting career that was cut way too short. Without him in Lost Boys: The Thirst this movie doesn’t remotely even come close to working. Granted when you go into this film you must go into it with an open mind and understand that this is a step below the original film, but definitely a step above a SyFy film. Yes, it’s goofy, but it knows that. Yes, Feldman is highly overacting his part as Edgar Frog, but he’s only doing what he did in the original film. Filled with one-liners and an over abundance of bloody squirts, explosions and naked people, Lost Boys: The Thirst is mainly there to entertain and not to inspire.
Does all of this make the movie good? No. The movie has a big issue with where it should stop introducing characters and starting moving the overall story forward. Much like Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End where the film continually introduced new characters and new plot points, Lost Boys: The Thirst has the exact same issue, but on a smaller budget. Halfway through the film you have new characters introduced unnecessarily, like the fake vampire hunter who ends up helping Edgar. Completely unnecessary, but added in anyway. The movie simply doesn’t know where to stop with the plot points and character introduction and gain focus on the main story. Sadly, it’s one of the downfalls of the film.
As for the acting, you got Corey Feldman and a cast of actors that are simply trying to break out. Some of them are okay, while others are atrocious. Feldman holds it all together as the focus and creates some really grotesque, hilarious moments that build upon the character he establish in the 80s. Here’s hoping he gets a bigger role in another film; he certainly deserves it.
Moving on to the special features portion of the film, you get one good special feature. It’s called Charisma Carpenter Hosts The Art of Seduction: Vampire Love. The feature is hosted by Charisma Carpenter, famed actress of shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and it goes into the myths, facts and attitudes towards vampires in general. It’s actually quite interesting, but just like the feature film it’s a bit goofy. Still, it’s perfect for this feature and it works well.
