Lost Boys [4K Ultra HD]

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Audio Commentary - Director Joel Schumacher flies solo, for a measured -- if sometimes slow -- commentary. The only slight note of imperfection in this is that some of the insanely bright whites can bloom a little – never across the whole screen, but in certain highlights, it’s the only very minor blight on an otherwise outstanding image. First up is Stephen’s look at Joe Dante’s The Howling, now available in a new 40th anniversary release in 4K Ultra HD from Studio Canal in the UK. Sadly, the other superior music video produced for 'The Lost Boys,' INXS' cover of "Good Times," is for some reason not included. There’s a vivid richness to the entire image, especially noticeable on the exterior shots of Santa Carla under the film’s opening credits.

Unfortunately, Warner has not made use of the format's interactive capabilities and upgraded the picture-in-picture elements, nor bumped up the video beyond 480p/i/MPEG-2. Shadows penetrate deep into the screen to give the action some appreciable depth, and visibility within the darkest, murkiest corners is mostly strong throughout. Schumacher’s baroque yet garishly 80’s visual sensibilities (perfected with his later ‘ Flatliners’) and Donner’s way of creating iconic performances and characters from his achingly hip teen casts (see ‘ The Goonies’) meld perfectly in the still-classic 1987 teen vampire movie, the end result effortlessly capturing so much of what it was to be a teenager growing up in the 1980s.We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Originally to be directed by Richard Donner, he left to work on Lethal Weapon, but stayed on as a producer. As a film enthusiast first and foremost, with a passion for horror, science fiction, and historical epics, Kevin can easily engage in any topic relating to the industry. Now with The Lost Boys upgraded to 4K Ultra HD, fans can sink their teeth into the classic vampire flick in a way it has never been seen before. Without a doubt, the film retains a devoted cult following that speaks to its lasting entertainment value.

Stepping away from any genre at all, it’s even rarer when a confluence of director and script produces something that is so perfectly blended to their sensibilities and style, it is the very definition of true movie magic. In Patric and Haim, there’s a perfect combination of growing pains throughout early and late teenage years - Haim is dealing with the leaving behind of childish things in favour of a forced growing up (comic books and bath time sing songs); while Patric is facing down the fear of not fitting in with the cool kids, no matter how insanely good looking you are or feel. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report.which matches the film’s theatrical aspect ratio) that uses 10-bit video depth, High Dynamic Range (HDR10 only) and is encoded using the HEVC (H. Of course it’s disappointing that a new object-based audio mix isn’t included but with a soundtrack more invested in its music than insanely overwrought sound effects, it’s not as much of a loss as it could have been.

And while it could be easy to bemoan the lack of new extras or new soundtracks, the work put into polishing up the picture to give us such a significant improvement to how The Lost Boys now looks blows those arguments out of the water. Oddly, the film’s success made it ripe for a big budget sequel, but that never happened and it’s really not known why.Featurette: "Lost Boys: A Retrospective" (SD, 24 minutes) - This 2001 look back features then-fresh interviews with Schumacher, the two Coreys (Haim and Feldman), Kiefer Sutherland, and assorted crew (including Oscar-winning director of photography Michael Chapman). As it stands, 'The Lost Boys' is great nostalgia and always amusing, but it's hard not to lament the fact that it could have been a great deal more.

While the younger Sam meets a pair of kindred spirits in geeky comic-book nerds Edward and Alan, the angst-ridden Michael soon falls for Star - who turns out to be in thrall to David, leader of a local gang of vampires. You can choose to accept or reject cookies below, if you decide to refuse cookies then only the "Necessary" ones listed in manage settings will be used. There are no major sequences excised, but of interest is a better set-up for the Edward Hermann character, a subplot involving a summer job for Jason Patric, and an extended sex scene that's even less erotic than the one in the film. Although there is no official word of the original stereo audio being remastered along with the video, the 80s horror favorite is nonetheless welcomed into home theaters with an excellent DTS-HD Master Audio 5. Today, two decades after the film's release, 'The Lost Boys' falls into the dustbin of camp -- far too funny to take seriously, and too dated to be cool.Joel Schumacher took a script that was, by many accounts, The Little Rascals with teeth and created a standout of the genre. New kids Michael Emerson (Jason Patric) and Sam (Corey Haim) move with their newly-divorced mom Lucy (Dianne Wiest) to the boardwalk town of Santa Clara, California, to live with their daffy grandpa (Barnard Hughes). Then, there are also the homoerotic undertones in a story where the teenager Michael, just as he is coming to a sexual awakening of his own, is arguably seduced by the bad-boy David just as much by Star. S. release will include two discs - one in 4K Ultra HD and the other a Blu-ray disc, both harnessing the power of the top-tier resolution and audio that we’ve come to expect with 4K re-releases. Both auditioned for the same role (that eventually went to Feldman) in The Goonies and it is a bit sad knowing that Corey Haim would be dead just a few years after this was made.