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[The Lost Boys:The Thirst]
Plot:When veteran vampire hunter Edgar Frog finds himself destitute and almost friendless, he thinks his life has hit bottom - but wealthy vampire-romance novelist Gwen Liebling offers him a small fortune to go on the vampire hunt of a lifetime and rescue her son Peter from the Alpha Vampire D.J. Dusk. With the help of his friends Zoe, Lars and Blake, Edgar heads into a bloody battle to exterminate evil.
Cast:Corey Feldman,
Jamison Newlander,
Tanit Phoenix,
Sean Cameron Michael,
Seb Catang.
My Thoughts:Better than "The Tribe".
Review:Personally, I've never been much of a fan of the "Lost Boys" films, even from the very beginning. I thought the first sequel, especially after so many years...was unnecessary. But, "The Tribe" came, and went, and sucked...no pun intended. Then, another sequel was requested, this one..."The Thirst". While I wasn't enamored by the film, it was atleast leaps and bounds better than "The Tribe", which was pretty much an episode of "The Hills", with vampires. "The Thirst" follows Edgar Frog (Feldman).
Now, with no one left to guard his back, as they've all either moved on, have died, or are now vampires...he retires from the vampire hunting business for a bit. Especially since now, the bank is on his case, and are threatening to evict him from his trailer. But his luck seems to look up, when a vampire novelist approaches him with an offer. It seems that the vampires are now entering new territory in creating their army. Instead of biting and turning people, they've moved into the drug-dealing business.
Supply kids with an "X" like pill at raves called "The Thirst". The pill though, is really vampire blood, and the users are turning into vampires because of it. Edgar at first refuses the novelists request for help in stopping the vampires, that is...until she informs him that THE vampire of all vampires, is behind this nefarious plot. And if Edgar takes on the mission, he might have an opportunity to end the vampire plague for good, and forever. Frog eventually agrees to take the job, but with a whole new clique to watch his back, will he have as much success this time around? "The Thirst" does many things better than it's predecessor "The Tribe". For one, the characters are far more adult, and far more mature.
Thus, the dialogue isn't as painful to endure as it was in the previous movie. Also Frog as a character, is a lot darker this time around. As it seems he knows this whole mission is an all or nothing, make or break kind of deal. So this installment is far more serious-toned than earlier ones. The cast of characters are also a lot more diverse. Tanit Phoenix as Gwen Liebling is pretty cool, and adds an international flavor to the film. The comic relief reigns this time around, are taken over by a television star who believes that the mission is just going to make him an even bigger star in Hollywood.
He totally disavows the idea that vampires exist at all, and this...as viewers will see later on, will be a huge mistake. Frog doesn't have the greatest bunch of help in the third movie, so this makes it easier for the script to focus on Edgar and make him the star of the movie. The veteran Frog brother/vampire hunter, has to pretty much carry the entire team the whole movie. And the action scenes where he and his "team"...battle the vampires, are pretty nicely done.
Far superior to what the second film had to offer, which was very little action if any. Blood and gore are not very prevalent in "The Thirst", but are existent in the movie. This particular vampire movie is not as bloody or gory as say a, "30 Days Of Night"...but it's bloody enough, and while it does have violence, it still manages to kind of keep a PG-13'ish charm about it somehow. So it shouldn't freak the target audience out too much. The directing is also a lot better this time around, and the sceneries are alot better in the third picture, which mostly comes because the movie is kind of an around-the-world trip flick.
It is set mostly in Europe, moving away from the smalltown vibe the previous two movies offered up. The finale helps the pic end on a strong note, as it's set in a cool strobe-light rave atmosphere, where the partiers are all vampires, and Frog, and what's left of his team...have to battle vampires, and eventually the big boss vamps also. And even during this battle, there are some nice twists and new wrinkles entered into things. A lot of what happens at the end is unexpected, and really gives the movie a lot of room to move away from the A-typical predictable, vampire movie conclusion.
There's even the revelation of a master plan involving the vampires kind of manipulating Edgar Frog, unbeknownst to him. This adds a hint of cleverness to the battle between good and evil, aka...Edgard versus the vamps. But the final scene of the movie holds even more surprises, and even though I am not a "Lost Boys" fan, I kind of like the new direction things might be moving in, in the future, harkening to how "The Thirst" ends. "Lost Boys:The Thirst" is a good installment of the franchise, which more than makes up for the disasterous "The Tribe". It's definitely worth a rental.
Positives:Better script than part 2, good performances, and far superior action sequences. Frog is a lot more hardcore this time around, as a grizzled veteran vampire hunter. Tanit Phoenix was a nice addition to the team, and the third act is terrific.
Negatives:The Hollywood action star guy, who doesn't take the mission seriously at all, until it actually begins to get serious...is quite obnoxious at times.
Overall:Three stars out of four.
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