The LOST BOYS VS NEAR DARK ARENA

[Vipp]

This thread is too funny, why have people become so vocal about these films! lol

As for The Lost boys... 'you can't polish a turd' and that's a fact.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Vipp

This thread is too funny, why have people become so vocal about these films! lol

As for The Lost boys... 'you can't polish a turd' and that's a fact.

Interesting.
Here's some footage which occurred during ND's transition from Cult fave to Twishite wannabe.

The remastering technique shown here says it all.

[Vipp]

Originally Posted by The Reaper Man@Cult Labs

Interesting.
Here's some footage which occurred during ND's transition from Cult fave to Twishite wannabe.

The remastering technique shown here says it all.

Haha, that poor woman has suffered during this argument. lol.
EDIT: now the video appears to be the mythbusters actually polishing shit.... for that alone i will try to watch the lost boys again but it wont be pretty. lol.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

It just goes to show that the majority of (active) Cult Labs members have good taste.

Yeah!
Need a reminder?

[Paul@TheOverlook]

Near Dark is clearly the better film but I have more love for The Lost Boys.

That is all.

[Hawkmonger]

People just keep bringing up "love" and " nostalgia" when talking about Lost boys! I've said it once and i'll say it again, take that nostalgia away and you WILL realise how utterly shite they are. You've even admitted Near Dark is better multiple times! Checkmate!

[trebor8273]

Well near dark does have Tim Thomerson so that's a plus, he makes anything watchable, but my vote still goes to lost boys.

[Vipp]

The wife said she has seen both films and Near Dark bored her to the point of death and Lost Boys was cheesy a great movie...

[Paul@TheOverlook]

Originally Posted by Hawkmonger

People just keep bringing up "love" and " nostalgia" when talking about Lost boys! I've said it once and i'll say it again, take that nostalgia away and you WILL realise how utterly shite they are. You've even admitted Near Dark is better multiple times! Checkmate!

There's nothing wrong with nostalgia and there's no checkmate because I admitted to Near Dark being the better film but in terms of something that I can watch over again, Lost Boys wins hands down.

I rented the Lost Boys when it was first released on VHS (ahem, 25 years ago). I was thirteen. I rented it again a few weeks later when I was off school for a week and watched it four or five times. I bought the sell through video the day it came out and watched it until the tape became defective. Bought another copy. Bought the widescreen LaserDisc, regular DVD and 2-Disc special edition before settling on the Blu-ray. I've also seen it on the big screen. If I wastched the film fresh now for the first time it would have no appeal but each time I watch it it takes me back to the time when I first saw it.

I love the soundtrack too.

I've only seen Near Dark twice. Once on VHS (I owned the big box rental tape) and on DVD (I have the Anchor Bay US double discer). It's a great film - I'm also a big fan of Kathryn Bigelow (I love Blue Steel, Strange Days, Hurt Locker and Point Break).

[Rik]

Pretty much the same for me, I've owned The Lost Boys on various formats since about 1990, yet I only bought Near Dark last year and have only watched the disc twice