Near Dark or The Lost Boys? - Blu-ray Forum

miller_time22 · 12-13-2010, 08:21 PM

Which 1987 vampire film do you prefer?

I have to go with Near Dark on this one, in spite of its suspicious absence of bodybuilding sax players.

csdot · 12-13-2010, 08:42 PM

Near Dark for sure.
Lost Boys is one of those movies i loved as a kid that i watch now and dont know how i ever thought it was anything other than crap.

miller_time22 · 12-13-2010, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by csdot

Near Dark for sure.
Lost Boys is one of those movies i loved as a kid that i watch now and dont know how i ever thought it was anything other than crap.

It was the 80's!

It still works for me primarily as nostalgia, but it is without question pretty ridiculous.

AKORIS · 12-13-2010, 11:28 PM

Near Dark was unpleasant to me (especially for it's day!!)-- the bar scene alone was something that once is enough

I prefer LOST BOYS

Galactus · 12-13-2010, 11:53 PM

The Lost Boys for me as well.

Batman1980 · 12-13-2010, 11:55 PM

Near Dark bored me start to finish, Lost Boys by 100%.

csdot · 12-14-2010, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by AKORIS

Near Dark was unpleasant to me (especially for it's day!!)-- the bar scene alone was something that once is enough

I prefer LOST BOYS

whats so bad about the bar scene?

Belloche · 12-14-2010, 12:42 AM

Most horror fans around my age have a soft spot for The Lost Boys, but it just doesn't do it for me. I think I might have seen it too late in life and separated from the nostalgia it's not all that memorable.

Give me Near Dark any day.

AKORIS · 12-14-2010, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by csdot

whats so bad about the bar scene?

you didn't find that unpleasant to watch?
It's just one example but the whole movie was just.... well let's just say "completely lacking in any sense of fun" --

I like my vampire movies atmospheric and stylish like the classic Universal and Hammer films or fun and not to be taken seriously like LOST BOYS and FRIGHT NIGHT--

I don't dig the grim, bloody, and unpleasant styles of NEAR DARK, INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE, and the like...

TLeeTx2012 · 04-22-2011, 06:36 PM

I like both but The Lost Boys was a staple in my childhood & I saw it in the theatre when it came out with my dad.

arcadeforest · 10-01-2011, 08:15 PM

The Lost Boys - have not seen this in quite a while but loved this back in the day - great soundtrack.

kylor · 05-30-2021, 01:41 PM

The Lost Boys.

CreasyBear · 05-30-2021, 01:44 PM

Look, Lost Boys is great and all. Iconic, even. But it's not as good as Near Dark. God, I wish Bigelow would go back to making stuff like Near Dark and Strange Days. Even K-19, I'd take.

DR Herbert West · 05-30-2021, 01:45 PM

Near Dark

Foggy · 05-30-2021, 02:29 PM

Near Dark, love The Lost Boys but Near Dark is pretty much the top of the vampire game in the 80’s. Perhaps only rivalled by The Hunger.

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The Lost Boys	27	58.70%
Both movies suck (pun intended)	1	2.17%
I prefer my vampires in Brooklyn	0	0%
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12-13-2010, 08:21 PM	#1
miller_time22 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2008 4K collection:238 Blu-ray collection:1835 DVD collection:228 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:16	Near Dark or The Lost Boys? Which 1987 vampire film do you prefer? I have to go with Near Dark on this one, in spite of its suspicious absence of bodybuilding sax players.

12-13-2010, 08:42 PM	#2
csdot Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Interzone Blu-ray collection:927 DVD collection:93	Near Dark for sure. Lost Boys is one of those movies i loved as a kid that i watch now and dont know how i ever thought it was anything other than crap.

12-13-2010, 11:28 PM	#4
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:661 Blu-ray collection:3646 Blu-ray reviews:19	Near Dark was unpleasant to me (especially for it's day!!)-- the bar scene alone was something that once is enough I prefer LOST BOYS

12-13-2010, 11:53 PM	#5
Galactus Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Pillars of Creation Blu-ray collection:60 Trading Score:31	The Lost Boys for me as well.

12-13-2010, 11:55 PM	#6
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	Near Dark bored me start to finish, Lost Boys by 100%.

12-14-2010, 12:42 AM	#8
Belloche Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Nova Scotia, Canada Blu-ray collection:403 DVD collection:11 Trading Score:3	Most horror fans around my age have a soft spot for The Lost Boys, but it just doesn't do it for me. I think I might have seen it too late in life and separated from the nostalgia it's not all that memorable. Give me Near Dark any day.

04-22-2011, 06:36 PM	#10
TLeeTx2012 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Winchester, KY 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:46 Digital collection:76 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:65	I like both but The Lost Boys was a staple in my childhood & I saw it in the theatre when it came out with my dad.

10-01-2011, 08:15 PM	#11
arcadeforest Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Apr 2010 Location:Sherwood Forest Blu-ray collection:917 DVD collection:54 Digital collection:92 Trading Score:3	The Lost Boys - have not seen this in quite a while but loved this back in the day - great soundtrack.

05-30-2021, 01:41 PM	#12
kylor Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2015 Location:The past.. or the future. 4K collection:696 Blu-ray collection:7101 DVD collection:620 MA collection:1030 Digital collection:2058 Trading Score:3	The Lost Boys.

05-30-2021, 01:44 PM	#13
CreasyBear Blu-ray Count Member since:Apr 2019 Trading Score:115	Look, Lost Boys is great and all. Iconic, even. But it's not as good as Near Dark. God, I wish Bigelow would go back to making stuff like Near Dark and Strange Days. Even K-19, I'd take.

05-30-2021, 01:45 PM	#14
DR Herbert West Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2018 Location:Arkham, MA Trading Score:8	Near Dark

05-30-2021, 02:29 PM	#15
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:3609 DVD collection:47	Near Dark, love The Lost Boys but Near Dark is pretty much the top of the vampire game in the 80’s. Perhaps only rivalled by The Hunger.

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