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The Lost Boys (1987)

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THE LOST BOYS Joel Schumacher USA, 1987

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Latest VHS find, The Lost Boys. The 1987 cult horror film about vampires. Fun fact: this was Cory Feldmans and Cory gains first film together. The film is also streaming for free on Pluto tv. If you haven’t seen it I highly suggest you watch this. All hail the two Corey’s! Rating: ★★★★★

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my children.

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Cory Haim <3 <3 <3 

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"Murphy's Romance"

-one of the gentle pleasures of film is simply to watch two people navigate a relationship of quiet, intimate affection. The big screen makes it cozy

-it helps when two wonderful actors (Sally Field and especially James Garner) are so damn watchable

-Garner's character (the title Murphy) gets a lot of wry sprinkled dialogue

-(upon leaving a slasher film) "I worked in a slaughter house when I was young. Don't need to spend five bucks to relive it"

-(upon being told he can't fight city hall) "well, you can wrestle 'em"

-(after asked if he's having sex with someone) "'banging'? That's an ugly term for that particular pleasure"

-I want to point out that dialogue means less than zero if you don't shoot to support the character/world, and director Martin Ritt does so in a sparse, almost Ozu like way

-it's almost hard to recall a elegantly simple (not simpleminded) film like this use to get a major release

-I also like how damn specific the language is to the character, and how organic Garner makes it look

-let me say, if someone offered me (in no particular order) beef stew, Mac and cheese, sausage, chili and the like for dinner, night after night, I would be in love too

-the montage for that (especially opening and closing the car door in one fell swoop) is terrific

-the score for this film just doesn't work. It needs something a little more rural

+ I love synths but this is not the right place for them

-the way a cowboy hat connotes so much took me by pleasant surprise

-the part where Murphy notes how his friends have overlooked his shortcomings and seen him through some dark days is beautifully affecting -

ultimately, Garner evokes a presence that hovers over the film with a warm blanket like snug. It may be daydreaming, of memories of a place that never actually existed, but it is so floating in ease of life and happiness that the slow burn trip is worth taking.

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