Corey Feldman returns to the '80s with schlocky direct-to-DVD sequel 'Lost Boys: The Tribe'
By: Jesse Morrison
Issue date: 7/24/08 Section: Entertainment
However, Feldman's performance isn't the film's only atrocity.
"The Tribe" is a rip-off of the first film with a few changes. A brother and his hot 17-year-old sister move to the same coastal town from the first film. They attend a party hosted by the big, bad vamp Shane, played by Keifer Sutherland's half-brother, Angus. The sister drinks Shane's blood and starts her vampire transformation. Her brother must stop it, so he finds Edgar Frog. They arm themselves with holy-water balloon grenade launchers, twirling garlic bolos and stakes. Can they get there in time to save the sister before she makes her first kill? If you don't know the answer, then maybe this movie is for you.
"The Tribe" tries to fit the mold of schlock horror. There's a bit of arterial spray and if you pause the movie, you might see a flash of breast (not that I tried), but the acting is so nonexistent, the dialogue so ridiculous that it's not even in the "so-bad-it's-good" category.
"The Tribe" does have one distinction - Feldman gets to utter quite possibly the worst line of the year. Edgar Frog, with stake in hand, watches a burning vampire and says in a Clint Eastwood-sucking-on-gravel voice, "Build a man a fire, and he's warm for a day. Light a man on fire, and he's warm for the rest of his life."
Keep that line in mind while lumbering through the aisles of the video store or perusing the Netflix video library for something fun to add to your queue. Do yourself a favor and find something else.
"The Tribe" is a rip-off of the first film with a few changes. A brother and his hot 17-year-old sister move to the same coastal town from the first film. They attend a party hosted by the big, bad vamp Shane, played by Keifer Sutherland's half-brother, Angus. The sister drinks Shane's blood and starts her vampire transformation. Her brother must stop it, so he finds Edgar Frog. They arm themselves with holy-water balloon grenade launchers, twirling garlic bolos and stakes. Can they get there in time to save the sister before she makes her first kill? If you don't know the answer, then maybe this movie is for you.
"The Tribe" tries to fit the mold of schlock horror. There's a bit of arterial spray and if you pause the movie, you might see a flash of breast (not that I tried), but the acting is so nonexistent, the dialogue so ridiculous that it's not even in the "so-bad-it's-good" category.
"The Tribe" does have one distinction - Feldman gets to utter quite possibly the worst line of the year. Edgar Frog, with stake in hand, watches a burning vampire and says in a Clint Eastwood-sucking-on-gravel voice, "Build a man a fire, and he's warm for a day. Light a man on fire, and he's warm for the rest of his life."
Keep that line in mind while lumbering through the aisles of the video store or perusing the Netflix video library for something fun to add to your queue. Do yourself a favor and find something else.