Movies

September, 1987

One Smart-Aleck in The Lost Boys (Warner) describes the seaside town of Santa Carla, California, as "a pretty cool place ... if you're a vampire." Well, if you're young at heart, hip and into vampire movies, Boys is a pretty cool, splashy summertime spoof. Director Joel Schumacher appears to be slyly mocking Steven Spielberg's special-effects spectaculars, with expert assistance from cinematographer Michael (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull) Chapman, whose work here is even more dazzling than...