Belklin Reviews

Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008 Video)

You really won't believe how bad it actually is...

[1/10 · 13 August 2011]

To even use the name "Lost Boys" in title of this movie is an absolute abomination in itself. For fans of the original cult classic, I would strongly urge you not to even bother wasting a second on this...yes, I too was excited when I heard that there was a sequel but I regret it now.

Gratuitous violence for violence sake, completely lacking any of the humour or wit of the original, devoid of any semblance of an imaginative or even remotely interesting plot and punctuated with spurts of mindless action. For those who have not yet watched the original but have instead had the misfortune of watching The Tribe, don't let this put you off - there's no comparison, the two movies are light years apart.

Phone Booth (2002)

Overrated

[4/10 · 14 August 2003]

There is a good concept to this film but there is no way enough material to drag it out for nearly an hour and a half. The whole plot becomes tedious and at times predictable leading me to mentally urge Kiefer Sutherland to just shoot Farrell and get it over with. It's not the worst film I've seen by far, though you can only really expect to take a limited idea so far before it levels out and turns to boredom and frustration.

Highlight of the movie? It's got to be the hilarious hookers harassing Farrell at the start.

One other thought, this must have been the cheapest Hollywood movie to film ever, seeing as it's all literally shot in a phonebooth...