Film 353/365, Day 362/365 – Stand By Me

Classic children’s adventure.  The best thing about Stand By Me is that the children are not the sort of children that fill the roles nowadays, they are more real and not sickly and annoying.  It is also based on a Novella by Stephen King and whilst it’s not the normal stuff you would expect from him it is very good.

Synopsis:  Four school friends learn of the whereabouts of a dead teenager’s body and set out on an adventure to find it and bring it back so that they will be recognised as heroes.  It’s a long way there and it will push their friendship to the edge and back again.

Film 63/365, Day 65/365 – The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys is still one of the best vampire films ever made.  It is what you would and should expect from a vampire film, evil blood thirsty creatures of the night that don’t just fall in love with everybody and everything.  The haunting soundtrack is absolutely fantastic and the cinematography is exquisite.  An absolute gem of a film and that’s without even mentioning the Frog brothers!

Synopsis: Michael and Sam are forced to move with their mother to a small town in California.  Everything seems as you would expect except for the alarmingly large number of missing people.  Michael falls for a local girl who hangs out with a group of teenage bikers who seem to be causing all sorts of mischief.  Desperate to get the girl Michael will do anything the gang says to fit in… almost anything!