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Recent sequels to classic 80's movies

August 23, 2008 01:56 PM EDT

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I was born in 1976, and grew up in the 80's. I have many favorites movies of that time period, including WarGames with Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy, and The Lost Boys with 'the two Coreys' and Keifer Sutherland. After all these years, somebody finally came along and made a sequel to both movies. Both of these sequels went direct to DVD, and here's what I thought of them:

WarGames 2: The Dead Code - This is probably one of the most unrealistic computer movies I've ever seen. It's just all-around bad and unbelievable. Worst of all, it recycles the ending from the first movie. What a total rip-off. Don't waste your time.

The Lost Boys 2: The Tribe - This is a pretty decent follow-up to the teen horror movie about vampires. In this movie, the vampires are a bunch of surfers, and their leader is played by Keifer Sutherland's real-life little brother, Angus. Corey Feldman is the only actor to come back for the sequel, and he's kind of funny in it. If you liked the first movie, you might get a kick out of this one, but it's not nearly as good as the first one.

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Comments: 5

Ryan M. Aug 23, 2008, 5:33pm EDT

I can't believe how many 80's movies are being revisited.

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Bill F. Aug 23, 2008, 11:04pm EDT

The 80's are big right now. Retro is in. Just look at the hairstyles people have.

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Deborah C. Aug 26, 2008, 8:35pm EDT

I loved Mathew Broderick in War Games. The game at the end was awesome!

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Bryan B. Sep 12, 2008, 3:26am EDT

I haven even heard about the second Wargames but I have to disagree with you on LB2:The Tribe. I was a big fan of the first one so at midnight of the release for part 2 I was waiting at the DVD rental machine. I took it home and watched it with my kids and all three of us sat there bored and fustrated with sorry b-rate acting (at least in my opinion). The elimination of 2 characters except in the Bonus stuff made it that much worse. I would give it a C- or even a D if I was grading it.

Thanks for the info on the Wargames Movie. I am going to set myself up to be disappointed but in the spirit of my 80s love I will have to see it.

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Elizabeth S. Dec 21, 2008, 6:43pm EST

The problem gets worse as you get older. "I am Legacy" was so much worse than "The Omega Man" and so on. You expect better with all our abilities with special effects, but a good plot seems to be too much to ask.

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