If classic just means a movie is a certain age then the Lost Boys will eventually become a classic.
If classic means a movie that you like a lot than the Lost Boys might be a classic in your own collection. There are a few truly rotten horror films that I love and watch all the time but still shouldn't go on a list of the best fifty horror films. Examples: The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sardonicus (aka Castle of the Living Dead) and Horror Rises from the Tomb.
If classic truly means that the Lost Boys is a film that any horror fan should watch and belongs on a top-50 list, IMO it will never be a horror classic.
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