The Hunger

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DanTheMan 2 Moody, elegant, and undeniably cool, The Hunger is a visual feast starring a trio of gorgeous bloodsuckers. Tony Scott's vampire film is the perfect synthesis of music video sensibilities and pre-AIDS crisis considerations of sex and bisexuality; the absence of any labels is a powerful choice to make at a time when stigmatizing conversations about sexuality were dominating the news. We know that the hunger of the title isn’t just a hunger for blood, it’s a hunger to hold on to life, to love, to all of those moments that make us what we are, in that brief period of our lives that we shine, when we are at our best. With a proper helping of eroticism and blood, the film gnashes its way by the teeth into that upper echelon, the pantheon of great vampire flicks in a pure, rarefied sense of horror, disquieting in its suggestion that men and women in the 1980s have the same desires, the same appetites, and the same needs for power, money, and sex. Scott's direction is to die for, every shot oozes mood with enough smoke-filled scenes to rival that of his brother's Blade Runner, the performances, particularly from its core trio of Deneuve, Bowie and Sarandon are outstanding and the haunting musical score only help to amplify the film's sumptuous photography. A lingering lamentation of the inevitability of death, The Hunger is utterly incredible exuding chic, but never, for one minute, takes itself too seriously, nor does it ever slop over into camp, it's one of the best artistic cinematic representations of the vampire ever made. Tony Scott, you'll never make me hate you. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/16/24 Full Review Angelo R Not so much horror than an examination of immortality and undying love. Very stylized. Bowie gives a beautiful portrayal of one who does not understand the promise of love, beauty and immortality being unwoven. Catherine Deneuve plays creator and lover who always has to watch her creations wither away leaving her alone and looking for a new companion in a timeless existence. A Goth touchstone. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/24 Full Review Alec B A gorgeously filmed Gothic horror piece. It is a shame the movie so blatantly disregards its own internal logic and rules in the end but by that point you're so thoroughly hypnotized by all of the billowing curtains and Deneuve's presence that you may not care. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/24 Full Review Dallas H The visuals are amazing to watch, and the makeup effects are masterfully done. However, the dialogue is wooden and shallow. I struggled to sit through the dinner scene between Sarah and Tom right after she began turning into a vampire. The conversation between them is laughable, with lines of dialogue that almost reach the point of being beyond the level of a cliché. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/08/23 Full Review PridePosterStudios Aha noooo Bowie you’re so crusty now time for the attic Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/21/24 Full Review Steve D The script does it in, Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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