"The Hunger" (1983)

Directed by Tony Scott



Tony Scott is known for quite an array of work. Some good, some bad, but this is the life as a movie maker. No? In any case, "The Hunger" is an early eighties vampire picture. And it is definitely quite an eighties movie. Still, it's also quite a gem. It contains quite an appeal besides the vampire theme. While I have to commend Scott for landing Bowie, Deneuve, and Sarandon, every thing (for the most part) seems to work here. It's a story about lost love, new love, deceit and growth, or lack there of. Typical, right. Yes, but where it gets a bit more intricate is with it's somewhat blatant social commentary. It's commentary on same sex relationships, it's voice on AIDS and the sexual rage of the eighties. The only issue is it's not really subtle with it's subject matter, but was anything in the eighties really that subtle.

The direction here is tight. The editing and design takes us back to a German expressionist type of picture. The story works, and yes has some small holes, but still this is definitely something that is worth a watch, especially knowing where our director Tony Scott has headed.