The Hunger

[Shade Everdark]

I finally got around to watching The Hunger last night It's difficult to believe that this is the same guy who directed Top Gun.

While it was certainly an interesting look at what one might call an arthouse film, I think Scott traded too much characterization away for his appealing visuals. Ultimately, that's all this film has left to it: appealing visuals. The washed-out colors contrasted with the full and deep colors of the actors themselves is an interesting study, but the style only kept my interest for the first hour.

Or maybe it was simply that they killed off David Bowie. You can't kill David Bowie; it's sacrilege.

[Sybil]

i was upset that they killed Bowie, too..

[Black Sunday9]

personally I wish more movies had David Bowie dying in them.

[Sybil]

personally I wish more movies had David Bowie dying in them.

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:blink

hahaha...

you sarcastic little man, you..

[Onyx]

wow. I don't remember this movie. I need to see this.

David Bowie? Vampires?

I'm wondering how I overlooked this one.

[Fierce Critter]

I've known of this one forever, yet still seem to have managed to not see it yet.

Wonder if the local video store has a copy...

[holliwood66]

*ook* This is one of my favorite films fromt he 80's.

Is loverly to look at plus has Delilibes and my all-time favorite Bach Cello suit.

The book is quite entertaining as well *The movie was based on a book*

[Troy Spiral (13)]

Onyx , your out!! You have broken the sacred blood-pact of DGN and have not seen and read all the sacred texts and films of the goth bible ! Heathen!!! Begone!!! :laughing

Next your gonna say you haven't seen Bram's Dracula , Lost Boys... Labyrinth.. the crow? Dark City?? Omg !!! *turns eyes away from the evil*

I remember one of my ex's had this movie back in the day i think we "watched" (read, put it in the VCR and turned it on) it like 4 times. I finally got to actually "see" the dang thing after the 4th go around hah.

[Neptunebaby]

Wow. There are people on this board that haven't seen The Hunger? Well, I have a copy if anyone needs to borrow it.

[Head Wreck]

i havent seen it all the way through. its usually on at godforsaken o clock in the morning and i pass out (being awake for long periods does that)

now i have to get up at 5:30 am and rush around like a headless chicken for the glimmer of hope of getting in on time staying up to watch a movie that starts at 1 - 1:30 am isnt really advised.

i have no VCR. most of them are very archiac and died or i took a hammer/rifle but to them in utter disgust at its seemingly random program schedules (my last onne was)

[neogothboy74]

I finally got around to watching The Hunger last night  It's difficult to believe that this is the same guy who directed Top Gun.

While it was certainly an interesting look at what one might call an arthouse film, I think Scott traded too much characterization away for his appealing visuals.  Ultimately, that's all this film has left to it: appealing visuals.  The washed-out colors contrasted with the full and deep colors of the actors themselves is an interesting study, but the style only kept my interest for the first hour.

Or maybe it was simply that they killed off David Bowie.  You can't kill David Bowie; it's sacrilege.

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Actually, they didn't kill off David Bowie until the end of the movie. They just put him in a coffin. And his death was a blessing at that point. This movie has always been one of my favorites. Catherine Deneuve is stunning. And I find it odd that you find it shocking that it's directed by the man who directed Top Gun AND that the movie has more style than substance! lol Because so did Top Gun. And Beverly Hills Cop II. And Revenge. And every other movie that Tony Scott has ever directed. Ridley has had more luck, but not by much. But I enjoy style over substance; symbolism, all that. I like taking meaning where none is spelled out exactly. I'm wacky. lol

One of my favorite vampire movies. Other favorites include:

Near Dark

Interview With The Vampire

Lost Boys

Underworld

Bram Stoker's Dracula

The Vampire Lovers

Bald Jason

http://www.gothboy.com

[ZhukovCodeslinger]

yes jason... but have you seen "They're Lost Girls?" It was a really bad semi porn lost boys spoof from 1988 ( think it was a porn that had the porn cut out of it).... its probably the worst vampire movie ever.... including Vamp, Fright night, and embrace of the vampire <smile>

[Shade Everdark]

Actually, they didn't kill off David Bowie until the end of the movie.  They just put him in a coffin.  And his death was a blessing at that point.  This movie has always been one of my favorites.  Catherine Deneuve is stunning.  And I find it odd that you find it shocking that it's directed by the man who directed Top Gun AND that the movie has more style than substance!  lol  Because so did Top Gun.  And Beverly Hills Cop II.  And Revenge.  And every other movie that Tony Scott has ever directed.  Ridley has had more luck, but not by much.  But I enjoy style over substance; symbolism, all that.  I like taking meaning where none is spelled out exactly.  I'm wacky.  lol 

http://www.gothboy.com

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Obviously I need to clarify a bit. Top Gun as a movie is all about style, and it is made clear from the first scenes that style is more important than the substance. The Hunger gave me the impression that it was trying to be "deep". Compared to the brash, in-your-face celebration of fighter-jock style of Top Gun, yes, I was surprised to find the director of these two disparate films was the same guy. It could just be that after The Hunger, Scott simply realized that he was better at style than at deep meaning, and played to his strengths. Either way, that entire discussion is mostly tangential to the fact that I found myself somewhat disappointed by the film.

[Jarodaka]

The washed-out colors contrasted with the full and deep colors of the actors themselves is an interesting study, but the style only kept my interest for the first hour.

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Were the washed out colors intentional or is it due to a lazy or time-constrained transfer from the original reel?

[Brenda Starrr]

Onyx , your out!!  You have broken the sacred blood-pact of DGN and have not seen and read all the sacred texts and films of the goth bible !  Heathen!!! Begone!!!  :laughing

Next your gonna say you haven't seen  Bram's Dracula , Lost Boys... Labyrinth.. the crow? Dark City??  Omg !!!  *turns eyes away from the evil*   

I remember one of my ex's had this movie back in the day i think we "watched" (read, put it in the VCR and turned it on)  it like 4 times.  I finally got to actually "see" the dang thing after the 4th go around hah.

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I'm a heathen too, I guess.

But.....

I love Lost Boys, Labyrinth, and The Crow. So there.

[Onyx]

I finally saw it. I didn't like it! David Bowie was searing hot as usual, but it was just too sad to see him be put into a coffin as a zombie type thing, :( plus parts of the movie seemed to drag on and on and didn't really make sense to me.

Forever Knight is more to my taste. I suppose I like my vampires cheesy and Canadian. (I always look over my shoulder for LaCroix when I'm in Toronto).