Review of The Hunger (1983) by Raphael Y — 29 Jun 2011

In the 1980's you had three phenomenal vampire films, Fright Night, The Lost Boys and Near Dark. All of them horror classics, and all of them excellent films. But there's one vampire film that has been obscured by those superior films, and that's The Hunger.

The popularity of those films have place The Hunger in the shadows, and has made people forget the film. I only first heard of this film by watching the making of Top Gun, and the film was briefly mentioned.

This was directors Tony Scott's first feature film, and it's an impressive first film, but it's also nothing too extraordinary. Having watched this, I can understand why the film has not been that well received by critics and audiences.

Well, for me I think it's a good film, but lacks the power of the other vampire films of the 80's. The film is boring, slow moving and some will lose interest. The Hunger's high points are in the acting, not so much in the story, as I fiound it to be quite ordinary, and the atmosphere.

Those are the two aspects of the film that saved this from being a total dud. The Hunger is an impressive film like I said because it shows the very first attempt at directing by Tony Scott, who would later helm some action packed roller coaster rides.

I thought it was impressive that he directed such a film, because of his resume of work. I never thought he did anything else other than action films. The Hunger is an average vampire film that has really good acting, and great atmosphere, but at times the story falls a little flat, and you come to realize that thereare things that could have been redone, and you realize why this film has gotten the reiviews it has and why its not among the classic vampire films of the 80's.