THE HUNGER - SERIES ONE

Reviewed by DVD Times

The Hunger, and from this point on this will be referring to this television show, is much the same as the 1983 film - there are smatterings of sex, a little nudity and a touch of horror here and there. However, whilst the series positively aches to be thought of as dark, mysterious, elegant and artful, its guiding hand belongs to Tony Scott and so these descriptions mean no more than The Hunger having been filmed in dark, richly decorated sets whilst crosscutting, flashbacks and grain enhancement are all liberally employed. The Hunger does well to avoid concerning itself solely with vampires. I rather liked the idea of the series being more about desire and the hunger of the title for more than blood or sexual fulfillment. Instead, the series is about the hunger for desire, for wealth, for passion, for life and even for death and although sexuality is never entirely absent, many of the episodes make good on concerning themselves with other aspects of the human condition.Of course, much as it may not be particularly great, it is, as was recently mentioned in my review of Afterlife, a horror series, which is really all too rare. For that alone and for its use of cold, snowy landscapes, I actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would. With its Canadian setting, its varying storylines and its sense of the chilling, it reminded this viewer of Friday The 13th, the television show, which really is no bad thing.

OVERALL
It's really an enjoyable enough show and despite there being moments in which it's all rather too pompous for a show that is too often porn for those who wouldn't ever dare buy it, many of its episodes are quite memorable...good even. It's a rare release that mixes sexuality and horror and should that be to your tastes, which probably includes more of us than would admit it, it could very well be an excellent buy.

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