If you can accept that a film can be completely aesthetics, mood and performances, I think this is absolute aces considering what a treasure we having in Bowie and Deneuve and the X factor of a juicy Susan Sarandon here ...
@@josephkissel6062 I find this film to be very moving also. Its more than style over substance to me, but I can see why people view it that way. The villains are also tragic characters that are deep and well written. Its a film that brings up many emotions to me
Tony Scott’s first film. It is very loosely based off a novel by Whitley Strieber, but the novel and its sequels aren’t very good. The movie is a better version of the story. Miriam is another species, implied to be an alien in the novels. This movie does suffer from style over substance in my opinion, but it is very cool and memorable style.
I finally watched this film for the very first time today and I fucking loved it!!!!!! There was nothing quite like this when it came out and it’s a damn shame that it didn’t get more recognition. But it did launch Tony Scott’s career!
I watched it for the first time with my mother. The ending still makes me think of her because we both reacted the same way. We had a very similar taste in films. She also told me those kind of women do exist - the ones who just collect men and use them up, and keep them like trophies in the attick of their past. She taught me to recognise the signs and stay the hell away...
God, I love that movie. Bauhaus - Bowie - Deneuve - Vampires - perfection. This is the first YT video I've seen without one thumbs down. Oh, I ruined it now.
Bowie and Deneuve are meant to be hundreds of years old. At 1:58 they're probably saying "Would you believe the crap they call music these days? It's all just noise, and you can't even hear what they're singing, bloody kids don't know they're born, I miss the war" (etc.).
Then you should watch Liquid Sky! Super corny but awesome 80’s indie film. Lots of club scenes and lots of 80’s alternative/punk colors and subculture. I love that movie, despite its campiness.
Tous ceux qui ont vu le film à l'époque ne se sont jamais remis de cette scène... et de la suite sanglante dans la cuisine ! Tout ceci grâce à la formidable tension exprimée dans cette chanson culte... Vive Bauhaus!
Saw this in Roswell, NM the summer between my Jr and Sr year. Changed my life. Made me a fan of the Scott brothers for life. First Ridley with ‘Alien’, then Tony with this. So much talent in one family.
A GEM of a film. Pretty much flawless start to finish in every respect. GRIPES...ummm...I'm struggling to think of any. So well done. The photography, choice of music, casting of actors....story, script.....subject mater....miss the days when Hollywood was creative putting out great films like this one. ANd what's funny is it was directed by tony Scott....Top Gun 1 fame....hehe....of all the directors...seems so "not him"...sad he did what he did.
Man Oh Man! I stumbled upon two absolutely underrated gems, one I had heard of but never seen, 'The Cat People', could have sworn I saw the film before and the other I'm embarrassed that I had never even heard of, 'The Hunger'. Well well cast a spell, this film is bad azz TCM had these two dandy's going back to back light rolling thunder at like 2:30/3 in the dern AM. Shoot! I thought I wasn't feeling well, was up til 7AM watching these dern films. This is one of best opening scenes I have ever seen. Everything about it pops off the screen with flavor and style. That "Bela Lugosi Is Dead' piece is straight fire 🔥one of the baddest joints ever.
My reaction, upon seeing this scene in 1983, was "I wanna go to THAT club!" We didn't have them in the city where I lived during that decade; when I got to Atlanta in the early 1990s, though, they had plenty of Goth clubs, and I spent the next 10 years going to every one I could find.
Saw this in downtown San Francisco long ago drugs then people on real meth, acid, real weed & this opening killed you could feel it there so fn strange best memory ever
Tony Scott! Who’d a thunk it. Started out as directors of ads w/his bro Ridley. The Times said this is what a film would look like if made by Bendels. 😂
🦇🦇 'Bela Lugosi's Dead'🦇🦇 by Bauhaus is credited as the first Goth song. 'The Hungers' opening credits featuring this song [with distorted instrument sounds and vocals] are among the best and most memorable of any film. Too bad much of rest of the film like its vampire protagonists' sucks. 🦇🦇
White on white translucent black capes Back on the rack Bela Lugosi's dead The bats have left the bell tower The victims have been bled Red velvet lines the black box Bela Lugosi's dead Bela Lugosi's dead Undead undead undead Undead undead undead The virginal brides file past his tomb Strewn with time's dead flowers Bereft in deathly bloom Alone in a darkened room The count Bela Lugosi's dead Bela Lugosi's dead Bela Lugosi's dead Undead undead undead Undead undead undead Undead Oh Bela Bela's undead Oh Bela Bela's undead Bela's undead Oh Bela Bela's undead Oh Bela Undead Auteurs : Peter Murphy / David Baron
@@samanthab1923 For sure! I live near all those places, too. There are a few books out on Haunted Long Island, but to me it's just a good laugh, I don't place much stock in any of it. Entertaining for sure.
@@thiscorrosion900 Really? I remember years ago being out in East Hampton bookstore & asked if they had any Long Island ghost books. Looked at me like I was crazy 😆 you live in a pretty part of the world
@@samanthab1923 Har!! That's incredible. Nah there are at least maybe three or four books on "Haunted LI" out these days, even some of the local Walgreens or CVS stores have those, esp. at Halloween. Also Barnes and Noble here have a huge local history section with all the LI specialty books there. Years ago there wouldn't have been much on the subject, really. Except maybe the crackpot books on the Amityville Horror and all that.
I have watched this movies several, I meant about 7 or more times. I only remember Bauhaus and how much Catherine Deneuve was beautiful and was so classy. I always thought Peter Murphy should played the part instead of David Bowie. David Bowie was unconvincing because, even he married a woman in real life, he was to gay. Even if the woman was Catherine Deneuve, the other part was unconvincing too. Because a vampiress wouldn't never fall in love for that flavourless, uncharismatic, actress.
Tripping on LSD 1986-87. I was Miriam" smocking a thin Capri menthol cigarette, my favorite ever movie Peter Murphy Bela Lugosi's Dead" blue background" thus Owning Blue Vinyl (single ) David Bowie, Ziggy Star Dust (Bauhaus remake) Katherine Denuve, Susan Sarandon. It just couldn't B better!! ETERNAL ANKH
