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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but not quite up to the standard of the first series, 20 Jan 2008
This review is from: The Hunger - Complete Series 2 Box Set (Exclusive To Amazon.co.uk) [DVD] [1999] (DVD)
The second series of Ridley and Tony Scott's TV series is good but in comparison to the first series, in my opinion, it falls a little short.
The first episode here Sanctuary introduces David Bowie as a performance artist, he returns to host the rest of the series. There are some great episodes, Replacements, Wrath of God, The Suction Method (which is both funny and erotic), Week Woman, The Falling Man, Sin Seer and a couple of others stand out; most of the others are good but lack a little something special.
Once again it features work by some of the best fantasy writers. This series features stories by Poppy Z.Brite, Tanith Lee and Ramsey Campbell.
This series is probably darker than the first one and the tales are still visually brilliant but, many years down the line, almost all of my favourite episodes can be found in the superb first series. That said, as a whole the Hunger was a great piece of innovative television and is well worth watching again.
N.B. The documentary here is the same as that on the series 1 disc.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Like the Twilight Zone, only X-rated..., 27 Aug 2010
This review is from: The Hunger - Complete Series 2 Box Set (Exclusive To Amazon.co.uk) [DVD] [1999] (DVD)
The Hunger is a series of 22 or so half-hour, stand-alone dramas with a fresh cast and director each time. They are linked by introductions from the Host, who in this series is David Bowie. A variety of writers and directors produce and shoot the scripts so, although there is an over-reaching feel to the series, each episode looks at a slightly different angle on sex, love, possession, and so on, normally from a sexual or supernatural perspective.
The result is that some of the narravtives can overlap or repeat themselves, and we found this series to be less well balanced and less creative than the first. Effectively, the show found a formula and stuck to it more rigidly this time, so there were fewer surprises.
However, there were still some stand-out episodes, including one where a girlfriend takes on a radically different personality each week, and another where an aging female vampire searches for a new companion to replace David Warner in his old age. Both of those were excellent, and more than made up for the slower ones (like the hi-rise construction worker who offended a First Nations shaman, which dragged).
And don't be misled by the 'Tony Scott' and 'Ridley Scott' credits. TS directs the first episode, very prettily, and the intros. But that's it.
We didn't enjoy Bowie's intros as much as we liked Terence Stamp, who hosted the first series. It also became something of a game, timing how longit took for the first 'nipple shot' of each epiosde -- blatant sex was never far away with Series 2, while Series 1 was more about subtler sensuality.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching the whole lot, though. Shame there doesn't seem to be a Series 3.
7/10
Try:The Hunger - Complete Series 1 Box Set (Exclusive To Amazon.co.uk) [DVD]
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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not As Bad As Seaon one But It Came Close, 7 Feb 2008
This review is from: The Hunger - Complete Series 2 Box Set (Exclusive To Amazon.co.uk) [DVD] [1999] (DVD)
Second season of the Hunger,this time hosted by David Bowie,tones down the soft porn angle(just)allowing far more of the episodes to develop their storylines creating a slightly better hit rate than first time around.
There are more solidly creepy tales and considering the evident budget restrictions the Sin Seer,about a man(Brad Dourif) who can see a person's innermost secrets if he looks them in the eye and The Sacred Fire about a homeless man(James Marshall) who believes other derelicts to be alien killers are two really good stories that would made excellent longer features.Special mentions to Wrath of God(avenging angel literally and pre Hostel emphasis on torture) and Dream Sentinel(a possessive ghost).
Slightly better talent in front of and behind the camera this time but still way too many dull and unenterprising pieces with story lulls being filled by you know what.
Still David Bowie plays it straighter as host than Terence Stamp and at £6.99 THe Hunger is just about worth it for the Sin Seer alone.
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