I bought this movie a few years ago as part of a small horror movie Halloween sale and then never actually got around to watching it. After finally finding it and deciding that hey, it's October, it's Halloween, let's see if it's spooky at all.

Wow.

First of all, I didn't read any summary before I went into this movie. I put it in and that was it; I let myself be pulled through the movie with what the director wanted us to see straight in the face. This is probably a decision that I'm very glad I made.

Not knowing what to expect allowed me to be pulled along on a string with wide eyes and open mouth. It allowed me to discover the movie with no prehibitions and I'm glad – if I'd read the mixed reviews and such before I'd watched it, I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much.

It's dark and twisted. There's a semblance of heaven versus hell, trying to do good before you lose hope, finally giving up only to find hope again. There's something archaic about the tropes but Thirst somehow brings this around into a new form of horror.

Now the basic plot to this is very much that - basic. It's been done countless times before across all forms of horror and thriller and honestly I'm a little bit sick of it. However, there's something about the characters that makes this plot work; they bring the overdone trope back to life and make it something enjoyable and dark. It's something that holds placement inside the title of "cult classic" and "original".
I truly believe if the cast were anyone else, this would have been as amazing as it was.

This film is dark, poetic, sexual and raw. And it paid off. It worked and it's beautiful.

I don't think watching it again would be as amazing as the first time, however. Part of the charm is experiencing it for the first ever time, and I think some of that would be lost watching a second time around. However, I would definitely watch this again for the story line and the characters.