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Summary: Nosferatu
Review: Murnau's incredible film "Nosferatu" is one of the, in my opinion, two greatest German silent films ever produced. The second being the Cabinet of Dr.Caligari. It so eloquently expresses what Bram Stoker wrote into his novel. Fear, paranoia, mystery, and intrigue. Schreck's performance of the hideously gruesome Count Orlok will forever leave an indeilble imprint in my mind. Furthermore, the use of lighting and early special-effects add incredible atomsphere and wonder to the viewer. All in all, the film plays with the viewer's psyche. It pulls you forward,it pulls you back. It challenges you to think abotu your neighbors. It challengess you tothink about your family and friends. A must see for all of humanity.
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Summary: THE Vampire Movie, Creepy and Scary!
Review: Out of all the films made 'around' the vampire legend, this remains the best. Max Schreck is just about the ugliest version of any vampire, but he is different, he has the fangs in front of his mouth instead of on the sides, he has a rodent-like face with pointed ears and bushy eyebrows, and those creepy claws..., he is the real embodiment of evil, a man who 'lives with the curse' of immortality, having to feed on the blood of the living. We can really feel his suffering, but he also seems animal-like, a man who wouldn't hesitate to kill you, but would scare the hell out of you just seconds before he sank his bloody fangs into your neck. The film is also a miracle of set decoration, the Gothic settings and the chaotic imagery add to the creepy atmosphere. The film is also more potent because of it being silent, somehow the fact that the actors can't scream make you feel trapped and give you goosebumps just thinking about it. There are some geniunely scary sequences, but not like today's horror movies, where shadows pop out of nowhere and scare you. This movie 'frightens' you, Nosferatu attacks slowly, in a hypnotizing way. F.W. Murnau was a genius, he knew just how to create the right mood, and make us feel diverse emotions just with images, no sound, music or dialogue. 'Nosferatu' remains a valuable film, and remains one of the most effective of the silent era, a timeless masterpiece. From a scale of 1-10 I give this film a 10!
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Summary: The Original, and By Far the Best!
Review: If you want to be scared out of your wits, try watching this classic alone some night. It is more terrifying and eerie than any of the talkies that followed it. The dark quality of all silent films adds to the atmosphere of growing tension and underlying danger that is in almost every frame. And the Dark Count himself! No one, even Bela Lugosi, ever made Dracula as skin-crawlingly horrifying as this one, with his unnaturally elongated features and menacing manner. This is the real thing, not a Hollywood fright flick. See it alone on Halloween night, if you dare!
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Summary: All Time Classic
Review: I first saw this film at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor Michigan. It was a special presentation with a live symphony playing the movies score. I was afraid that I would never be able to experience Nosferatu like that again. Boy was I wrong, this DVD has great sound. The film itself is crisp for its age. It is an overall great buy. The commentary track is a bit dry and sound like a freshmen lecture of German expressionist films, so don't listen to that, just watch the movie and enjoy! PS:How come no one ever mentions that Mr. Burns for the Simpsons is modeled after Nosferatu? Just a little side fact.
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Summary: Nightmare central
Review: I already did a review on this great film, but I failed to tell why I liked the film... so I'm doing another one. "Nosferatu" is the absolute scariest film in the history of cinema. Now I am not talking about that remake, because that wasn't a very good remake... I am referring to the original 1922 cinematic masterpiece that is virtually a nightmare caught on film. Count Orlock is the scariest monster of all time, because no one knows anything about Max Schreck, who is the actor who played him. All anyone knows is when he was born, when he died and that he was in "Nosferatu". He looks pure evil with his ugly bald head, old 18th century jacket, stunning black eye brows, and talon like fingers and he really looks dead. This movie was made in 1922, so the picture is a creepy black and white with that old film grain gracing the screen which makes the film look really old. Knowing that all the actors in the film are dead now, makes them come alive again scaring you from beyond the grave as they appear on your television screen. This film is to be watch at midnight on a Saturday night... turn off all the lights and turn this film on and don't turn it off untill it's compleatly over or it will spoil the expiriance of taking you back to a time where they relied little on special effects and more make up and really great acting.
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Summary: Nosferatu -- the creepiest vampire movie ever!
Review: I first saw this movie as part of a classis film series in college. CREEEEEEEPPPY! When I saw this movie again it was just as creepy. The vampire in this movie literally gives you chills just looking at him. His appearance is extremely atypical, compared to stereotyped vampires out there these days. I'm not a horror movie fan, but I highly recommend this one. It banks heavily on basic emotional impact and little on special effects and the bells and whistles that many modern film makers dish out and that many viewers expect. Viewing this movie is a visceral experience. One you are not soon going to forget. Definitely 5 stars. Alan Holyoak
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Summary: BIZARRE
Review: Directed by F.W. Murnau, the original, superbly loathsome German version of Bram Stoker's novel DRACULA is a concenrated essay in horror fantasy, full of weird, macabre camera effects. Though ludicrous at times (every horror film seems to become rather absurd after the passage of years - yet the horror remains), this first important film of the Vampire genre has more spectral atmosphere, more ingenuity, and more imaginative ghoulish ghastiliness than any of its successors. The movie often seems more closely related to demonic painting than to the later, rather rigid vampire movies. Henrik Galeen's adaptation of the novel changes the setting from Victorian England to Bremen in 1838. In the novel, Dracula himself is at first quite old, becoming progessively rejevenated in England by fresh blood; but he's never as grotesque as Schreck in this Murnau version nor as romantically attractive as Langella in the Badham version. The influence of this 1922 silent can be seen in movies such as Bergman's THE MAGICIAN and Goddard's ALPHAVILLE. Surrealistic and Freudian, this version is equally frightening and bizarre.
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Summary: One of the best films of all time
Review: The earliest, and unauthorized, version of "Dracula" is a marvel. Nearly 70 years after it first crept onto movie screens, it is still a riveting piece of cinematic artistry. I must admit that I find Max Schreck's vampire much more comical than frightening. At one point in the film, where he peers out from a ship's galley, he looks like a deranged elf. The chills in the film really come from the wonderful use of light, shadow and symbolism. The skeleton clock, ghost ship, fields and Schreck's ominous profile on the staircase, among others, are all evocative images that stay with the viewer. The narration, visuals and sets all add to the eerie atmosphere. Even the little things stand out--check out the cryptic symbols on Renfield's letter and the black-hooded carriage horses on Dracula's coach. Among the actors, Gustav von Wangenheim stood out for me. As the overconfident and terrorized Jonothan (sic) Harker, Wangenheim gave a gripping performance. 'Nosferatu' is a wonderful reminder that the simple things--light, shadow and story--can knock the stuffing out of hi-tech hocus-pocus.
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Summary: Best vampire flick ever made
Review: What can I say other than this is the best vampire movie to have ever been made. I have seen many, many movies, but this is the best. I have seen all of the remakes off this German classic. None of them, I repeate, NONE OF THEM, are as good as the orginal.
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Summary: An unusual "Work of Art"
Review: The earliest version of "Nosferatu" is a wonder to see. It is silent and somewhat broadly acted, but the sets and soundtrack are wonderful, which seems to make the film more melodramatic (and more like a work of art than a film). It is hardly scary, and sometimes humorous. But it is an undeniable classic that demands serious attention. Nosferatu was certainly scary in its time, and not the least by Max Shreck's bald head and bat ears. I do not feel it right to have physical appearances reveal someone's true character, but it actually helps the film! One problem to watch out for is that is almost always daylight. Dracula sleeps during the day, and it is better to be familiar with the story before seeing this film, because it will save much if not all confusion in that area. All in all, this Dracula film is almost completely unlike any other Draculas and is highly recommended for classic film buffs.
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