Ralph needs a video where he just shows off his cool shit! Because you know what? This is what Eggers is doing - taking all his vision and particular skills and showing us really cool shit! Eggers & Del Toro both LOVE the things they do and pay homage accordingly. Glad to have them!
19:45 “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” was solid, but a huge plot hole that it presents-when the crew realized that it was a vampire in the hull that only came out at night, why wait till night to try to slay him?!?
The BBC/Netflix one I mentioned as having a much better version of the Demeter stuff even solves that - Dracula summons the elements so there's a strong fog and no sun gets through.
Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula owes the the reincarnation angle to Dan Curtis' Bram Stoker's Dracula from 1974 and the more romantic bent to John Badham's 1979 version which draws from the 1924 stage play. Bram Stoker's novel is an epistolary. It uses diaries, journals and the ship's log to tell the story. In a way it's the literary version of "found footage".
@GlennSmith-m2e Which is why it's super hard to do a "faithful" version of the book - so much is from separate narrators and Dracula has to disappear for massive chunks after his big introduction which audiences may not go for so much. Nor would they like the way he dies in the book, I suspect.
Its such a great movie !! Top 3 horror ive seen in the last 25 years!! The performances.. The shadow work .. The whole vibe of everything... The score is also divine!!! 🧛♂️🦇 Looking forward to the Extended cut may take us to the 3h mark.
Well, I saw it on Christmas night, after leaving my niece's house - where we had our family's festivities. It was actually the most crowded I saw any theater I sat in since Spider-Man: No Way Home. Seriously! I really liked this film, though - the acting, pacing, design, jump scares, cinematography, musical score, et al. This is definitely, in my opinion, Robert Eggers' best film so far!
This version has a more symbiotic relationship between Ellen and Orlok than previous versions and the tragic ending is certainly more operatic than the others. It's great that there are enough changes to the storyline to keep it from becoming a colorized parody like Gus Van Sant's Psycho.
@@mutant_blues All the ideas and performances were there, the sets were there - it maybe needed a more experienced director. Malkovich was wayyyy older than Murnau should have been but hey.
Good discussion from everyone! I recently watched the 1922 silent version, the 1979 one, and Shadow of the Vampire in preparation for this one. I had some pacing issues in the second half, but overall, I really enjoyed the 2024 film and thought it lived up to the Nosferatu story.
Davey and Karen together? Yes please. Two totally different styles but both brilliant hosts. Karen is quite smitten when Davey has a thought she really likes, she's got a thing for the rugged hughlander 😅 Fun review from all though!
I love all the references - Oldman & some eroticism ; Faust with the shadow over the city ala Murnau/Emil Jannings; Lee as Rasputin with the furs & boots; the mustache of Karloff in “Wurdulak” . . “The Entity” getting a subtle shoutout via spirit rape . . Dafoe channeling Von Sloan & Hopkins in a blender as well . . Only saw it once on opening day . . Just mentally catalogued while watching . . If anything, I complained about the run time because I was A) sick with laryngitis & stuff; B) had to sit thru 20 minutes of previews/ads and needed to piss for a good 90 minutes. I did like the subtle hints at “Curse of the Cat People” (lonely child/teen reaches out for a friend & finds a spirit) . . could’ve done without the Ozzy & dove re-enactment, but that’s reality for some . . Eggars did employ some of the emotional Existentialism of the Herzog remake. I waited 18 months & wasn’t disappointed. The original is still the king.
Eggars version turns up the horror and fantasy than other two version. Maybe playing to current trends for current cinema saturated with super hero movies
I've only seen the current version and liked it. I have the earlier versions on my checklist. I guess I'm in the minority but I think Lily Rose Depp was great and should be nominated for an Oscar!
This is off topic but I watched that movie Get away with nick frost when it was mentioned on the last monsters den I watched it twice I really enjoyed it
He was a horrendous person. Dan B and I did talk about In Venice on a What We've Been Watching, as I remember calling Severin out for making "fun" merch for it like pin badges when the doc on the film is about him raping women.... Not a loss to humanity, old Klaus.
@@DavysFlicks Yeah, it's really awkward. I'm half German, and Kinski is still regarded as some tortured, Byron-esque genius here. Not by everyone, but by many.
@DavysFlicks: No doubt regarding Kinski I'm afraid... But Nastassja?? Whoo, boy. Still at the top of all time actress crushes. Still can't make up my mind if 1982 Cat People is a good movie but it's definitely great!
Great review folks. Agree with pretty much the whole panel - an expectational film on all accounts. One interesting viewpoint is a bit against what Davy said - a dangerous and seldom thing for me- this man knows his stuff. I don’t think it was psychosexual at all? On any level. Orlok was nothing other than an appetite, as he states himself. Eggers couldn’t bring any lust or love into the plot because Orlok has no interest in it. There’s a good looking girl on a horse in the village if that’s his thing. I felt this was based solely on a contract, and when he believed Rose Depp had broken the contract this set his wheels in motion. Nulling and voiding the contract and setting out ensure she saw the contract through. Nuanced and we all might see this from different perspectives, but for me this was a guy who made a deal and had no intentions of anyone breaking it.
Davey and Dan are my favorites for that reason, both having studied film and having a love for it beyond most, but the others are great too. I don't think an Alo or Craig would pretend to know as much about film but they bring a different perspective that they communicate well. Though Skow clearly didn't know what Davey meant by saying Isabelle Adjani was literally in the Werner H version rather than reference Possession. 🙃
There are PLENTY of good Blumhouse films. There is a lot of crap but I was browsing through their catalog recently and I was suprised how many good horrors they made.
First the bad: I think it was a mess. The story is disjointed and lacks substance. No major plot. Bouts of overacting throughout. And the most important of all it wasn’t scary, disturbing, or tense at all. Dialogue was a bit corny and dare I say, boring. The good: atmosphere and visuals were stunning. Has that Sin City, Van Halsing vibe. Gothic horror was spot on. The score was pretty creepy and aided the atmosphere. I would give it a 5/10. Average chamomile tea. Surprising coming from such a promising director. Coppola’s 1992 Dracula wipes the floor with this one.
Watched it yesterday afternoon Very good. Thought Count Orlac looked like the cannibal in Joe D'Amato Anthropophagous.Still think Klaus Klinski better portrayal. The cinematography excellent.
I like Davy. Hate to go against him, but… I think he said why would anyone watch this if they’re not a Classic Horror fan? I’m not a Horror fan. I’m not a Classic Horror fan. I watched this & found it interesting since I’m OK learning outside my norms, BUT… I’m not into old Horror, & I’m not into modern horror. Never seen the original Nosferatu. No interest ever seeing it. I did see something else that I think was Nosferatu, but I don’t really remember it [memory is coming back to me. I think it was about the making of Nosferatu & was the actor a real vampire? It was an interesting movie, but…]. Whatever it was, no interest seeing it again. No interest seeing this new Nosferatu either. Ralph mentioned Creature From The Black Lagoon. I do love that. I see it as SF. That’s not why I wanted to write. About an hr after listened to this show, thinking vampires just ain’t my thing, I was proven a big lair. In the mail arrived a new edition of Kolchak the Night Stalker (Monstrous Books) by Jeff Rice, which I ordered. Ok, caught. It's a guilty pleasure. I watched & love Kolchak from the 1st airing of the movie based on this novel. Of course it’s a vampire book/movie. So I’m not a Classic Horror/ Horror fan, I’m not into vampires, except for the Night Stalker… & Dark Shadows, which I also saw as a kid.
I thought it was a good film with some great moments. I didn't find it overly "scary" though, which was a bit disappointing. I didn't like the moustache either.
Wait,Joker 2 was not a crap. It was a satire on the nature of social revolution made by misfits and by people who base their entire rebellion on anarchy. It is always sad,wrong and flawed. This is what this film is about. Why do you thing the title is the french name for a mental disorder? Great film.
Joker 2 will be a cult classic within 10-20 years. I dislike the film, but Tarantino and Hideo Kojima loved it, they saw something in it but I don’t know what.
@@duhduh666 Yes, 100%. I actually admire a LOT about the film - but not the waste of money for a film with limited sets and effects costing as much as a major blockbuster.
It was a well made film, but because I've seen so many adaptations of the book, this, unfortunately, didn't offer anything strange, unusual, or different unlike the two previous Nosferatu movies. Egger's version is a basic straightforward adaptation of the novel, but heavily influenced by Coppola's Dracula, with the vampire obsessing over Mina. The cinematography was spectacular, the snow falling through the trees and the Barry Lyndon inspired lighting, as well as that stark lighting that you often saw in low budget European movies from the 70s during the daytime scenes. However, Lily Rose Depp was a mixture of Wednesday Addams, & the sorrowful acting traits of her father that he did back in the 90s. Nicholas Hoult was miscast, mainly because he previously starred in Renfield starring Nicholas Cage, so his acting was exactly the same. Bill Skarsgård take on Nosferatu was ok. His voice sounded very similar to Nandor the Relentless from the TV mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows. I was expecting him to mention Guillermo every time he spoke. I prefer the previous two Nosferatu movies more, but cinematically it was stunning.
I'm the opposite of Davy on this. I think the interesting thing is that Robert Eggers has plainly used Nosferatu as a way of bringing horror back to the Dracula story. It's very much a gothic horror film.
@@DavysFlicks I know you did. I didn't mean to offend you. The problem with doing a direct Dracula film is that people now expect it to be a sort of romance. Sexy vampires and entranced damsels in elegant costumes with big emotions pitted against the repressed passionless normies. It would have been braver, but a much harder sell, to make this under the title "Dracula".
Slow, overhyped, slick production with no soul. None of the characters were interesting or sympathetic. Willem Dafoe was wasted. What story was fleshed out? There was virtually no plot. And the sheer stupidity of taking a freakin' ship from Romania to Germany is beyond comprehension. Skaarsgard sounded like Colonel Clink from "Hogan's Heroes." As for LRD, she's not in the least bit sexy; she's Gollum with hair. Most of the people in the mostly empty theater I saw it in either walked out or slept or played on their phones. So, your typical Robert Eggers film. Not awful, but nothing special.
No version will ever touch the original that is simply impossible, it's like actual footage of Dracula had he ever existed...that's how great it is. This version, I'll probably only watch in b&w if I ever see it (grading drained as it is) I'm no fan of such films anyway, It's like a dying industry on its last legs sucked out of all its blood...
As long as it's better than the Northman, which I found to be an utter joke, a Nordic tale with American accents and a Hollywood storyline, which felt like a load of actors running around in costumes, shouting occasionally. Utterly dreadful.
@@knoober3756 I don't agree, but my argument is that it's a bad film. I'm a Welshman, Most historical films about the Welsh people are best when made by a Welsh person, not an American
The Northman was great. This one not so much. It was drawn out too long, but the biggest disappointment was Nosferatu himself. The way he spoke was almost parody, like spit it out already. It got annoying. And the look. The whole purpose of the original Nosferatu was to be something different from Dracula, which they were mostly taking from and had never been filmed. The main difference was the look. Max Schreck created an iconic look that cannot be separated from the character. The cinematography was really good, except keeping Nosferatu in the shadows way too much. But overall, for me, a fail.
Cheers folks - don't forget to let us know your thoughts on any of the three versions, or join in the tangents we ended up on!
Loved your takes on the new movie man.
I loved the movie and thought it was a terrific 9.5/10. Visually stunning. Great panel.
The first is the best!
@@connororeilly2881 Thanks pal, appreciate it!
@@Alval2020 Overall? I think it's the best too, though I love what Herzog did. None let the side down.
When I first saw this Orlock in the film my first thought was of Karloff in Black Sabbath. Anyone else take that away from it?
Davey G is such a pro on these video reviews. He gets inside a film. Not just to say he liked or did not like.
Thanks bud!
All I asked for this one was they had an homage to the shadow claw scene, and they did it perfectly.
Ralph needs a video where he just shows off his cool shit!
Because you know what? This is what Eggers is doing - taking all his vision and particular skills and showing us really cool shit!
Eggers & Del Toro both LOVE the things they do and pay homage accordingly.
Glad to have them!
Really enjoyed the show. Thank you everyone
Cheers Mike!
Wow. An off schedule Monster’s Den. Gonna enjoy this
Hope you did, my man!
@ I did, as always
Hi
Murnau was born 5 miles from where I live. And his movie was filmed a.o. in Lübeck and Kassel.Both just about 100 miles
Cheers
19:45 “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” was solid, but a huge plot hole that it presents-when the crew realized that it was a vampire in the hull that only came out at night, why wait till night to try to slay him?!?
The BBC/Netflix one I mentioned as having a much better version of the Demeter stuff even solves that - Dracula summons the elements so there's a strong fog and no sun gets through.
You'd be surprised how much CGI is used in the film, much more than you'd imagine, but it's used subtly and creatively.
Nice! I was wondering why Nosferatu wasn't mentioned on last week's Monsters Den : )
We were meant to have Jamie and Dan too, but schedules didn't line up, sadly. Both will no doubt mention the next time we do a What We've Watched.
The reincarnation angle is actually an invention for the Coppola film. It's certainly not present in the Bram Stoker novel.
Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula owes the the reincarnation angle to Dan Curtis' Bram Stoker's Dracula from 1974 and the more romantic bent to John Badham's 1979 version which draws from the 1924 stage play. Bram Stoker's novel is an epistolary. It uses diaries, journals and the ship's log to tell the story. In a way it's the literary version of "found footage".
@GlennSmith-m2e Which is why it's super hard to do a "faithful" version of the book - so much is from separate narrators and Dracula has to disappear for massive chunks after his big introduction which audiences may not go for so much. Nor would they like the way he dies in the book, I suspect.
Its such a great movie !! Top 3 horror ive seen in the last 25 years!! The performances.. The shadow work .. The whole vibe of everything... The score is also divine!!! 🧛♂️🦇
Looking forward to the Extended cut may take us to the 3h mark.
Lovin' Craig's WWF shirt😄
Can’t wait for this
Hope it lived up to expectations!
Well, I saw it on Christmas night, after leaving my niece's house - where we had our family's festivities. It was actually the most crowded I saw any theater I sat in since Spider-Man: No Way Home. Seriously!
I really liked this film, though - the acting, pacing, design, jump scares, cinematography, musical score, et al. This is definitely, in my opinion, Robert Eggers' best film so far!
This version has a more symbiotic relationship between Ellen and Orlok than previous versions and the tragic ending is certainly more operatic than the others. It's great that there are enough changes to the storyline to keep it from becoming a colorized parody like Gus Van Sant's Psycho.
Let’s not forget the movie Shadow of the Vampire early 2000’s
Ralph showed it, while I was talking about it on Jamie's group the other day. Needs a blu.
@@DavysFlicksyeah needs a blueray
Dafoe was great, movie not so great...
@@mutant_blues All the ideas and performances were there, the sets were there - it maybe needed a more experienced director. Malkovich was wayyyy older than Murnau should have been but hey.
Good discussion from everyone! I recently watched the 1922 silent version, the 1979 one, and Shadow of the Vampire in preparation for this one. I had some pacing issues in the second half, but overall, I really enjoyed the 2024 film and thought it lived up to the Nosferatu story.
I’m curious to see what’s in the longer version getting released on physical media.
The Barlow vampire in the original “Salem’s Lot” TV mini series was based on the Orlock depiction from the first 2 Nosferatu films.
Davey and Karen together? Yes please. Two totally different styles but both brilliant hosts. Karen is quite smitten when Davey has a thought she really likes, she's got a thing for the rugged hughlander 😅
Fun review from all though!
Lowlander, please. ;)
I saw the 1979 version first then the silent one after I like both.both are creepy in its own way and I own both on blueray
Great remake, a love letter to the original, almost to the frame 🍺👍
Also, I haven't seen the 1979. I love the original and the new one. Is the 1979 version worth it?
100% yes. Parts of it are my favourite thing about any of the versions.
I love all the references - Oldman & some eroticism ; Faust with the shadow over the city ala Murnau/Emil Jannings; Lee as Rasputin with the furs & boots; the mustache of Karloff in “Wurdulak” . . “The Entity” getting a subtle shoutout via spirit rape . . Dafoe channeling Von Sloan & Hopkins in a blender as well . . Only saw it once on opening day . . Just mentally catalogued while watching . . If anything, I complained about the run time because I was A) sick with laryngitis & stuff; B) had to sit thru 20 minutes of previews/ads and needed to piss for a good 90 minutes. I did like the subtle hints at “Curse of the Cat People” (lonely child/teen reaches out for a friend & finds a spirit) . . could’ve done without the Ozzy & dove re-enactment, but that’s reality for some . . Eggars did employ some of the emotional Existentialism of the Herzog remake. I waited 18 months & wasn’t disappointed. The original is still the king.
YES!!!!
Eggars version turns up the horror and fantasy than other two version. Maybe playing to current trends for current cinema saturated with super hero movies
Good show 👏
cheers!
I've only seen the current version and liked it. I have the earlier versions on my checklist. I guess I'm in the minority but I think Lily Rose Depp was great and should be nominated for an Oscar!
This is off topic but I watched that movie Get away with nick frost when it was mentioned on the last monsters den I watched it twice I really enjoyed it
Davey and Chris both liking something means its good - they have different tastes often so when they agree....worth seeing.
I just watched it earlier today as well, and it’s a fun ride! 👍
@@craigkaminski I like that twist towards the end
The Last Voyage Of Demeter was actually a pretty good film. I was positively suprised by it.
Speaking of a Nosferatu franchise; it's funny how Nosferatu in Venice from 1988 (also with Klaus Kinski) is totally forgotten. And rightfully so.
He was a horrendous person. Dan B and I did talk about In Venice on a What We've Been Watching, as I remember calling Severin out for making "fun" merch for it like pin badges when the doc on the film is about him raping women....
Not a loss to humanity, old Klaus.
@@DavysFlicks Yeah, it's really awkward. I'm half German, and Kinski is still regarded as some tortured, Byron-esque genius here. Not by everyone, but by many.
@DavysFlicks:
No doubt regarding Kinski I'm afraid...
But Nastassja?? Whoo, boy. Still at the top of all time actress crushes.
Still can't make up my mind if 1982 Cat People is a good movie but it's definitely great!
@@maxthepupp I love the 82 Cat People. I'm a massive fan of Schrader.
Great review folks. Agree with pretty much the whole panel - an expectational film on all accounts. One interesting viewpoint is a bit against what Davy said - a dangerous and seldom thing for me- this man knows his stuff. I don’t think it was psychosexual at all? On any level. Orlok was nothing other than an appetite, as he states himself. Eggers couldn’t bring any lust or love into the plot because Orlok has no interest in it. There’s a good looking girl on a horse in the village if that’s his thing. I felt this was based solely on a contract, and when he believed Rose Depp had broken the contract this set his wheels in motion. Nulling and voiding the contract and setting out ensure she saw the contract through. Nuanced and we all might see this from different perspectives, but for me this was a guy who made a deal and had no intentions of anyone breaking it.
The Wolfman with Emily Blunt and Del Toro is a damn good film.
Davy Gallagher is a proper movie critic, the others seem perplexed by his intelligence.
😂😂😂
Perplexed? Odd choice of word...We love Davy and his expertise and quick wit.
Davey and Dan are my favorites for that reason, both having studied film and having a love for it beyond most, but the others are great too. I don't think an Alo or Craig would pretend to know as much about film but they bring a different perspective that they communicate well. Though Skow clearly didn't know what Davey meant by saying Isabelle Adjani was literally in the Werner H version rather than reference Possession. 🙃
I’m perplexed by your comment. Davy is a film student/graduate, but everyone else had interesting takes as well. Pardo rules!
@@connororeilly2881 I actually agree with the OP, I'm proper and the rest can but marvel at my wizarding ways with words! ;)
There are PLENTY of good Blumhouse films. There is a lot of crap but I was browsing through their catalog recently and I was suprised how many good horrors they made.
It was a great movie❤
First the bad: I think it was a mess. The story is disjointed and lacks substance. No major plot. Bouts of overacting throughout. And the most important of all it wasn’t scary, disturbing, or tense at all. Dialogue was a bit corny and dare I say, boring.
The good: atmosphere and visuals were stunning. Has that Sin City, Van Halsing vibe. Gothic horror was spot on. The score was pretty creepy and aided the atmosphere.
I would give it a 5/10. Average chamomile tea. Surprising coming from such a promising director. Coppola’s 1992 Dracula wipes the floor with this one.
Damn Karen ! Love that lipstick
Watched it yesterday afternoon
Very good. Thought Count Orlac looked like the cannibal in Joe D'Amato Anthropophagous.Still think Klaus Klinski better portrayal. The cinematography excellent.
I like Davy. Hate to go against him, but… I think he said why would anyone watch this if they’re not a Classic Horror fan? I’m not a Horror fan. I’m not a Classic Horror fan. I watched this & found it interesting since I’m OK learning outside my norms, BUT… I’m not into old Horror, & I’m not into modern horror. Never seen the original Nosferatu. No interest ever seeing it. I did see something else that I think was Nosferatu, but I don’t really remember it [memory is coming back to me. I think it was about the making of Nosferatu & was the actor a real vampire? It was an interesting movie, but…]. Whatever it was, no interest seeing it again. No interest seeing this new Nosferatu either. Ralph mentioned Creature From The Black Lagoon. I do love that. I see it as SF. That’s not why I wanted to write. About an hr after listened to this show, thinking vampires just ain’t my thing, I was proven a big lair. In the mail arrived a new edition of Kolchak the Night Stalker (Monstrous Books) by Jeff Rice, which I ordered. Ok, caught. It's a guilty pleasure. I watched & love Kolchak from the 1st airing of the movie based on this novel. Of course it’s a vampire book/movie. So I’m not a Classic Horror/ Horror fan, I’m not into vampires, except for the Night Stalker… & Dark Shadows, which I also saw as a kid.
I thought it was a good film with some great moments. I didn't find it overly "scary" though, which was a bit disappointing. I didn't like the moustache either.
He’s doing a werewolf film next, coming Christmas 2026!!!!! Hopefully better than the Wolf Man 2025… not good!!
John Sykes.. Man what a loss
Sailing the Sea! Great show. Cute Karen rocks. Rock on!
Wait,Joker 2 was not a crap. It was a satire on the nature of social revolution made by misfits and by people who base their entire rebellion on anarchy. It is always sad,wrong and flawed. This is what this film is about. Why do you thing the title is the french name for a mental disorder? Great film.
The mentions were about the waste of money, that Joker 2 cost 4 times as much as Nosferatu which looked 10 times better.
43:00 I think it’s the budget comparison - 200 million vs 50 million that generated that statement. What you see on the screen
Joker 2 will be a cult classic within 10-20 years. I dislike the film, but Tarantino and Hideo Kojima loved it, they saw something in it but I don’t know what.
@@duhduh666 Yes, 100%. I actually admire a LOT about the film - but not the waste of money for a film with limited sets and effects costing as much as a major blockbuster.
It was a well made film, but because I've seen so many adaptations of the book, this, unfortunately, didn't offer anything strange, unusual, or different unlike the two previous Nosferatu movies.
Egger's version is a basic straightforward adaptation of the novel, but heavily influenced by Coppola's Dracula, with the vampire obsessing over Mina.
The cinematography was spectacular, the snow falling through the trees and the Barry Lyndon inspired lighting, as well as that stark lighting that you often saw in low budget European movies from the 70s during the daytime scenes.
However, Lily Rose Depp was a mixture of Wednesday Addams, & the sorrowful acting traits of her father that he did back in the 90s.
Nicholas Hoult was miscast, mainly because he previously starred in Renfield starring Nicholas Cage, so his acting was exactly the same.
Bill Skarsgård take on Nosferatu was ok.
His voice sounded very similar to Nandor the Relentless from the TV mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows.
I was expecting him to mention Guillermo every time he spoke.
I prefer the previous two Nosferatu movies more, but cinematically it was stunning.
I'm the opposite of Davy on this. I think the interesting thing is that Robert Eggers has plainly used Nosferatu as a way of bringing horror back to the Dracula story. It's very much a gothic horror film.
Well, at 41mins, I do say the most important thing is he's made a really good Gothic horror film - so we're not that apart!
@@DavysFlicks I know you did. I didn't mean to offend you. The problem with doing a direct Dracula film is that people now expect it to be a sort of romance. Sexy vampires and entranced damsels in elegant costumes with big emotions pitted against the repressed passionless normies. It would have been braver, but a much harder sell, to make this under the title "Dracula".
Slow, overhyped, slick production with no soul. None of the characters were interesting or sympathetic. Willem Dafoe was wasted. What story was fleshed out? There was virtually no plot. And the sheer stupidity of taking a freakin' ship from Romania to Germany is beyond comprehension. Skaarsgard sounded like Colonel Clink from "Hogan's Heroes." As for LRD, she's not in the least bit sexy; she's Gollum with hair. Most of the people in the mostly empty theater I saw it in either walked out or slept or played on their phones. So, your typical Robert Eggers film. Not awful, but nothing special.
No version will ever touch the original that is simply impossible, it's like actual footage of Dracula had he ever existed...that's how great it is. This version, I'll probably only watch in b&w if I ever see it (grading drained as it is) I'm no fan of such films anyway, It's like a dying industry on its last legs sucked out of all its blood...
As long as it's better than the Northman, which I found to be an utter joke, a Nordic tale with American accents and a Hollywood storyline, which felt like a load of actors running around in costumes, shouting occasionally. Utterly dreadful.
It’s based on the Viking tale that inspired hamlet… it’s also dubbed the most accurate Viking film ever made.
@@knoober3756 Who dubbed it that?? I doubt they were Nordic.
@@philjones45 many historians, Robert Eggers is notorious for being accurate to the period he’s portraying in his films.
@@knoober3756 I don't agree, but my argument is that it's a bad film. I'm a Welshman, Most historical films about the Welsh people are best when made by a Welsh person, not an American
@@knoober3756 Next you'll be telling me that Bravehart was stunningly accurate.
The Northman was great. This one not so much. It was drawn out too long, but the biggest disappointment was Nosferatu himself. The way he spoke was almost parody, like spit it out already. It got annoying. And the look. The whole purpose of the original Nosferatu was to be something different from Dracula, which they were mostly taking from and had never been filmed. The main difference was the look. Max Schreck created an iconic look that cannot be separated from the character. The cinematography was really good, except keeping Nosferatu in the shadows way too much. But overall, for me, a fail.