Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror  |
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|  I finally saw this classic vampire silent movie from 1922.
I've seen colored version with music playing in the background. I think that maybe it would look better in black and white but the soundtrack was pretty decent.
I expected it would be a little boring but I enjoyed it.
The Plot:
It's direct adaptation of Dracula novel but they had to change the character names because of copyright problems. So Count Dracula became Count Orlok, Harker was Hutter and Mina was Ellen. The Dracula story is pretty complex and it would hardly fit into single movie (many tried but they all failed in my opinion), especially not in 90 minute silent film from 1922. They removed the part where Lucy gets bitten. Therefore Van Helsing didn't have any impact on the story and there was no vampire hunting. They altered the ending so they cut out the entire second half of the novel. And it worked great. I was surprised how well they could tell the story with just a few title cards appearing throughout the movie (you could count them on your fingers). They even added something to the story (plague).
Nosferatu:
People say Count Orlok was one of the scariest vampires ever on film. He's not charming or romantic but rather monstrous and ugly. Big eagle like nose and thick eyebrows are just as described in Dracula. Unlike classic vampires, he doesn't have sharp fangs. His front teeth are long and sharp and he kinda looks like a rat. His hands are big with fingernails like claws. But for me the creepiest thing was his wooden posture and the way he moved. Nosferatu doesn't turn people into vampires when he bites. He simply kills them. Harker got bitten and survived but didn't become a vamp. Original nosferatu played by Max Schreck (btw his last name means "fright" or "terror" in German) is much more scarier than the vampire played by Klaus Kinski in 1979 remake. This makeup (Max Schreck looks creepy even without the makeup lol) will never get old and it will scare you more than any CGI monsters you'll meet on screen today.
So Dracula was great but I'm not sure that the guy who played Harker was a right choice. I thought he was a little goofy. Other characters were alright.
I thought the movie was much better than the 1979 remake (which I saw first)so my advice is to watch the original. And you have to watch it if you are Dracula fan.
Id you decide to watch Nosferatu, definitely see "A Shadow Of A Vampire" too. It's a fictional story about making movie Nosferatu in which Max Schreck was actually a vampire and they hired him to make it more realistic.
Have you seen Nosferatu? How about a 1979 remake? Which version did you like most?
What's your favorite Dracula movie and who is your favorite vampire?
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1.  justszack (310)
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3 years ago
| |  That was very old and classic movie, never seen before but not too sure i will like it.
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 Bionicman (1901)
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3 years ago
| | You should give it a try | | | |
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2.  dasani (4202)
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3 years ago
| | Nosferatu is one of the hideous looking vampires I’ve ever seen.
I will have to watch the movie and see how scary Count Orlok appears
with that wooden walk you’ve mentioned.
I like the movie Horror of Dracula. But now that I’ve recently watched
Let The Right One In [a 2004 Sweden vampire fiction novel by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist], I have to say this movie just blew me away.
It was romantic, chilling, intelligent, captivating and original.
Eli is my fav vamp.
Eli kind of makes you actually feel what it’s like to be a vampire. | | | | | | |
| Bionicman (1901)
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3 years ago
| | You get some respect points for watching Let The Right One In. It's one of my favorite vampire movies. Did you know there's Hollywood version on the way?
Is Horror of Dracula the one with Christopher Lee? I'm going to watch that one soon.
btw I forgot to write that Nosferatu was the first movie that set the trend that sun can harm vampires. Dracula in the novel could walk freely on the sun. He just didn't have vampire powers during the day. | | | |
| dasani (4202)
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3 years ago
| | Let the Right One In is an excellent vampire movie.
I have read about the Hollywood version coming out. I hope they don’t screw it up though.
Yes,,I’m referring to Horror of Dracula with Christopher Lee. Great you will watch it.
That’s an interesting tidbit about the sun and vampires and how the trend started.
Twilight, I think it set a trend of tame non bloodsucking vampires.
Have you watched that one? I thought it was crappy. | | | |
| Bionicman (1901)
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3 years ago
| | Non bloodsucking vampires were here before Twilight. I just hope we won't see sparkling vampires anywhere else. | | | |
| thezone (3927)
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3 years ago
| |  Christopher Lee gets my vote too.
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| 3. thezone (3927)
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3 years ago
| | It was one of the first Vamp films and it was groundbreaking at the time and I did enjoy it. I never knew there was a colour version or a remake of it, I must check them out. You can watch the original black and white on YouTube (the full movie) as it is in the public domain.
I thought Orlock made a great count and looked really good, I bet he scared the pants off a lot of cinema goers in the day lol. I have seen A Shadow Of A Vampire and it makes a great companion piece to view with Nosferatu.
I always was a sucker for the Hammer Horror classics and Christopher Lee as The Count was always my favorite. | | | | | | |
| Bionicman (1901)
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3 years ago
| | From what I've heard there are 4 different versions of original Nosferatu available. There's one in 3D, believe it or not. The only difference between them is the background music. I don't know which version I've seen but it had a great soundtrack. Glad I cough that one cause I've heard music in one of the version is terrible. That it uses looped music made for shorter version of the movie and in result is that dramatic music plays in peaceful scenes like when Harker is saying goodbye to Mina. That version is available on google video but I'd rather watch it with sound off.
I didn't know there's remake either before I downloaded it thinking it was the original. It's called Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht. Maybe you should check it out. I didn't like it much but it has great ratings and many people prefer it over the original
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| thezone (3927)
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3 years ago
| | A 3D version , that would be interesting, I am a sucker for anything in 3D. I must check out the remake, I just read up on it so I will check it out when I can | | | |
| Bionicman (1901)
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3 years ago
| | It's weird they can convert such an old movie to 3D.
But when it comes to 3D, I'm really looking forward to Avatar even though our theaters are pretty crappy so I don't know how much 3D would it be. When I visited America, I've seen some 3D documentary about dinosaurs in awesome IMAX the dome theater and it was really something. It seemed 3D without any equipment like glasses and the screen was all around you. Avatar would look even more amazing so it's a shame that we all can't enjoy it like that | | | |
| thezone (3927)
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3 years ago
| | I have seen a movie at an IMAX cinema and it was awesome. You are right it is a shame there are not more IMAX screens in the world.
I was watching a programme last night with an interview with James Cameron about Avatar and I am looking forward to it. They have a James Cameron weekend here on Film four, they showed Aliens last night and tonight they are showing the Abyss and both films have an introduction with James Cameron. | | | |
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4.  karen1969 (1205)
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2 years ago
| |  I loved the original Nosferatu and after initially buying a cheap DVD version, I invested in the Masters of Horror remastered version with extras. It is one of the best films I have ever seen and Count Orlok os very creepy. I also loved Bela Lugosi's Dracula, another beautiful film. I have bought 1979's Nosferatu on DVD but haven't seen it yet. I also love the Hammer Horror Dracula films and think Christopher Lee was excellent in the role too and is always great to watch. I also saw Shadow of the Vampire and really enjoyed that too.
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