 | callitdowntheline75 (73)
08/28/2008 | Even though Nosferatu has none of the pyrotechnics and imagery that is often used today in motion picture arts, especially in horor movies, it still stands as the undisputed forerunner of all Vampire horror flicks. and as CanadaSucks stated, a solid work of [cinematic] art. Moreover, Max Schreck's rat-like, blood-sucking zombie/vampire, Count Orlok, terrorizes every scene he is in as he maniacally walks through corridors and appears out of nowhere on a ship's deck. Schreck's horrifically-wretched Orlok is amongst the most recognizable cultural icons in cinema and a presence like few other characters. Nosferatu, itself, accentuates the creepiness inherent in the early silent films where black, white, and shades of gray make the illusion all the more discomforting. I have a restored version of it in my collection of DVD's, and even today, I get a bit creeped out by how the movie progresses to its conclusion.
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 | CanadaSucks (50)
08/28/2008 | Some great reviews here- and Nosferatu is indeed dated and might seem tame by today's standards in cinema, but one must consider that in its time this film was scary. And yes, it still stands as a solid work of art.
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 | irishgit (154)
08/28/2008 | The rats (and they're real ones too, no CGI here) coming out of the coffin and swarming over the sailors feet, biting them.
Silent and primitive as the film is, it is still a magnificently harrowing work of art.
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 | CastleBee (87)
06/28/2007 | What was it I said about vampires a few minutes ago...sensual...well, this guy doesn't seem to be burdened with that; not an ounce of sex appeal here. In this case the living dead guy looks like someone who was born a 10 week old embryo and just kept developing along those lines. Ahewwwww! Either that or he was beamed in from planet Hairless and lost his connection to the mother ship. Yes, I would certainly be freaked out in a major way if this thing squirmed into my room. I'd probably start frantically spraying him with a jumbo can of Raid.
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