Horror Robert Eggers Nosferatu

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Brutal to use a shot from that scene.

 

[AndyTrevino]

Brutal to use a shot from that scene.

I don't remember seeing that shot in the movie (assuming you mean Nosferatu)?

 

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I don't remember seeing that shot in the movie (assuming you mean Nosferatu)?

Spoiler

Right after he kills Friedrich's and Anna's daughters.

 

[Mjolnir Reborn]

I highly enjoyed Nosferatu. It really transported me to the time and places where the story took place with its fantastic locations, sets and costumes, and the actors did great jobs embodying their parts. As many have said, Count Orlok is really a complete transformation where the character just feels like its own entity and I don't get any recognizable thing from Bill Skarsgård in it.

It's also so great to see a vampire that's actually just a monster again. There is nothing there to sympathize with, it's just evil. I found myself having a vague but lingering sense of disgust after watching the film, and it wasn't because of any visual design or gore, it was just from the less directly monstrous connections between Orlok and Ellen. The film as a whole lingers with me and that's truly a sign of a properly made horror movie.

A part of me wishes that they actually spoke German instead of substituting it for English, especially as they went authentic with the other languages, but it's of course not feasible for this kind of production or these actors so I don't see it as a negative.

I'm reminded that I'm not a big fan of a lot of jump scares in horror movies in general though. They certainly have their place and can be properly effective but they are mostly overused and it's often just startling and doesn't leave a sense of fear in me but rather annoyance. Some scenes built on the anticipation of a jump scare also feel more like awaiting a filmmaking trick and it can feel a bit cheap as anyone surprising you can make you jump. No, give me more of a lingering or building sense of dread instead. It's obviously harder to do but luckily Eggers is really good at it so that's really why Nosferatu works as a horror film for me.

 

[Drizzle]

Spoiler

Right after he kills Friedrich's and Anna's daughters.

Is it bad that I was way more concerned that something was going to happen to Thomas and Ellen's cat (or any of Dafoe's cats for that matter) than I was about those girls? Am I in the wrong?

 

[Da-Scribe]

Is it bad that I was way more concerned that something was going to happen to Thomas and Ellen's cat (or any of Dafoe's cats for that matter) than I was about those girls? Am I in the wrong?

I have a gray tabby. I don’t have children. Take from that what you will.

 

[Arachnerd]

Just saw Nosferatu. Robert Eggers is 4/4 for me, please continue to let him direct whatever the hell he wants.

And Bill Skarsgard... get your flowers, my guy. Freaking spectacular performance.

 

[The Lazarus Pit]

Bill deserves an Oscar nom

 

[Arachnerd]

He does. This is, imo, one of best horror villain performances period. He absolutely lost himself in the role and commanded presence and dread anytime he was on screen. Stellan is right to be proud of his boy.

I'll also add that while I hadn't seen Lily-Rose Depp in anything before this, other than people disliking her acting skills, that as a first impression she did terrific here, especially with her body language.

 

[VictusMortuus]

Fantastic movie!! I was impressed by all the performances and Bills acting was so good he should get an Oscar for it, just completely otherworldly.

 

[Arachnerd]

Found this cool fan-made artwork of Orlok on my Twitter feed:

 

[TheFuture]

I'm kind of stuck on the ending.

Spoiler

So Orlok knows that Ellen will be his death, and if she refuses his offer of dying together, then he will continue spreading his plague?

If that's the case then it adds an interesting element to just how abrupt and impatient Orlok is compared to previous iterations of the Dracula story. Whereas most previous portrayals at least give the pretense early on of being welcoming to Jonathan/Thomas, there is no such pretense with Orlok here. Almost as if he can't wait just to get on with his death.

 

[Iceman]

I love that Home Alone is inspiring top directors.

 

[DarkKnight88]

With Nosferatu’s success, you know Disney’s ears perked up and probably just offered Eggers’ a Home Alone legacy sequel starring Macaulay Culkin produced by Chris Columbus.

And he should say yes.

 

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[JP]

I thought this was fabulous. I loved the color palette and cinematography and just about every performance.

 

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Thrilled to bits for Eggers and his first big hit.

 

[Pennywise]

 

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Would've been a completely different movie.

 

[Pennywise]

Saw the film yesterday, and it was glorious, even though I get easily startled and jumped more than 2 dozen times according to my sister!

The direction, writing, production design, score, sound, costumes were all amazing!

The cast was also amazing with the standouts being Rose-Depp, Dafoe, and especially Skarsgård being the highlights! Loved everything about Orlok from the overall look, keeping him hidden in a lot of shots, and Skarsgard’s physicality, voice and so on! My favourite performance from him!

9.5/10

 

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Love it more with each passing day. A near perfect Gothic horror fairy tale.

Can't wait for the Extended Edition.

 

[Pennywise]

I rewatched the original with my sister who saw it for the first time, and it still holds up before we saw Eggers’. Will watch Herzog’s next time when she comes down, neither of us have seen it.

 

[Drizzle]

I rewatched the original with my sister who saw it for the first time, and it still holds up before we saw Eggers’. Will watch Herzog’s next time when she comes down, neither of us have seen it.

I watched Herzog's Nosferatu a few days back. I really wasn't much of a fan. I thought it lacked the atmosphere of the 1922 film and Eggers's version. There's a lot of shots in it that make you feel like you're watching some kind of travel or nature documentary than a horror movie. But the biggest strike against it IMO was how irritatingly annoying Knock/Renfield is in it.

 

[-Arya-]

I watched Herzog's Nosferatu a few days back. I really wasn't much of a fan. I thought it lacked the atmosphere of the 1922 film and Eggers's version. There's a lot of shots in it that make you feel like you're watching some kind of travel or nature documentary than a horror movie. But the biggest strike against it IMO was how irritatingly annoying Knock/Renfield is in it.

I quite liked Herzog’s version but I get why others wouldn’t. Herzog’s movies *are* basically well shot nature docs.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I will say this movie has stuck with me since watching it. I may go and see this one again as family would like to see it.