Horror Robert Eggers Nosferatu

[CaptainWagner]

*Wheezes deeply* "HE INTERRRFEERRRRED IN AN ACTIVE HOSSTAGE SITUATION. COLLLSON'S BLOOD IS ON HIS HANDSSSSS."

Love him so much. Blew my mind when I saw him in an interview and realized that's just his real voice.

 

[CaptainWagner]

The Substance is also "safer psychological horror" in the eyes of the Academy, similar to Get Out. Nosferatu at least deserves a Best Picture nom more than Emilia Perez but that just goes without saying at this point.

I also think there could have been some hope for a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Skarsgard but I don't think they campaigned enough.

Really don't see how you can walk away from the final act thinking this, to be completely honest.

 

[Drizzle]

Really don't see how you can walk away from the final act thinking this, to be completely honest.

Because even though a literal monster shows up, it's not a run of the mill "jump scare, chased by a monster/paranormal entity" horror movie that the Academy looks down upon.

 

[CaptainWagner]

Because even though a literal monster shows up, it's not a run of the mill "jump scare, chased by a monster/paranormal entity" horror movie that the Academy looks down upon.

I can see that. Personally, though, I'd have expected the blood cannon sequence to be more off-putting to the Academy than anything in Nosferatu.

 

[Sithborg]

Really don't see how you can walk away from the final act thinking this, to be completely honest.

"In the eyes of the Academy" has little to do with the actual film. I can boil it down even more for you. They don't see it worthy because it is a vampire film. Remember, the Academy is a bunch of old white dudes who huff their own farts.

 

[Sawyer]

Not the goon face at the very end.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[-Arya-]

50 x 2.5 =125 to break even. It’s done very well.

 

[Deck Rickard]

This might be my favorite movie of the year. It’s frustrating that it didn’t get noms for best picture, director and lead actress. I haven’t seen all the BP nominees yet but it definitely deserved a nomination over some of them.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[TheVileOne]

Is that an AI image?

 

[Deck Rickard]

Okay, now I need to see someone recreate the final scene of this movie in Bratz CGI.

 

[Drizzle]

Not the goon face at the very end.

Bill Skarsgard has that effect on people.

 

[blue scholar]

Was finally able to watch this and I give it a 9/10.

This catapulted into my top 5 horror films of all time (Trick 'r Treat will always be my favorite). Such a masterclass of filmmaking from Robert Eggers. Didn't expect expect Lily-Rose Depp to be this good of an actress but I'm now a fan.

 

[J.Drangal]

So, I finally went to see the film on its very last showing in my theater … and, of course, I loved it !

I was hoping for a gothic tale and damn, did I get it! I was even surprised at how “dark” certain scenes and images could be. You can tell Egger had a lot of freedom, and that's a delight!

Like everyone else, I really liked Skarsgård in the title role. Admittedly, the make-up does a lot, but that doesn't diminish the acting work : he really disappeared behind Orlok.
But it's really Lily Rose Depp I found the most impressive. She’s totally committed to her role, delivering otherworldly expressions and crazy postures. I saw that some people found it over the top, but personally, I was really into it. I 100% believed in her despair. An absolutely perfect and memorable performance in my book.
I would like to also mention Nicholas Hoult. He's an actor I liked and who can play a lot of things, but who, I find, is sometimes a little hampered (the word is too strong) by a smooth face. But here, his role as a promising young man from a good family, increasingly tormented by his otherworldly host, really makes the most of both his acting and his looks. He really sells that sense of fear and terror superbly, and adds enormously to the whole castle segment.

Now about the visuals... F***, what a beauty of a film!
I know that Eggers and Blaschke always take care of their images, but here, the level is just... amazing.
The framing, composition, contrasts and textures... Everything is designed for total immersion. There's this kind of stylization and theatricality that I find has become too rare. Of course, this kind of story lends itself more easily to it, but beyond that, I have the impression that the film succeeds in rediscovering a certain idea of cinema, formally speaking.
Anecdotally, it reminded me of Batman Returns in various place, and seeing now that it's indeed a cited influence, I think one shot in particular may even have been a direct wink.

In short, I have nothing to complain about. Fantastic film.
If I really wanted to nitpick, I'd say that while I really liked the musical extracts during the promotion, I didn't really notice the soundtrack during the film... Yet it's an aspect to which I'm usually very receptive.
Mind you, I'm not saying that it wasn't well done, or that it was lacking: in fact, I believe that the overall vision behind this Nosferatu works with such synergy that the music for sure fulfilled its role perfectly, drawing me completely into this dark tale, right down to my ears.

Now bring me Del Toro’s Frankenstein !

 

[The Shape]

Robert Eggers Phantom of the Opera would slap.

 

[Boom]

Beowulf
Carmilla
Moby-Dick
Paradise Lost
Siegfried
The Redcrosse Knight

 

[Kane52630]

Hansel and Gretel
Sleeping Beauty
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Gingerbread Man
Rapunzel
The Little Bear

 

[B]

Hopefully will find time this weekend to go see this, would prefer to see it in theatres before it leaves.

 

[Luigi]

 

[Drizzle]

The Little Bear

 

[Sawyer]

Beowulf
Carmilla
Moby-Dick
Paradise Lost
Siegfried
The Redcrosse Knight

I would **** my pants.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Sawyer]

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Mood. Am I right, fellas?

 

[J.Drangal]

Beowulf
Carmilla
Moby-Dick
Paradise Lost
Siegfried
The Redcrosse Knight

I'd add Faust.
But it would probably be a bit redundant after Nosferatu, in terms of atmosphere, or so I imagine... Or not.