Reviews of Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979
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Beautifully made and much more than just a good remake. It looks fantastic - as does Isabelle Adjani in twenties-style expressionist make-up - and the lead performances are top notch. The film is really about the Harkers; the familiar Dracula cast of characters are otherwise reduced to the bare bones.
Kinski's screen time doesn't warrant top billing but his performance does. He takes Schreck as a base point and moves in his own chilling way. The film is more concerned…
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Doesn't reach the height of the original, but is gets pretty darn close. Might be the best remake I've seen. It stays true to F.W. Murnau's masterpiece while still taking a life of it's own.
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Stokera romāns par Drakulu mūsdienās šķiet vairāk uzjautrinošs nekā biedējošs, bet Hercoga variācija par tēmu vēl joprojām ir patīkami baisa un šerminoša. Filma ir veidota vācu ekspresionisma stilā - ar visām dīvaini lauztajām ēnām un slīpajām līnijām kadros ar zārkiem. Rūpīgi sižetam pieskaņotie dabas skati, mūzika, lēni lidojošie sikspārņi, žurkas un mūmijas veido izteikti spocīgu noskaņu. Savukārt Kinskis un Adžāni liek noticēt, ka viņi ir būtnes ne no šīs pasaules.
Vienīgi tās krāsotās žurkas bija mazliet mulsinošas. Bet atstāt tās baltas arī nebūtu bijis labi.
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Šīs filmas atmosfēra sagrābj un neatlaiž kopš kadrā parādās pats grāfs Drakula. W.Herzog ir izdevies filmā veiksmīgi izmantot neizbēgamo teatrālismu, kas saistīts ar Drakulas būtību un pārvērst to biedējošā un gandrīz kā klātesošā pieredzē. Nepameta sajūta, ka vēroju kvalitatīvu teātra izrādi - nav ekrāna un stikla, kas mani šķir no garajiem Drakulas nagiem.
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Still an intense and effective adaptation of Dracula that is as creepy and terrifying as a vampire film should be.
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A little boring, a little lame, a lot bizarre...but I still enjoyed the experience. I thought of it as an artistic love letter to the original NOSFERATU, rather than as a film that is supposed to be thrilling or scary. Four stars because a few scenes stopped my heart completely (some because they were so beautiful, others because they were so grotesque), and because it's Herzog, and sometimes I love him so very much that it hurts. Kinski's Dracula is…
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In Nosferatu, Herzog seeks to honor the greatness of the 1920’s original german film of that name, and employs his ‘friend’ Klaus Kinski to help him do it in the role of Count Dracula. Herzog’s take on the film is haunting, and shows something that is missing in most modern horror flicks with their stress on special effects, gore, and surprise. Here, we know the story, there is only a bit of blood shown, and no special effects other then…
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Nosferatu (1979): The Count is a poor man oppressed by eternal life. Popol Vuh w/ scenery is majestic but the rest of the movie is fumbling.
— Niko Heikkilä (@nikoheikkila) March 7, 2013
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Eerie, "New German Cinema" re-imagining of the Murnau 20's German expressionist classic, directed by Werner Herzog, starring Klaus Kinsk and Bruno Ganz. Herzog depicts Dracula as more than a ghoul, with an emphasis on loneliness and the burden of immortality. He portrays Lucy Harker as the rational heroin as the men in her life are indecisive and inadequate. It's a genuinely gothic film and remains one of the most unique screen productions of Bram Stoker's novel.
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With a great soundtrack and perfect locations, Herzog did a brilliant job creating a creepy atmosphere, but other than that, this felt rather slow and wasn't really what I was hoping for.