Ya know, I don't actually disagree with the positive reviews of this, could be the rare film where a director interrogates/indicts himself and I actually believe him to be sincere. I fear that it is much too long and repetitive though, and I was pretty turned off by the excessive brutality; not as de-sensitized as I once was.

I respect the Matt Dillon performance a good deal, and the depiction of hell is impressive, Jack's descent is one of the year's better sequences. End credits got me to lol too, LVT pretty good for that sorta thing.

Kind of a snoozer really, but Herzog has some fun with the audience's preexisting Dracula knowledge, and incorporates some cool elemental interstitials. Oh yea and the rats and the overhead shot of the coffins, etc. Thumbs up to all that.

I love the attention to detail in this movie, the small touches and considered nuances that really flesh out this world, like the white board that John Krasinski has had up for over a year that says some shit like

Survive:
Medical Supplies
Sound proof

Creature:
ARMOR
Sound??

WHAT IS THEIR WEAKNESS?!?