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Daydream_machine t1_iuhyzkd wrote

Just saw this for the first time the other day. Some parts are a bit cheesy by nowadays standards, but the actor playing Nosferatu does a great job at being effortlessly creepy.

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alreadytaken028 t1_iui384r wrote

You can understand why they made a movie where the whole idea is “what if the actor for Count Orlok actually WAS a vampire”

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joshbudde t1_iuj31la wrote

That movie is possibly..no, definitely, my favorite vampire movie. When he's eating the fucking light people and the director calls him on it and he just hisses and goes about his business? chefs kiss

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bigblueberryboobies t1_iujwcjp wrote

Favorite moment in that film is when the crew are rowing Dafoe to set. Then Dafoe snatches a bat and eats it in front of them. The two crew members are just like 😧

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wimyan t1_iuigz0y wrote

Actually same, most of the actors stood out as great because they really dedicated to the comic relief, not just sheer terror. Didn't think I could enjoy a century-old B&W silent film, but it's worth the watch.

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The___Repeater t1_iuimtpu wrote

I also watched it recently, and aside from its historical significance (which it certainly has) I found it super super super boring with almost nothing to entertain a modern audience.

But hey, that's just me.

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joshbudde t1_iuj3ecd wrote

The local art theater does a showing of it every year with live organ accompaniment and they rescore it every year and every year its straight fire. I don't know how you can get bored during the movie--its filled with tension! The organ music adds a lot, but even without it, its still great.

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Solidus-Snake- t1_iuioh4r wrote

“Super super super boring”. Wonderful review. Very articulate. 5 stars.

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Gordon_Gano t1_iuir9u8 wrote

It is, it’s a boring movie. The scenes with Orlock are spellbinding, but everything else is a slog. There just isn’t that much else to say about it.

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BunBunSoup t1_iuk07di wrote

That's fair, I love it but can see why a lot of people wouldn't. Happens with every movie, really. Metropolis is another movie from that era I could watch any day of the week, but my friends would fall asleep after 10 minutes.

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joshbudde t1_iuj2go1 wrote

I love the movie they made with Willem Dafoe envisioning 'what if they were making Nosferatu with a REAL vampire' 'Shadow of the Vampire'.

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NOT-Mr-Davilla t1_iujdq9f wrote

For real! I love this movie!! I remember telling my brother and sister a few years ago that this was one of my favorite (okay, actually favorite back then) horror movie. They just laughed at me and went on and on about how it’s so old and so cheesy.

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Thercon_Jair t1_iuk4slh wrote

Saw this last year during Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig, they made a screening in the Grassi Museum and accompanied it live with one of the last remaining operational cinema organs.

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