NOSFERATU Movie Review **SPOILER ALERT**

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  • Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
  • Gay homosexuals Nick and Joseph spoil Nosferatu - a 2024 American gothic horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers.
    Premise: A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
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    Cast:
    Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok
    Nicholas Hoult as Thomas Hutter
    Lily-Rose Depp as Ellen Hutter
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Friedrich Harding
    Emma Corrin as Anna Harding
    Willem Dafoe as Prof. Albin Eberhart Von Franz
    Ralph Ineson as Dr. Wilhelm Sievers
    Simon McBurney as Herr Knock
    Cinematography by Jarin Blaschke
    Edited by Louise Ford
    Music by Robin Carolan
    Keywords: ending explained, reaction video, trailer, Focus Features, Bram Stoker, Dracula, The Lighthouse, The Witch, The Northman, F. W. Murnau, Max Schreck, A Symphony of Horror, Vampyre, Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani

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  • @Nimuetootoo
    @Nimuetootoo Місяць тому +231

    Y'all did Lily Rose dirty with that background for almost 30 minutes 🤣🤣🤣

    • @mschoy1597
      @mschoy1597 Місяць тому +4

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @gigiarmany
      @gigiarmany Місяць тому +1

      Ikr???

    • @77Creation
      @77Creation Місяць тому

      🤣

    • @starbrite526
      @starbrite526 Місяць тому +8

      She did herself dirty for thinking she should get into the family business. 😒

    • @dave-sj5yn
      @dave-sj5yn Місяць тому

      Shes brilliant what are you talking about ​@starbrite526

  • @J.robertfrick
    @J.robertfrick Місяць тому +55

    You guys are the only ones who share my disappointment with the movie! Not bad, but not good. I’ve been recommending the ‘79 version to everyone I see.

    • @vanessaatallent475
      @vanessaatallent475 Місяць тому +2

      Add me to the list of disappointed and I am going to watch the 79 version since they recommend it

    • @jfrsnjhnsn
      @jfrsnjhnsn Місяць тому +2

      Me also

    • @abandonablesnowman
      @abandonablesnowman Місяць тому

      Especially after his string of excellent films! Sad

  • @Morale_Booster
    @Morale_Booster 2 місяці тому +141

    You two are especially funny today. Gives his wife away like he booked an appointment on rover hahahaha

    • @WisconsinStaycee
      @WisconsinStaycee 2 місяці тому +5

      I was thinking the same thing! "A ho in a different area code"! Oh my gosh, I just laughed so loud!

    • @christianbranham
      @christianbranham Місяць тому +1

      @@WisconsinStayceehahaha

  • @tightenup82
    @tightenup82 Місяць тому +90

    Isaac Newton crawling back into his mother's womb made me laugh out loud in the theater. Great review btw.

    • @vanessaatallent475
      @vanessaatallent475 Місяць тому +1

      Glad I wasn’t the only one who laughed at that

    • @jordanquinlisk8145
      @jordanquinlisk8145 Місяць тому +1

      Honestly it had so many funny lines!

    • @SumLuv
      @SumLuv Місяць тому

      dafoe got some of the best lines in the film. i was surprised my theatre was so quiet 😂

    • @cellardoor4199
      @cellardoor4199 Місяць тому +1

      wait what happened ? I don’t remember this scene at all. I left the theater once and for not long.

    • @jordanquinlisk8145
      @jordanquinlisk8145 Місяць тому

      @@cellardoor4199 it was a line the totally-not- van Helsing said

  • @helendietrich7566
    @helendietrich7566 Місяць тому +44

    I think this movie shows how our cultural backgrounds impact the movie's perception. I come from Eastern Europe (Ukraine) and I absolutely loved the Orlok's look and the parts in Romania. The folkore behind vampires (upyri in my country) is that they look kind of like deceased relatives but they have this insatiable thirst for something (blood, alcohol, sex...) It's kind of a cautinary tale. It seems to be reflected in Ellen's the question about whether evil comes from outside or within. Yes, it comes from within if one cultivates some kind of desire to absolute that ends up consuming them and everything around. I liked the shadows part - I was quite weiry of them when returning home at night. But I agree with you that the story is quite simple and there was no need for Bill to play the Orlok (I assume they were going for a "star" cast).

    • @SumLuv
      @SumLuv Місяць тому +10

      i loved orlok’s look for that exact reason. i don’t feel it necessary for a vampire to appear as some “creature”, so to speak. the vampire is literally an undead corpse. so the appearance of a relatively recognizable looking man that’s been dead for centuries feels right. love that there is no reveal until the end. the vampire exists in darkness, in the shadows. it’s all the more haunting.

  • @cassandrayang5418
    @cassandrayang5418 2 місяці тому +90

    lmao, we need 50 shades of nosferatu

    • @cassandrayang5418
      @cassandrayang5418 2 місяці тому +10

      I also think Lily depp is miscast, the previous women who played mina/ellen role are women who are very womanly, voluptous, engaging and sexual, dnt get me wrong she looks good in that era and the costumes/clothing for the story being told. Depp seems lost, frail and like a 12 yr old girl.

    • @iris-xo
      @iris-xo Місяць тому

      @@cassandrayang5418you’re a weirdo. She does not seem like a 12 year old girl. Lily Rose is a grown woman & she’s very alluring and has been. I think yall are just old or miserable .

  • @msmaria2915
    @msmaria2915 2 місяці тому +88

    “B&$!ch you have three nights to get it together”🤣🤣

  • @AntsMovies
    @AntsMovies Місяць тому +123

    For someone that hasn’t seen any of the other versions, I thought this one was excellent. Creepy and well shot. Loved the acting. Thanks for the review!

    • @trao1938
      @trao1938 Місяць тому +23

      That's because you have TASTE.

    • @manuelkong10
      @manuelkong10 Місяць тому +10

      NOSFERATU 1922 is a MUST see....a Truly iconic movie of cinema....one of the greats

    • @timromero7763
      @timromero7763 Місяць тому +4

      Yes not sure the guy in black POV. See it again boss. Your seen the movie through the lens of a negative Nelly. The reason he is in the dark is so we get the creepiness under your skin feeling on what he is and how he looks. I had to stop watching after a few minutes. I could of done a better job. The movie is awesome. The pictures, the acting, backdrop. C'mon man

    • @jfrsnjhnsn
      @jfrsnjhnsn Місяць тому +1

      OK now go watch the other versions.

    • @pearlfeather9326
      @pearlfeather9326 Місяць тому

      You are so right about the Bill Skarsgard.
      How do we even know it was him?

  • @docdave63
    @docdave63 2 місяці тому +16

    Happy December!
    Thank you for your awesome content.

    • @fishjellyfilmreviews
      @fishjellyfilmreviews  2 місяці тому +7

      Thank you!

    • @nome3296
      @nome3296 Місяць тому +2

      @@fishjellyfilmreviews What do Nosferatu's teeth look like in this film? Did you like the teeth? I don't remember hearing you mention that detail. Teeth are important in a vampire movie.

  • @TheBearAspirin
    @TheBearAspirin 2 місяці тому +82

    "1838 Germany. Speaking English in Germany, don't know why but OK."
    "So Nicholas Hoult is a solicitor and his boss tells him 'gurrl, there is this old man in Transylvania'"
    "So poor Nicholas Hoult goes out there...and he's warned by the Village People" the lost opportunity of throwing up the "Cruisin'" album cover right there...
    I wish Eggers had used some of this dialogue in his movie LOL

  • @Taylorwintz
    @Taylorwintz Місяць тому +19

    Orlok weird breathing drove me crazy.

    • @Sunny-xc9kv
      @Sunny-xc9kv Місяць тому +3

      All the breathing drove me crazy. Misophonia trigger warning!!

  • @TheBearAspirin
    @TheBearAspirin 2 місяці тому +27

    Isabelle Adjani is such a special actress. She's absolutely gorgeous and chooses some of the most problematic characters. Love her.

  • @thatonegeeksite5251
    @thatonegeeksite5251 2 місяці тому +40

    “Speaking English in Germany.” 🤣 reminds me of that Valkyrie movie with Tom Cruise.

    • @JG-ts2ud
      @JG-ts2ud 2 місяці тому +3

      Lots of Europeans speak English extremely clearly.

    • @SwEtchinmusic
      @SwEtchinmusic Місяць тому +1

      Tom Cruise is actually in this movie. He ziplines in through a hole in the roof. Spoiler alert.

    • @erinnadia0409
      @erinnadia0409 Місяць тому +1

      lol reminds me of this TV I watched recently that had Portuguese people speaking English while Japanese people speaking Japanese 🤣 they just have to always include English when it's not necessary or wanted 😅

    • @jaminv2889
      @jaminv2889 18 днів тому

      At least in Valkyrie they start in German, then they zoom into the mouth, switch to English and then zoom out, implying they are speaking German, but we are now hearing it in English. They don't even try that with this.

  • @marcuss6025
    @marcuss6025 2 місяці тому +85

    That thumbnail 😂

    • @1UpJohn
      @1UpJohn 2 місяці тому +7

      I legit laughed out loud when I saw it. 😄

    • @adit1939
      @adit1939 2 місяці тому

      That's how u orgasm in mars

    • @BoyMom-bq3iw
      @BoyMom-bq3iw 2 місяці тому +2

      Lol 😅

    • @MadnessCinema804
      @MadnessCinema804 2 місяці тому +4

      Getting Vampired

    • @notesofnara
      @notesofnara 2 місяці тому +2

      They are so wrong for that! hahahahaha....

  • @Clevermoreunicorn
    @Clevermoreunicorn Місяць тому +15

    I felt like it didn’t go hard enough. Dracula is violent, romantic, dark and ominous. This was the moment to bring the drama and it just didn’t do it for me. I agree with you both here.

  • @roriemarie2968
    @roriemarie2968 2 місяці тому +44

    This is the first.
    Review that i've heard that didn't thoroughly enjoy this film.

    • @colinprice7964
      @colinprice7964 Місяць тому +19

      I have personally found it to be VERY rare that these two both enjoy a film.

    • @Nightshade1881
      @Nightshade1881 Місяць тому +4

      @@colinprice7964🤣 that’s exactly how I feel about these dudes! It’s rare I see them like a film!

    • @primalplasma
      @primalplasma Місяць тому +16

      It's overrated. All style, no substance.

    • @colinprice7964
      @colinprice7964 Місяць тому +2

      @@primalplasma I know there are some who feel that way and the opinion, while I don't share it, is valid. But at the same time, these guys don't seem to like much of anything from what I have seen the last few months on their page. I'll check them out the next time I want to see someone dump on a movie cause here, it's pretty dependable.

    • @SmartDave60
      @SmartDave60 Місяць тому

      @@colinprice7964yeah what’s a film that they’ve reviewed that they’ve really liked?

  • @alexandrasuperbonita
    @alexandrasuperbonita Місяць тому +45

    1922 Nosferatu was a terrifying, soulless "thing" with a mask-like face. Klaus Kinski gave Nosferatu emotions, passion, his whole expression oozing pain and yearning.
    So what did Eggers add to the story?
    A moustache.

    • @doublecheese21
      @doublecheese21 Місяць тому +4

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @marcusporras9571
      @marcusporras9571 Місяць тому +7

      Looked like the villain of the sonic movie jumped screens 😂

    • @jfrsnjhnsn
      @jfrsnjhnsn Місяць тому +2

      Also boredom

    • @ariescustom
      @ariescustom Місяць тому +8

      You're oblivious to the fact that the moustache would have been era-appropriate, making the creature far more realistic as an undead human nobleman and you also missed the fact that the protagonist was entirely changed from Thomas to Ellen giving the film a great idea more to say about the mysoginy that was rife at the time, but hey. We can't all be smart. 😉

    • @MFLimited
      @MFLimited Місяць тому

      @@ariescustom in the early 19th century, the male members of the Junker class, aristocratic families of the Austro-Hungarian empire and in Transylvania did not all have moustaches. So, if this film was making an attempt to be historically correct, that is irrelevant. In the first two Nosferatu films, count Orloff had alopecia totalis, with the exception of eyebrows. Also, it was a joke inferring that Eggers brought nothing of value. They are entitled to their opinion. Nobody is going to read your comment and think you’re super smart. It just seems like you aren’t aware of your autism.

  • @chantelove123ify
    @chantelove123ify Місяць тому +56

    I have to disagree. This movie was amazing!

    • @SwEtchinmusic
      @SwEtchinmusic Місяць тому +5

      It was beautifully shot and the acting was amazing. The story was slow and boring though. Leading up to an underwhelming ending. SUCKED.

    • @ariescustom
      @ariescustom Місяць тому +3

      @@SwEtchinmusic It's literally exactly the same story, you know...the story of Nosferatu, with a minor tweak making Ellen the protagonist. What were you expecting? Nosferatu in space? 🤣

    • @SwEtchinmusic
      @SwEtchinmusic Місяць тому

      @ariescustom did you just Crack yourself up?

    • @ariescustom
      @ariescustom Місяць тому

      @@SwEtchinmusic No, you did. 😉

    • @SwEtchinmusic
      @SwEtchinmusic Місяць тому +1

      @@ariescustom this back and forth is more entertaining than nosferatu. SUCKED.

  • @christophercobb249
    @christophercobb249 2 місяці тому +55

    You two are just delightful, for real. I really wish I could just go to movies with you and listen to you go off about them afterward. You're like a cooler version of Statler and Waldorf in the balcony. I am here for it. "A ho in a different area code" ... I laughed out loud at that one. Now I have to see this movie!

  • @MadailinBurnhope
    @MadailinBurnhope 2 місяці тому +159

    25 days in advance!? diabolical *thunder crack*

  • @Conyak6366
    @Conyak6366 Місяць тому +46

    Orlok doesn’t become infatuated with Ellen after Thomas arrives. He had encountered her years before and had Thomas’s boss specifically send him to get him out of the way.
    It was honestly a huge part of the film and a big reveal at the end. It’s surprising to hear you not recognize that.

    • @UrbanMediaReview
      @UrbanMediaReview Місяць тому +1

      Facts she said this at the beginning, she said they beeeeen had encounters, it just got worse and worse.

    • @MFLimited
      @MFLimited Місяць тому +3

      4:28
      Then they go on about it, for some time.
      I guess you missed it

  • @colleenemmerson5973
    @colleenemmerson5973 Місяць тому +8

    “With those dead eyes” lmao I love you guys.

  • @darkkomet1653
    @darkkomet1653 2 місяці тому +31

    Mustache sounds close to Book Dracula

    • @heymistercarter.
      @heymistercarter. Місяць тому +4

      Yea, the original novel (yet no other incarnations of Dracula) describes him as having a mustache. And I presume that’s based on the famous image of Vlad The Impaler, who himself was a major influence on Dracula.

  • @esoteric76
    @esoteric76 Місяць тому +21

    This review is so funny and so accurate. "B*tch you have 3 nights to get it together" -- Joseph as Nosferatu (LOL) I think the majority of critics have been glamoured by the amazing craft on display. The film felt like 4 hours long.

    • @politefan8141
      @politefan8141 Місяць тому +4

      The 3 night ultimatum totally defeats the purpose of Ellen submitting to Nosferatu of her own free will. It's one of many odd choices this film makes.

    • @abandonablesnowman
      @abandonablesnowman Місяць тому

      I loved the bones of this film, but like Nick said, they really needed to iron out some things to tell a more concise story.

    • @b0rn2sauce
      @b0rn2sauce Місяць тому +1

      @@politefan8141I agree, if the point is that she needs to willingly sacrifice herself why is he coercing her?😂

  • @jacobpozzi8822
    @jacobpozzi8822 Місяць тому +11

    25:50 The last thing I expected to find in a Nosferatu review was a Clarence Carter “Strokin’” reference, that killed me. Kudos boys, great review as always

  • @sup877
    @sup877 Місяць тому +16

    I appreciate the honesty of your review, I saw Nosferatu yesterday and came away quite disappointed. As someone who enjoys film criticism and analysis, I often watch reviews from a wide range of critics, and it was striking how overwhelmingly positive the reactions were to this movie. Everyone seemed to praise it as a masterpiece, but I found it rather boring, and in some moments, even cringeworthy. The film leans heavily on atmosphere but offers little to no nuance in its retelling of the story. Overall, I thought it felt like a bit of a mess.
    Visually, the film is undeniably stunning. The cinematography and design are impressive, but I felt the movie missed an opportunity to shine in the makeup and special effects department. The design of Count Orlok, which should have been a centerpiece, was surprisingly underwhelming. In the end, this movie felt more like style over substance-a beautiful shell that didn’t deliver in terms of storytelling or depth.

  • @Gains_Monsoon
    @Gains_Monsoon Місяць тому +7

    11:30 I was hoping you were going to mention Orlocks legs and when you said he skipped leg days I lol'd.

  • @T1hitsTheHighestNote
    @T1hitsTheHighestNote Місяць тому +6

    5:55 It was Transylvania, you could read it upside down on the papers at the table. However, Bohemia (Chechia) and Transylvania (Romania) is quite far apart.

    • @MyOperaHouse
      @MyOperaHouse Місяць тому +2

      In the movie they say “east of Bohemia”

    • @T1hitsTheHighestNote
      @T1hitsTheHighestNote Місяць тому +1

      @ As I recalled it as well. Transylvania is far to the south-east of Bohemia.

  • @Longshot678
    @Longshot678 7 днів тому +1

    So much missed opportunity with this movie. They could've made it so much more perverted and disturbing. I was disappointed too

  • @MrPatrice637
    @MrPatrice637 2 місяці тому +16

    Y'all ain't right for using that background because I couldn't get through this review without obnoxiously laughing at it 😭I'm going to see it and thank you for talking about the 1979 version because I'm long overdue for a rewatch.

  • @azizawright
    @azizawright 2 місяці тому +27

    I was able to go to an early screening of the film and Lily Rose did a Q&A after the film. What surprised me was that she spoke about the intention being for her to have more agency as a female character in the film. Didn’t see that…I also agree with your critique of Nosferatu’s look. How is the undead able to grow a mustache??? It was beautifully shot and I’ve never seen the pervious films so I enjoyed the watch, apart from the ending.

    • @DonFranArobe
      @DonFranArobe 2 місяці тому +9

      Dracula is a moustached monster in the original novel.

    • @levischorpioen
      @levischorpioen Місяць тому

      More agency? If you actively choose the abusive rapist 400-year-old parasitic vampire over a loving husband because you're too horny to wait until he comes home from a job he chose so he can provide for you both, you're not emotionally mature enough to have agency. I don't care what gender you are.

  • @lorphic777
    @lorphic777 Місяць тому +13

    8:28 he knew that he was her husband and he wanted to have her totally. You can say orloc was jealous and wanted her all to himself.

    • @b0rn2sauce
      @b0rn2sauce Місяць тому

      I totally agree with this take, and considering that nosferatu is a demonic sort of creature I’m wondering if the reason he had Thomas sign the contract and Ellen promise herself to him was because nosferatu himself couldn’t break apart a Christian marriage, it almost felt like he needed the both of them to give permission so he could have Ellen

  • @cameronscott7304
    @cameronscott7304 2 місяці тому +16

    "...telepathic cyber sex!" LOL

  • @Chris_Hardy
    @Chris_Hardy 2 місяці тому +13

    come for the movie reviews, stay for the relationship....

  • @gabriela_i
    @gabriela_i 2 місяці тому +52

    Girl, Gary Oldman as Dracula is so hot! A perfect example of sex appeal even if you're not Henry Cavill

    • @maevemaiden
      @maevemaiden 2 місяці тому +2

      Agree☺️🙏🤣

    • @batty_cats
      @batty_cats 2 місяці тому +11

      He exudes sexuality and desire effortlessly. There could have been 0 sex scenes in that movie and it would still be sexy. TBH, I find the use of sex scenes to show sexuality to be uncreative and boring, especially if that's the main avenue for showing it.

    • @mariagordanier3404
      @mariagordanier3404 Місяць тому +1

      Except the hair. OMG it was awful, although Gary was good.

  • @swagjester0242
    @swagjester0242 2 місяці тому +33

    Let’s goooo I’m so glad I randomly hopped on UA-cam

  • @StagesnotAges3743
    @StagesnotAges3743 16 днів тому +1

    I was completely done when you referred to the Demeter ship as the Damita Jo... like what in the hell??!! 😂😂😂 Janet Jasckson did not ask for that slander 😅😅... I do absolutely love your reviews and podcast!!! Please keep all the jokes coming❤

  • @MFLimited
    @MFLimited Місяць тому +3

    William default actually played Nosferatu in the comedy film about the making of the original 1922 film, Nosferatu. Shadow of the Vampire

  • @coolittlescenario4268
    @coolittlescenario4268 2 місяці тому +23

    Hoe in a different area code!?😂😂😂😂

  • @eleanorxyloma6798
    @eleanorxyloma6798 Місяць тому +10

    This is the only review I need

  • @abandonablesnowman
    @abandonablesnowman Місяць тому +3

    To me the lack of sexuality is emblematic of where sexuality as a whole in western culture is currently standing. Gen Z isn’t having as much sex and any depictions of it are seen by younger people as exploitation, such was the response to Poor Things

  • @janineciccone3405
    @janineciccone3405 Місяць тому +9

    I’m surprised her terrible hair wasn’t mentioned!

  • @meganhardwick1598
    @meganhardwick1598 Місяць тому +3

    “You don’t even see his butt” lol add that to your formal written review 😅

  • @bodhidharmashmarma5179
    @bodhidharmashmarma5179 Місяць тому +6

    "...like he booked an appointment on rover."
    😂😂😂😂
    I'm dying rn!

  • @Beatrix_Ditto
    @Beatrix_Ditto 2 місяці тому +20

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Listen... I have ZERO plans to see this doggone movie. However, I thoroughly enjoyed this review here. 😆 "Bytch!! You have THREE nights to get yo'self together." 💯

  • @sassimaus2
    @sassimaus2 28 днів тому +2

    I agree with everything except the look of Count Orlok. I liked the look of Bill Skarskad as Nosferatu. I thought it was good that they didn't portray him exactly like the other films, as a bald man with two front buck teeth. They took the then Count Vlad Dracul III as inspiration, which I think is fitting. He had a beard just like that back then. He looks like Count Dracul III would look if he was slowly decomposing. But omg the last scene with Ellen where he lies on top of her and kisses her etc all I had to think about was that he must stink beyond belief. A centuries old monster kissing you, god only knows what he must stink like. But what I also didn't understand was, did they have sex or did he “just” bite her?

  • @Yuyu99000
    @Yuyu99000 Місяць тому +16

    I thought I was alone in finding Lily Rose Depp acting SO funny omg

  • @theupwardspiral1580
    @theupwardspiral1580 Місяць тому +2

    Oh I forgot the part where holts character is told to kiss her heart and goes for her neck. Then is like imma stab him in the heart and stabs the stomach. And then is like I'm off to fight the monster. I was like my dude you can't even find someone's heart lol. You couldn't even make it to the castle, please sit down and let the adults handle the monster lol

  • @GizmoBeach
    @GizmoBeach 19 днів тому +1

    Still prefer The Witch and The Lighthouse (for rewatch value) but Nosferatu was 100% better of an experience for me than the disappointingly bad The Northman.
    Hoult and McBurney drive this film along. As evil as The Count is, correct as his look was and his mannerisms felt…can’t say he was a memorable, spine-tingling vampire. Not the actor’s fault, he just wasn’t allowed to expand past his decrepit limitations.

  • @jeffschmidt8483
    @jeffschmidt8483 Місяць тому +8

    The Last Voyage of the Damita Jo 😂

  • @TheAndrewRitchie
    @TheAndrewRitchie 15 днів тому +1

    I enjoyed it, especially visually. I thought all of the performances were excellent. I do agree that there was something dispassionate about it: sort of cold in its delivery. But maybe that’s the point. The underlying theme to me was sadness and despair: something both Ellen and the count shared, which I think is what endeared her to him. She wasn’t just a victim. And I think they both wanted to die, ultimately. The count looked right into the sun and almost seemed comforted by it. His scream was a release and a relief from the darkness. It wasn’t about sensuality and sex so much as it was about needing to feel seen and heard by someone or something that understands. That’s why she’s calling out for a guardian angel in the opening scene: she’s desperate for connection. There were problems for sure, but overall I think the film is a great addition to the vampire canon.

  • @SC-mo1hk
    @SC-mo1hk Місяць тому +10

    Best review I’ve seen of the movie. I completely agree with the negatives and positives

  • @lightuponlight6727
    @lightuponlight6727 2 місяці тому +15

    I'm over here not really connecting with any of this ....until I remembered being a bit obsessed with Keanu Reeves 15-20 years ago and he mentioned in an interview that he was reading Kinski Uncut: The Autobiography of Klaus Kinski. I got a copy from my library and read it over the weekend and had my whole mind BLOWN!!.. That man was CRAZY!🤣😂😂

    • @stevenledingham5004
      @stevenledingham5004 2 місяці тому +1

      I’m reading it since you mentioned it. He thinks in a very non-typical way. Weird.

    • @roriemarie2968
      @roriemarie2968 2 місяці тому +1

      Since you mentioned Keanu Reeves, who I adore, but in Dracula, he was terribly cast...

  • @dariasmeh
    @dariasmeh 2 місяці тому +49

    your reviews are great because you both talk to each other and us how we would be speaking with each other in our homes or post walking out the theatre when watching with friends and discussing post film..."you know what didn't make sense?..."

  • @DashPari
    @DashPari 2 місяці тому +10

    That pause at the end before mentioning your podcast and patreon 😂
    Great review! I may miss this one in the theatre and catch it on streaming instead. Will be seeing the 1979 version 😎

    • @NoSweat69
      @NoSweat69 2 місяці тому +5

      Watch this one in the theatre, Eggers is one of the most unique voices in cinema today, films like this need supporting, 93% on RT

    • @chevonnehughes4187
      @chevonnehughes4187 2 місяці тому +4

      Nooo. You should watch in the theater . Audience reactions are a part of the fun of movies nowadays.
      For example, The Substance was the most fun I’ve had with a collective movie watching experience in YEARS.

  • @MsBox5
    @MsBox5 Місяць тому +7

    I adore all your reviews! Totally agree with this one, and so glad to hear you guys mention the Herzog version (which is so much better)!

  • @DavidPence-lr4kj
    @DavidPence-lr4kj 2 місяці тому +8

    I couldn’t pay attention to this one much at all. I was distracted by Joseph’s arms, oh my!!! I-
    WHEW! Sorry Nick! 😂

  • @BeStillandKnow0000
    @BeStillandKnow0000 2 місяці тому +4

    the way you deliver "speaking English in Germany, don't know why, but okay" ahahhahahaha

  • @markvenicio8386
    @markvenicio8386 Місяць тому +1

    What if she's playing dead asleep and starts waking the vampire with a shoe and goes to the kitchen for an egg sandwich and lays farts until the vampire passes out lol 😂

  • @coloredcine
    @coloredcine Місяць тому +4

    Y'all are 100000% my favorite film critics.

  • @maryoaks3228
    @maryoaks3228 Місяць тому +3

    Nicolas Holt in 1800s is a target of Nosferatu. Also Nicolas Hoult in 2020’s is Dracula’s lackey,Renfield .

  • @flaviodrusovalerio2825
    @flaviodrusovalerio2825 Місяць тому +2

    actually, actually, despite everything, the long moustaches were in the original Dracula novel and a peculiar features of the central-eastern european "bojard" nobility (great warriors btw).

  • @NishiNish5678
    @NishiNish5678 15 днів тому +1

    I'm literally here to figure out what the eff I just watched. This had to be one of the grossest movies I've seen in a while. And I was confused. This is my first time watching anything Nosferatu and I was only interested because people kept going on about a perfume inspired by the movie. Appreciate the review, definitely hit subscribe!

  • @LynneJordan11
    @LynneJordan11 2 місяці тому +26

    You guys are just the best. Pure movie lovers with so much knowledge but you never talk down to us. Thanks for this review.You may not love a film but I never feel like you're telling us what to see or not see. Love the attention to the 1979 film.

  • @sandythemaster6898
    @sandythemaster6898 2 місяці тому +8

    THAT THUMBNAIL THOUGH 💀😭🤣

  • @desmondpowell3205
    @desmondpowell3205 Місяць тому +7

    “B**** you have 3 nights to get it together”……. That was how he should have said it in the movie!!😂😂😂😂😂

  • @jeckles
    @jeckles 2 місяці тому +9

    Sanity restored

  • @dennisquinn7729
    @dennisquinn7729 Місяць тому +2

    You guys nailed again as usual. Thanks!

  • @michellechen4631
    @michellechen4631 2 місяці тому +6

    Y'all did her a bit dirty with that thumbnail

  • @valpergalit
    @valpergalit Місяць тому +1

    I’m a huge fan of Eggers (The Lighthouse is one of favorite movies ever made), but I 100% agree with y’all. This felt more like a run-of-the-mill studio horror than something a great auteur like Eggers would make. There are SO many obvious problems with it!

  • @athomason508
    @athomason508 2 місяці тому +7

    Thank you for blessing me with your background 💀😂

  • @sancactusman3096
    @sancactusman3096 2 місяці тому +12

    Can't wait to hear this one 😊

  • @VirginiaRancier
    @VirginiaRancier 2 місяці тому +15

    Uff I will really love a review of the AMC's Interview with the vampire from the 2 of you **

  • @joechill6327
    @joechill6327 Місяць тому +8

    Oh God that mustache, maybe the most evil crime a vampire has committed.

  • @tclark8205
    @tclark8205 Місяць тому +5

    I love it when you guys tag team a movie!! I chuckle.
    Personally I liked the movie a lot based solely on the camera shots.

    • @SwEtchinmusic
      @SwEtchinmusic Місяць тому +1

      That's fair. It was nice as an art piece but boring as a film

  • @collinmiller4721
    @collinmiller4721 Місяць тому +1

    I felt bad for cracking up as often as I did in a relatively silent theater, especially when homegirl did the monster mash.

  • @wileytheacmesalesman7760
    @wileytheacmesalesman7760 5 днів тому

    I was very hyped to see this movie and I thought it was better than I expected. I was impressed by Eggers restraint. He could’ve went in the direction of over the top gore and blood but he didn’t. He also didn’t make it overly sexual. Very smart movie. Amazing visuals. This was a great movie.

  • @thecomicdirector8417
    @thecomicdirector8417 Місяць тому

    dude was just trying to take nap when tommy woke him up. And then at the end, he got fried. poor orlak

  • @jakedizzle
    @jakedizzle Місяць тому +2

    Eggers said there’s going to be a 3hr cut of the movie when it comes out on Blu-ray lol.

  • @FatalJapan
    @FatalJapan Місяць тому +2

    I have to rewatch it because I fell asleep multiple times during the movie.

  • @kimberry2010
    @kimberry2010 Місяць тому +2

    "I thought it was Lurch!"🤣🤣🤣🤣 You are too much!

  • @mrhansw
    @mrhansw Місяць тому +2

    I definitely liked the movie more than you both did, but I super-appreciated your take on it. Made me laugh out in several spots. Eggers film is clearly thin (or opaque) in some of the storyline and psychology but I still enjoyed the craftsmanship- and the physical aspect of Depp’s performance in certain scenes. Anyway you’ve convinced me to rewatch the Herzog film again, which I haven’t seen in decades. Thanks for your reviews 👏👏👏

  • @courtney5623
    @courtney5623 2 місяці тому +5

    This was the best 5am wake up for work. Thanks for the review! And loved that it was early. Glad you all had a nice thanksgiving

  • @jamisonwoodson8548
    @jamisonwoodson8548 Місяць тому +3

    I felt the same way about how there’s such a lack of sexual dynamic between Orlak and Ellen

  • @P3aceParade
    @P3aceParade Місяць тому +3

    I had a friend who saw an advanced screening who when asked described the film as “Fine, it was fine.” And yea that’s where I’m at with it as well. I reread Dracula earlier this year which heightened my excitement as well as a love for Eggers three prior films. It was so flat, tho. Adds nothing new of value to make it feel necessary imo

  • @saintmanuel
    @saintmanuel Місяць тому +1

    I´m glad you do your regular movie reviews. I like to hear some opinions after watching the movie myself, but a lot of UA-camrs are basically unwatchable for me. I enjoyed the movie a lot, but it doesn´t come close to the lighthouse or the witch in terms of cinematic perfection. I liked the casting, the cinematography, the sound-design, the production-design. I didn´t like the usual hollywood plot structure instead of Eggers otherwise less traditional style. There also were some imperfections in terms of VFX that are kinda unusual for the perfectionist that Eggers is. Some of the acting was more theatrical, some was more muted subtile. Nevertheless, great experience on the big screen. I´m overly critical because it is Eggers, but I think there was a more unique Version of this movie, Eggers just hasn´t found it when the script was accepted for production.

  • @QuirkyReference
    @QuirkyReference Місяць тому +15

    Having just finished yall are as always right on point with your critiques

    • @zacgale4231
      @zacgale4231 Місяць тому +2

      Great movie

    • @kellyaustin7487
      @kellyaustin7487 Місяць тому +1

      So you always agree with everything they say in their reviews?

    • @QuirkyReference
      @QuirkyReference Місяць тому +1

      @ Absolutely not however I don’t always have the vocabulary to state how I was feeling around certain topics so having professional reviewers share similar sentiments helps me understand even if I don’t fully agree

  • @rogermazuca4582
    @rogermazuca4582 Місяць тому +1

    Honestly to me and my girlfriend, Orlock with that mustache was very reminiscent of Dr Robotnik which funny enough was playing in the next theater over 🤣

  • @user-friendly-b6q
    @user-friendly-b6q 2 місяці тому +7

    Hey guys, the photo you chose for background is really disturbing! Great review, as usual !

  • @Hakman78
    @Hakman78 Місяць тому

    The opening scene where Ellen is laying on the ground looking like she is ****ing off a ghost, I was trying to hold back laughing in a packed theater.

  • @DemitriX.
    @DemitriX. 16 днів тому

    Disagree
    This version of Nosferatu to me is the best recreation of its mythos, a walking corpse cursed with eternal life through consuming the blood of other people, in the movie Orlok recognizes what he is "i am appetite", "a loathesome beast"
    Its more accurate to the original idea of vampires and actually presents them for what they are, monsters.
    In terms of Orlok's look, his moustache and hair, personally i love the aesthetics, i love that its period accurate to what a person in those times that had nobility would look like.

  • @hiphopvid8
    @hiphopvid8 Місяць тому +1

    I think what was interesting about the English speaking is that when we time jumped and the German Language was translated via subtitle after that, they spoke English. I forgot another film that did similarly

  • @peopleschampiii584
    @peopleschampiii584 Місяць тому +4

    He definitely should have fleshed out the connection and the pact more.

  • @lhopi
    @lhopi Місяць тому +2

    This is the first time I have come across your channel. I like your description of “gay homosexuals…” And here I thought being gay and homosexual were pretty much the same thing! Anyway, thought that was funny. Thanks for the video.

  • @elenorbenett9677
    @elenorbenett9677 2 місяці тому +9

    Damn the plot sounds dumb. Why does Ellen suddenly have all that sexual frustration and repression? Why does her husband gets cuckolded in this? Why did they take away her agency-and gave it to Dafoe who now is the one who reads about how to kill vampire and tells Ellen that she basically has to sacrifice herself?! Why did they make that stupid backstory which made Ellen directly to blame for Orlok coming to Germany at all because she already had a pact with him?!

    • @ghostface8667
      @ghostface8667 Місяць тому +3

      It’s all in the movie, which is why it’s frustrating these guys weren’t picking up on it

    • @levischorpioen
      @levischorpioen Місяць тому +1

      @@ghostface8667 The guys picked up on it. They just thought it was stupid and a detriment to the story, which I fully agree with. Just because you can explain yourself doesn't mean what you're doing isn't fucking stupid.

  • @ronpotts6385
    @ronpotts6385 Місяць тому +3

    That being said, what did you think of the hairstyles?? Lily Rose Depp had a bad middle part with way too much hairline, and Nicholas Hoult and Aaron Taylor Johnson look like they had their hair curled with a curling iron, or maybe someone curled some extensions and pinned those on. It was giving the Cowardly Lion at the end of "The Wizard of Oz".

  • @dr.smolpp.6917
    @dr.smolpp.6917 Місяць тому +8

    Just watched the movie, i fell asleep and was struggling to stay awake.

    • @SwEtchinmusic
      @SwEtchinmusic Місяць тому

      I was staying awake hoping it would all be worth it in the end. It wasn't.

  • @danielsliwa1045
    @danielsliwa1045 Місяць тому +3

    Completely agree and in some ways more entertaining to watch than the film 😅 I liked it. Great acting, atmosphere, and well shot but felt paper thin and completely fell apart in the last ten minutes for me …

  • @maevemaiden
    @maevemaiden 2 місяці тому +5

    Omg hi guys! So Nick you mentioned the Hunger with Catherine Deneuve that was such a cult classic! I need to rewatch it. That was a punk rock anthem for me and my emo/ goth friend group lol. Plus David Bowie, Bauhaus , Susan Sarandon, Willem Dafoe among many others are in it. What a sensual movie. 🍿💋
    It seems like this film is similar to Mary Reilly where the attempt was made to remake Jekyll and Hyde but the result was so meh it was totally forgettable. Even though the cast was amazing with Julia Robert’s, John malkovich , Glenn close etc but the movie was so dry. But lily rose was not the right person for this role at all. It is disappointing because I really love the Witch it’s one of my all time favorite movies ever however the only thing I enjoyed about the Northman was seeing Bjork play in a role again and I didn’t care for the Lighthouse.
    I will probably still sit through this at home and stream it because I’m a sucker for anything period or historical dramas 😎
    You guys rock ❤

  • @jaymanuel3396
    @jaymanuel3396 2 місяці тому +6

    This just looks like a mashup of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Nosferatu. They keep hiding Nosferatu’s appearance, so I will be very pissed, if he just looks like the 1922 and 1979 versions. You guys say he looks like a normal but tall man, but most other reviewers say he has a monstrous appearance. I’m confused.

    • @JG-ts2ud
      @JG-ts2ud 2 місяці тому +15

      He absolutely has a monstrous appearance.
      Eggers said his intent for this version of Nosferatu was to make a "Dracula" film that wasn't pristine and elegant looking.
      Which means he made Orlock look more gruesome.
      I have absolutely ZERO clue what these two are talking about...

    • @lyndsaylou09
      @lyndsaylou09 2 місяці тому +3

      ​@@JG-ts2udI haven't seen it yet, but all I've read is heaps of praise. So I don't get it either. With it being Eggers passion project I couldn't imagine it being not great.