He could also play a good Van Helsing at some point. Also, he sure does love to play classic monsters. He's been a vampire, a zombie, and basically a blue Wolfman as Beast in X-Men. Look for him to fight mummies or be Frankenstein and/or his monster next.
Orlok was SO creepy in this. Like everything about him made your skin crawl. I also like how he was basically a walking plague. Lily-Rose Depp acts her ass off here. I hope that this is a breakout role for her. Dafoe, Nicholas Hoult, and ATJ are all predictably really good. Thomas is also a much more strong willed and proactive character here than he was in the original. The cinematography and sound mixing is phenomenal. Etc,
It was a portrayal that is much closer to the actual Eastern European folklore. Vampires were not originally depicted as charming and devilish, they were corpses possessed by such evil and malice that they lived solely off of human life and could not even face the sun’s purifying light.
It was a judge who ruled every copy of the original should be destroyed, not Florence Stoker. The deal was the production was given an ultimatum, either to pay a large amount to compensate for the rights of Dracula or burn all the copies. Since the production was a bunch of independent artists with little money, the judge ordered the film to be burned
Really glad to hear your take on this. This is one of the most intriguing new releases of last year, by one of the most creative directors still working.
I really enjoyed that Orlok was a monster that needed to be destroyed. It’s great to see vampire like this again. The last Voyage of the Demeter also did that with Dracula. People who want to make fun of the Mustache. Dracula had one in the book. I really liked it but it won’t be for everyone.
Uhhh Doc, the original ruling for the Nosferatu lawsuit was for it's profits to go the Stoker estate. But there were no profits at the time because the film bombed. THEN Stoker's widow ordered the prints to be destroyed.
I'm very proud of the original, and this one because I'm half German. Rostock Mecklenburg-vorpommern, to be specific. The 2024 one was my first film of 2025. BTW, this year will be a Happy 100th anniversary to the Lon Chaney Phantom of the Opera.
He definitely redeemed himself after the Crow remake (though he could have been a decent Eric Draven, if the script, direction, and his look weren’t awful)
@@darthcinema1415I think people just rode the hate train like crazy. Had he gotten a better script & director, the remake could’ve been better since there were seeds of good ideas, but poor execution
@@LucyLioness100 True but at the same time, the hate train makes sense because of how well loved the original Crow comic and movie are, not to mention Brandon Lee’s tragic death.
I’m surprised he’s not done the Coppola Dracula yet. Also nice you called it Coppola’s and not the “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” since it’s more the director’s version even though plenty of the book’s events are all there compared to the adaptations of the stage play
I saw this one on Christmas Day and it was a full house. Nosferatu totally was worth the time and the ticket price. I greatly enjoyed it since the period work and dialogue kept me invested. Good job Lily Rose Depp and Bill Skarsgard.
I'm so happy I've been waiting til doc did this movie review thanks and wishing you a happy new year hope your channel blows the🖕up and you reach over millions
Apparently Nosferatu is Bram Stoker's misspelling or misremembering of an actual Romanian word ("nesuferitu"). The title of the movie means nothing actually. Yes, life is absurd and random.
Just got out of the theater. Couldn't agree more on your points. I felt like something was missing for sure. Absolutely loved the scene of the first encounter with Orlock.
In my opinion, there wasn’t a need to have a direct fight between Nosferatu and the other men. Already these characters were more proactive by burning down the Count’s lair in an effort to kill him, despite the fact Franz knew the real plan Helen made. It’s a case of personal tastes.
Saw this movie for the 2nd time in theaters today and it is SO top notch, artfully made and told; I can see this truly becoming a recurring classic even moreso than Eggers' other films.
Maybe we'll FINALLY get a Batman story where the Justice League calls Bats out on his ass backwards morals. It's just plain fucked up that the guy has a bazillion contingency plans locked, loaded and ready to go to waste his allies at a moment's notice (people he has fought beside for YEARS, mind you) but he can't bring himself to drop the hammer on people who repeatedly go on mass murder sprees
I LOVED this movie, I actually genuinely love his new design too, Right down to the rat bitten ears forming the sharp look. He’s genuinely probably my favorite visual interpretation of a vampire I’ve seen. Love the weird rat monster guy from the original but this just all felt so right.
Also Orlok looks like that because lords of the era he came from looked like that. There are a few video essays on why Eggers made his Orlok look that way, it also harkens back to who they were before becoming an unholy corpse creature that feeds on living creatures blood.
I watched this film yesterday with my mom, who isn't much of a horror fan, but does enjoy the classic horror movies and wondered how the remake would hold up, she enjoyed it outside of the more sexually charged stuff (I too was uncomfortable during certain moments, particularly the beginning and the scene where one character was fucking the Corpse of his wife while dying from the plague) and the ending (even though that's how the original version ended), but i enjoyed it throughout and it's extra funny how the last film of 2024 was my first film of 2025, and for the record, my last film of 2024 was Sonic 3
I completely agree with your take on the adaptation being faithful with some splashes of high production value. However, they may have been too faithful in their approach towards the film's cinematography. It seemed like every shot was a close-up as if the visual language was that of a silent film. The only wide angles appeared to be of sweeping vistas or establishing shots of the environment. It did give the film a claustrophobic feel, but to me, that made the world less immersive, and I wanted to see more of everything with how beautiful the art direction was. Orlock's lack of concern for his foes could be explained by his fascination with his prey. Perhaps he was also arrogant, used to always having the upper hand. In this instance, maybe he was overreaching, venturing so far from his home and underestimating the people of “modern society.” I would’ve rather seen a bigger showdown and their journey to destroy him be more treacherous. All of Eggers's films feel like old ghost stories, but this one didn’t land as well as the VVitch did for me. I didn’t feel lost in the movie's world, and I kept wanting more of Dafoe and his preparation for how they would combat this powerful evil. It was fine, but not a home run.
That’s an amazing description of this adaptation of the story, because of the albeit macabre lore, this is more a nightmarish fairy tale of a vampire creature and not a vampire story.
Eggers and Scars Guard present Orlock as an undead humanoid personification of death itself like very few have in the history of film, at least from my perspective.
Something this movie got about Nosferatu: the connection between Orlok and Helen has always been at the heart of the story. It's Orlok's central motivation for going to Wisborg; the plague just sort of follows him there. I mean, in the original, Helen's waiting for Thomas's return, but she's often at the seaside, even though her husband is traveling by land and Orlok by boat.
Actually, the problem with it taking place in the 1830’s wasn’t necessarily that people were more superstitious, but rather the incredibly limited understanding of mental illness treatment. At least as portrayed in the film, most people were rather resistant to a supernatural explanation of Orlok’s influence, as this was a post-enlightenment period where people were really trying to embrace “science” over “archaic superstition.” Problem is their best “treatments” for mental illness consisted of just repressing it, sedation, or physical restraint of the patient.
I really dug it. The darkest, dark as a starless night, take on the Dracula story I've seen. Not darkly romantic, though. There's a love story, but it's not handled in a romantic way at all. Orlok is downright repulsive, which there's a certain logic too, considering how he has survived through the centuries. And his first love is death.
See I thought Dafoe’s Van Helsing was way way more than an information dump character. He talks about elements outside normal conventional contemporary thought that they need to perceive in order to combat it. Like you said he is open to otherworldly and occult concepts so to me he seemed like he could also be out there combatting werewolves, sea serpents from old mariner maps, zombies in some far off secluded village, and other creatures we just write off as “can’t exist because it’s too horrific to even think about”. He just takes these concepts and creatures as is, he studies existing lore and acts against these evil beings.
Doctor Wolfula, I'm new to your channel. I like your name. It is a cool name. Nosferatu and Dracula both are good stories. I know more about Dracula. I plan to see Nosferatu this week. The one with Bill Skarsgard. Thank you for a fun video. Plan to watch other videos of on your channel. I like vampires. I'm more of a werewolf person. Nosferatu sounds like a good scary movie. 🧛🦇🐺
I saw this right after Christmas dinner, and I enjoyed it, but more as a banquet for the senses than a movie. It was absolutely beautiful in all regards, but I still prefer the original. And it was jarring to first see that Fu Manchu, but upon learning they were going off of Vlad Tepes' facial hair, it made sense. Still, it reminded me of "My Name is Earl" the first time I saw it.
Personally, I think that Johnson's performance is the most underrated in the film, despite how damn good everyone in the film does with their roles; he's very convincing as an arrogant skeptic who falls apart in light of the tragedy that befalls his family.
From the co-writer of “Gremlins” & director of two Harry Potter movies should be part of the advertising 😅 I love that he and his wife were part of bringing Eggers’ vision to the screen; they also produced “The Lighthouse” which again cracks me up
For me this was my favorite of the Nosferatu films with Shadow of the Vampire being my second then the OG one being 3rd. This one was really a metaphor for female sexuality the main female losses herself to her extreme horny side whenever her husband isn't around. When her husband is around it calms down her sexuality at the same time the movie also punished the characters in the supposed modern world who left belief in evil behind which is why the Vampire is somewhat excited to live there. Araon Taylor Johnson character is pretty much punished for refusing to accept that real supernatural evil exists thus resulting in the death of his family.
To me, it wasn't an issue that Dafoe's character never faced off against Orlock since he is not the hero; Ellen is. The story is about a woman breaking free of the control of men and making her own decisions. Franz recognises this and helps give her the opportunity to do so. It's her battle.
The Witch was a bit of a letdown when I first saw it; it took me three viewings in order to accept it as a good background movie, while I'm doing something else. The Lighthouse has some cool scenes, but the film as a whole bored the hell outta me. The Northman was an alright historical epic, but I don't care to see it again. Nosferatu is definitely magnum opus material, and I will be purchasing it when it comes to physical media.
A great cinematographic masterpiece of the seventh art World that I am of script in network story narrative originality genius atmosphere cinematography soundtrack photography art direction Totally worthy of competing and will win an Oscar in all honesty for the best horror film of all time, 21st century, at least from the 2000s onwards, and for gothic horror in history.
How did the lead lady get involved with orlok before her wedding if she is german and he is from the steps? And y did they stop colluding only to have to trick the husband into traveling for six weeks and break his vows?
I absolutely loved this. Just the atmosphere alone was awesome. I'm not a fan of every Robert Eggersfilm either. I thought the witch was incredibly boring and not even remotely scary. This one isn't necessarily scary while you're watching it, it's creepy, like I said it's just oozing with that atmosphere. But outside of some jump scares which I didn't really expect in this film nothing's actively feeling too scary when you watch it. And partly it's just because we all know this story by now. It's still just Dracula. Only instead of the vampire being kind of sexy and suave in his pursuit when he comes to London, this one just stays hideous and terrifying the whole time and becomes a literal plague upon the land when he reaches Germany But this is one of those movies that stuck with me after I walked out. But I kept thinking about. And that's kind of when it becomes scary. When you just really think about how messed up and sad that whole damn situation is. Correct me if I'm wrong but like all that paperwork Thomas is signing that he doesn't know how to read, is it implied that that's not even anything to do with real estate but he's literally like signing his wife away? Either way, this was just like the quintessential dark fairy tale for me. Folk horror. And here I am over a week later, and like I said, I'm still thinking about it. It's awesome The count himself, again even if I'm saying the movie isn't scary, he's terrifying. That I think is one of my absolute favorite vampires I've ever seen in any vampire media.
I wouldn't mind the people behind this movie tackle doing a big screen version of Castlevania, now that the video game movie curse is broken thanks to Sonic and Mario.
Saw it yesterday, it was absolutely fantastic. And I think Willem Dafoe might be my favorite interpretation of Professor Van Helsing/Von France I have ever seen. That scene where they are in the crypt, while the others start running to get back to Ellen in time, Von France starts lighting the crypt on fire, laughing maniacally and spilling god's gospel was fricking badass!
I felt no humanity, any connection, nor sympathy for Orlock. Out of everything you’ve ever said, that is the most bat shit crazy statement I’ve ever heard from you.
I liked so much about it but I did not like the change to the vampires look and I wanted it to scarier. I expected more but I got a bit less. I expected less out of the Last Voyage of the Demeter and it surprised me. I even liked Abigail more than I expected. Nosferatu was the best of them despite not quite meeting my expectations.
When I was growing up Nosferatu was considered to be a lost film. I Like the new version but I (unlike everyone, it seem) didn't care for Depp's acting. She overacted enough to make me roll my eyes at certain parts. I also think it's possible that Orlock transferred the "curse" to Depp. Sometimes when a curse is broken, the breaker becomes cursed. BTW, if you look at old paintings of Romanian people/rulers, you can see what Eggers was going for.
You're not wrong. I think that's what was missing for me personally, it didn't do much different - save for the moments involving Aaron Taylor Johnson's family and Knock's fate. I personally don't care for Werner Herzog's remake, especially the treatment of the rats, but at least it took a risk with that ending.
Herzog is a moron who should have been arrested for animal cruelty during the filming of his version and his film never should have seen the light of day.
Hoult is apparently working his way through all the various roles in Vampire films.
I guess it’s just a matter of time before he plays Dracula himself
He’s played both sides of the coin so far; from the mad familiar servant to now the good guy so the vampire part itself is next 😂
He could also play a good Van Helsing at some point.
Also, he sure does love to play classic monsters. He's been a vampire, a zombie, and basically a blue Wolfman as Beast in X-Men. Look for him to fight mummies or be Frankenstein and/or his monster next.
Orlok was SO creepy in this. Like everything about him made your skin crawl. I also like how he was basically a walking plague.
Lily-Rose Depp acts her ass off here. I hope that this is a breakout role for her.
Dafoe, Nicholas Hoult, and ATJ are all predictably really good. Thomas is also a much more strong willed and proactive character here than he was in the original.
The cinematography and sound mixing is phenomenal.
Etc,
It was a portrayal that is much closer to the actual Eastern European folklore. Vampires were not originally depicted as charming and devilish, they were corpses possessed by such evil and malice that they lived solely off of human life and could not even face the sun’s purifying light.
The castle scenes made him intimidating, until he was revealed to look like Dr Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog and then the terror left me lol
@@ulfskinn1458Actually some of their undead kind in eastern european folklore love sex but their sex is deadly and depressing
I disagree whole heartedly on everything you said was a positive.
It was a judge who ruled every copy of the original should be destroyed, not Florence Stoker. The deal was the production was given an ultimatum, either to pay a large amount to compensate for the rights of Dracula or burn all the copies. Since the production was a bunch of independent artists with little money, the judge ordered the film to be burned
Hey Doc. Glad you are back
In both of my viewings, the crowd was actually on it's best behavior.
Really glad to hear your take on this. This is one of the most intriguing new releases of last year, by one of the most creative directors still working.
I really enjoyed that Orlok was a monster that needed to be destroyed. It’s great to see vampire like this again. The last Voyage of the Demeter also did that with Dracula.
People who want to make fun of the Mustache. Dracula had one in the book.
I really liked it but it won’t be for everyone.
he more closely resembled vlad the impaler (granted decaying) in this
Uhhh Doc, the original ruling for the Nosferatu lawsuit was for it's profits to go the Stoker estate. But there were no profits at the time because the film bombed. THEN Stoker's widow ordered the prints to be destroyed.
this is probably the closest we've gotten to a Dracula move that has a 100% book accurate appearance of the count
“With Klaus Kinski, the second worst German citizen in history”😂😂😂
I'm very proud of the original, and this one because I'm half German. Rostock Mecklenburg-vorpommern, to be specific. The 2024 one was my first film of 2025. BTW, this year will be a Happy 100th anniversary to the Lon Chaney Phantom of the Opera.
Glad to hear it.
Nosferatu 2024 is a Christmas movie 🎄
0:29 And the Northman.
This was a great movie and a good end for 2024.
Great review.
2025 first horror movie is The Wolfman
Saw this one three times & really enjoyed it each time. I pay a little more attention each time to look at the little details
Hot Take: Bill Skarsgård is in serious competition to have given one of the best vampire performances of all time, definitely in the top 10
He definitely redeemed himself after the Crow remake (though he could have been a decent Eric Draven, if the script, direction, and his look weren’t awful)
@@darthcinema1415I think people just rode the hate train like crazy. Had he gotten a better script & director, the remake could’ve been better since there were seeds of good ideas, but poor execution
@@LucyLioness100 True but at the same time, the hate train makes sense because of how well loved the original Crow comic and movie are, not to mention Brandon Lee’s tragic death.
I hope he was better than his last couple of films.
Between what he did here and as Pennywise he is the modern Lon Chaney or Boris Karloff.
Someone compared this version of Orlok to a cross between Grigori Rasputin, Mr. X from Resident Evil and/or Dr. Mindbender.
Or Dr. Robotnik from the Sonic movies.
Yeah Robotnik is more applicable
I wouldn’t say Mr. X from Resident Evil but rather Medez “The big cheese”
Was that someone you? Lol
I’d love to see you review Coppola’s Dracula and The Witch for next Aahctober.
I’m surprised he’s not done the Coppola Dracula yet. Also nice you called it Coppola’s and not the “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” since it’s more the director’s version even though plenty of the book’s events are all there compared to the adaptations of the stage play
Yes I would love those reviews when he gets to it
5:47 Funny how Klaus is sitting across from the guy who played the WORST German citizen
The style, atmosphere, and dialogue were so well done. I enjoyed it!
I saw this one on Christmas Day and it was a full house. Nosferatu totally was worth the time and the ticket price. I greatly enjoyed it since the period work and dialogue kept me invested. Good job Lily Rose Depp and Bill Skarsgard.
It's people like you that tricked me into buying it. God I want my money back. Also Lilly is a horrible actress isk what you were watching.
I'm so happy I've been waiting til doc did this movie review thanks and wishing you a happy new year hope your channel blows the🖕up and you reach over millions
Apparently Nosferatu is Bram Stoker's misspelling or misremembering of an actual Romanian word ("nesuferitu"). The title of the movie means nothing actually. Yes, life is absurd and random.
Just got out of the theater. Couldn't agree more on your points. I felt like something was missing for sure. Absolutely loved the scene of the first encounter with Orlock.
I’m happy to see more Vampire monsters. Between this and Last Voyage of the Demeter, I’m enjoying these monsters
It’s what vampires should be.
Demeter was referenced in this movie when they’re on the ship
Nosferatu (2024) might be my new favorite vampire movie of all time.
Happy new year, Doc!!!
12:43 Damn shots fired lol
In my opinion, there wasn’t a need to have a direct fight between Nosferatu and the other men. Already these characters were more proactive by burning down the Count’s lair in an effort to kill him, despite the fact Franz knew the real plan Helen made.
It’s a case of personal tastes.
Saw this movie for the 2nd time in theaters today and it is SO top notch, artfully made and told; I can see this truly becoming a recurring classic even moreso than Eggers' other films.
Great vid 🧛♂️
Dude needs to direct a Castlevania movie . Just think about how good that would be
Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman have 13 more years to hit public domain.
@@hellomr_mith Get ready for the obviously cheap and lazy horror versions
Maybe we'll FINALLY get a Batman story where the Justice League calls Bats out on his ass backwards morals.
It's just plain fucked up that the guy has a bazillion contingency plans locked, loaded and ready to go to waste his allies at a moment's notice (people he has fought beside for YEARS, mind you) but he can't bring himself to drop the hammer on people who repeatedly go on mass murder sprees
@@jeremyallen5974 The rest of the League aren’t much better. Plus really it’s the broken justice system that keeps letting the villains live.
I LOVED this movie, I actually genuinely love his new design too, Right down to the rat bitten ears forming the sharp look. He’s genuinely probably my favorite visual interpretation of a vampire I’ve seen. Love the weird rat monster guy from the original but this just all felt so right.
Also Orlok looks like that because lords of the era he came from looked like that. There are a few video essays on why Eggers made his Orlok look that way, it also harkens back to who they were before becoming an unholy corpse creature that feeds on living creatures blood.
I watched this film yesterday with my mom, who isn't much of a horror fan, but does enjoy the classic horror movies and wondered how the remake would hold up, she enjoyed it outside of the more sexually charged stuff (I too was uncomfortable during certain moments, particularly the beginning and the scene where one character was fucking the Corpse of his wife while dying from the plague) and the ending (even though that's how the original version ended), but i enjoyed it throughout and it's extra funny how the last film of 2024 was my first film of 2025, and for the record, my last film of 2024 was Sonic 3
I completely agree with your take on the adaptation being faithful with some splashes of high production value. However, they may have been too faithful in their approach towards the film's cinematography. It seemed like every shot was a close-up as if the visual language was that of a silent film. The only wide angles appeared to be of sweeping vistas or establishing shots of the environment. It did give the film a claustrophobic feel, but to me, that made the world less immersive, and I wanted to see more of everything with how beautiful the art direction was.
Orlock's lack of concern for his foes could be explained by his fascination with his prey. Perhaps he was also arrogant, used to always having the upper hand. In this instance, maybe he was overreaching, venturing so far from his home and underestimating the people of “modern society.” I would’ve rather seen a bigger showdown and their journey to destroy him be more treacherous.
All of Eggers's films feel like old ghost stories, but this one didn’t land as well as the VVitch did for me. I didn’t feel lost in the movie's world, and I kept wanting more of Dafoe and his preparation for how they would combat this powerful evil. It was fine, but not a home run.
I ate garlic bread. I shall now be on the floor writhing in agony for...the next thirty minutes or so.
I saw a comment that asked why Freddie mercury was playing a vampire, still has me cracking up
That is pretty funny. The mustache is pretty Freddy Mercury, but if he was an undead monster 😆
That’s an amazing description of this adaptation of the story, because of the albeit macabre lore, this is more a nightmarish fairy tale of a vampire creature and not a vampire story.
Eggers and Scars Guard present Orlock as an undead humanoid personification of death itself like very few have in the history of film, at least from my perspective.
Something this movie got about Nosferatu: the connection between Orlok and Helen has always been at the heart of the story. It's Orlok's central motivation for going to Wisborg; the plague just sort of follows him there. I mean, in the original, Helen's waiting for Thomas's return, but she's often at the seaside, even though her husband is traveling by land and Orlok by boat.
I always understood the "plague" in the original to just be the public's scapegoat for what was actually killing people.
I do want you to do the Willem Dafoe one at some point, I feel like that's the forgotten meta 90's horror movie.
20:25 Orlok seems like a jolly fellow.
Can’t wait to watch this after I see the movie!
The remake of Nosferatu is very killer. 😀👍🧛♂️
Just asking, when are you going to get back to those wonderful Scooby Doo reviews?
I’m amazed he hasn’t done the Creeper episode yet but has done so many crappy slasher films,
Happy new year Doc! Long live the Wolfula
Perfect mf'ing timing - I'm so amped for this!!!
Happy New Fear, Doc!!!
Actually, the problem with it taking place in the 1830’s wasn’t necessarily that people were more superstitious, but rather the incredibly limited understanding of mental illness treatment. At least as portrayed in the film, most people were rather resistant to a supernatural explanation of Orlok’s influence, as this was a post-enlightenment period where people were really trying to embrace “science” over “archaic superstition.” Problem is their best “treatments” for mental illness consisted of just repressing it, sedation, or physical restraint of the patient.
I really dug it. The darkest, dark as a starless night, take on the Dracula story I've seen. Not darkly romantic, though. There's a love story, but it's not handled in a romantic way at all. Orlok is downright repulsive, which there's a certain logic too, considering how he has survived through the centuries. And his first love is death.
See I thought Dafoe’s Van Helsing was way way more than an information dump character. He talks about elements outside normal conventional contemporary thought that they need to perceive in order to combat it. Like you said he is open to otherworldly and occult concepts so to me he seemed like he could also be out there combatting werewolves, sea serpents from old mariner maps, zombies in some far off secluded village, and other creatures we just write off as “can’t exist because it’s too horrific to even think about”. He just takes these concepts and creatures as is, he studies existing lore and acts against these evil beings.
Yeah… there should have had a few nice brutal scenes where Orlok and the plague oppressing/devastating the town.
Doctor Wolfula,
I'm new to your channel. I like your name. It is a cool name. Nosferatu and Dracula both are good stories. I know more about Dracula. I plan to see Nosferatu this week. The one with Bill Skarsgard. Thank you for a fun video. Plan to watch other videos of on your channel. I like vampires. I'm more of a werewolf person. Nosferatu sounds like a good scary movie. 🧛🦇🐺
I saw this right after Christmas dinner, and I enjoyed it, but more as a banquet for the senses than a movie. It was absolutely beautiful in all regards, but I still prefer the original.
And it was jarring to first see that Fu Manchu, but upon learning they were going off of Vlad Tepes' facial hair, it made sense. Still, it reminded me of "My Name is Earl" the first time I saw it.
Personally, I think that Johnson's performance is the most underrated in the film, despite how damn good everyone in the film does with their roles; he's very convincing as an arrogant skeptic who falls apart in light of the tragedy that befalls his family.
Great review of a great movie.
Christmas Columbus
From the co-writer of “Gremlins” & director of two Harry Potter movies should be part of the advertising 😅 I love that he and his wife were part of bringing Eggers’ vision to the screen; they also produced “The Lighthouse” which again cracks me up
My friend let me ask you did you voice Bertram Tung from Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines? I think it was you.
For me this was my favorite of the Nosferatu films with Shadow of the Vampire being my second then the OG one being 3rd. This one was really a metaphor for female sexuality the main female losses herself to her extreme horny side whenever her husband isn't around. When her husband is around it calms down her sexuality at the same time the movie also punished the characters in the supposed modern world who left belief in evil behind which is why the Vampire is somewhat excited to live there. Araon Taylor Johnson character is pretty much punished for refusing to accept that real supernatural evil exists thus resulting in the death of his family.
To me, it wasn't an issue that Dafoe's character never faced off against Orlock since he is not the hero; Ellen is. The story is about a woman breaking free of the control of men and making her own decisions. Franz recognises this and helps give her the opportunity to do so. It's her battle.
What’s your opinion of their four Oscar nominations some people are surprised by that
Bruh I really want to see this movie it looks fascinating
Man, it's like youtube doesn't want me to watch the doc. I missed the last 3 videos and never got a notification.
Doc.Walfula your the goat 😱
Now, is it Wolfula or Wolflear? I can never tell if the 's' is silent.
The Witch was a bit of a letdown when I first saw it; it took me three viewings in order to accept it as a good background movie, while I'm doing something else. The Lighthouse has some cool scenes, but the film as a whole bored the hell outta me. The Northman was an alright historical epic, but I don't care to see it again. Nosferatu is definitely magnum opus material, and I will be purchasing it when it comes to physical media.
A great cinematographic masterpiece of the seventh art World that I am of script in network story narrative originality genius atmosphere cinematography soundtrack photography art direction Totally worthy of competing and will win an Oscar in all honesty for the best horror film of all time, 21st century, at least from the 2000s onwards, and for gothic horror in history.
Love you Dr. Woof Woof
I think i liked Counts' voice a little too much.......😉
The new one was definitely a great watch. Not perfect but one of the best vampire movie’s I’ve seen recently.
Count Orlok looks like Pazuzu cosplaying as Nietzsche! 😆
love
The OLD Orlok was hard to take seriously?!
STATE OF YOUR MUSTACHE, MMMMMMATE.
The Original will always be the Absolute Best, Nothing Gives me DREAD, than the Original Nosferatu!
How did the lead lady get involved with orlok before her wedding if she is german and he is from the steps? And y did they stop colluding only to have to trick the husband into traveling for six weeks and break his vows?
Hey Doc! I’m here early for a change.
What a weird request.
I absolutely loved this. Just the atmosphere alone was awesome. I'm not a fan of every Robert Eggersfilm either.
I thought the witch was incredibly boring and not even remotely scary. This one isn't necessarily scary while you're watching it, it's creepy, like I said it's just oozing with that atmosphere. But outside of some jump scares which I didn't really expect in this film nothing's actively feeling too scary when you watch it.
And partly it's just because we all know this story by now. It's still just Dracula. Only instead of the vampire being kind of sexy and suave in his pursuit when he comes to London, this one just stays hideous and terrifying the whole time and becomes a literal plague upon the land when he reaches Germany
But this is one of those movies that stuck with me after I walked out. But I kept thinking about. And that's kind of when it becomes scary. When you just really think about how messed up and sad that whole damn situation is. Correct me if I'm wrong but like all that paperwork Thomas is signing that he doesn't know how to read, is it implied that that's not even anything to do with real estate but he's literally like signing his wife away?
Either way, this was just like the quintessential dark fairy tale for me. Folk horror.
And here I am over a week later, and like I said, I'm still thinking about it. It's awesome
The count himself, again even if I'm saying the movie isn't scary, he's terrifying. That I think is one of my absolute favorite vampires I've ever seen in any vampire media.
I'm concerned with the people sexualizing Orlok when he's a literal rotting rape monster. Interview with the Vampire this is not.
I dont know why but every time I saw Orlok I couldnt not picture Jim Carey as Count Olaf. Definitely made chuckle to much
About that Klaus Kinsky joke being the second worst german citizen: Hitler was austrian and not german....
Everything in Transylvania and the Demeter was great but outside those scenes it was a bit dull imo.
Hey Doctor Wolfula can you do a review on a horror movie called Drive-Thru
I wouldn't mind the people behind this movie tackle doing a big screen version of Castlevania, now that the video game movie curse is broken thanks to Sonic and Mario.
Why does Ellen DeGeneres look like Count Orlock?
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Saw it yesterday, it was absolutely fantastic. And I think Willem Dafoe might be my favorite interpretation of Professor Van Helsing/Von France I have ever seen. That scene where they are in the crypt, while the others start running to get back to Ellen in time, Von France starts lighting the crypt on fire, laughing maniacally and spilling god's gospel was fricking badass!
I can’t believe you did that SpongeBob choke with Nosferatu that was such an unexpected thing and I love it
I felt no humanity, any connection, nor sympathy for Orlock. Out of everything you’ve ever said, that is the most bat shit crazy statement I’ve ever heard from you.
That’s how we should feel towards vampires.
I liked so much about it but I did not like the change to the vampires look and I wanted it to scarier. I expected more but I got a bit less. I expected less out of the Last Voyage of the Demeter and it surprised me. I even liked Abigail more than I expected. Nosferatu was the best of them despite not quite meeting my expectations.
When I was growing up Nosferatu was considered to be a lost film. I Like the new version but I (unlike everyone, it seem) didn't care for Depp's acting. She overacted enough to make me roll my eyes at certain parts. I also think it's possible that Orlock transferred the "curse" to Depp. Sometimes when a curse is broken, the breaker becomes cursed. BTW, if you look at old paintings of Romanian people/rulers, you can see what Eggers was going for.
You forgot the 80s sequel starring Klaus Kinski.
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ANother nosferatu does not look bad at all , first learn something.
I hate Nosferatu for creating the death by sunlight trope, which has become so infectious that it was in the last voyage of the demeter.
I saw a picture for a new Dracula movie with Keanu Reeves and Jenna Ortega. I hope it's not real.
I was hoping this version would try to seperate itself from Dracula and make its own story but no its just Dracula ....AGAIN
It did nothing new. I was disappointed.
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No shit, that's the point
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You're not wrong. I think that's what was missing for me personally, it didn't do much different - save for the moments involving Aaron Taylor Johnson's family and Knock's fate.
I personally don't care for Werner Herzog's remake, especially the treatment of the rats, but at least it took a risk with that ending.
Orlock looks like Dr. Phil on steroids....
Herzog is a moron who should have been arrested for animal cruelty during the filming of his version and his film never should have seen the light of day.