Totally agree with your analysis. This film offers nothing except nice set pieces and photography. It’s bloated with unnecessary exposition, fails to build tension or atmosphere and- worst of all- does not offer up anything even close to fright.
@@stinkfinga4918yeah, even those were pretty predictable. The whole thing was a missed opportunity. I honestly don’t understand all the praise being heaped on it, some of it by reviewers I usually trust.
Agreed, it had tension and intrigue at the beginning, but overall, there wasn't a satisfying payoff story wise. Like you said, Instead, it became bloated with spliced visuals
Anytime it started to get scary or interesting a character would wake up the next day. It had to happen at least 6 or 7 times. There would be great tension and build up only to end with a character waking up the next day wondering what happened.
@BamaShanks I completely agree.It was a big fail for me, and i'm a long time Lover of anything vampire movie. Everybody has their own thoughts and opinions. It's just crazy to think that the majority of the people really liked this movie. I just thought it was kind of a dark comedy. I was laughing my ass off throughout the whole thing. My wife kept slapping my arm. Telling me it's not a comedy. It's a horror movie.🤣🤣🤣🤣And I would say,Well babe its funny to me, And another thing people are talking about, Oscar performances.Which one was an Oscar worthy performance?It was all over the top None of the performances felt real at all. They all felt comedic. I really think they're just trying to get johnny depp's daughter her first oscar, In my opinion, this one wasn't it. Horrible she should go back to acting school
@ everyone I watched it hated it. Everyone around me in the theater seemed to hate it as well. I thought it was beautifully shot and there were some good performances and some bad, but the pacing was the only thing horrifying about the movie. I thought the scene with Orlok and Thomas at dinner was great until it cut to Thomas waking up on the floor. Nicholas Hoult acting scared in that scene was great. That is really the only scene that I thought was exceptional, but it was ruined by having Thomas wake up on the floor. At that point it was the 3rd or fourth time that had a character “wake up” after experiencing something.
@BamaShanks Completely agree The only thing that i've told people that I liked about it is that it was visually stunning the set pieces and just the world itself We're all well done I just don't feel like everything else fit the tone of what they were going for,Too many Comedic performances
Vampires can wave their hands over someones face and make them forget or control what they thunk the person saw. It was used a lot in What We Do In The Shadows@BamaShanks
I didn’t have a bad time at the film. That said you are pretty accurate in your comments. This is a movie that is more style over substance. The issue is everyone wants to be a part of the next masterpiece. Every movie that is on the “artistic “ side of cinema will have its film snobs praise it to a point of hyperbole. I also agree that the Lily performance was borderline goofy. It felt like she was trying to act possessed during a game of charades and her card was The Exorcist. Keep doing your thing. You are not far off the mark in most of your opinions.
Actually, I think Depp was channeling Isabelle Adjani's performance in Possession (1981). Adjani played the same role as Depp in the 1979 Nosferatu. This movie was so busy "paying homage" to this and that it forgot to tell a strong story with interesting characters.
I don't mind a slow burn however I do expect some fire and this felt flat. The big Ending was Orlok not having access to a pocket watch during a booty call😮
I agree, this movie's story just never connected with me and when I wasn't cringing, I was either rolling my eyes or nodding off. The acting was over the top or even at times just a slog to listen to. People say Willem Dafoe took them out of the movie but I say Lily Rose Depp was so much worse and she's supposed to carry this film. As soon as Lily Rose started talking I knew it was going to be a bumpy ride, she was a complete caricature and all I could see was an actor reading lines.
Agreed on Depp....I think she was mostly what I couldn't get behind. Maybe this isn't her fault but she was way too much Regan McNeil and not enough Mina Harker. Just my humble opinion....
Completely agree. Baffling to me how this movie is being included on so many best-of-year lists. It was completely devoid of dread or danger. I checked my watch early and often, and I hate the feeling that I'm sitting in a theater bored but refusing to leave my seat because I might as well get my money's worth.
I wanted to like this movie so much. Biggest problem is the characters had no arc and no real choices to make. This my biggest problem with the director of this movie. Great visuals but hate the endings and way the story evolves. AGREE WITH YOUR POINTS!
As my 90-year old dad always says when people have differing opinions (especially about subjective things like art, which I consider films to be), "That's why they make chocolate and vanilla." Even when I disagree with you, I always enjoy your opinions, Adam. You make me laugh.
I loved the movie, but I also agree that Adam is trying really hard to be funny and used the same Roger Rabbit 'joke' twice in his review. Oh wait I mean- yeah... Everyone has different opinions... Sometimes a thing can be trash, mid, or peak as Gen Z taught us. The barometer for art we should all live by. Ermahgerd soooo boring and cringe. Am I crazy? Is it just special me? Am I the only one? Btw I didn't like Long Legs, but saying Maika Monroe's performance was "ass burgers" tells anyone with a working braincell all they need to know about your takes/criticisms ADAM.
Dude you nailed it. This was exactly how I felt about the movie. I cared not who lived or died at the end. I also thought the performance of Defoe was so goofy and did not fit the movie at all. Strange. And you are right about the ending. Even my wife said isn't that the way most guys would like to go? Pump a load and then go to the light? Also don't forget the silly "He's Coming! He's coming". He certainly did, for the last time.
Many guys let their little friends do all of the "thinking" when it comes to getting laid. They're only concerned about doing the deed and not the possible consequences. The 1922 film's ending also has Nosferatu dying when the sun came up after he went to visit her.
Could not get into. Don't get me wrong, they acted their asses off. The time period and setting, I liked. The movie seemed hollow though. Not really character driven, at the same time it didn't really feel story driven either. Every scene jumped around so much, was overly dramatic to the point that it kinda seemed that they were trying to be artsy. Sorry, not sorry. This movie was hot garbage.
Thanks so much for the honest review!!! Seriously, I really appreciate it. I almost walked out three times, but kept being like, "It's got great reviews... there has to be something here." I feel at a loss and left wanting, tired, frustrated. At least I found this channel. Thanks for your video and for the comments people!
But Adam, it's the internet. You can't say "I liked this thing", or "I didn't like this thing" without all the neckbeards attacking you and telling you what you're supposed to like and not like.
I know it’s the Internet and they can do anything they want, but it’s not morally right to do so. They don’t have any empathy towards one another. Shame on these people.
“In my personal opinion I didn’t enjoy this movie” “BAIT USED TO BE BELIEVABLE 🤓” Like dawg how the hell is me having my own opinion about a movie bait and trolling? God forbid someone forms their own thoughts and emotions lmao these people need to touch grass or a women
Dracula in the novel had a mustache but Eggers only included the mustache on Orlok because it is historically accurate that Transylvanian noblemen had mustaches at that time period. Vampires that have a mustache don't bother me at all so I don't get why everyone is bitching about it.
Because it looked dumb and raised many questions like "who trims his stach? Does he grow a beard? What about his nose hair? Why does it look like a famous porn stache? Stuff like that
I didn't hate the movie. I couldn't leave the theater thinking I liked it though. And it's very annoying to see people say "you don't like/understand gothic horror" when you criticize the movie, like this is the only example of gothic horror.
If someone thinks this film represents gothic horror, that shows how little they know about gothic horror. Gothic horror is pretty genteel and psycholgical compared to this, for example 'The Turn of the Screw'. This film was just outright jumpscare horror.
Perhaps this is more "gothic" than "gothic horror". It contains the core elements of the gothic: sex, death, suffering, entrapment, aloneness, and the "other"
This movie was so goofy when it needed to be serious, and the only reason I stuck through it was for Eggers. I’ve liked some of his other work and I was hoping that eventually Nosferatu would work for me. It simply didn’t. Also, whoever’s idea it was to cast Lily-Rose Depp should be fired.
Just watched the movie… it started good… finished meh. The overacting and the cuts from one 30 second scene to another had me rolling my eyes. It felt like the actors were performing in a theater setting projecting to an audience as supposed to interacting with each other.
When some star director wants to remake a classic movie because it’s been their passion project for years, it usually doesn’t work, because it’s usually not something for which there was a demand. Peter Jackson’s King Kong comes to mind or Guillermo Del Toro’s nightmare Alley
@@-kdot-2332 Peter Jackson's King Kong was supposed to be a large cinematic spectacle for the progression of CGI which it still looks great to this day. Del Toro's Nightmare Alley was a classic Del Toro science fiction thriller with a winding story with twists and turns around your brain a bit. Calling both of those movies popcorn flicks are super disingenuous, even to King Kong when it's like 3 hours long if not longer I don't fully recall. Popcorn flicks would be something like Boy Kills World or Killers Game. Nosferatu is definitely an acquired taste when it comes to film. I'd say it's more of a visual centered film than story oriented which isn't bad, but it leaves everything feeling lacking and the story that is presented does little to hold me to the screen. I'm glad it's being praised so maybe he can create something new that I will enjoy, but this was just very disappointing and I do think it comes from people constantly droning on about it being something of greatness and award worthy.
This comes from someone who loves Arthouse films and has a lot of patience for slow burns. I wouldn't consider Nosferatu Arthouse. It is definitely teetering on that line, but Arthouse is like the movies High Life, A Clockwork Orange, and Killing Of A Sacred Deer or even Midsommar.
I enjoyed it enough to see it twice but certainly understand the criticisms and have a few of my own. For one, after the initial meeting between Thomas and Orlok it lacked the same level of tension and dread I felt during The Witch, which was surprising considering you had Eggers directing and an antagonist in Orlok who is supposed to be the embodiment of evil. It was also a bit too reliant on aesthetics. So while I was able to get immersed into the world on a visual level, the characters and their motivations were not the most compelling leaving the movie to drag a bit especially when Orlok was off-screen. As far as LRD's performance, it was all over the place for me. I thought she handled the physical aspects of the character well, but when she was reciting some of her lines I felt like I was watching a high school stage play. Anyway, happy to have found your channel and look forward to future reviews.
Melodramatic script writing. Melodrama is the equivalent for emotion what exposition is for plot. No one wants to hear people explain things, especially their feelings. We want to FEEL them.
Adam I agree 100%. Movie looked great, I didn't connect with the characters . My problem with the count's is, it wasn't very scary. A very mixed bag movie.
Love your honest takes Adam! This is one of my favorite channels and it’s mainly because you keep it real and generate fun discussion around movies. I’m on the same page with you, I really wanted to love Nosferatu and was let down for the same reasons. Thank you for an awesome year of super entertaining reviews and can’t wait for more in 2025!
I loved this movie, but no one should ever be attacked over their opinion of a movie.. question to those who found this boring , what type of horror movies do you you usually prefer?
@@AerialAgThere are different types of horror movies and several that aren't remakes. As far as vampire inspired movies are concerned I enjoyed a movie called Near Dark especially for the time that it came out. I just thought this movie was boring and lackluster for different reasons. The comedic element was unintentional and that's why it was funny such as the mustache I mean it's hilarious. The fact that he seemed like he needed a portable oxygen machine was also very funny. And in the end we got a really old simp for an average chick with a perfect boy bod! 😒 The original movie never made sense to me and once again it still makes no sense as a remake. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and if you enjoyed this movie, good for you. I personally didn't.
@@kellyaustin7487 Ok I got you. I believe the mustache was added because that was most likely what men from that area during that time period would have. I know Robert Eggers is big on using correct dialog, clothing etc from the time period of his films. Oh well, sorry you didn't like it, thanks for the reply!
Agreed 100% on Depp's performance being laughably ott. Still torn on the film though. Second watch on streaming usually cements my feelings on Egger's stuff, so we'll see.
Your thoughts on the movie matched mine. I wanted to like the film and was hyped to see it, but within the 1st 15 minutes, I kept saying to myself, "Give it a chance. It'll get better."
Anybody who condescends someone for criticizing a movie that they love is just insecure as hell. Regardless of how high brow the movie is that they’re defending.
Not surprised Stoker's family sued the original Nosferatu film. It's the same exact story. It left my yearning for Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula. Shame because it looked great 🤔
As a huge Dracula/Nosferatu/vampire fan…I walked in so stoked. I left feeling exactly what was expressed in this review. I’ll have to give it another watch but on first view, did not care so much for it.
The comments in the channels that love that film are saying, "Go back to TikTok" and that haters don't have any attention span. I just see a hollow, predictable film.
It was trash. The 1979 nosferatu movie with klaus kinski is a MILLION times better than this piece of trash. I prefer the old look of count orlok. Anwyay why is eggers making his orlok look more like vlad? I thought orlok was meant to be different from dracula. I hated all the terrible jumpscares, bad pacing and the sx scens. Seriously.
But it's obviously the same story. Van Helsing = Swiss doctor, Renfield = Knock, Nosferatu = Dracula etc. If you read Bram Stoker and then watch this movie it's the exact same story with the names and some of the places changed. To me these are two separate stories at most because they are based on two different Medieval wood carvings of the same folklore.
First of all, we don’t need another Dracula movie. That trope has been beat into the ground so far it resurrected itself and now doesn’t only suck blood…It just sucks completely. Secondly, I love how you addressed the people in the comment to get so offended and pissed off when their opinion isn’t validated 😂😂😂 Keep coming with the 🔥🔥🔥
I really do not understand why anyone would be so hyped about this film, it has endless issues, from weird uncomfortable twisted diddler like bedroom fun fantasy's that I found just laughable then gross, to even more sinful thing's like terrible pacing, plot amounting to the main characters not changing a single thing that was written, they couldn't make Nosferotu doubt for even 1 second that he would succeed, the film has a horrible way of showing the passing of time, it was so difficult to gauge if time had passed for the characters, like them being aware an time going by, them doing the usual daily stuff that even this film didn't want to subject us to, or if they became aware during the scene at hand, an they saw what we saw an only that, it was never made clear, then there was the ultimate sin, it was just freaking boring, so much so people walked out of my theater an never came back, something not even the red one- managed to do. The ending was just so unsatisfying an not in a- the bad guy won bleek kind of way, it was just an atrocious story, shame to because they had amazing actors, ok crisp visuals, but the script man, it was just bad, Plus it had endless scary movie skit moments, it made me wonder if they actually want the writers of the next scray movie to have lots of material, they basically wrote the jokes an skits for them, idk man it was awful in so many ways, plus I hated the way Nosferotu looked.
I think it looked good, and some of the actors did a good job. As for the story, it's a Medieval story based on Medieval folklore. Obviously that hasn't attended all the appropriate writing classes, so you sort of have to take it for what it is. It's definitely pre-Edgar Allan Poe horror, and you can't really expect any post-Edgar Allan Poe beats in it. When we're all dead and everything has turned to dust, if America is remembered for anything it will be for inventing the horror genre from Poe to Lovecraft. And it existed before that, but was like this movie: Morality tales, self sacrifice and not losing your soul more than simply scaring the audience. Not a big apologist for this particular movie, but I feel I have to take a bit of a stand for European folklore. It served a different function than modern horror. That's all.
The lighthouse was so underwhelming and boring. Eggers and his fans are pretentious film school losers that never will do anything but watch films and complain. The witch was his best film.
@ nonsensical pretentiousness. At least this had a narrative I can’t even tell you what happened in that film I was bored out of my mind and i watched all of Evers films. The witch to me is probably his best film. I might’ve put nosferatu if I hadn’t seen almost every iteration of the Dracula story and not know what to expect. The Northman was good but not a fan of the ending.
I just ran to your comment section to tell you I am a new subscriber from the first 5 minutes of this video! As someone who wasn’t with the masses on this movie, I’m so very glad I can tell by your title how you feel because yes, it did make me click on your video!! I’m agreeing with everything you’re saying. Woohoo for me that I have a new reviewer to binge watch!!
Thank you for a honest review…. This film was so dull and silly I had to post this. 2 hours … I fell asleep twice. .. it’s more for the females. I suppose a bad erotic novel thing effect … they are trying to copy Gary oldmens vibe… no way close.
I agree. This film didn’t go hard enough. This is Dracula. There’s drama, violence, romance. It’s like someone watched Bram Stoker’s Dracula and said “what if we watered this down and took all the drama out of it?” Rolling your eyes at her performance, lol
I work in a cinema and for the past few months I’m so confused about the movies coming out. Why is everything either a kids movie or a very cinematic kinda indie movies with unnecessary sexual scenes.. like why can’t i watch a movie without seeing boobs or someone being fucked ???
Hi! I agree on some points, mainly the lack of character development. I would add that the characters' internal conflicts were not explored enough. Furthermore, the ending doesn't align with the development; the character is supposed to be extremely powerful. There are plot holes, but I don't think that's the most relevant issue. Finally, a suggestion: your video ended up being too long due to the defense of your stance. I think just presenting your points would be enough.
A guy who for hundreds of years has been having his way with the most beautiful women on earth lets one woman make him forget that he’s allergic to sunlight.😂 that’s the movie unfortunately it takes you almost 3 hours to get there.
Sure, but that's the Medieval myth/story. Make the boogaboo too smart and it becomes incredible that the hero wins in the end. Conceptually it's the same problem you get with alien invasion movies these days. Either it's a fumbled attempt at invading Gooberville, Nebraska, population 103, like in AvP 2, which is embarrassing and pathetic, or it's the big ship thing from Independence Day where they dun up and built an easily exploitable weakness into the Death Star again for some reason, and that doesn't work either. Or perhaps creatures allergic to water - the third most common element in the Universe - invading a planet 70% covered in water like in Signs. I mean none of it really works. For story telling purposes, smart villains must be mortal and supernatural villains need to be stupid. Otherwise you can't credibly beat them and now your story makes no sense.
Hey mr “ A “ ( short for Adam ) “ haters gonna hate “ don’t sweat it your reviews are excellent , happy new year , I look forward to your 2025 reviews …peace
I thought the movie was beautiful to look at, but the story-telling was lacking. At some points, I thought Ellen needed an exorcist; maybe a Max Von Sydow would have been more helpful than Willem Dafoe. Nosferatu was very menacing to Ellen and those close to her, but I didn't feel the menace extended beyond that (despite the plague rats). The movie just fell flat for me overall.
I didn’t liked at all. It’s disgusting and it’s a dirty movie in a physical sense. Nothing special. It’s stupid. I didn’t liked Northman either. Nicole Kidman? Seriously? HAHAHAHAHA
I immediately went home and rented bram stoker's dracula from the 90s to wash off the bad taste. The director removed all the nuance, and made dracul evil cuz he's bad; popcorn horror jumpscares, awful sound design with zero environment depth (bottles opened at the back of the scene sound in your face); the music is non stop, the sfx for jumpscares is loud enough to make anyone deaf; the female lead unable to maintain her accent, the dialogue saying "it's stupid" in 1800s rather than "it's insanity", while nosferatu using the word "backwards" even tho he lives in the heart of romania and not even the english men would use that word in such manner for another 200 years... The movie has no class, it doesn't understand the story nor the motivations of the characters. Wilhelm Dafoe made every other actor look like a child who's just happy they can work with him and learn from his acting. It's like watching an adaption of bloodborne by someone who didn't play the game. Awful garbage. It makes sense why the theater was empty. If you like this movie then you have never seen a good movie in your entire life.
This was a snooze fest and don’t get me started on the mustache! It was so distracting. The main protagonist was such a downer, always looking like she was about to cry to the point where I was thinking why is everyone obsessed with her? I was at least hoping for some baby vampires but seems like that part of the lore was not true here. All in all a wasted 2 hours for me.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is one of my favorite movies of the year, so I know a thing or two about unpopular opinions. But it's all subjective! Happy New Years, Adam!
You are one of the funnies reviewers I have seen recently. You are very entertaining! Your reviews are not only intelligently written but also very well executed. Exactly what we should have seen more of in Nosferatu ;/
Dude, you don’t have to justify why you don’t like it! I LOVE Robert Eggers, but this was a snooze fest and felt the plot was really thin! But it was gorgeous. Two things can be true at once. You have a new subscriber 😊
@@RDB93 I just felt like he drug it out too much in the beginning saying “I understand how people can see…” like we know! Just felt like he was getting into semantics at one point. I also agree with you.
@@asher14ful I felt like the Director dragged the movie out and kinda ruined it with his forced "symbolism". It ended being a mess for me. A beautiful looking mess, but a mess nonetheless hahaha.
@@RDB93 and the symbolism doesn’t hit hard for dumb folk like me. Maybe I’ll see it on a second watch, but him representing the plague and having no control is about all I got 🤷🏼♀️ and I was disappointed in the costume design for Orlock.
Adam you're just not bright enough to understand the layers! He's a vampire. And. Well. Umm. Hmph. I guess there really aren't any layers. Wait! There ARE layers . He's The Crow playing a vampire. See? Only us artsy fans could figure that out!😅
If you can't offer a rational articulated critique of why you actually disliked it that doesn't come off as juvenile then you kinda do come off that way lol
@@travislawrencemusic Totally agree with you. In the context of the novel "Dracula" combined with the two primary versions of Nosferatu, this movie does work. Nosferatu is portrayed as almost pure evil and the beast he is. I left the theatre unsure of this version, but the images sat in my mind ever since. That is powerful if considered. I think the biggest problem most are having with this film is wiping everything they have seen of vampires from their bias and returning the the core essence of the beast.
@phoenixkirchoff5268 this version of vampire does a good job of highlighting the animus of the Victorian-era female sexual repression. She came of age and called for a fantasy and it festered into a monster. Her sexual desires were so sinful, it brought about a plague. And once she finally atoned for her sin, the city was saved. You can see Eve's original sin, the smiting of Sodom and Gamora, as well as Inqiluisition-era witch-hunting being reflected in this story.
I totally agree with you 👍 You didn't get to see the Count enough and when you did get to see him, the mustache was reidiculous! Where were his fangs? Awful movie
So much time was taken with every single shot of this film. So much skill so much thought and care. Visually this movie is perfect. Perfection. But after TWO HOURS I didn't care about any of the characters, the plot, I wasn't invested at all. I feel like...at a certain point, your visuals mean nothing if I'm not engaged in your story.
A24 is really scary as a company in all honesty. They've managed to capture the Gen Z audience and get nothing but praise from them. One unnamed UA-camr had a 40 minute video up where she praised not only A24 but one of their films with no negative criticism at all. I left a comment , said something about a24 being almost like a cult and personally I found the film in question a recycled 70s horror film in both the style and the script and it worries me how there's nothing but praise for their projects as film critics should not do promos for movies but review them. And there's always something to be critical about regardless of how great you might think the product is. She replied with the nastiest word salad I've ever seen and even said she would find me on her Patreon and block me because she doesn't want financial support from someone who doesn't love A24. After that I've stayed away from comments under those channels. It's really scary how they behave and how fast a simple comment gets a completely unhinged response.
@@BookishOwl2 They're American... go figure. The subtitles and accents were too difficult to understand and there wasn't enough bright colours. That makes it Arthouse to the average American 😂👏🏼
I have never come across your channel before, but you have an instant subscribe. You PERFECTLY touch upon every single thing that I found completely fucking stupid about this movie. I saw it last night, hated it, then was baffled to see it has such a high score. How?!? Am I just not enough of a movie snob to understand its supposed intricacies? Visually, it's beautiful. The sound is on point. Everything else? It ranges from completely lackluster, to ridiculously slow and drawn out, to nonsensical, to comedically over-acted. It's bad. A complete pretentious snoozefest. The theater I was in was packed. But EVERYONE was bored out of their minds, and most of the "shocking" moments were met with mostly just laughter and mockery. By the end I think everyone had zoned out, meanwhile one person was sarcastically applauding the fantastic, incredible, amazing ending that was the equivalent of a fart in the wind.
Right on! Thanks for subbing. Yeah, this movie was such a waste of time. I am covering it once more on my Top 10 Disappointing Films of 2024 video, later today. Hope to see you around the channel!
@@AdamDoesMovies Honestly, well-deserved. You know, I think they just had Dafoe there in that role to be a "comedic relief", to break the tension a little while still providing a practical purpose. However, with there being no actual tension and most of it ending up looking like a stage-play done by second-tier actors trying to be dramatic, it just ends up being a character who only creates more comedy, and pointless one, in an already silly amalgamation. At the core, they just focused so much on visuals and grandeur that they forgot entirely that THAT alone can't carry a movie. And they struggled so hard to not fall into the cheap horror tropes that they ended up making something that struggles to really find some grounding or establish itself. It just is. And sadly, it really gives off this dreadful feeling that it keeps going on, while you just want it to be over with.
I didn't like it as much as I expected to like it. Out of the 15 people at the matinee with me and my daughter, at least 3 walked out halfway through. I think sitting through, literally, half an hour of previews, then sitting for another 2 hours and change of movie didn't help my enjoyment. Im going to give it another watch when it streams to see if I like it better. I agree with the points you brought up about what you didn't like about it. There were so many choices made in the course of this film that I didn't understand. His mustache was the icing on the strange cake that was this movie.
@elihyderart not even close to being an impatient viewer. I am a lifelong horror fan who, along with most subgenres of horror, loves found footage. I dont think I haven't sat through hours upon hours of crap that any normal person would shut off. If Im seeing a 2 hour plus movie in crappy theater seats, dont tack on an extra half hour of previews and crap. Im going to watch it again when it streams. Stop attacking with the same old nonsense that people dont have attention spans or patience when they aren't in 100% agreement with you. As any horror fan, I've given everything I decide to view a fair chance, even watching multiple times to really get into a story if I felt I've missed something. This movie had issues for me. I didn't hate it, but I wanted to like it more. That's why I will watch it again when it streams.
@@mrsmonster7020you made good points. Funny how the people who love the film have only one response, which is to be condescending and say you're just a Marvel fan. That's rubbish because I am a huge fan of vampire/ gothic horror, have seen both previous Nosferatu films. This version is, to me, dull and cliched. But I would never abuse someone for liking it.
I'm in the like category of this movie. While I loved the atmosphere, costumes, sets and performances, this is not a perfect film. The pacing of the film seems off, the time frame should seem like a few months passed but it feels like a couple days. Also I wasn't a fan of orlocks design. The mustache to me was laughable, it looked like a janitors 13 year old push broom. Also keeping him in the dark was a great idea, the voice was awesome but when his look was revealed it just didn't add up on the fright factor. I'd give it a 7.5. I will watch it again, but it's not a masterpiece like the witch. I think a lot of "online critics" are either paid off or given perks to praise movies. Oscar buzz and masterpiece is thrown around too much. Even worst movie ever is thrown around too much.
Oh my god THANK YOU. Lily Rose Deppotism clearly went to the Calculon school of acting. Over the top, melodramatic, ludicrous and artificial. Making stupid faces and doing contortions is no substitute for authenticity.
I give you props for going against the tide. I think there are other UA-camrs who make sure their opinions are in line with what their audience expects. You can see UA-camr 1 gives a thumbs up or thumbs down, then all the others fall in line.
Just saw it at the theater. My first thought was the film dragged around the second act. That was my major complaint. Secondary was that Orlock looked like Stock Zombie#1 with about the same personality. I think I had too high of hopes for this film, being a fan of Eggers. If I didn't know it was him directing, I'd assume it was a promising up and comer making a mediocre horror film. I think empty is a good way of describing how this movie made me feel.
Adam you're speaking truth! I wanted so much to love this movie, but I didn't. They let out ALL the tension and air out of this film when the Count and her meet in person... and nothing actually happens. It felt like a balloon got popped and anything that happened after that first meeting was pointless... we didn't need further convincing he was a vampire and going to kill everybody, but it's like the movie KEPT trying to hammer the point home that a vampire was in town. WE KNOW! Then the 3 night returning thing went on and on... it made no sense for this film, even if it's the source material for literature, in this movie it doesn't work for pacing. They never gave us a reason WHY she's so smitten with him at all.
That was one LONG three night span, especially since there was a triple homicide and time enough for a funeral (yet we're supposed to believe it all happened in one day?)
People are ACTUALLY slamming you for as "not knowing history" because you criticise the vampire's moustache ?? I can find you any number of paintings and wood cuttings depicting nobles from that region, FROM the 15th Century who were clean shaven. Yes, "Dracula" had a moustache in Stoker's novel, but if we're going all in on Stoker's vision, then WHY even bother calling the vampire "Orlok" instead of "Dracula" -- after all that's what Werner Herzog did with his 1979 version ~ LOL!
To me this movie just seems slow moving and like a drag. Maybe I will catch it on streaming, but again it just seems sluggish and really slow moving. See it at home maybe.
This is crazy to me. I wanna live in a world where everyone has different opinions, especially about a movie! I don't always have the same likes as dislikes as Adam, but that's fine....keep up the good work.
The original was more iconic. Superb production on the new one, doesn't mean being the best film ever. The ones who like it, over praise it. It's a really good movie. It's not the best genre movie of 2024, it's not even Egger's best film. The story was not engaging, too many shadows, too much restrain.
Trying to use the book as a defense when this is a terrible adaptation and barely follows the plot of the novel is laughable, also Robert copied a lot from Werner Herzog's Noseferatu
@MsBox5 no shit he copied it. Its an adaptation of a movie that was an adaptation of the dracula novel. Its like saying every movie based on a book is bad because it "copies" the plot from the source material. Thats just how it works dude
I liked it, but it is my least favorite movie of his. I agree about Depp’s performance. The mustache was comical and I could stop seeing Nigel Thornberry, but I did enjoy his performance. Glad someone else is getting tired of Dafoe being the same guy, he’s slowly becoming Kevin Costner. I didn’t hate the ending, though a lot of that could be due to the SE in the scene. Other than I liked it, you made some well explained points. Good stuff 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I was really hoping for a reimagining of this film. I found the cinematography to be competent. The sets were captivating. And the film had me entertained until the scenes in the castle ended. Then it felt like a retelling of coppola's Dracula. The narrative unfolded very predictively and the ending left me unsatisfied. Like Adam, I found Niholas Hoult's performance wanting but I rather think it was the way the character was written. I kind of wished they gave that main role to Aaron Taylor- Johnson and as he has more emotional range. The gypsies were interesting and wish they added more to them in the story. And they should of further explored alchemy with Willem Dafoe character. I prefer the The Last Voyage of the Demeter over this film.
Where the hell does he bite people ? It surely is not the neck ! Oh wait, of course they've needed to show some boobies in the movie. When Orlock was finally revealed the entire cinema broke out in laughter. That was my experience with the movie. Oh and one guy in the audience said (a little louder) towards the end "Come on man now kill her so we are finally done with it !" And he got applause ! Btw: I am an absolute fan of Murnau's original Nosferatur, also of the Klaus Kinsky remake AND "Shadow of the Vampire" with Willem Dafoe, yes the same Willem Dafoe, playing Count Orlock. I have to add that the audio and sound design of this movie is incredible. Ps.: This post is a copy of a text i've already postet on "Adam Does Movies" other Nosferatu review.
The whole cinema broke out in laughter because of a moustache? Were ya'll allowed to hang out in the McDonalds play area until the bus arrived or what? 😂
I wish people would understand that just liking a film doesnt mean its good. I like a bunch of movies that are objectively probably not great. Prometheus for example. Just because folks really really WANT to like something it doesnt mean it is.
There is very little about movie making that is objectivly good and you´re only saying this because you cant accept that many more poeple liked the movie than didnt. And euqally if we´re accepting your premise it can very easily be turned on it´s head, Your dislike for a movie doesnt make it bad.
Spoiler Alert: NOSFERATU is just terrible...coming from someone who loves the 1922 Silent original, and the 1979 German version. The new one is completely dull and not scary.
@@yuttermulek4569 What do you mean? Nosferatu 1922 changed cinema forever. Over a century later, they're still making remakes of it. It's quality isn't in question.
Like the original and 1979 remake, I think the tone of the movie is the major deciding factor. I can’t complain if someone doesn’t like these films, but they put me in a place that I love being in while watching. I can only recommend these if I fully set up what you should expect.
I agree with you completely. Went to see it because everyone was raving about it and it was a snooze fest. Beautiful photography but frustrating watch, performances were kind of funny at times, not scary at all (wasn’t it supposed to be?)… orlok looked like Jim Carey’s dr robotnik with that mustache… one of my friends actually fell asleep… also it got kind of disgusting after a while, I’m not a prude, but all the moaning, hornyness, etc got annoying really fast. And what’s up with the necrophilia?? It was SO unnecessary and it didn’t seem like logical for that character to do that, to me it seemed that they didn’t know what to do with his character.
Totally agree with your analysis. This film offers nothing except nice set pieces and photography. It’s bloated with unnecessary exposition, fails to build tension or atmosphere and- worst of all- does not offer up anything even close to fright.
They traded horror for really lazy jump scares
@@stinkfinga4918yeah, even those were pretty predictable. The whole thing was a missed opportunity. I honestly don’t understand all the praise being heaped on it, some of it by reviewers I usually trust.
Agreed, it had tension and intrigue at the beginning, but overall, there wasn't a satisfying payoff story wise. Like you said, Instead, it became bloated with spliced visuals
I was disappointed. I was annoyed and bored at times. My date was so confused too
me and my date both agreed that I never pick a movie ever again lol
So disappointed. The first 5 minutes were very interesting, and then it just fell off a cliff.
Anytime it started to get scary or interesting a character would wake up the next day. It had to happen at least 6 or 7 times. There would be great tension and build up only to end with a character waking up the next day wondering what happened.
@BamaShanks I completely agree.It was a big fail for me, and i'm a long time Lover of anything vampire movie. Everybody has their own thoughts and opinions. It's just crazy to think that the majority of the people really liked this movie. I just thought it was kind of a dark comedy. I was laughing my ass off throughout the whole thing. My wife kept slapping my arm. Telling me it's not a comedy. It's a horror movie.🤣🤣🤣🤣And I would say,Well babe its funny to me, And another thing people are talking about, Oscar performances.Which one was an Oscar worthy performance?It was all over the top None of the performances felt real at all. They all felt comedic. I really
think they're just trying to get johnny depp's daughter her first oscar, In my opinion, this one wasn't it. Horrible she should go back to acting school
@ everyone I watched it hated it. Everyone around me in the theater seemed to hate it as well. I thought it was beautifully shot and there were some good performances and some bad, but the pacing was the only thing horrifying about the movie. I thought the scene with Orlok and Thomas at dinner was great until it cut to Thomas waking up on the floor. Nicholas Hoult acting scared in that scene was great. That is really the only scene that I thought was exceptional, but it was ruined by having Thomas wake up on the floor. At that point it was the 3rd or fourth time that had a character “wake up” after experiencing something.
@BamaShanks Completely agree
The only thing that i've told people that I liked about it is that it was visually stunning the set pieces and just the world itself We're all well done I just don't feel like everything else fit the tone of what they were going for,Too many Comedic performances
Vampires can wave their hands over someones face and make them forget or control what they thunk the person saw. It was used a lot in What We Do In The Shadows@BamaShanks
Agreed I hate films full of dream fake outs. And the fact that they do it more than once is shocking.
I didn’t have a bad time at the film. That said you are pretty accurate in your comments. This is a movie that is more style over substance. The issue is everyone wants to be a part of the next masterpiece. Every movie that is on the “artistic “ side of cinema will have its film snobs praise it to a point of hyperbole.
I also agree that the Lily performance was borderline goofy. It felt like she was trying to act possessed during a game of charades and her card was The Exorcist.
Keep doing your thing. You are not far off the mark in most of your opinions.
😂😂😂 the Lilly Rose dig is hilaaaarious
VERY reminiscent of Charades😂
Actually, I think Depp was channeling Isabelle Adjani's performance in Possession (1981). Adjani played the same role as Depp in the 1979 Nosferatu.
This movie was so busy "paying homage" to this and that it forgot to tell a strong story with interesting characters.
I don't mind a slow burn however I do expect some fire and this felt flat. The big Ending was Orlok not having access to a pocket watch during a booty call😮
@@scottmoore3043 Count Bootiecallescu.
I agree, this movie's story just never connected with me and when I wasn't cringing, I was either rolling my eyes or nodding off. The acting was over the top or even at times just a slog to listen to. People say Willem Dafoe took them out of the movie but I say Lily Rose Depp was so much worse and she's supposed to carry this film. As soon as Lily Rose started talking I knew it was going to be a bumpy ride, she was a complete caricature and all I could see was an actor reading lines.
Exactly! Why are critics raving about her performance?🤦♀️
Agreed on Depp....I think she was mostly what I couldn't get behind. Maybe this isn't her fault but she was way too much Regan McNeil and not enough Mina Harker. Just my humble opinion....
Completely agree. Baffling to me how this movie is being included on so many best-of-year lists. It was completely devoid of dread or danger. I checked my watch early and often, and I hate the feeling that I'm sitting in a theater bored but refusing to leave my seat because I might as well get my money's worth.
I wanted to like this movie so much. Biggest problem is the characters had no arc and no real choices to make. This my biggest problem with the director of this movie. Great visuals but hate the endings and way the story evolves. AGREE WITH YOUR POINTS!
As my 90-year old dad always says when people have differing opinions (especially about subjective things like art, which I consider films to be), "That's why they make chocolate and vanilla."
Even when I disagree with you, I always enjoy your opinions, Adam. You make me laugh.
Right? Ppl having fits because someone doesn't agree with every one of their opinions is scary, esp because they are adults. Technically.
I loved the movie, but I also agree that Adam is trying really hard to be funny and used the same Roger Rabbit 'joke' twice in his review. Oh wait I mean- yeah... Everyone has different opinions... Sometimes a thing can be trash, mid, or peak as Gen Z taught us. The barometer for art we should all live by. Ermahgerd soooo boring and cringe. Am I crazy? Is it just special me? Am I the only one? Btw I didn't like Long Legs, but saying Maika Monroe's performance was "ass burgers" tells anyone with a working braincell all they need to know about your takes/criticisms ADAM.
Dude you nailed it. This was exactly how I felt about the movie. I cared not who lived or died at the end. I also thought the performance of Defoe was so goofy and did not fit the movie at all. Strange.
And you are right about the ending. Even my wife said isn't that the way most guys would like to go? Pump a load and then go to the light?
Also don't forget the silly "He's Coming! He's coming". He certainly did, for the last time.
😂😂😂
He was a putrid rotting corpse. Come on now…his junk fell off centuries ago.
Dracula did the undead deed with the Depp character then the sun came up and he died? That's just silly
Dafoes role was so misplaced… If you compare him to Anthony Hopkins role in Bram Strokers Dracula, it’s a drastic difference.
Many guys let their little friends do all of the "thinking" when it comes to getting laid. They're only concerned about doing the deed and not the possible consequences. The 1922 film's ending also has Nosferatu dying when the sun came up after he went to visit her.
Could not get into. Don't get me wrong, they acted their asses off. The time period and setting, I liked. The movie seemed hollow though. Not really character driven, at the same time it didn't really feel story driven either.
Every scene jumped around so much, was overly dramatic to the point that it kinda seemed that they were trying to be artsy.
Sorry, not sorry. This movie was hot garbage.
I thought the acting was sooooo bad except the doctor and the blonde wife
Thanks so much for the honest review!!! Seriously, I really appreciate it. I almost walked out three times, but kept being like, "It's got great reviews... there has to be something here." I feel at a loss and left wanting, tired, frustrated. At least I found this channel. Thanks for your video and for the comments people!
But Adam, it's the internet. You can't say "I liked this thing", or "I didn't like this thing" without all the neckbeards attacking you and telling you what you're supposed to like and not like.
I know it’s the Internet and they can do anything they want, but it’s not morally right to do so. They don’t have any empathy towards one another. Shame on these people.
He just did
“In my personal opinion I didn’t enjoy this movie”
“BAIT USED TO BE BELIEVABLE 🤓”
Like dawg how the hell is me having my own opinion about a movie bait and trolling? God forbid someone forms their own thoughts and emotions lmao these people need to touch grass or a women
"I'm going to voice my opinion on a public platform, but no one should voice their own opinion if it differs!"
OK, Mr. Echo Chamber.
You’re not supposed to like superhero crap because they are dumb cgi fests for kids.
Dracula in the novel had a mustache but Eggers only included the mustache on Orlok because it is historically accurate that Transylvanian noblemen had mustaches at that time period.
Vampires that have a mustache don't bother me at all so I don't get why everyone is bitching about it.
Because it looked dumb and raised many questions like "who trims his stach? Does he grow a beard? What about his nose hair? Why does it look like a famous porn stache? Stuff like that
Dracula in the 92 film also had a mustache as well as in castlevania. I think people were expecting the Orlock from the black and white film.
Dracula in Coppola’s film had that ridiculous ass-bun hairstyle and dressed like a geisha girl. Between that and a mustache - I’ll take the mustache.
Mustache and the weird comb over didn't work for making the character look scary which I believe was the point
Yeah we were expecting Count Orlock not Dr Robotnik 🤷
I didn't hate the movie. I couldn't leave the theater thinking I liked it though. And it's very annoying to see people say "you don't like/understand gothic horror" when you criticize the movie, like this is the only example of gothic horror.
If someone thinks this film represents gothic horror, that shows how little they know about gothic horror. Gothic horror is pretty genteel and psycholgical compared to this, for example 'The Turn of the Screw'. This film was just outright jumpscare horror.
Perhaps this is more "gothic" than "gothic horror". It contains the core elements of the gothic: sex, death, suffering, entrapment, aloneness, and the "other"
This movie was so goofy when it needed to be serious, and the only reason I stuck through it was for Eggers. I’ve liked some of his other work and I was hoping that eventually Nosferatu would work for me. It simply didn’t. Also, whoever’s idea it was to cast Lily-Rose Depp should be fired.
Shouldve casted Lilly James better fit
Just watched the movie… it started good… finished meh. The overacting and the cuts from one 30 second scene to another had me rolling my eyes. It felt like the actors were performing in a theater setting projecting to an audience as supposed to interacting with each other.
When some star director wants to remake a classic movie because it’s been their passion project for years, it usually doesn’t work, because it’s usually not something for which there was a demand. Peter Jackson’s King Kong comes to mind or Guillermo Del Toro’s nightmare Alley
Such a stupid comparison when this movie is being almost universally praised and those movies were popcorn flicks, not art house films
@@-kdot-2332 Suck it.
@@-kdot-2332 That's not actually relevant to my comment, but feel free to cry yourself to sleep because someone disagrees with you.
@@-kdot-2332 Peter Jackson's King Kong was supposed to be a large cinematic spectacle for the progression of CGI which it still looks great to this day. Del Toro's Nightmare Alley was a classic Del Toro science fiction thriller with a winding story with twists and turns around your brain a bit. Calling both of those movies popcorn flicks are super disingenuous, even to King Kong when it's like 3 hours long if not longer I don't fully recall. Popcorn flicks would be something like Boy Kills World or Killers Game. Nosferatu is definitely an acquired taste when it comes to film. I'd say it's more of a visual centered film than story oriented which isn't bad, but it leaves everything feeling lacking and the story that is presented does little to hold me to the screen. I'm glad it's being praised so maybe he can create something new that I will enjoy, but this was just very disappointing and I do think it comes from people constantly droning on about it being something of greatness and award worthy.
This comes from someone who loves Arthouse films and has a lot of patience for slow burns. I wouldn't consider Nosferatu Arthouse. It is definitely teetering on that line, but Arthouse is like the movies High Life, A Clockwork Orange, and Killing Of A Sacred Deer or even Midsommar.
I enjoyed it enough to see it twice but certainly understand the criticisms and have a few of my own. For one, after the initial meeting between Thomas and Orlok it lacked the same level of tension and dread I felt during The Witch, which was surprising considering you had Eggers directing and an antagonist in Orlok who is supposed to be the embodiment of evil.
It was also a bit too reliant on aesthetics. So while I was able to get immersed into the world on a visual level, the characters and their motivations were not the most compelling leaving the movie to drag a bit especially when Orlok was off-screen.
As far as LRD's performance, it was all over the place for me. I thought she handled the physical aspects of the character well, but when she was reciting some of her lines I felt like I was watching a high school stage play.
Anyway, happy to have found your channel and look forward to future reviews.
Melodramatic script writing. Melodrama is the equivalent for emotion what exposition is for plot. No one wants to hear people explain things, especially their feelings. We want to FEEL them.
Adam I agree 100%. Movie looked great, I didn't connect with the characters . My problem with the count's is, it wasn't very scary. A very mixed bag movie.
Love your honest takes Adam! This is one of my favorite channels and it’s mainly because you keep it real and generate fun discussion around movies. I’m on the same page with you, I really wanted to love Nosferatu and was let down for the same reasons. Thank you for an awesome year of super entertaining reviews and can’t wait for more in 2025!
So it's basically Bram stokers Dracula and never apologize for having a opinion that is your own it's so refreshing happy new year
It is, but sucked out of any value.
This movie was HORRIBLE!
I loved this movie, but no one should ever be attacked over their opinion of a movie.. question to those who found this boring , what type of horror movies do you you usually prefer?
Hahahaha overreacting much!
@@AerialAgThere are different types of horror movies and several that aren't remakes. As far as vampire inspired movies are concerned I enjoyed a movie called Near Dark especially for the time that it came out. I just thought this movie was boring and lackluster for different reasons. The comedic element was unintentional and that's why it was funny such as the mustache I mean it's hilarious. The fact that he seemed like he needed a portable oxygen machine was also very funny. And in the end we got a really old simp for an average chick with a perfect boy bod! 😒
The original movie never made sense to me and once again it still makes no sense as a remake. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and if you enjoyed this movie, good for you. I personally didn't.
@@kellyaustin7487 Ok I got you. I believe the mustache was added because that was most likely what men from that area during that time period would have. I know Robert Eggers is big on using correct dialog, clothing etc from the time period of his films. Oh well, sorry you didn't like it, thanks for the reply!
I liked it
Agreed 100% on Depp's performance being laughably ott. Still torn on the film though. Second watch on streaming usually cements my feelings on Egger's stuff, so we'll see.
Your thoughts on the movie matched mine. I wanted to like the film and was hyped to see it, but within the 1st 15 minutes, I kept saying to myself, "Give it a chance. It'll get better."
The script was so convoluted
Someone farted during the screening I went to and that was honestly that best part of the film
She seemed dwarfed by every other actors performance even when they weren’t even giving their A-game.
I was extremely bored, and was happy when it was over. It was a 6.5 out of 10 for me. Loved the Witch and enjoyed The Light House.
Anybody who condescends someone for criticizing a movie that they love is just insecure as hell. Regardless of how high brow the movie is that they’re defending.
Garry Oldman is the best vampire..I compare this movie to Bram Stokers Dracula... and it doesn't even come close.
Willem Defoe was incredible in Shadow of the Vampire no one will match Oldmans Dracula.
Yesssssss, Gary Oldman❤
People saying Lily-Rose Depp was incredible aren’t completely wrong…she was INCREDIBLY over the top
Not surprised Stoker's family sued the original Nosferatu film. It's the same exact story. It left my yearning for Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula. Shame because it looked great 🤔
As a huge Dracula/Nosferatu/vampire fan…I walked in so stoked. I left feeling exactly what was expressed in this review. I’ll have to give it another watch but on first view, did not care so much for it.
Agree. My expectations were way too high
I am so glad someone else feels this movie was lacking. I was bored and annoyed.
it seems like there's only two options for entertainment these days. dumb as a rock or overly pretentious and boring. very little in between.
Fell asleep, love eggers but this one wasn’t it
@@Watson135 I took a stroll through the lobby to stay awake and came back
The comments in the channels that love that film are saying, "Go back to TikTok" and that haters don't have any attention span. I just see a hollow, predictable film.
Oh woe is me if a film is slow and tries telling a story
So, it sucked? I regret nothing.
It was trash. The 1979 nosferatu movie with klaus kinski is a MILLION times better than this piece of trash. I prefer the old look of count orlok. Anwyay why is eggers making his orlok look more like vlad? I thought orlok was meant to be different from dracula. I hated all the terrible jumpscares, bad pacing and the sx scens. Seriously.
You'd love my review then, which got attacked by the Nosferatu bots 😂
@Talks-Movies Wow
But it's obviously the same story. Van Helsing = Swiss doctor, Renfield = Knock, Nosferatu = Dracula etc. If you read Bram Stoker and then watch this movie it's the exact same story with the names and some of the places changed. To me these are two separate stories at most because they are based on two different Medieval wood carvings of the same folklore.
Hi Adam, hearing you sing Loverboy then Huey Lewis and the News made my day. 😊 Happy New Year to you and yours. Keep doing what you do.
I walked in hoping for the best - walked out saying “well that sucked”
Appreciate the honest reviews!! I agree with you here!
Same here .
It definitely wasn't as good as I thought it would be. But I feel like I'm supposed to like the "artistry' of it 🤷
First of all, we don’t need another Dracula movie. That trope has been beat into the ground so far it resurrected itself and now doesn’t only suck blood…It just sucks completely.
Secondly, I love how you addressed the people in the comment to get so offended and pissed off when their opinion isn’t validated 😂😂😂
Keep coming with the 🔥🔥🔥
Honestly, it's a cringe and mediocre movie, it wasn't scary at all and the ending was very disappointing, it's not worth it.
I really do not understand why anyone would be so hyped about this film, it has endless issues, from weird uncomfortable twisted diddler like bedroom fun fantasy's that I found just laughable then gross, to even more sinful thing's like terrible pacing, plot amounting to the main characters not changing a single thing that was written, they couldn't make Nosferotu doubt for even 1 second that he would succeed, the film has a horrible way of showing the passing of time, it was so difficult to gauge if time had passed for the characters, like them being aware an time going by, them doing the usual daily stuff that even this film didn't want to subject us to, or if they became aware during the scene at hand, an they saw what we saw an only that, it was never made clear,
then there was the ultimate sin, it was just freaking boring,
so much so people walked out of my theater an never came back, something not even the red one- managed to do.
The ending was just so unsatisfying an not in a- the bad guy won bleek kind of way, it was just an atrocious story, shame to because they had amazing actors, ok crisp visuals, but the script man, it was just bad,
Plus it had endless scary movie skit moments, it made me wonder if they actually want the writers of the next scray movie to have lots of material, they basically wrote the jokes an skits for them, idk man it was awful in so many ways, plus I hated the way Nosferotu looked.
I think it looked good, and some of the actors did a good job. As for the story, it's a Medieval story based on Medieval folklore. Obviously that hasn't attended all the appropriate writing classes, so you sort of have to take it for what it is. It's definitely pre-Edgar Allan Poe horror, and you can't really expect any post-Edgar Allan Poe beats in it. When we're all dead and everything has turned to dust, if America is remembered for anything it will be for inventing the horror genre from Poe to Lovecraft. And it existed before that, but was like this movie: Morality tales, self sacrifice and not losing your soul more than simply scaring the audience. Not a big apologist for this particular movie, but I feel I have to take a bit of a stand for European folklore. It served a different function than modern horror. That's all.
I’m VERY glad I’m not in the minority when it comes to this fucking movie. Didn’t like it, just watch “The Lighthouse”.
Didn’t care for lighthouse that much and really like nosferatu. Both films third acts were weak though compared to the rest.
Light house is terrible
The lighthouse was so underwhelming and boring. Eggers and his fans are pretentious film school losers that never will do anything but watch films and complain. The witch was his best film.
@@micmorgan84lighthouse is a masterpiece, what was terrible about it?
@ nonsensical pretentiousness. At least this had a narrative I can’t even tell you what happened in that film I was bored out of my mind and i watched all of Evers films. The witch to me is probably his best film. I might’ve put nosferatu if I hadn’t seen almost every iteration of the Dracula story and not know what to expect. The Northman was good but not a fan of the ending.
This cracked me up. ‘The moustache in the room.’
Mo-sferatu
I just ran to your comment section to tell you I am a new subscriber from the first 5 minutes of this video! As someone who wasn’t with the masses on this movie, I’m so very glad I can tell by your title how you feel because yes, it did make me click on your video!! I’m agreeing with everything you’re saying. Woohoo for me that I have a new reviewer to binge watch!!
That's great to hear! Glad to have you
Your reviews are the best , don't ever change.
No matter whether I agree or disagree I always get a laugh.
Thank you for a honest review…. This film was so dull and silly I had to post this. 2 hours … I fell asleep twice. .. it’s more for the females. I suppose a bad erotic novel thing effect … they are trying to copy Gary oldmens vibe… no way close.
How dare you adam for not liking a movie that i like! 🤬🤬😡😡 even though movies are subjective.
100% agree with your review. This just didn’t work for me. The mustache, the slow burn. The entire thing just wasn’t scary.
I agree. This film didn’t go hard enough. This is Dracula. There’s drama, violence, romance. It’s like someone watched Bram Stoker’s Dracula and said “what if we watered this down and took all the drama out of it?”
Rolling your eyes at her performance, lol
I work in a cinema and for the past few months I’m so confused about the movies coming out. Why is everything either a kids movie or a very cinematic kinda indie movies with unnecessary sexual scenes.. like why can’t i watch a movie without seeing boobs or someone being fucked ???
I don't want to pay $25 to be annoyed and not fighing sleep. Been there. Can I wait for television?
Just came out of the theater: You absolutely can. Trust me.
Guys, guys, hear me out, what is a television?
$25 ? I paid $12.50 and regret it. Nothing about it was scary or suspenseful
I loved the movie, but I can still appreciate how hilarious your review was awsome stuff love your content, bud.
Hi! I agree on some points, mainly the lack of character development. I would add that the characters' internal conflicts were not explored enough. Furthermore, the ending doesn't align with the development; the character is supposed to be extremely powerful.
There are plot holes, but I don't think that's the most relevant issue.
Finally, a suggestion: your video ended up being too long due to the defense of your stance. I think just presenting your points would be enough.
100% agree here. Movie was just a pretty but empty shell.
Count looked laughably bad.
A guy who for hundreds of years has been having his way with the most beautiful women on earth lets one woman make him forget that he’s allergic to sunlight.😂 that’s the movie unfortunately it takes you almost 3 hours to get there.
It’s 2 hours and 12 minutes
He's coming, he came, he died. The end.
@@guitarkoala5 It sure felt like the longest 4 hours in my life.
Sure, but that's the Medieval myth/story. Make the boogaboo too smart and it becomes incredible that the hero wins in the end. Conceptually it's the same problem you get with alien invasion movies these days. Either it's a fumbled attempt at invading Gooberville, Nebraska, population 103, like in AvP 2, which is embarrassing and pathetic, or it's the big ship thing from Independence Day where they dun up and built an easily exploitable weakness into the Death Star again for some reason, and that doesn't work either. Or perhaps creatures allergic to water - the third most common element in the Universe - invading a planet 70% covered in water like in Signs. I mean none of it really works. For story telling purposes, smart villains must be mortal and supernatural villains need to be stupid. Otherwise you can't credibly beat them and now your story makes no sense.
It felt like 4.
Hey mr “ A “ ( short for Adam ) “ haters gonna hate “ don’t sweat it your reviews are excellent , happy new year , I look forward to your 2025 reviews …peace
I thought the movie was beautiful to look at, but the story-telling was lacking. At some points, I thought Ellen needed an exorcist; maybe a Max Von Sydow would have been more helpful than Willem Dafoe. Nosferatu was very menacing to Ellen and those close to her, but I didn't feel the menace extended beyond that (despite the plague rats). The movie just fell flat for me overall.
I totally agree. Saw it last night and I honestly kinda hated it. A shame, because the first half hour or so is pretty damn good.
Same
Hey don't worry about it. I liked The Flash. I'm so alone.
The flash is fun i guess but u have to agree it is not a really good tv show
@@yuttermulek4569 I mean the movie. No, really.
@@WickedScott You deserve to be alone! (jokes)
I didn’t liked at all. It’s disgusting and it’s a dirty movie in a physical sense. Nothing special. It’s stupid. I didn’t liked Northman either. Nicole Kidman? Seriously? HAHAHAHAHA
I immediately went home and rented bram stoker's dracula from the 90s to wash off the bad taste.
The director removed all the nuance, and made dracul evil cuz he's bad; popcorn horror jumpscares, awful sound design with zero environment depth (bottles opened at the back of the scene sound in your face); the music is non stop, the sfx for jumpscares is loud enough to make anyone deaf; the female lead unable to maintain her accent, the dialogue saying "it's stupid" in 1800s rather than "it's insanity", while nosferatu using the word "backwards" even tho he lives in the heart of romania and not even the english men would use that word in such manner for another 200 years...
The movie has no class, it doesn't understand the story nor the motivations of the characters. Wilhelm Dafoe made every other actor look like a child who's just happy they can work with him and learn from his acting. It's like watching an adaption of bloodborne by someone who didn't play the game.
Awful garbage. It makes sense why the theater was empty. If you like this movie then you have never seen a good movie in your entire life.
This was a snooze fest and don’t get me started on the mustache! It was so distracting. The main protagonist was such a downer, always looking like she was about to cry to the point where I was thinking why is everyone obsessed with her? I was at least hoping for some baby vampires but seems like that part of the lore was not true here. All in all a wasted 2 hours for me.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is one of my favorite movies of the year, so I know a thing or two about unpopular opinions. But it's all subjective! Happy New Years, Adam!
I do too….my favorite of the year was Joker Folie a Deux and most people seem the vehemently abhor that film
You are one of the funnies reviewers I have seen recently. You are very entertaining! Your reviews are not only intelligently written but also very well executed. Exactly what we should have seen more of in Nosferatu ;/
Dude, you don’t have to justify why you don’t like it! I LOVE Robert Eggers, but this was a snooze fest and felt the plot was really thin! But it was gorgeous. Two things can be true at once. You have a new subscriber 😊
Why have a UA-cam channel then? 😂
Of course he has to justify his opinions, otherwise he'd be considered a troll.
It was way too confusing
@@RDB93 I just felt like he drug it out too much in the beginning saying “I understand how people can see…” like we know! Just felt like he was getting into semantics at one point. I also agree with you.
@@asher14ful I felt like the Director dragged the movie out and kinda ruined it with his forced "symbolism".
It ended being a mess for me. A beautiful looking mess, but a mess nonetheless hahaha.
@@RDB93 and the symbolism doesn’t hit hard for dumb folk like me. Maybe I’ll see it on a second watch, but him representing the plague and having no control is about all I got 🤷🏼♀️ and I was disappointed in the costume design for Orlock.
Didn’t like Nosferatu either. A lot of style, but the story was trash.
Adam you're just not bright enough to understand the layers! He's a vampire. And. Well. Umm. Hmph. I guess there really aren't any layers. Wait! There ARE layers . He's The Crow playing a vampire. See? Only us artsy fans could figure that out!😅
If you can't offer a rational articulated critique of why you actually disliked it that doesn't come off as juvenile then you kinda do come off that way lol
It actually does have layers. Do you need help peeling them?
@@travislawrencemusic Totally agree with you. In the context of the novel "Dracula" combined with the two primary versions of Nosferatu, this movie does work. Nosferatu is portrayed as almost pure evil and the beast he is. I left the theatre unsure of this version, but the images sat in my mind ever since. That is powerful if considered.
I think the biggest problem most are having with this film is wiping everything they have seen of vampires from their bias and returning the the core essence of the beast.
@phoenixkirchoff5268 this version of vampire does a good job of highlighting the animus of the Victorian-era female sexual repression. She came of age and called for a fantasy and it festered into a monster. Her sexual desires were so sinful, it brought about a plague. And once she finally atoned for her sin, the city was saved. You can see Eve's original sin, the smiting of Sodom and Gamora, as well as Inqiluisition-era witch-hunting being reflected in this story.
I kept picturing Orlok with maracas, sombrero hat and poncho😂😂.
I totally agree with you 👍
You didn't get to see the Count enough and when you did get to see him, the mustache was reidiculous!
Where were his fangs?
Awful movie
pure garbage. worst movie ever made.
@@Jeffreym36 why is is there no love for a great 1800s german mustache? No culture in these comments.
So much time was taken with every single shot of this film. So much skill so much thought and care. Visually this movie is perfect. Perfection. But after TWO HOURS I didn't care about any of the characters, the plot, I wasn't invested at all. I feel like...at a certain point, your visuals mean nothing if I'm not engaged in your story.
Well said
Like most A24 films, its boring overrated "arthouse" crap
A24 is really scary as a company in all honesty. They've managed to capture the Gen Z audience and get nothing but praise from them. One unnamed UA-camr had a 40 minute video up where she praised not only A24 but one of their films with no negative criticism at all. I left a comment , said something about a24 being almost like a cult and personally I found the film in question a recycled 70s horror film in both the style and the script and it worries me how there's nothing but praise for their projects as film critics should not do promos for movies but review them. And there's always something to be critical about regardless of how great you might think the product is. She replied with the nastiest word salad I've ever seen and even said she would find me on her Patreon and block me because she doesn't want financial support from someone who doesn't love A24. After that I've stayed away from comments under those channels. It's really scary how they behave and how fast a simple comment gets a completely unhinged response.
If you think this is "Arthouse" then you definitely think paprika is spicy.
I'd don't know if I call them arthouse but I hate them regardless modern horror sucks gimmie Jess Franco or Mario Bava anyday!
A fairly basic dracula retelling is hardly art house lol. Most Americans need everything spoon fed to them I guess.
@@BookishOwl2 They're American... go figure.
The subtitles and accents were too difficult to understand and there wasn't enough bright colours.
That makes it Arthouse to the average American 😂👏🏼
I have never come across your channel before, but you have an instant subscribe. You PERFECTLY touch upon every single thing that I found completely fucking stupid about this movie. I saw it last night, hated it, then was baffled to see it has such a high score. How?!? Am I just not enough of a movie snob to understand its supposed intricacies?
Visually, it's beautiful. The sound is on point. Everything else? It ranges from completely lackluster, to ridiculously slow and drawn out, to nonsensical, to comedically over-acted. It's bad. A complete pretentious snoozefest.
The theater I was in was packed. But EVERYONE was bored out of their minds, and most of the "shocking" moments were met with mostly just laughter and mockery. By the end I think everyone had zoned out, meanwhile one person was sarcastically applauding the fantastic, incredible, amazing ending that was the equivalent of a fart in the wind.
Right on! Thanks for subbing. Yeah, this movie was such a waste of time. I am covering it once more on my Top 10 Disappointing Films of 2024 video, later today. Hope to see you around the channel!
@@AdamDoesMovies Honestly, well-deserved.
You know, I think they just had Dafoe there in that role to be a "comedic relief", to break the tension a little while still providing a practical purpose. However, with there being no actual tension and most of it ending up looking like a stage-play done by second-tier actors trying to be dramatic, it just ends up being a character who only creates more comedy, and pointless one, in an already silly amalgamation.
At the core, they just focused so much on visuals and grandeur that they forgot entirely that THAT alone can't carry a movie. And they struggled so hard to not fall into the cheap horror tropes that they ended up making something that struggles to really find some grounding or establish itself. It just is. And sadly, it really gives off this dreadful feeling that it keeps going on, while you just want it to be over with.
Exactly!
Beautiful set and costume design, but bored to tears. I was excited to watch it, but it was a huge letdown. I almost walked out.
I didn't like it as much as I expected to like it. Out of the 15 people at the matinee with me and my daughter, at least 3 walked out halfway through. I think sitting through, literally, half an hour of previews, then sitting for another 2 hours and change of movie didn't help my enjoyment. Im going to give it another watch when it streams to see if I like it better. I agree with the points you brought up about what you didn't like about it. There were so many choices made in the course of this film that I didn't understand. His mustache was the icing on the strange cake that was this movie.
not for impatient viewers, go watch the MCU or john Wick
@elihyderart not even close to being an impatient viewer. I am a lifelong horror fan who, along with most subgenres of horror, loves found footage. I dont think I haven't sat through hours upon hours of crap that any normal person would shut off. If Im seeing a 2 hour plus movie in crappy theater seats, dont tack on an extra half hour of previews and crap. Im going to watch it again when it streams. Stop attacking with the same old nonsense that people dont have attention spans or patience when they aren't in 100% agreement with you. As any horror fan, I've given everything I decide to view a fair chance, even watching multiple times to really get into a story if I felt I've missed something. This movie had issues for me. I didn't hate it, but I wanted to like it more. That's why I will watch it again when it streams.
@@mrsmonster7020I had extremely high expectations for this. I was disappointed
@@mrsmonster7020you made good points. Funny how the people who love the film have only one response, which is to be condescending and say you're just a Marvel fan. That's rubbish because I am a huge fan of vampire/ gothic horror, have seen both previous Nosferatu films. This version is, to me, dull and cliched. But I would never abuse someone for liking it.
I'm in the like category of this movie. While I loved the atmosphere, costumes, sets and performances, this is not a perfect film.
The pacing of the film seems off, the time frame should seem like a few months passed but it feels like a couple days. Also I wasn't a fan of orlocks design. The mustache to me was laughable, it looked like a janitors 13 year old push broom. Also keeping him in the dark was a great idea, the voice was awesome but when his look was revealed it just didn't add up on the fright factor.
I'd give it a 7.5. I will watch it again, but it's not a masterpiece like the witch. I think a lot of "online critics" are either paid off or given perks to praise movies. Oscar buzz and masterpiece is thrown around too much. Even worst movie ever is thrown around too much.
Well said. The pacing was just OFF
Oh my god THANK YOU. Lily Rose Deppotism clearly went to the Calculon school of acting. Over the top, melodramatic, ludicrous and artificial. Making stupid faces and doing contortions is no substitute for authenticity.
I give you props for going against the tide. I think there are other UA-camrs who make sure their opinions are in line with what their audience expects. You can see UA-camr 1 gives a thumbs up or thumbs down, then all the others fall in line.
People just love eggers, if he served them trash , they would never question it,, that's all.
Just saw it at the theater. My first thought was the film dragged around the second act. That was my major complaint. Secondary was that Orlock looked like Stock Zombie#1 with about the same personality.
I think I had too high of hopes for this film, being a fan of Eggers. If I didn't know it was him directing, I'd assume it was a promising up and comer making a mediocre horror film. I think empty is a good way of describing how this movie made me feel.
I know people will kill me but…Twilight was more entertaining.
Adam you're speaking truth! I wanted so much to love this movie, but I didn't. They let out ALL the tension and air out of this film when the Count and her meet in person... and nothing actually happens. It felt like a balloon got popped and anything that happened after that first meeting was pointless... we didn't need further convincing he was a vampire and going to kill everybody, but it's like the movie KEPT trying to hammer the point home that a vampire was in town. WE KNOW! Then the 3 night returning thing went on and on... it made no sense for this film, even if it's the source material for literature, in this movie it doesn't work for pacing. They never gave us a reason WHY she's so smitten with him at all.
That was one LONG three night span, especially since there was a triple homicide and time enough for a funeral (yet we're supposed to believe it all happened in one day?)
People are ACTUALLY slamming you for as "not knowing history" because you criticise the vampire's moustache ?? I can find you any number of paintings and wood cuttings depicting nobles from that region, FROM the 15th Century who were clean shaven. Yes, "Dracula" had a moustache in Stoker's novel, but if we're going all in on Stoker's vision, then WHY even bother calling the vampire "Orlok" instead of "Dracula" -- after all that's what Werner Herzog did with his 1979 version ~ LOL!
To me this movie just seems slow moving and like a drag. Maybe I will catch it on streaming, but again it just seems sluggish and really slow moving. See it at home maybe.
This is crazy to me. I wanna live in a world where everyone has different opinions, especially about a movie! I don't always have the same likes as dislikes as Adam, but that's fine....keep up the good work.
The original was more iconic. Superb production on the new one, doesn't mean being the best film ever. The ones who like it, over praise it. It's a really good movie. It's not the best genre movie of 2024, it's not even Egger's best film.
The story was not engaging, too many shadows, too much restrain.
Trying to use the book as a defense when this is a terrible adaptation and barely follows the plot of the novel is laughable, also Robert copied a lot from Werner Herzog's Noseferatu
So did he barely follow the plot or adapt it exactly? Make your mind, every dracula/nosferatu story follows the same plot
He totally copied it, and in an interview he claimed it was barely on his mind even though he loves it and saw it many times LOL.
@MsBox5 no shit he copied it. Its an adaptation of a movie that was an adaptation of the dracula novel. Its like saying every movie based on a book is bad because it "copies" the plot from the source material. Thats just how it works dude
I liked it, but it is my least favorite movie of his. I agree about Depp’s performance. The mustache was comical and I could stop seeing Nigel Thornberry, but I did enjoy his performance. Glad someone else is getting tired of Dafoe being the same guy, he’s slowly becoming Kevin Costner. I didn’t hate the ending, though a lot of that could be due to the SE in the scene. Other than I liked it, you made some well explained points. Good stuff 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I was really hoping for a reimagining of this film. I found the cinematography to be competent. The sets were captivating. And the film had me entertained until the scenes in the castle ended. Then it felt like a retelling of coppola's Dracula. The narrative unfolded very predictively and the ending left me unsatisfied. Like Adam, I found Niholas Hoult's performance wanting but I rather think it was the way the character was written. I kind of wished they gave that main role to Aaron Taylor- Johnson and as he has more emotional range. The gypsies were interesting and wish they added more to them in the story. And they should of further explored alchemy with Willem Dafoe character. I prefer the The Last Voyage of the Demeter over this film.
Where the hell does he bite people ? It surely is not the neck ! Oh wait, of course they've needed to show some boobies in the movie.
When Orlock was finally revealed the entire cinema broke out in laughter. That was my experience with the movie.
Oh and one guy in the audience said (a little louder) towards the end "Come on man now kill her so we are finally done with it !" And he got applause !
Btw: I am an absolute fan of Murnau's original Nosferatur, also of the Klaus Kinsky remake AND "Shadow of the Vampire" with Willem Dafoe, yes the same Willem Dafoe, playing Count Orlock.
I have to add that the audio and sound design of this movie is incredible.
Ps.: This post is a copy of a text i've already postet on "Adam Does Movies" other Nosferatu review.
The whole cinema broke out in laughter because of a moustache?
Were ya'll allowed to hang out in the McDonalds play area until the bus arrived or what? 😂
@@RDB93 No, because of how silly he looks.
I mean ... come on, he doesn't look scary, he looks just funny.
@@RDB93don't belittle people for disliking something you liked. Also if you have to write it, it's y'all not ya'll.
Finally someone who agrees that it’s bad
I wish people would understand that just liking a film doesnt mean its good. I like a bunch of movies that are objectively probably not great. Prometheus for example. Just because folks really really WANT to like something it doesnt mean it is.
The converse is also true. Maybe more true. Disliking a film doesn't make it bad. I fucking hate no country for old men. But it's still great.
There is very little about movie making that is objectivly good and you´re only saying this because you cant accept that many more poeple liked the movie than didnt. And euqally if we´re accepting your premise it can very easily be turned on it´s head, Your dislike for a movie doesnt make it bad.
Adam, whether we agree with you or not, love your videos!
Orlock looked like an undead version of Jim Carrey's Dr Robotnik with that stache lol. I did enjoy this movie, tho, and respect your review.
Spoiler Alert: NOSFERATU is just terrible...coming from someone who loves the 1922 Silent original, and the 1979 German version. The new one is completely dull and not scary.
lol bro how is the 1922 so much better?
@@yuttermulek4569 What do you mean? Nosferatu 1922 changed cinema forever. Over a century later, they're still making remakes of it. It's quality isn't in question.
This confirms what I’m reading and hearing about this movie. All atmosphere but boring, oversexed, lazy and pointless outside of the cinematography
Agree. If it was strictly atmosphere this would be a 10
Like the original and 1979 remake, I think the tone of the movie is the major deciding factor. I can’t complain if someone doesn’t like these films, but they put me in a place that I love being in while watching.
I can only recommend these if I fully set up what you should expect.
I really like the 1979 Herzog version and didn’t like this one (Eggers); so dull I don’t remember it after 6 days but Herzog’s still haunts me.
The beginning was decent. Went downhill into the second act and on….
I agree with you completely.
Went to see it because everyone was raving about it and it was a snooze fest. Beautiful photography but frustrating watch, performances were kind of funny at times, not scary at all (wasn’t it supposed to be?)… orlok looked like Jim Carey’s dr robotnik with that mustache… one of my friends actually fell asleep… also it got kind of disgusting after a while, I’m not a prude, but all the moaning, hornyness, etc got annoying really fast. And what’s up with the necrophilia?? It was SO unnecessary and it didn’t seem like logical for that character to do that, to me it seemed that they didn’t know what to do with his character.
Bwahaha I said that in my review, well on my comments section where I got attacked for not liking his mustaka