Review of Nosferatu (1922) by Ed Fucking H — 13 Feb 2011

A horror classic from the silent era, who's importance and influence are immeasurable. We've all read the story before, and seen countless film adaptations, so going over the stroy would be irrelevent.

For the most part this stays pretty true to Bram Stokers classic, but the second half strays pretty far away from the novel. I was glad to see a little more emphasis on what happened on the ship, that was sailing to Bremmen this time around.

The events of which are usually played down in other versions of the story. (Personally I found that section to be the creepiest in the book.) This imagining of Dracula takes on the look and demeanor of a Rat above all other things, and possibly acts as a metaphor for the plauge, which was initially spread by rats.

All in all very enoyable watch. The soundtrack was key and can usually make or break films from the silent era for me, which can either me totally engrossing, or painfully boring. I'm glad to say this one wasn't borin, though it did feel like it was dragging at times.

A must see for sure.