Review of Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) by Greg W — 29 Mar 2015
Way too pretentious and lazy for my blood. I see what Herzog was going for, and I think he succeeded, but it's not the kind of thing that impresses me. Also, I liked the over-the-top performance from Isabelle Adjani in the movie Possession, but here I found it a little irritating.
Kinski did a good job as the vampyre. Max Schreck was creepier, but Kinski is his usual unusual self. I swear that guy could host Sesame Street dressed as a yellow happy face and holding a box of muffins and he'd still make me feel uncomfortable in my own skin.
The thing I like most about his performance is the way he moves. Where every other vampire is a man with supernatural powers, this Count Dracula does seem like he's more vampire bat than vampire-human.
If people didn't keep saying that his skin feels cold I wouldn't have even thought he was undead, even though that's kind of necessary for the vampyre mythos.
This review of Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) was written by Greg W on 29 Mar 2015.
Nosferatu the Vampyre has generally received very positive reviews.
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