Review of Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) by Caleb M — 23 Jun 2008

I don't know where the 2+ hour version is because my DVD was only 107 minutes long, but if I see the longer version I might pick it up. Kinski is excellent as Dracula and his makeup is great. When I was buying the Kinski/Herzog DVD set a man came up to me and told me "you've never seen a vampire like Kinski. he's like a rat." or something along those lines, and he was right. Kinski looks like a cross between a rat and a human, and he acts like a cross between the two as well. The ending was very interesting, from Dracula and Lucy's night together to when we realize what Jonathan has become.

My favorite moments were when Dracula creeps up on Jonathan, with those long fingers curving downward! And the slow motion shots of the flying bat. For some reason those shots captivated me.