Review of Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) by Kevin R — 02 Dec 2009
This movie does not quite deserve my 100% rating but I can't give it 99% so I round up.
A remake of the best Vampire movie ever and this is a well done remake, lovingly crafted but a little long and a little dry. Still Kinski gives a great (very restrained for him) performance and Herzog creates a dreamlike and heavily atmospheric film.
I haven't seen this in a while and need to rewatch it, usually I do so before writing a RT review but this fim is one which I know well enough I don't have to. All I can really say is it was a little long but it doesn't lose points for that. Between this and the original I would watch the original because this feels like a movie, the original feels authentic though and thus inspired Shadow of the Vampire which itself is a fine fine movie I DO need to rewatch and review.
This is not my favourite Herzog film, I haven't seen many of his films but this isn't my fave - All the ones I have seen score 100% though, this as said above is a 99%er rounded up.
This review of Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) was written by Kevin R on 02 Dec 2009.
Nosferatu the Vampyre has generally received very positive reviews.
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