12/28/2024
Synopsis: An executor it’s sent to arrange the purchase of a home for a mysterious, foreign count.
The Good: This is how you make a fucking horror movie. Top marks as a remake for understanding mostly what to keep and what to leave behind from the original. For capturing the dark, horrific, erotic, upsetting vibe that it must have carried 100 years ago. Brilliance. It’s truly a piece of art that is just a little bit (a lot) unsettling.
The Bad: Chance are, if you think of Nosferatu, you think of one thing in particular. Omitting that specific feature seemed like a strange choice. But we do get vampire dick, I suppose.
Best Line: Professor, my dreams grow darker… tell me, does evil come from within us? Or beyond?’
Fun Fact: The exteriors of Orlok’s castle were filmed at Hunedoara Castle, also known as Corvin Castle, a Romanian castle located in Transylvania and one of the largest medieval castles extant in Europe. What’s more, it’s the castle where Vlad Dracula was briefly imprisoned.
Verdict:
Technical: 9
Entertainment Value: 8.5
Genre Rating: 8.9
IMDb Score: 7.6
Total: 8.75
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