Nosferatu Movie Review - It Kinda Sucked

[@eradicatedpulse6896]

Any general casual reviewer: “this movie was long and boring”

[@rainnarcadia]

Thank GOD I’m not the only 1 who feels this way! Everyone is praising this thing and I’m like did we watch the same movie? I tried to love it so bad but it makes me realize how subjective movies are, just like music.

[@Rayyman]

@rainnarcadia i went in with no expectations but i did see in the last two months how this movie was so incredible and raised the bar and blah blah blah and it was ok

[@mightguy3118]

This is how I felt when I watched 2019 joker 😂 I was starting to think something was wrong with me because I genuinely couldn’t find anyone that didn’t love the movie

[@jurassicpark1fan920]

Enjoyment of all movies is always going to be subjective. I enjoy the Jurassic Park/Jurassic World franchise despite only the first movie being considered the only good movie. The quality of each of the sequels do differ but I enjoy them all to a different extent.

[@squidxlemay]

Agree 💯 with ya. What was with the virgin on the horse? How did that matter?

[@thecolinwalton]

I would say that if you don’t enjoy the 1922 original film or classic gothic horror films, you probably won’t like this one. I do enjoy them, and didn’t have an issue with the runtime or the pacing. Nosferatu is based on Dracula, and in the original novel he has a mustache

[@graham5990]

Yup just like in the novel he is described as looking like a rotting corpse hence the reason he looked the way he did. I though the movie was incredible and Eggers is amazing. Adam is just impossible to please. He just hates every movie that comes out. He makes a positive review on maybe 10% of the films he watches.

[@thecolinwalton]

@ completely agree with you on the film! But Adam does give a fair number of good reviews. He generally doesn’t like the ones that are perceived as more artistic though, and to be fair certainly not every “artsy” movie is good. But I do enjoy a good portion of his reviews even if I don’t always agree with him, especially on stuff like Nosferatu.

[@graham5990]

@@thecolinwalton Yeah that is why I'm subbed. Even when I disagree he still makes his reviews extremely entertaining.

[@TPJTS]

I like the original noseferatu and novel and hated this movie

[@thecolinwalton]

@ Yeah, I don’t think you’re necessarily going to like it if you do like those things, just that you probably shouldn’t even bother trying to watch it if you don’t.

[@AverageJoe483]

I saw this on Christmas Day. I haven’t been to the theaters in 5 years. I love this director and the Witch. So to say my expectations were high is an understatement. I left disappointed! BUT, I will say the film isn’t “forgettable” I have been thinking of the movie since I saw it. So I actually like it a bit more just for the fact it is a film that sticks with you .

[@rrabbitt1389]

My girl and I liked it. But yes I will admit there were times when I was wondering when it was gonna be over and I caught myself remembering the Last Voyage movie haha

[@sahrajones731]

When it was just Nicholas Hoult on his side quest, I loved it. Everything else was meh and Willem Defoe spelling out the ending is where it totally lost me. Also, the rats in Indiana Jones were terrifying - these rats were cutie patouties.

[@kylerfisher5254]

Thomas’ side quest was my favorite part as a well, but after Orlok crash lands everything goes downhill for me. Hated the ending!

[@jarlsunshot5542]

I’m just gonna say….Dracula has been around since 1930. If you didn’t have an inkling as to how this movie was gonna end that’s fine, but to act like you’re mad you could predict the ending of a film that is a direct rendition of a 100 year old story….i think maybe you went to the wrong film for you.

[@kylerfisher5254]

@@jarlsunshot5542 I just didn’t really care for how it was portrayed, not necessarily the ending itself. A lot of it comes down to Orlok’s design and LRD’s acting, which unfortunately I was not very fond of.

[@BlackTerror]

I would have said you were wrong that the movie dragged watching the first half but, once Nosferatu got off the boat it was a turtle crawl to the end of the movie.

[@jarlsunshot5542]

What? Thats literally the turning point when the action ramps UP. The plague causes mass pandemonium, literal children die on screen, Nosferatu perpetually keeps the tension building via his presence in the town, not to mention the cinematography is impossible not to adore even purely from stylistic standpoint. I can’t even fathom that we saw the same film.

[@joshuakuester2633]

@@jarlsunshot5542personally I thought the “You have three days” schtick swept the winds out of the sails of the film. The scenes with Ellen’s friend and the crazed zealot added almost nothing to the story and only padded the length out of an already stuffed film. If about 20 minutes were cut from the movie it would have been so much better in my opinion.

[@BlackTerror]

@@jarlsunshot5542 I think we did watch a different movie. I thought the movie was about the pitfalls and desperation you face being a real estate agent. 🤔

[@linphillips8331]

I was actually anticipating seeing this movie on Christmas Day, but I paid attention to the less than complimentary reviews and remembered that I didn't care for The Northman, so I decided to not waste my money. Too bad.

[@art23428]

Cool story bro 😂

[@robcarter2086]

Edgy take. I could be wrong but I assumed Orloks character design was inspired by Vlad The Impaler which is a lot cooler than the typical pale guy w/ a widows peak trope. The guy is quite literally a walking corpse too which explains drawing a ton of air before speaking. But to each their own

[@mrjdgibbs]

I completely agree. Dead guy from 700 years ago actually looks like dead guy from 700 years ago and this guy's like "Boyar core is so 70's coded... Not cool enough". Guy talks slow as if he's just learning modern English after being a dead Romanian for 700 years and here we are with "he talks too slow, like what are you some kind of foreigner?" This guy's imagination is critically limited.

[@bestevaar7195]

His design is exactly how it is described in the novel

[@emptyblank099a]

It made no sense for him to have a mustache like that he was a wild animal, when did he have time to groom? Terrible.

[@mrjdgibbs]

@@emptyblank099a I don't think he grooms. I think that's just what he looked like when he died.

[@jaycounterfeit9756]

Your hair and nails still grow when your dead

[@bryandavismoviefan]

I was SO excited for this movie and was SO disappointed with it. I have never seen a movie by a director of this caliber where there is essentially no origin story (Ellen & Orlock) and there is essentially no ending (I'll leave that out for spoiler review). Beautifully shot movie but the storyline is non-existent. I have no idea why so many reviewers are gushing over this movie as being truly great. Love this honest review!

[@AdamDoesMovies]

The Northman was a favorite of mine a couple years back and I thought for sure this would make my top 10 for 2024. Wow was I wrong! What a shame.

[@s3.14dervision]

Same here!!

[@Luchiville]

This is a remake of the 1922 film... and has more of an origin story and ending than the original

[@bryandavismoviefan]

@@AdamDoesMovies me too! I've been waiting months! Idk if it was on Oppenheimer or killers of the flower moon level for me but I was genuinely excited. And as it went on longer the more I realized there was less and less time this movie would turn around and be great. Missed opportunity in my opinion. I thought your review was spot on.

[@andrabook8758]

I am feeling SOOO validated by these bad reviews! hehe😈😈😈😈😈😈😈

[@jurassicpark1fan920]

I'm personally a fan of slow pace gothic vampire films so I'll probably like this adaptation of Nosferatu. Dracula in the book had a mustache so I'm glad this film incorporated it.

[@thomasbaxter1371]

I seem to remember a totally dunderheaded take on Godzilla Minus One on this site. No change here then.

[@AdamDoesMovies]

and yet, here you are still. Just don't watch me.

[@ALK730]

I’m tired of all the nepo babies. Sorry I’m sure there are lots of people who love lily rose depp but I find her mediocre. Sigh. Yes Blade and the last voyage of the Demeter were better.

[@ariescustom]

Feck off with the "nepo baby" nonsense. Jeff Bridges is a "nepo baby". So is Michael Douglas. You hate them too? Sheesh. 🥱

[@stevemuzak8526]

She was amazing in this movie.

[@ALK730]

@ you are entitled to your opinion as am I. I think she is over rated.

[@stevemuzak8526]

@@ALK730 She's underrated.

[@alejandromolinac]

Child….. sorry to break this to you….. BUT EVERY INDUSTRY networks with family members….. are you 10?

[@anubusx]

Willlem Dafoe went from playing him to hunting him.

[@ianobrien3248]

That's one of the better versions too. Other than Abbot and Costello lol

[@stevenlovell2229]

Well your half right he played the actor who played count orlok its the same as sayjng ben affleck played superman but really ben was playing goerge reeves who plays superman

[@micmorgan84]

@@stevenlovell2229well technically he was an actual vampire playing a vampire.

[@setlik3gaming80]

And Godzilla Minus one was a... bad movie?

[@louisebrooks1571]

Preach! I saw this on Christmas day. I was so excited. I totally agree about the cinematography, amazing. But the way the performances were delivered totally took me out. My theater had many moments of laughter, that were not a fit with what was happening. I felt like I was watching a high school play, the actors were so over the top, total THEATER!!! And I like my slow burn artsy movies, Anora anyone? But this. I had no connection with the characters, and it felt like in most scenes they were screaming, crying, snotting and spitting. Such a disappointment. And one of the child actors was so annoying. No spoilers but one part definitely made me smile. Your review, from my perspective, is spot on. Oh, yest to the stache. OMG poor Skagaarsd.

[@theworld5937]

It was okay. Not as good as Bram Stoker's Dracula. That is a masterpiece despite Keanu. This was okay. Pacing issues mainly. And ending.

[@drewchase6577]

Right, I kept thinking about Bram Stoker's Dracula

[@micmorgan84]

@@drewchase6577some things I liked better in this film some I liked better in Dracula. Like the dread he feels when he’s into the castle was more effective. In Dracula Jonathan just sees all this weird shit and is just like “okay”

[@jurassicpark1fan920]

The 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula should have been called Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula. It's a very overindulgent film. That film, while being the second most faithful adaptation of the Dracula novel, still deviates from the novel in big ways. Particularly with Dracula being portrayed as a sympathetic monster and the Dracula/Mina romance being added for the Coppola film. The most faithful adaptation of the novel is the British made-for-television film Count Dracula which was released in 1977.

[@micmorgan84]

@ yeah I didn’t like the part where she actually falls for him. I think it was done to make him seem less of a monster but I gave me the opposite effect it just made her character more of a villain to me. By the end I just wanted them both to die.

[@davidr8389]

You aren't wrong. This was a slow movie that just dragged.

[@BloodeeJacob]

The style doesn’t register the same with everyone unfortunately. For me and my wife it was full of thought in both its atmosphere and writing.

[@kincaiddavidia7211]

Yeah unlike the lighthouse and northmen and the witch........slow and boring is how he likes to make his movies duh

[@NicoleLNC75]

Thank you for your honest opinion. Critics are gushing about this movie and I was just bored watching it. It looks pretty but it’s not entertaining and the story is very weak.

[@ruckus1382]

Last Voyage was underrated in my opinion. I really enjoyed it, although they could’ve shaved off 10-15 minutes.

[@kayin30]

Super underrated. Really liked it.

[@jurassicpark1fan920]

It's not a great movie but it's certainly not terrible either.

[@kylerfisher5254]

As usual, “profound and artsy” folks have to immediately think you have zero taste in movies if you don’t like a modern “classic”. You make a lot of great points, this movie was a long LONG story that was told at a slow pace, but also looked great at the same time. All respect to Bill, but this role was not it. Hated his dialogue and look.

[@calfowler6838]

This movie was horrible..it ruined my Christmas date night

[@mightguy3118]

😭

[@chrisjherman]

I'll have to agree to disagree. I really enjoyed the film. The performances, production design and music all came together to create an extremely atmospheric gothic horror film that really worked for me. I am a big fan of Robert Eggers as a director, and I've enjoyed his work since he first started with The Witch. If you want to watch a very different vampire film, I recommend Near Dark. Kathryn Bigelow's 80s neo-western vampire film is finger licking good!

[@88detour]

I haven't seen Near Dark in years. Jenette Goldstein was hot in that movie as the mother vampire. I forget that Katherine Bigelow directed it.

[@Shadowfan.24]

I agree.

[@chrisjherman]

@@88detour It holds up really well! I really wish Kathryn Bigelow would direct a horror film or some genre stuff again.

[@chrisjherman]

@Shadowfan.24 Thanks!

[@Xanadu2025]

There was really no suspense. The vampire was too weak a villain to create any sense of peril. And the plot holes were many and large. PS there is no major vein in the anterior chest wall from which to draw blood. The neck holds the internal jugular vein, which is why most blood suckers go for it with alacrity.

[@micmorgan84]

I didn’t get the chest biting thing

[@MasonGrant0704]

Dracula from 1992 with Gary Oldman was awesome and it still blows my nips off. I haven't watched this movie yet; Eggers is hit and miss for me so far. I love The Witch.

[@MarioHxc89]

I think you’ll dig it

[@mrjdgibbs]

Nosferatu is a very specific type of horror that you either like or don't like. If you like it then you'll enjoy this. If not then you're this guy. It's pretty weird to be surprised by it though. It is exactly as advertised.

[@ShareYourJoy]

Alright you rock! Love your rants! We watch 7 different reviewrs, have for years, and you have become our favorite! Your enthusiastic, sarcastic, wonderfully cinical and very animated! You make very knowledgeable cinema references and you have genuinely influenced weather or not we go see a film in theaters! Keep EVERYTHING up. You never cross the line of acting like you don't enjoy reviewing movies. Good or bad, you still act like you enjoy breaking them down and at times, ripping them apart! The nosferatu being asked to the sadie hawkens dance, awesomely creative!!! Your just fun to watch!!!

[@primalplasma]

That first scene with Nosferatu talking to Nicholas Hoult’s character was so strange. You couldn’t really see his face, though you sort of could (???). It was really off-putting. I couldn’t tell if it was an intentional cinematography decision or if there was an issue with the projector’s lighting. And honestly, that initial interaction between Hoult and Nosferatu was the best part of the entire film. I’m really discouraged by how other critics are flat-out lying about this movie. Like Adam says, it’s because they’re afraid to speak the truth. They’re no better than the cowardly townspeople of Wisborg.

[@stuartbluefield769]

Yeah, he doesn't reveal the face all at once for a reason. It heightens to anticipation. Brilliant.

[@primalplasma]

​@@stuartbluefield769 I understand that’s what they were going for, but it didn’t have that effect on me. That shot dragged on too long. I could only see the curve of his lower face, and his thick accent made it hard to catch every word he was saying. Those factors combined made that scene very frustrating for me. That said, the entire sequence when Hutter meets Count Orlok was the best part of the film for me. I ended up walking out at the beginning of the plague and rat infestation, believe it or not, because I was growing tired of the endless possessed dreams and waiting for something substantial to happen. I think if Orlok’s actual arrival had been pushed up by about half an hour, the movie might have held my interest. But all that build-up and fear for a villain who ended up feeling underwhelming was just too much for me to stay invested.

[@MrNew122]

Many people walked out at my movie theater.

[@MattAndPock-uk7tz]

if i had known he wouldn't be flickering the lights I'd walk out too.

[@chrissgchriss]

I like the way you are not hypnotized by their marketing. I do get the feeling most critics will say this is a masterpiece, just because that is what is expected.

[@phillybul30]

So yet another movie overhyped by reviews as the best thing since sliced bread that is actually not that great. Big surprise

[@THEremiXFACTOR]

See also Longlegs and The Substance.

[@MasonGrant0704]

@@THEremiXFACTOR I hated Longlegs.

[@BloodeeJacob]

@phillybull30 or it’s like people like or don’t like different things.

[@Deadgod91]

@@THEremiXFACTOR Longlegs was ultra slow movie. Totally overhyped by critics and terminally online audience who seem to love falling asleep to movies.

[@nevskislake]

I am so glad to hear from a critic that was underwhelmed by this film. Everyone else, except for the folks at Breakfast All Day, have been calling it a masterpiece. I just found it bland and forgettable. Herzog and Murnau set the bar high, and Eggers did not deliver. The best thing I can say about this film is that Dafoe and Ineson were fun to watch together. In terms of the possession storyline, Rose Depp vs Adjani, not even a contest. I have not watched Idol, so maybe Lily Rose Depp has some acting chops, but she has got nothing on Adjani. Not even close.

[@jmacc34]

Agree completely, king. I thought it was mid. No idea what everyone else is smoking on RT. Hopefully more people find your channel when you submit your review over there!

[@tueferbenz7492]

Eggers takes 40 more minutes than Murneau to tell pretty much the same story.

[@obviouspresmaga]

I was hugely disappointed with this film. I wasn't the only one as there were loud audible complaints and groans from everyone when the film was over.

[@BloodeeJacob]

Yeah it wasn’t made as a general crowd pleaser kinda horror so that isn’t surprising.

[@JazziG59]

What the heck was up with that ending?

[@BloodeeJacob]

@@JazziG59made him vulnerable enough that he could actually be caught in the sun.

[@Aria-Invictus]

Nosferatu pros: Set design, lighting, camera work, costumes, acting and makeup. Nosferatu cons: Depressing mood, orlocks mustache, and ending Nosferatu meh: Direction, writing, and sound.

[@Paigeeee12345]

I’ve never in my life seen so many people asleep in the theater

[@stuartbluefield769]

So you went with a bunch of stoners. They missed a great movie.

[@asher14ful]

My husband slept for about half an hour. Didn’t even bother waking him up since he didn’t miss anything 😂

[@michaels2502]

I liked it. From a “film making” perspective, it was gorgeously shot and the sound was beautiful. Acting was top notch. Storywise… too many characters and the important characters didn’t get enough screen time. Half of Aaron Taylor Johnson’s scenes should have been Hoult’s and we needed at least a couple scenes of Lily Rose Depp normal and likable before the body thrashing.

[@hezixiao]

Thank you for speaking the truth so I know I'm not crazy for hating this movie! It started okay but went down the tubes starting from when Dafoe showed up. I looked at my watch countless times until it was over.

[@mschoy1597]

I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE. Aside from costumes, cinematography, set design, the score (music), the STORY is dry and boring.

[@LateCambrian]

Just saw it, I agree that the length and ponderous self importance of the filmmaking isn't supported by how thin the story is.

[@orlandoalessandrini2505]

Thanks, you summed up my sentiment perfectly.

[@mattMBSC99]

Totally agree. I walked out after 50 minutes. Boring as hell

[@ScottSullivanTV]

Boring? You're crazy!

[@MiloDC]

I fell asleep. The couple next to me walked out about halfway through. Boring and not scary. Auteur trash.

[@mattMBSC99]

@@ScottSullivanTV am I crazy? Have you read the other comments? Seems like a lot of people feel the same way

[@kayin30]

You got yourself a thumbs up. This movie was balls and it seems like every other you've reviewer I watch says it's great. Damn it, it was bad. Actively bad. Aggressively bad. And boring. So boring. And a bit pretentious..... Holy wow.

[@shaneblackburn8910]

Im not surprised. I always thought Robert Eggers movies are overhyped and overrated. The Witch was boring as hell. The Lighthouse was an artsy pretentious slog fest. Just my opinion.

[@Talkinnerdy1]

Finally, someone who saw the same movie I did!!

[@CineFanatique]

My take away was it is high camp masquerading as high art . It’s so very British it’s so very serious it’s so very ridiculous . It’s like Eggars was desperate to make a Merchant-Ivory film but in his style .

[@indauroleal7953]

Exactly. A sexed up Jane Austen

[@shinobi3673]

Eggars...with a hard "R"

[@uncklebuckle6859]

YES! Thank you! “High camp as high art” sums it up perfectly!

[@Airjet2582]

Don’t forget the movie is set in Germany and somehow Germans in 1800’s perfected acting so British its like Anglophile swept the country.😂

[@alexmurphy8576]

Thought it was hilarious how Willem Dafoe tells Thomas "Hey bro i know i tricked you but you gotta trust your wife with the ugly duckling." 5 minutes later: "Damn bro, i guess she really let wrinkles hit it raw." 😔 Comically awful

[@micmorgan84]

That’s not what he said

[@alexmurphy8576]

@micmorgan84 that's not verbatim but go watch the movie, that's what he says.

[@micmorgan84]

@ I saw it. His whole conversation with her as she walks him to the door was that she would have to submit to him in order to destroy him. He saying it up to her to destroy the evil by giving her blood. You obviously were asleep.

[@alexmurphy8576]

@micmorgan84 Dawg listen, Thomas and Willem Dafoes character show up to end Nosferatu but his minion is in the sarcophogaus... The very next scene it's shown that Willem Dafoes character tricked Thomas into separating from Ellen, which pisses him off and sets him on a race back to their home. After Nosferatu dies in her bed, Thomas kneels down and Willem Dafoe puts his hand on his back and he says he didnt know she was gonna open her legs to save the world or whatever garbage he says, all I remember is it was obnoxious writing.

[@micmorgan84]

@ definitely didn’t say that 😂

[@Icarus11000]

I have to respectfully disagree. I found a lot of the performances great, Bill as Count Orlock was great (although it did take me a moment to adjust to the stache) and this ended up being one of my favorite movies of 2024

[@AdamDoesMovies]

Glad you enjoyed it. I very much wanted to.

[@jmsparger4339]

For those who appreciate being faithful to the source material... That would be the mustache..😁 He's a 13th century Wallachian noble...so....

[@EzeICE]

Exactly 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bblas5199]

Bro is hilarious, love this channel 😅 most fun movie reviews on YT, and saves people so much money and time that would be wasted on Hollywood 🙌

[@Michelle-e3i6v]

This review is spot on and hilarious

[@primalplasma]

You nailed it! Everything about this movie is fine except for the story. What a corny film! I walked out after an hour and a half in a crowded theater. It felt like watching a 1920s movie that had been remastered, like an old PS4 game. What might have been scary in the 1920s just doesn’t work in 2024. Nice try, though. Adam, you’re now the best and most honest movie reviewer on KZbin. I’m 100% sure most other reviewers didn’t like it either, but they’re too afraid to say so. Thanks for saving people money, Adam!

[@EzeICE]

I don't think it was meant to be scary per se. It's more tragic than anything.

[@AndNowThis..]

You need to change your KZbin name to “Adam Ruins another one”, everyone was pumping this movie up and then you come by and say, “Not so fast” and pops the balloon. 😂 I was hoping it was going to be good but I had my doubts. “It’s Not Marvel, Adam!!!” 😅

[@MinecraftWorld1954]

All I have to say is: If you hated this movie. DO NOT EXPERIENCE ANY OTHER DRACULA OR VAMPIRE RELATED MEDIA BESIDES THE HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA AND TWILIGHT MOVIES!!! And yes, that includes both the original Nosferatu from 1922, and the original Dracula book. I say this as someone who loves the original Dracula book, so you can probably guess how I felt about the movie.

[@MsBox5]

LOL thank you so much for this review. I found this film really ridiculous and hilarious at times, and I'm a fan of the original and the Werner Herzog film (which is the best in my opinion). I wonder how many people can confidently say this version is better than the other two, with all the praise it's getting. ;)

[@princez413]

Saw it today. It wasn't very good. Adam nailed it.

[@DaSakShow]

This is why I trust you over jemery jahns who made it the best film of 2024

[@visitorzeta1669]

I'm glad you mentioned The Great. I love that show and don't hear enough people talking about it.

[@AdamDoesMovies]

I am bummed they cancelled it!

[@indauroleal7953]

I thought it was overstuffed and Eggers couldn't make up his mind between a faithful adaptation and a completely new reinvention. It should have settled for the psychodrama and get rid of the Nosferatu label. The dialogue is a jarring combination of Shakespeare and Jane Austen, and some transitions seemed forced. Still, there are some powerful moments in the film.

[@danield-h1j]

Amazing how every other youtuber will say that a movie is great just because it isnt woke, they will praise it! Thank god a normal person doing reviews

[@antilocust]

And the same reviewers who complain about endless remakes seem to give this a pass for no good reason

[@antilocust]

Thanks for the negative review. I couldn’t believe how awful Nosferatu was and I was shocked to see all the positive reviews.

[@ChatalbashReviews]

this review hurt my heart but its okay, I'll recover...eventually

[@AdamDoesMovies]

My heart was full going into the movie. I wish I could say the same afterwards. I understand your pain :(

[@m081113]

Quit saying "slow burn". Every one of these "reviewers" uses this term.

[@davidgold5047]

You do know the original vampire in Bram Stoker's novel has a mustache, right..?

[@festo512]

But not in most of the adaptations right?

[@davidgold5047]

@@festo512 No.. That's what makes this version cool & unique, IMO.

[@andrabook8758]

sounds like The Stache has him tho, lol 😅

[@antman9501]

yyeah, its was awful. his first three films were great. can't win them all!

[@sometimesfriendly9839]

I'm glad I have been warned. I was going to go see this movie based on the positive buzz it was getting a couple of places but one of my most hated experiences is being bored in a movie theater and having 10 minutes feel like an hour.

[@Getguti]

It’s like a 50 shades of grey Beauty and the beast lol this movie makes me like the last voyage of the Demeter a lot more now

[@bryanshields5571]

Totally agree with everything you said here! Always appreciate you to give a honest review when I feel other YT critics are afraid to. I was so bummed out because I had been looking forward to seeing this one since it was announced. The 4 showtimes at the theater I frequent the most in the Chicago suburbs were all sellouts. There was audible moans & groans throughout the movie and an audible sense of relief when the credits rolled at the end!!! BTW; the original look of Nosferatu is so iconic. How on Earth did everyone agree for the look of him in this???

[@Raine247]

This is an absolutely trash review. You're entitled to your opinion but you've misled people on how scenes play out to make a bad joke. Yeah, I just pretty much disagreed with everything you said

so Lily was playing a turkey ?

[@Arthurianism]

I’m a fan of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922) and Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu (1979). As you said, the cinematography, the sets, and the costumes were amazing. Some scenes were shot-for-shot homages to the original. However, some of the performances were overly melodramatic-not wholly unlike the style of silent film. Eggers went for easy gross-out scares when it came to scenes of graphic sex and graphic violence. The characterization was limited. Thomas Hutter’s character had limited agency (pun intended). It is a film dressed in 1922 does 1830, but the gender politics are very of the moment. Lily Rose Depp reminded me so much of her dad in this -as in his Barnabas Collins from Tim Burton’s Nosferatu. She was having fun and she could be scary, but her performance seemed fake to me. I thought Willem Dafoe was way over the top too. Add Aaron Taylor Johnson to that list too. I thought Nicholas Hoult and the actor who played Dr Sewers were solid. The biggest problem I have with this film is that for the moment, it taints how I see the 1922 film because it seems to fit so squarely into it. Yes, there is an authentic quality to the locations, but I don’t find much depth of meaning in this retelling. I wanted to like it more than I do.

[@Tdrums8]

YESSSS Finally a real review .Everyone saying its a masterpiece i did not like it ..First 25% of the movie was good after that terrible .Not one confrontation with the Vampire just let your wife die , dont do anything ...If i directed this id have you on the edge of your seat not sleeping in it .Happy Holidays Stay well

[@edsizhands5974]

I was laughing so much at your review of this lol 😂 Also I always appreciate that you give honest opinions and never get swayed by the majority unless it’s legitimately that good. Keep up the amazing and entertaining work! Love it!

[@M-113]

yeah what he said .. I thought it kind of sucked too .. Lily Rose Depp was so bad in this film it destroyed it for me the whole way threw watching it , it was a cringeworthy performance , to say she is an over actress is an understatement , I almost wanted to leave the theater ... the lighting was to dark and smoky at times .. having said that the vampire was very cool , and his death scene was cool .. the shots and sets were also cool .. this is for sure hands down my fourth favorite Eggers film .

[@caleb2002]

I took my brother to see this he fell asleep a few times. Boy i like robert eggers the vvitch but this movie was a dissapointment. Nosferatu was very slow paced the vampire didn't get enough screen time he didn't feel like a main character. Giving the vampire a small wig in a mustache didn't make him look scary at all.

[@krystofthepolishguytalksan310]

I mean he wasn’t main character. Thomas Hunter was.

[@antilocust]

@@krystofthepolishguytalksan310yes but Orlok’s presence is what the movie stands on. This version of the character had no presence whatsoever.

[@SeanKennyYT]

Typical Eggers. If you love his stuff, prolly love that film. If you find his stuff purposely boring as paint, Nosferatu is no different and definitely one to avoid. Wish I loved his work as much as everyone else does but I'm convinced that dude just isn't it for me

[@RyneLanders]

But Adam said he likes Eggers' works and praised The Witch. So just appreciating the director isn't a guarantee of liking this one. I did like it, and I haven't seen The Witch. I find the polarity of this movie very interesting, I didn't expect such a split in the reviews.

[@SeanKennyYT]

@@RyneLanders It's not a knock on whether or not he likes Eggers' I was just saying I think its more of the same, sorry. Lot of people are having a great time with this one but i'd expect just as many are going be miserable just like they were with his other movies. Very divisive director imo

[@RyneLanders]

@@SeanKennyYT yeah, I'm not saying it's a knock on Eggers or whether he likes them, I'm saying that maybe this movie is different from Eggers' other works so your opinion on his works may not be a good indicator of whether you'll like this one or not. It could be, but at least for the channel host, it wasn't.

[@SeanKennyYT]

@@RyneLanders gotcha, fair point

[@GooniesGirl]

So Ellen and Nos are basically in a season of Love Is Blind. She's all into him, ready to give over her soul until she sees him in the flesh. 😂

[@coltonpiper6156]

Well the majority of people think this is disappointing. So I will probably skip this one.

[@Buffy83190]

Man still wants some even if a woman is possessed...sounds accurate

[@88detour]

Robert Eggers is an expressionist director. His movies are mostly visuals attached to semi competent stories. The Northman was his most mainstream and story driven movie before Nosferatu and it was still lacking narratively. There are a lot of critics that have Nosferatu on their top ten list. But it doesn't surprise me that a few critics find it devoid of substance.

[@synical13]

Then he's a good cinematographer masquerading as a director. He should either stay in his lane and work with someone to make up for his weaknesses or improve his craft and become a well-rounded director and cinematographer.

[@88detour]

@synical13 No, he's not a good writer. He needs to get out of his head for a bit and work with good story tellers. Even the greats like Scorsese and Spielberg work with talented writers.

[@warpathh]

Nosferatu is one of the best art house films I’ve seen in a while… If you think it was boring or slow, I’d recommend you avoid movies like Stalker and any movie from Bella Tarr.

[@broghad8241]

Now would anybody that actually has a life watch those boring ass pretentious films?

[@warpathh]

@ you sound like a special person…

[@antilocust]

Comparing Nosferatu to Tarkovsky and Bela Tarr is ridiculous

[@shinobi3673]

Thanks...for helping me save 2 hours of my life!

[@robd9710]

Thank you for the truth. This was not good and people get really ugly when you say it. It really sucked! Aaron Taylor Johnson stuck out in a poor way. This was a filmmaker’s film and technically smart but had no heart for entertaining. Disappointing

[@PamelaJ-b1p]

It was beautiful and atmospheric, but the storytelling was totally lacking. I thought the portrayal of Count Orlock was simply awful; the wheezing was really distracting and annoying. He was unintentionally funny at times. Willem Dafoe seemed to belong in a different movie. You really don't feel a connection to any of the characters. I left the movie mystified at the stellar reviews that are claiming this is a "masterpiece".

[@BamaShanks]

Worst movie I have seen in a long time. The performances and cinematography were great, but the pacing and writing was horrible.

[@EDDIETRUJILLO-q8p]

This director sure loves remaking already great films.

[@jackhackett80]

His other 3 are remakes?

[@f4gsforpele]

@@jackhackett80they’re not lol

[@EDDIETRUJILLO-q8p]

@@jackhackett80 The lighthouse is a remake. If you have a handful of films and two are remakes, invest in script writers. Go to the library millions of books.

[@jackhackett80]

@@EDDIETRUJILLO-q8p which film is a remade from?

[@TheGreatestVoice1958]

@@EDDIETRUJILLO-q8p The Lighthouse isn't a remake you fool.

[@walkerbolton2076]

If I made a video like this, I would turn my comments off. Lots of people are very stupid and they’ll get mad at you for not enjoying NOSFERATU. I’m looking forward to it

[@TheJuRK]

Have you ever seen Shadow of the Vampire? Willem DaFoe actually plays Nosferatu in that movie! And he got an Oscar nomination out of it! John Malkovich plays F.W.Murnau, the director of the 1922 German Nosferatu. It's a funny take on the making of the original movie.

[@SparkleFilms]

Thanks for the honest review! I was on the fence about seeing it, but then I considered it more when people said it was one of the best of the year. It sounds like it might be a bit overhyped.

[@codydelong1392]

Dude cannot agree more! So disappointed in this one

[@Chicago48]

I just saw the movie, didn't see the last 10 minutes because I had enough. But it was fun sometimes, in fact I laughed a lot at some of scenes. Willem Dafoe saved the movie. Give him an award.

[@davidlambrechts1984]

A shame that people who know nothing about film, think that they should spit out stupid opinies!! Go watch the little mermaid🤩

[@amandamacklin1396]

All I hear are great reviews on this movie. I didn’t like Lilly Nepo baby in the lead. She was a huff and puff orgasmic joke! I could see her doing a support role. It all seems thrown together trying hard to be Francis F Coppola’s Dracula 🧛‍♀️ but it’s not!!

[@antilocust]

Lily Rose Depp wasn’t convincing from her first scene. Every second of screen time she had felt like I was watching someone acting.

[@alejandromolinac]

Omg…. You read Nepo on the internet…. So you repeat nepo on the internet

[@seanrobertson3462]

So Lily Depp and Blue Ivy got there roles in big holiday blockbusters based on their “incredible acting skills” not their super famous, super rich parents with lots of influence and industry friends….riiiight. That is the definition of nepotism.

[@amyceleste7446]

Bro review 🙄

[@volladolll]

Just left and had to find an honest review immediately.

[@III-zy5jf]

Genuine review! For me, it has one short plot, and when the story branches off a little, Thomas or Ellen wakes up from their nightmare and we walk back to that main plot. That gets old quickly. Every character has one note to play, e.g. Ellen is always distressed. I think it is no straight-to-streaming movie but neither is it an epic. I was bored twenty minutes in, then moreso an hour in.

[@HazeyCazeyTv]

I never watch horror outside of October, but I was planning to see this movie this week. Saved me a few bucks!

[@hankhill5409]

You're literally the only movie reviewer I follow any more. If I want an opinion on a film before I see it, I always check your channel.

[@B.Davis1]

The preview alone was hard to get through

[@unknownkemist]

Hey Adam. Big fan. Me and the wife saw this yesterday and agree with your assessment. I'd give it a 4/10. Couldn't help but compare it to the much better Bram Stokers Dracula. The design of Nosferatu was not great also. The mustache. And I don't think we saw a single fang in the movie. Good review! -D.

[@krystofthepolishguytalksan310]

Bram Stoker’s Dracula… for my taste they made Dracula too sympathetic…