Vampire Reviews: Shadow of the Vampire

[@kyoyameganebereznoff]

Just the fact that this movie reimagines Nosferatu as a snuff film is enough to freak me out.

[@akungoogle9631]

@kyoyameganebereznoff Nosferatu (2024), Bill Skarsgard.

[@RobertoLorenzPianist]

"Unlike live theatre which exists only in the moment a film is functionally immortal from the instant it's captured. But it is also dead when you watch it." Beautifully said!

[@akungoogle9631]

@RobertoLorenzPianist Nosferatu (2024), Bill Skarsgard.

[@vicenteortegarubilar9418]

The analogy between vampires and cinema is amazing. Probably one of the best videos I have watched from this channel. Truly Wonderful.

[@mst3KGf]

Favorite bit is still this one: "I don't think we need the writer any longer." "I don't expect you to understand and I am loathe to admit it myself, but the writer IS necessary."

[@akungoogle9631]

@mst3KGf Nosferatu (2024), Bill Skarsgard.

[@gnrl_mayhem]

3 minutes in: love the Nicolas Cage impression - very accurate

[@1andonlyzara]

And hilarious. I can’t stop laughing. lol

[@jonsnor4313]

Reminds me of the colleghumor video nicolas cages agent.

[@robmoore8909]

It was while watching this review that I realized something: Maven isn’t the only one doing an impression of Cage. So is DaFoe when he unfolds the chair for the actress. 😆

[@wstine79]

"I can't believe you killed my photographer. Why not the script girl?"

[@Crowvamp1979]

"I'll eat her later!"

[@greatslavia9662]

"I'll kill her later"

[@zachsutton6195]

The script girl..I will eat her later

[@akungoogle9631]

@wstine79 Nosferatu (2024), Bill Skarsgard.

[@AutobotChick25]

“I have become a monster!” So cheerful and adorable! I love the insight you bring into these videos and the drama and personality you infuse them with. Also, that lipstick is on point.

[@FaeQueenCory]

They should have just brought him his salad dressing on the side.

[@LindsayEllisVids]

Deep down he just needed to talk to the manager.

[@gollum1ring]

I love that the youtube algorithm queued up your What We Do In The Shadows review next. Vampires aside, these two films COULD. NOT. BE. MORE. DIFFERENT. And I love them both.

[@claudialomeli4048]

The whole camera sucking the life out of actors is an interestig play on the superstition of cameras literally stealing souls. Is a shame the movie didn't include the Bram Stoker suit thing, the crazy director reaction would have been priceless.

[@VengeanceN7]

That could've have been great as prologue. Murnau gets the news he is refused the film rights, after offering the better deal for Stokers widow simply because he wanted to make the movie so bad. Widow Stoker could also belittle Murnau for Germany's loss during the first world war. He thus changes some names and details but as he looks for a way to one up Stoker's book in his mania discovers Orlock and regains enough sanity to make his bargain with the real vampire.

[@eddiereedbigband1]

Miss Hansen, your set design, costume, hair and makeup, deeply insightful commentary, and personal beauty are all delectably over the top. Thank you, SUCH FUN !

[@dylanlewis3038]

I haven’t seen this movie since I was 5 years old, when my parents rented on VHS. My memory of it comes from asking my dad if people in black and white movies saw things in black and white. I’ll have to watch this again.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

There was a super weird subplot that was written (but not filmed tho I could be wrong) and cut where a woman murnau is shtooping is the woman who turned and abandoned orlock hundreds of years previously. It was supposed to end w/ her turning murnau or something. Glad they cut it tbh.

[@tintinaus]

When describing Malkovich's character I immediately thought of Fritz Lang, director of Metropolis.

[@cpasta517]

Ever so often I go through Maven's channel and re-binge her videos all over again and I'm convinced she hasn't aged a day since video number one .... I wonder .... 🤔 💭 🧛🏻‍♀️ 💭 😳

[@dRite978]

Thank you so much for this review. I remember seeing Dafoe up for the academy award at the show and him in makeup was burned into my memory. I never knew what the film was until seeing this video. I just watched it for the first time tonight and it’s now my favorite horror film and my 5th favorite film of all time You’re doing the Eternal Night’s work, Madame Maven 🧛‍♀️ ❤

[@Harryeaster]

One of your best videos yet. And I was more amused about the "Gorgon-eye" part than I should be^^.

[@duantorruellas716]

It is necessary for the last frame to remind us of the inadequises of our plan , our contingencies , The missed train , the failed picnics , every lie to a child... Die you moongazer, blasphemer , monkey of prehistory..... Malkovich is incredible. His classical training style and period prowess makes him one on my favorite actors .

[@1serious0mfr]

its funny how Wil is like 5 foot 7 compared to the original actor being something like 6 foot 3 lol

[@LuLu-Sil]

I love just how delighted you look in the last frame 🖤🌌

[@caiopatric]

Hi vampire mom.

[@aubreyackermann8432]

I thought she was our cool aunt?

[@caiopatric]

@@aubreyackermann8432 i mean, its a big family, she can't be everybody's mom. so cool aunt applies too.

[@waynezimmerman1950]

Great reviews, Maven. I'm happy to see you getting the most out of your immortal existence. I'm hoping that in discussing the merits of beauty vs the beast in our favorite bloodsuckers, you might talk about the 1972 TV movie: The Night Stalker, where a Las Vegas reporter tracks a blood-drinking killer through the night streets and back alleys of Sin City. This film and its 1973 sequel: The Night Strangler, would then spawn the cult favorite series Kolchak: The Night Stalker 1974- 1975.

[@charlesbrown3911]

I'm still hoping for either a Vampire in Brooklyn review or....Dracula: Dead and loving it. Both would be entertaining, only one would be fun.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

Charles Brown I want an Anno Dracula book review or a bran stokers Dracula review after that please

[@darianrose2195]

She MAY do Dead and Loving It, but has already stated that she thinks it's a terrible movie. Just...don't expect praise. Lol

[@charlesbrown3911]

@@darianrose2195 I'm well aware

[@LupineShadowOmega]

Vampire in Brooklyn for me.

[@xgray2012]

I know, right?!

[@TeresaBaileypolymath]

I just saw the hilarious "Therapy for a Vampire", a German film from 2016. It is beautifully done and has a great portrayal of both Lucy and also Freud. Could you review it? Have you seen it? I really recommend it.

[@AxelGizmo]

If Rick Scott and Rudy Giuliani had a baby, it was Dafoes Max Schreck.

[@princeeverlove]

My delectable Diva..how intoxicating your eloquent reviews laced with beguiling humor intrigue me. Well done. Oh-and your makeup/costume exquisite. My deepest thanks to you my dear...encore...🍷

[@jacksparrowguy]

Thanks so much for reviewing this movie! It's one of my favorite horror movies ever!! So criminally underrated!

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe, and John Malkovich combined their powers of the weird to make a vampire movie? It's no wonder why it gained a cult following!

[@decomposingdave2902]

I don’t know why but I just love the design of the vampire in this with him not having fangs and I’m assuming he just bites out small pieces of the victim’s throats to drink the blood reminds me of og vampire folklore were they weren’t described having pointed sharp teeth and just looking like decayed corpses

[@philyeary8809]

Yes, and often had bony decayed hands from digging their way out of tombs.

[@F5Metal]

You know, I'm something of a vampire myself.

[@Xxx_EvilSmurf_xxX]

I can relate; whenever one of my PCs die in D&D I kill the person in real life.

[@Omnicrom]

Blackleaf! No!

[@danielmonroe10]

I love this movie so much. The plot is very silly - but the performances are fantastic. Willem Dafoe stands out for how well he plays Max Schreck if he were actually a vampire, but John Malkovich delivers my favorite line, "If its not in frame, it doesn't exist".

[@kramermariav]

I loved that monologue by Willem Dafoe...so sad...

[@thiccboss4780]

yaaaaaaaaaaay!! only Nosferatu the Vampyre left to complete the Nosferatu Trilogy now!!

[@thomaskirkness-little5809]

I haven't heard of that one, is it an alternate name for the Nosferatu 1970s remake?

[@dubbingsync]

Thicc Boss if that’s the Werner Herzog (not sure on spelling) I feel sorry for her having to sit through that snooze fest...

[@thiccboss4780]

If you want blood guts and tits go back to Hammer The Film's pace and aesthetic is supposed to be contemplative and deliciously pretentious It is literally the only serious Modern Portrayal of the character with the Orlok Design except for Peter in WhatWeDoInTheShadows Film may be slower than a vein full of heroine but the visuals more than make up for it , undeniable.

[@commentcopbadge6665]

Thicc Boss You had me at *heroin. You did mean "heroin" right? Because "heroine" is the feminine form of the word "hero". Anyways, heroin is great!

[@thiccboss4780]

God fucking dammit , and worst part is , i would edit it , but KZbin might turn the whole comment tree invisible if i do. Algorithm thinks edited comments nowadays try to hide and alter original statements, so if trying to fix typos my conversation might just disappear so..........yes , i meant heroin shit

[@captcrais101]

Maven is like a modern Evilra

[@scotth6814]

More like Elvira, who herself is modeled after Vampira.

[@churlishbeardo]

You're right that FW Murnau wasn't the megalomaniac intoning gnomic aphorisms John Malkovich portrayed in "Shadow;" that was Werner Herzog. That last absurd monologue about failed picnics really drives it home, but recall that Herzog also used untrained locals for authenticity, and that people were maimed and killed during the filming of "Fitzcarraldo" in the service of his art. Even the codependent hostility between Murnau and Max Schreck mirrors that of Herzog and Klaus Kinski. I suspect that the decision to set "Shadow" in its Weimar Republic roots was as much aesthetics-driven and speculative fiction as it was a "cover your ass" move. I appreciate the nuances in Maven's typically astute close-readings, but let's not forget who the real villain - and vampire - is: Werner Herzog, director of "Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)."

[@stephennordlinger4112]

I will share your Channel on my Halloweenology Facebook page. Great job!

[@mickeyknox3642]

Love your Videos Maven, please keep making more.

[@UltraVioletKnight]

I heard that "Shadow of the Vampire" was actually not too far from what happened with the 1979 remake of Nosferatu. Unlike Murnau, Werner Herzog was an actual megalomaniac who routinely put his crew in danger. Klaus Kinski was also known to assault his fellow actors. The film production also had many instances of animal cruelty. Not quite a vampire story but close enough.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

I’m so glad u covered this maven, it’s such a gem imo.

[@tenaciousrodent6251]

Udo Kier was created to be in movies like these. XD

[@PassTheMarmalade1957]

Udo Kier seems to exist in vampire movies. I've seen him in everything, from this, to Blade, to Blood for Dracula, to Uwe Boll's Bloodrayne.

[@Missssssssbeauty101]

Wait, isn’t he that guy that played in the important role in cod ww2 zombies?

[@kriitikko]

I love this movie, I really do. I think it and the two other Nosferatu films (the Murnau and Herzog ones to be precise) are my favorite vampire movies.

[@pinkfeiry]

"Maybe the internet is the real vampire of our era" well people do say that nothing in the internet stays death

[@danielallen3454]

Oh Man, I've been *waiting* for you to do this one! Thank you!

[@tabbynakamura]

I was just talking about how much I wanted you to review this movie! Thank you!

[@ariellakahan-harth8831]

1. I'm going to have to watch this now, after I watch Nosferatu. Which I really need to see. 2. I wonder if you watched the fifth season of American Horror Story (Hotel). It's its own thing since the show is an anthology and not only does it feature actual vampires, it features a very vampiric character (though he's a ghost). Like Dracula he uses charm and charisma to cloak the mind of a ruthless killer, and there's a scene in the eighth episode (I believe) that is very remniscient of Dracula interrupting the brides seducing Jonathan. I imagine you'd like it.

[@Isrjisoneavalable]

Chances of a Vampire Review of AHS Hotel!?

[@ekhoyt]

This is one of my favourite films. Thanks much for the analysis!

[@Torso]

Oooh great review and coincidentally I was at Vianden Castle In Luxembourg yesterday where some of the film was made...even had a picture of Malkovich up in there!

[@Scribe13013]

This is a great film you speak of here. One of those rare films that truly captures the essence of art.

[@RodneyDennis89]

I love your videos Maven!! Never stop!

[@marcushead9985]

"I *have* become a monster! :D"

[@annematusiewicz3712]

And Eddie Izzard, too!

[@mermaidbrothels]

Okay but, that outfit is everything!

[@roseinthestorm18]

Thank you so much for making so many lovely vampiric videos!

[@davidwhitfield6025]

Missed you so much. It seems so long since you last graced my screen.

[@reddragon0624]

Honestly the ending is funny to me when you think how the director probably was charged with triple homicide

[@seanmc7128]

You crack this vampire hunter up Maven

[@Furore2323]

I've been watching this show since the beginning, and it's been great every time, but this is a genuine high point.

[@GalvanizedArt]

Nosferatu will live on forever because he was in spongebob

[@kumonoameai]

Great review Maven! I always love hearing your opinions and insights ^.^

[@eddymadison9655]

You should review Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter (1974)

[@Pille22]

It's always a joy to see my name at the end. xD

[@jonathancampbell7798]

What to know a little known fun fact? A love story was cut from the film. Orlok quotes Tithonius at the start of the film, which is about a man who gained immortality to be with his immortal goddess love but still aged. Shrek later says a woman was what transformed him. That lady would have been FW Murnaeu's love interest, and like the goddess, she stayed youthful. She would eventually die in the film. All this was part of the original script and would have given more depth to Orlok. Though I think FW was gay in real life, so it would have been a bit disrespectful to have him be with a woman, if that was true

[@alexplotkin3368]

Great review. Insightful and entertaining. You're so delightful.

[@kellyc3165]

"Vampires who pretend to be humans pretending to be vampires." "How avant-garde. "

[@jonsnor4313]

William Defoe is great. Thank god Nicolas cage is not the vampire. Look at the vampires from Jojos Bizarre Adventure.

[@kilroy8989]

Would love to see your review of Vampirs: Los Muertos

[@Reprodestruxion]

The movie where Murnau actually made a deal with the Devil was Baron Munchausen

[@stefanfilipovits21]

While we’re on the subject of Germany & vampires has anyone read Dracula vs Hitler? I’m facing Anno Dracula withdrawals and DvH looks like a decent substitute but I’m curious if anyone has any opinions of it.

[@andarted]

John Malkovich was supposed to play a role in the movie? I wasn't aware of that. I thought the premise was some sort of 'what if.. Max Shrek was a vampire and John Malkovich traveled back in time, killed Murnau and replaced him to direct nosferatu himself'.

[@leadingblind1629]

Lovely review. I barely remember this movie but I always love your take on things.

[@lucasgalvan2086]

This review is wonderful. Excuse me please for changing the subject but.... Have you seen Mandy...?It is an awesome movie, with Nicolas Cage in the leading role and Panos Cosmatos in the Director's chair. I strongly recommend its viewing ....And again I beg the pardon of every one for my awful english.....

[@arlem525]

Have you read David Wellington's Laura Caxton series? It starts with 13 Bullets and it is a freah terrifying take on vampires and reinvents how vampires are created. 5 books in the series.

[@heresfrankbetches921]

Please Maven Make a Top of the best and worst Draculas in the movies

[@dannytheman1313]

Yay Maven I found your shows again!!! I haven't seen you since the death of a channel which shall not be named.

[@thiccboss4780]

*_Channel Awesome is't dead though_*

[@dannytheman1313]

@@thiccboss4780 When you go from having 40 contributes to literally 3. Its safe to say the channel is dead, or at least as close to dead as you can get, while it might keep going in some form it will never be as it was.

[@thiccboss4780]

Show me a cadaver and i tell you what's a dead channel Leafy , now thats a fucking cadaver

[@dannytheman1313]

​@@thiccboss4780 Hey even Leafy was able to hold on for a little while after the downfall of the drama channels, so CA might hold out for a while but how long will the web sight its self be able to survive without all the extra contributors and revenue.

[@Luanna801]

In a way, I think I'm more bothered by what they did with the F.W. Murnau character than making Max Schreck an actual vampire. Because obviously no one will think Schreck was a literal vampire, but this really could end up giving Murnau a posthumous reputation as a controlling, sadistic egomaniac. Which seems unfair to someone who by all accounts was nothing of the kind

[@Hosenrolle1]

My sympathy for the woman is limited. She had no problem at all with a cat (!) being drugged for a scene, even at the risk that the animal might die.

[@PonzooonTheGreat]

Did you ever see the British TV series called Being Human?

[@holographicsphynx2634]

They should have called this movie " Vampireception" .

[@ShadowSonic2]

It's just kind of funny how Willem Dafoe was in this AND now the current Nosferatu film

[@itsjonesh]

I really liked your review of Hellsing and Blood +. Could i recommend you to give a try to another vampire anime? Trinity Blood is quite good!

[@josuebartley7272]

I'm surprised she doesn't reference Werner Herzog's Nosferatu, were they actually released a plague of rats onto a small town. I always thought Malkovich was playing Herzog more than he was playing Murnau

[@artemiswolf4508]

Best dress yet *Change my mind*

[@Krucek6666]

7:41 can't remember that scene in the movie

[@angelav4568]

I've loved this movie since I first saw it in the early 00s. I had no idea that Nicolas Cage produced it...but it totally makes sense.

[@michaelfels4742]

Do “Let the right one in” but make sure to read the book 1st as it has a lot more story that is left out of both of the films.

[@thescopedogable]

Another great video Maven👍

[@kimsmeltzer6083]

this remains one of my top favorite vampire movies of all time.

[@onii-san3851]

Yes I do remember nosferatu. I wonder if you have a Halloween special. I hope you do. Eternal phantom...beautiful.

[@stephanieking4444]

Great review of this generally underrated film

[@Krucek6666]

Sorry for spamming but You should totally review the Werner Herzog version from the late 70s

[@kendannon4435]

I wanna talk about a scene that struck me funny, but I can't spoil this. Just watch it! it's Killer. Just put some time aside and invest in this film. Get and save it for a special time when you are in the mood. Don't spoil it for yourself. This is a real treat.

[@cold-as-ice-007zero9]

can you please cover, the vampire diaries and the originals aswell? the orginals recently ended this year so the series is pretty much completed

[@Youmama187]

Yes as stated in the videos Season Two of Castlevania

[@moniquesalazar1678]

Maybe as the artist he sees himself as above sacrifice; what would the world be without him?

[@Anu90421]

m still hoping for either a Vampire in Brooklyn review or....Dracula: Dead and loving it. Both would be entertaining, only one would be fun.

[@icycoldkevio1152]

You should do one on nosferatu the vampyre next. It's very similar but with a few twists.

[@Aarzu]

Jared Leto? He did a number of creepy ass things on one movie. He's not a method actor because of that. If you want to set a bar for how intense someone was as a method actor, a comparison to someone like Daniel Day-Lewis is a must. If he ever played a vampire, you'd have to wonder if he ever actually stumbled across any real ones. Regarding your comment about the predatory nature of film making towards women, it occurred to me that it would have been interesting to see that analogy played towards children in the industry too. As much as women have been used and abused in the industry since its creation, children have suffered as much or even more and we also continue to see that done today. What's particularly horrifying is they're not just preyed on by film makers, other actors, and others in the industry, but many are also preyed on by their own parents.

[@filipematias5127]

Nosferatu - ein Simphonie das Grauens / A Simphony of Horrors (1921); Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht / The Vampyre (1979); The Shadow of the Vampire (2000);

[@gregg4174]

Maven, please look into season 2 of Castlevania. Dracula gets so much more screen time and the emotional finale is beautiful.