Nosferatu Reviews

juror #3 says:

Although I can certainly appreciate the time period in which Nosferatu was produced, it's the first movie in our film study that I didn't like.  Various reviews stated that it is "one of the scariest movies ever made" but I was never scared at all.  Horror movies have clearly evolved.  However there were moments of appreciation, for instance, the music.  The soundtrack facilitated the mood of each scene and it's easy to see its influence on modern horror films.  Additionally, the art direction (costumes, makeup, locations) were really well done.  There were a couple scenes with fantastic images that got me excited but I eventually felt disappointed.  One such scene is where a real estate salesman is getting edgy as the sun goes down while he rests in the guest bedroom at Count Orlok's castle.  The salesman opens the bedroom door to check the hall and there stands a creepy Nosferatu.  The music adds to the chilling scene.  But overall the movie bored me.  I gave it a 2/5 stars

girl by locker says:

Perhaps because the first three movies of our cinema course were so awesome, I had higher expectations than usual. Either way, the scariest Dracula adaptation ever? I don’t think so. While I can say Nosferatu was creepier looking than any other Dracula I have seen, it just wasn’t frightening. In fact, I think I even dozed off in what I later read was a climatic scene in the movie – Nosferatu’s journey on the ship toward the new village where he was going to live. What I actually did really like was the music. It went well with the various scenes and sounded, for lack of a better word, progressive to me. Overall, I gave this a 2 out of 5 on my Netflix ratings.