[HN Gopher] Nosferatu: The monster who still terrifies, 100 year...
       ___________________________________________________________________
        
       Nosferatu: The monster who still terrifies, 100 years on
        
       Author : Turukawa
       Score  : 36 points
       Date   : 2022-03-05 12:50 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.bbc.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.bbc.com)
        
       | Andrex wrote:
       | With your expectations firmly set to "silent film era," Nosferatu
       | is very entertaining and goes by remarkably quick. What helps is
       | there's so much to look at in nearly every frame, you're rarely
       | bored visually.
       | 
       | The other good silent horror film I'd pair it with is Haxan:
       | Witchcraft Through The Ages.
        
         | teddyh wrote:
         | That's "Haxan".
        
         | gedy wrote:
         | Not silent, but 'Vampyr' from 1932 is quite creepy and
         | artistic: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023649/
        
           | Bayart wrote:
           | Murnau and Dreyer both had an incredible sense of
           | photography.
        
         | krapp wrote:
         | Also Metropolis and the Cabinet of Doctor Caligari.
         | 
         | And, keeping on the subject of vampires, the Spanish language
         | version of Dracula (1931) is superior to the English version in
         | many ways.
        
       | ahartmetz wrote:
       | Nosferatu is quite good, but I prefer it with an analog synth
       | soundtrack. The original soundtrack is very generic and not
       | particularly dramatic, actually, I would say pretty low quality
       | and boring.
       | 
       | I can't find my favorite right now, but IMO several analog synth
       | soundtracks and one I found with organs are good soundtracks for
       | Nosferatu (all easy to find on YouTube). They create an ethereal
       | atmosphere that fits the movie well.
        
         | hereforphone wrote:
         | Do you find the original video low quality as well? Would you
         | like the video to be updated to be more modern?
        
           | ahartmetz wrote:
           | There are, in fact, digitally restored versions that look
           | better than unrestored versions ;)
           | 
           | Nosferatu is not so old that it's some kind of sacred
           | artifact to me. It's a movie, it's meant to be enjoyed first.
           | And the original music really does nothing for me. It isn't
           | about technical quality either. There are high quality
           | versions that don't "work" any better for me.
        
         | Finnucane wrote:
         | About 20 yrs ago I saw a screening of Nosferatu with the Alloy
         | Orchestra playing live in front. That was pretty cool. I've
         | seen their Metropolis a couple of times as well.
        
       | hardlianotion wrote:
       | An immortal bloodsucking monster? Of course it's terrifying 100
       | years on, especially if we have lost track of where it is now.
        
         | krapp wrote:
         | He goes by Peter Thiel nowadays.
        
       | lc3sim wrote:
       | Alamo Drafthouse is showing this film (new score composed by Bob
       | Lanzetti) in theatres (and on demand) in collaboration with
       | GroundUp Music.
       | 
       | https://drafthouse.com/nyc/event/the-press-room-presents-nos...
       | 
       | I believe Zach Brock will be featured on violin, but don't quote
       | me on that.
        
       | pelasaco wrote:
       | I thought the monster who terrifies us was the soviet union..
        
       | loufe wrote:
       | A couple years ago I got into the idea of vampires and did a
       | watch-through of some of the best Dracula movies. There are a
       | staggering number of them, truly, there are "top 10 best Dracula
       | movies" lists. Some of them really are phenomenal. Like The
       | Batman out right now, there truly are so many different ways to
       | approach a story.
       | 
       | I watched the 5 or so I chose chronologically based on release
       | date and so Nosferatu was first, it's actually pretty good for
       | what it is and I can recommend for anyone interested - just keep
       | in mind film standards for the time when setting expectations.
        
         | thatBilly wrote:
         | I really like Nosferatu and I suspect anyone else who does
         | would really enjoy "Shadow of the Vampire" (2000) with John
         | Malkovich, Willem Dafoe and Eddie Izzard.
        
         | kowlo wrote:
         | If you haven't already, check out "What We Do in the
         | Shadows"... first the movie and then the TV series
        
         | philk10 wrote:
         | Yeh, the Guardian just did a Top Dracula Films -
         | https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/03/count-draculas-...
        
       | eezurr wrote:
       | The 1979 version of the film is really good. The actors and
       | director nailed the suspense (both the immediate and far off). I
       | unfortunately lost my copy of the film. If anyone knows
       | 
       | This scene gives me goosebumps every time I watch it:
       | 
       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdzHAKPV7dk
        
       ___________________________________________________________________
       (page generated 2022-03-06 23:01 UTC)