I watched this movie expecting to be scared. Unlike some other people, I found it scary, if not frightening. I admit it’s not very gory, but the music and some other things made up for it. Murnau made clever use … Continue reading
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The first part that I really liked about the movie was that it had these piano melodies playing in the background and it was in black and white. Old black and white movies are my favorite so I automatically thought … Continue reading
To be honest, I’ve never watched Dracula or heard anything about the film other than “it’s about a vampire,” which is an incredibly vague description. I essentially watched Nosferatu with a blank slate. I’m not the biggest fan of scary … Continue reading
The only knowledge I had on Nosferatu prior to watching the movie was that the count was a creepy vampiresque character that had made an appearance in Spongebob. This probably wasn’t a solid basis for understanding the movie, but I … Continue reading
Dread. When I was initially told to watch Nosferatu, I could only think of possible dreadful scenes and implications in the movie. My anticipation, however, was nothing short of unwarranted and purposeless. Although scary for its own time period, the … Continue reading
Nosferatu was one of the first horror movies ever filmed: it has set the bar and established precedent for over 90 years of sweaty palms and racing pulses. Over this time our threshold for being scared has evolved and the … Continue reading
Before watching the movie, I decided to do some research on what I was going to watch, and I was in utmost horror when I found out that it was going to be a silent film. What kind of insanity … Continue reading
Everything about Nosferatu was so dramatic – the music, the body movements, and facial expressions of the actors – it was difficult to adapt to, and I was weirded out by how much effort Jonathan and Nina had to put … Continue reading
Practically despising old, black and white films, I was very uneager to watch Nosferatu and after realizing that not only was it a black and white film but also a silent film, I was done. With the technology in today’s … Continue reading
Nosferatu was an interesting movie to watch with respect to how vintage it is. Without a doubt I would not have watched this movie if I was not assigned it. I am not normally a fan of black and white … Continue reading