I always worked the evening or midnight shifts. Also I have a condition that the sun breaks me out in hives. So I got 2 things in the bag to be a vampire😆😁😂
Small fun fact: The city you can see in the beginning is the Northern-German Hanseatic city of Lübeck. It’s famous for its well preserved medieval old town and it was the site of several shootings for the original Nosferatu, back in the early 1920s.
@@bigbearddahuzi1036at the same time didn't show much and looked pretty generic, like your typical old timey "creepy/dark" themed movie. That's just my impression though.
So stoked Eggers has taken on this film. The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman were all masterpieces in my humble opinion and having seen his previous work he has solidified himself as my favourite director. He will not let us down with this one Nosferatu fans!
I’ll keep it honest. I’ve seen the Witch and The Northman. These movies are very well-made very well shot with excellent sound design, angle and imagery, and on paper, the stories look excellent. But Wiley entire movie is extremely stylistic the stories themselves seem lacking in someway. I can’t put my finger on. Idk. It’s like everything is excellent, but the story direction. Gifted director, it just seems that the writing direction seems off in them. I’ll check out the other two tho.
@@luisdonaldocolossio The original phrase is "you can't eat your cake and have it too" or, if you want to keep your cake, you can't eat it, or else it would be gone.
@@robosing225 im not sure of the exact wording, but i remember reading that the order got screwed up along the way, making it harder to understand to some. but idk. im just a nerd who reads stuff on the interwebs
Oh huh. My first thought was that this wasn't really capturing the surreal setting of the original, but VVitch and Lighthouse are both excellent surreal masterpieces. I am now interested.
THANK YOUUUUUUU!!! for NOT showing Nosferatu's face in the trailer! This is how trailers USED TO BE when they did not want to intentionally spoil the surprises before the film comes out...
I know. I remember wanting to see the 6th Sense, but them revealing in the trailer that the boy could see dead people. Just spoiled the whole movie for me.
@Canislupes7 That was Shadow of the Vampire, which was about the making of Nosferatu; Dafoe played the actor who played Orlok, who was claimed to be a vampire in real life. Dafoe's work in that movie eventually led to his getting vast as the Green Goblin.
Bill Skarsgaard as Nosferatu will be brilliant. I saw the official poster of the movie, where he is featured, dressed in all black. He is strikingly creepy...very thin and willowy. I can just imagine him with blood on his pale face. What can one say about Willem Dafoe? He is genius, a brilliant actor. I've followed his career in movies and theater, and it's always stellar. This movie will prove as one of the best Nosferatu deliveries.
@@OneHotWolfie True, but it wouldn’t be titled any differently for English speaking countries (as far as I know). They do sometimes change film titles for other languages, but then they would be WRITTEN accordingly in THOSE languages (not written in English).
& it wasn’t “Interview with the Bat” nor was there a “Buffy the Bat Slayer”… heheh…but I’m just teasing/having fun here. 😆 We know what film you meant. 👍🏻
I think the bigggest turn Off is always when the movie shows the monster, or too much of it. I think the less we know the better, or in this case, worse 😌🫴🏼
Everyone already pretty well knows what the vampire in this story looks like anyway, so it's pointless. Unless they're going to make him look different somehow.
@@IanFindly-iv1nl True, we know what the base is, but bloody hell, sfx has advanced in the past 120 odd years, just hope they do german expressionism justice and of course don't go full cgi.
@@gonzotolkienwell unlike Demeter, this one probably won't replace the guy who SHOULD be the protagonist with two generic oc's and ruin the story to facilitate a sequel that won't happen
Fun fact: The original was based on Dracula but all the names were changed because they didn't have copyright permission. And the creators of Nosferatu went out of business and ordered all copies to be destroyed but it survived nonetheless and the original is now a public domain.
It's a remake of the original but having both the 1922 and the 79 movies being dated this can bring some new life into this character Especially when anyone anyone younger just knows of him more from pop culture seeing the end of 1922 film or see a odd cameo like in SpongeBob
@@shanedaley6236 The 1979 version is one of my all time favourite horror films. It has such a foreboding atmosphere, and Kinski's performance is genuinely unsettling. Also I was lucky enough to attend a screening of the original silent film with the score played on a real Wurlitzer organ, an amazing experience. As a big fan of Egger's work, especially The Witch, I can't wait for his take on Nosferatu.
@@anarchoutis I was expecting a reveal of who plays the part of the Nosferatu at the end of the trailer since that's far from a faceless creature. It's apparently Bill Skarsgård (Pennywise guy), which is probably not the best yet a fitting and a promising choice. His eyes already remind me of the creature from the 79 version. I don't expect them to match the gothic low budget tone of the 79 film but it has to be a good one and likely better in many other ways.
Robert Eggers has to be one of the most unique directors we have right now. He hasn't done a lot of movies but every single one stands out as being unique. Maybe not liked by everyone, but nobody will say this man does not have a vision and carries through with it exactly how he wants it.
But does he? And his movies are all unique because he uses the same identical tricks to recreate what is, essentially, the exact same film over and over again. He's the latest M. Night Shyamalan. One decent idea that he cleverly stretches out into a decades long career. Not dissimilar to Hans Zimmer's repackaging of the exact same music, or Stephen King rewriting the exact same book (a 'new one' every 7 to 9 weeks). No, Eggers is strictly third rate, No one who ever took the time to study filmmaking regards Eggers as more than a one trick pony with an already overstretched career expectancy.
Yes... this movie actually looks like right proper horror. And they build up the tension and the focus on his presence more than some silly jump scares. Actually makes him seem threatening and serious. How horror should be -- definitely gives me some Bram Stoker's Dracula vibes.
By making it 70% black screen with barely visible visuals. How artsy! Can't wait to turn my tv settings to 100 to try and make out of it's night or day
Yeah, the Knock (or Renfield) character is getting creepier and creepier with each iteration. In OG he was like a crazy lil goblin, in the 70-s Remake he was like full-blown psycho with outbursts and here he's gonna be straight up possessed maniac it seems
@@AlonzoLombardi Lol! You think big budget equates atmosphere? I guess all those big dumb bloated Hollywood action/superhero "blockbusters" absolutely RULE in high atmosphere then.
@@ColeSlaw-bj8bu When did I say that big budgets equal "atmosphere"? However, I understand the original comment's intention. In other words, it was referring to production and set design, which, of course, can only be achieved with a big budget and a lot of time.
0:40 the castle whose architecture they based that one off of, is the same castle i literally grew up down the street from. proud to be romanian even if it's always vampire stuff that shouts us out lmao
Wrong 'their' there, Steve. And I'm not sure why you capitalized 'Cinema'. Random capitalization is a very Trump thing to do. Well done on resisting the urge to add random FULL CAPS words/sentences. Thank goodness there are still people who can write basic English. Sadly it seems to not be a prerequisite for admission to a half decent film school. I think most film schools only care about the students ability to pay. Lesson 1 - The Godfather/credit rating - with verified guarantor [parent still funding a 24 year old child].
@@paulleverton9569 Thanks for the correction. Also, no reason to put a period before and in your sentence. Furthermore, it's stevezy not Steve. What a Trump thing for you to do to misspell my name. Get Help.
Wow, first movie in a very long time that actually makes me want to go to the cinema. First one in what feels like forever that wasn't a Marvel or Star Wars movie.
Even movie going has become a sad corporate machine, the room for real visionaries and film makers to make all kinds of films is dying away. Yet this is the stuff people want to see.
To anybody who's reading this I pray that whatever is hurting you or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better. May the dark thoughts, the overthinking & the doubt exit your mind right now. May clarity replace confusion. May peace & calmness fill your life.
Can we talk about Dafoe's career over the past few years? He's in a LOT of good movies. None of them are missing. Hes doing a great job of picking them, even the indie films he's been in. Dude's killing it!
@@tjwhisenhunt1089 he’s only made 3 movies. Midsommar, hereditary and beau is afraid. Beau is a afraid is more of a comedy but I still thought it was great and unique. Hereditary and midsommar were incredibly good horror movies. Personally have seen no dip.
I like how they didn't reveal Skarsgards look, like the teaser trailers for IT... reveal it slowly, build anticipation, and then BANG. It will be a freaky look to be sure.
@@joshjones9749 You are assuming he will stick to the stereotypical Nosferatu look. Its 2024, and film makers like to change shit. I actually hope they changed the look but obviously not too much.
@@ASavageEye indeed. it seems like it will probably be melding elements of dracula and nosfuratu together, so i imagine he will still be recognisably orlock, but with a kind of potent charm to stand out in his own way. like someones sleep-paralysis demon crawling around in the waking world.
I think he's a great director and gets the most out of his actors, but I'm not a fan of all his stuff. I liked the last one, but The Lighthouse and Witch didn't do it for me. This looks solid though. I like that he doesn't try to be lime every other director.
@@robw9852 I think the Witch was incredible, the Lighthouse tho, after I did some research and watched it for a second time got better. Nevertheless we all agree that R.E. has something special.
@Jcat14961 Definitely like Witch more. Northman was excellent. His movies aren't for everyone, but he's definitely one of the more talented directors out there.
I can't tell you how many years I've been waiting for this... an adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula that actually manages to capture the full repertoire of captivatingly nightmarish scenes in the book. I saw so many snippets of moments that I recognised from the novel that I had been wishing to see on screen one day - the 'empty' coffins of earth, the staking of the 'Bloofer lady', the swarms of vermin... This promises to be everything I've been waiting for.
I've been saying this for 20 years. The book is terrifying. The whole first section on the way to the castle and while he's there is incredibly visual and creepy and no adaptation has ever fully captured it. I'm really looking forward to this one!
@@IslaObscura It truly is! Especially the slow burn of the translator gradually starting to suspect that he is not, in fact, free to leave, eventually escalating to his desperate escape attempt at scaling the stone walls of the castle. The suspense was so strong it just about makes you sick with anxiety!
@@IslaObscura Not to mention, the chapter of the voyage alone from the journal entries of the seaman on the ship ferrying the cargo of dirt is like its own standalone horror short story. Just the thick atmosphere of mounting terror, paranoia and near insanity as the men start getting picked off one by one with no warning or clue. As the reader with all the knowledge of the answers, we get to be on the outside looking in on what feels like the biggest cruelty of all - the torment of those characters fated to die in desperation and confusion without even the closure of understanding who/what has slain them. It is the futility of their power to even gain an answer that is so haunting to me. It's the same kind of desperation as the main group of characters face while fighting to keep Mina alive with the blood transfusions, only to keep finding their progress cruelly robbed over and over. It's a kind of desperation that would have been known all too well to every medical physician of the 19th century, a time of such evolution yet such frustration in the infancy of medical knowledge. Just as mankind instinctually shudders to be torchless in the face of a black abyss, we are frail in the face of knowledgelessness.
Have you watched Francis Ford Coppola's DRACULA with Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves and Anthony Hopkins already? It is the better adaptation from Bram Stoker's novel until now. It's a piece of art.
@@mjt1517that's why doing this is so great it brings it for people that never knew about any of these other films and maybe new light to different vampires rather then just Dracula
Yes that’s what I thought, definitely the look and feel of Coppola’s Dracula. You’re just not going to be able to top Gary Oldman as the Count although Reeves was miscast in that film imho.
I have been scrolling about a 100 comments before I finally found something from somebody who dares show a bit of restraint and a willingness to be realistic. True, upon reflection, there are many obvious lifts and steals from the Coppola version. Except Eggers is going for a po-faced version without any sense of irony, camp, or admission that this is another addition to what is an already saturated genre.
@@RobertStewart-i3m Back in the Fall I ducked into a theatre to see Napoleon. Still reeling from the ticket price. The movie was good but not THAT good.
This feels raw and incredibly refreshing. I love it. And when Willem Dafoe agreed to take a part, it's usually a VERY good sign that the movie is gonna be great.
Herzog's Nosferatu is already inferior to first Nosferatu.. Also first Nosferatu was the only movie that even came a bit close to capturing the atmosphere of Dracula novel.
@@MKGalaxia2811what about this is “Bram Stoker” 😂 The subtext of VD and homosexuality and infertility? Ya I totally caught all that from this trailer 😂
I prefer The VVItch or The Lightouse. Feel that The Northman is a good trip, absolutely well crafted, but also empty and the story is too obvious. Hope it's not the case for this one.
@@shattered5560 I believe that was the point of the Northman. It wasn't supposed to be as spontaneous. It was out in the open. No sugarcoating, no contemplating, none of that. It's a movie for even us simpleton folk. We enjoy craftsmanship. 🚬🥃📺🎚️🎬🧲🫀🤝
@@shattered5560Yeah, I felt like the norseman didn't know what it wanted to be. A meditative tragedy on 'violence beggetting more violence'. Or the standard 'heros journey'. You can't do both, because they contradict each other. I suspect there was a lot of studio inteference as their usually is with big budget movies. And he didnt get to make the movie he wanted to.
You should check out his other two films: The Witch, and The Lighthouse. Both are excellent as well. The man has not made a movie that is anything less than amazing so far (imo).
"The walls of my castle are broken. The shadows are many, and the wind breathes cold through the broken battlements and casements. I love the shade and the shadow, and would be alone with my thoughts when I may."
What a terrific director! The Witch and the Lighthouse were both excellent films that managed to capture the time period, the sense of dread, and total despair as we see the main characters succumbing to their own darkness. With that being said, I have no doubt that his retelling of Nosferatu will be nothing less than creepy and terrifying as Eggers is a master of his craft. I can’t wait for this one to be released!
Let's wait and see. The typical hype in the comments is laughable as always. Havn't seen a good vampire flick in a long time. Time to watch Shadow of the Vampire again.
If you know anything about Robert Eggers you know this is going to be terrific. The Witch. The Lighthouse. The Northman. All were masterclasses in filmmaking (esp. from an atmospheric perspective).
@@theyshouldhavenevergivenme5439I believe The Northman was one for the film purists out there. It’s evident in the divide between the critics and audience reviews.
Are you just making shit up? I haven't seen a single shitty comment on here! Why Why Why do people like you just make shit up in order to write a good comment?
Looks good hopefully this will reboot the Universal monster franchise cant believe they stopped after the mummy with tom cruise they should of just kept going imagine if marvel stopped after the incredible hulk 2008 they kept going CANT STOP WONT STOP lmfao
This is the third version of Nosferatu. 1922 (FW Murnau), 1979 (Werner Herzog). You can count or not Shadow of the Vampire, where Dafoe plays a fictionalized Max Schrek, the original Nosferatu, as a vampire pretending to be an actor pretending to be a vampire. The original Nosferatu is a version of Dracula, but the names and settings were changed for copyright reasons. Still, Count Orlock is Dracula, Harker is Harker, Nina is Mina, aka Lucy,, there is Renfield, and there is a Van Helsing. Herzog used the original names from the book, and the plot from the Murnau version. This Eggers film looks like it's going to do homage to its predecessors, and to Stoker's book, and probably to a zillion other Dracula films. The word Nosferatu is from Stoker's novel, it is not a Romanian word, but probably a misspelling of one, and it has come down into modern Dracula lore as a synonym of vampire. The Nosferatu look is an alternative version of Dracula that has created its own cinematic universe. Say, Voyage of the Demeter uses the Nosferatu look. Eggers is an interesting director, and at leats one knows the results will be intriguing. He is great at mood and atmosphere. And Bill Skarsgaard does look like a young Klaus Kinski (Nosferatu 1979). We shall see.
