http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/nosferatu-1922/ movie review and news blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:30:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/nosferatu-1922/#comment-829 The Phantom of the Opera (1925) - Movie Reviews Blog Mon, 30 Oct 2006 21:25:33 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/nosferatu-1922/#comment-829 [...] Some silent horror films, the truly great ones, manage to retain much of their ability to inflict terror or even the “creeps” upon those who watch it. Silent films like Nosferatu, the Cabinet of Dr. Calgari and the Phantom of the Opera are a few of the titles with such a timeless quality. Though watered-down when compared to later versions, the story still stands strong, but what really stands out over so many decades are the magnificent set design and gruesome make-up effects provided by Lon Chaney Sr. [...] [...] Some silent horror films, the truly great ones, manage to retain much of their ability to inflict terror or even the “creeps” upon those who watch it. Silent films like Nosferatu, the Cabinet of Dr. Calgari and the Phantom of the Opera are a few of the titles with such a timeless quality. Though watered-down when compared to later versions, the story still stands strong, but what really stands out over so many decades are the magnificent set design and gruesome make-up effects provided by Lon Chaney Sr. [...]

]]> http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/nosferatu-1922/#comment-626 Bram Stoker’s Dracula - Movie Reviews Blog Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:19:23 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/nosferatu-1922/#comment-626 [...] I’m not usually one to enjoy vampire films. The obnoxious subspecies of goth teenage crybabies who haunt the isles of Hot Topic like a horde of grumbling zombies have pretty much cemented my hatred of vampires. Yet, despite their tainting of a once respectable genre of horror, I find myself to have truly enjoyed Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic vampire novel. It veers away from the stale goth stereotypes (dark and brooding gorgeous sex gods of death) and instead takes its inspiration from the classic sources, including my favorite vampire film of all-time, Nosferatu. [...] [...] I’m not usually one to enjoy vampire films. The obnoxious subspecies of goth teenage crybabies who haunt the isles of Hot Topic like a horde of grumbling zombies have pretty much cemented my hatred of vampires. Yet, despite their tainting of a once respectable genre of horror, I find myself to have truly enjoyed Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic vampire novel. It veers away from the stale goth stereotypes (dark and brooding gorgeous sex gods of death) and instead takes its inspiration from the classic sources, including my favorite vampire film of all-time, Nosferatu. [...]

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