Herzog's Nosferatu
This is one of those experiences where the video shop gave me about four hours to have this film out and I tried to cram it in despite my better judgement. I was over tired and alone in a really warm house on a really cozy couch. And I was watching the German version (I'd like to go back and try the English one on for size).
Anyway, I fell asleep. Nothing against Herzog, whom I admire greatly, it just wasn't in the cards for that night. But I have to say, as I drifted away from dreamland into the scene where the town is feasting with a hoard of rats at their feet, it felt like I was entering a waking nightmare. That scene was unlike anything I've ever seen or imagined. Since then Nosferatu the Vampyre has remained on my list of films to return to.
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Wednesday, May 03, 2006 7:57 PM
The scene you awoke (awakened?) to is my favorite scene in the movie. More precisely, that is the only scene in the movie I wholeheartedly enjoyed.
Which is more frightening to you: sexy Dracula (Gary Oldman/Bela Lugosi) or revulsive Nosferatu (Schreck/Kinski)?