Nosferatu

NOSFERATU - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters December 25
Focus Features

This afternoon the family made our annual pilgrimage to the movie theater. We went to see the latest Nosferatu. Creepy, creepy, creepy, but that's about all I can say for it. My mind was not engaged by any of the characters. The leading lady is either possessed or hysterical, and leading man doesn't do anything, rather things happen to him. He seems a bit out of his depth. Large numbers of rats are present in some scenes, and the plague plays a prominent role, and I'm wondering why nobody is killing the rats, but then I checked. The story is set in 1838 and the connection between rats, fleas and the plague wasn't established until 1898, so the movie gets a pass.

Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979) - Trailer
BFITrailers

I saw Werner Herzog's version of this story back in 1979. That one I was impressed with, though I can't tell you why. I just remember thinking it was a great film.

Dean Lemire - Hollywood Theatre
macvoxman

A few weeks ago St. John went to see the original silent version from 1922 at the Hollywood theater, where the sound was provided by the pipe organ that was concealed behind the screen. I've been to the Hollywood a few times and I never realized there was a pipe organ there.