Nosferatu

Let's start with the beginning of horror movies. Nosferatu, the pearl of horror movies. A silent film.

A play on Dracula, Nosferatu is a more "intimate" character than Dracula ever was. He may not saymuch, but his actions speak loudly. A vampire who drinks blood to live, who is obsessed with drinking the blood of the wife of a man, Thomas Hutter.

Nosferatu is not scary in the modern sense, but it achieves horror in its own ways. The music is one of the most influential components of the movie. The shrill squeal of the violin makes the movie scarier and makes "jump out" parts even better.

The acting was great. As a silent film, actions MUST speak louder than words and the actions of Nosferatu and "friends" completely did. The person I found scarier than Nosferatu himself was Hutter's wife. She could open her eyes wider than someone who doesn't have eyelids. I'm surprised Nosferatu was scared of her. But of course, his eyes were pretty wide open as well. They're like a match made in heaven in a way...

See her eyes? She looks possessed!

Anyways, what's really cool about this movie is the fact that all copies of this movie were burned in a tragic fire. This was the only copy left and it is in great condition.

I would completely recommend this movie for movie watchers out there. If you are not a big fan of horror, this is a perfect movie to wean you in. It is suspense but not scary. If you like this movie, you should watch the parody that was made in 2000 called Shadow of a Vampire. It's great.

Enjoy!