Good eeeeevening. Ve bid you velcome to our humble series “I Can’t Believe You Haven’t Seen That 3: the ReBelievening”. We are your vun! Two! Two hosts! AH AH AH AH! {THUNDERCLAP}, Count Max and Just-Learned-To-Count Mike, here in Castle MaxMikeMoviesStein. Zis veek, ve are discussing a true feel-good romp that vill make ze cheeldren of de night make de most beautiful music: 2024’s “Nosferatu.” A remake/tribute/vot-haff-you of the slanderous movies of ze same name from 1922 and 1979, zis varm, family-friendly delight tells ze story of a lovable but misunderstood nobleman and his adorable band of plague rats who just vant to be luffed. Is zat so wronk? Jolly Count Orlok only vants to leave his drafty, old castle in Transylvania and move into a new, modern, drafty old castle in Wisburg, Germany, vere his crush, Ellen, liffs. But Ellen has never even met the genial, bumbling Count! Oh no! Such vacky hijinks vill ensue! Voops, Orlok has killed and eaten the entire crew of the ship carrying him to his new home. Zany! Oh, no! Orlok, in his hurry to bring his new girlfriend a basket of posies or something, has accidentally released a ravening plague upon Wisburg, killing hundreds! Who hasn’t made ze same mistake, am I right, fellas? So relatable! So, pull up a coffin, gather any sweet, succulent cheeldren you might haff around, and enjoy your favorite drink while we discuss “Nosferatu.” Just not vine. Ve do not drink . . . vine.
Poll question: What is your favorite horror movie and why?
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Not sure I agree this isn’t a gothic horror, Max makes a good point but lots of films are gothic and gory and i found this not more gory than an average vampire film but MUCH more effective. Its more like an updated gothic to me that has the classic elements but has adjusted them to be scary to modern audiences. Its full of tension and Count Orlock just scares the crap out of you in every scene he is in with his voice alone. This one is more visceral than your typical Hammer film for sure.
I wasn’t sure how to rate my favourite horror, Ringu ( and the American remake the Ring) scared the bejeesus out of me when I saw as did Alien but I love the horror of classics like Freaks and Island of Lost Souls and come back to them much more often.
I could never make myself watch “Ringu.” I had a copy of it on VHS and when I found out what the plot was, I just couldn’t shove that cartridge into the machine. I’ve also never watched one of the “Hammer Horror” classics. I know there were a lot of them, a lot of Christopher Lee in them as well. Thanks, Vince!