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Originally posted by hollywoodgothiq
The 1931 DRACULA is a flawed film that survives on the strength of the performances by Lugosi, Edward Van Sloan, and Dwight Frye Junior.
Whatever its weaknesses, it is not have so overrated as NOSFERATU, which survives mostly on the basis of its undeserved reputation -- it's German and it's silent, so it must be a masterpiece!
Talk about the emperor's new clothes... this one is absolutely stark naked.
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I agree with your Dracula comment. Dracula is a pretty damn good film, but no where near the book. It's performances make it easier to accept this.
Nosferatu, however, is a different story. Have you seen Nosferatu? And, if so, do you consider yourself a tolerant movie watcher? I think Nosferatu is an amazing film, it's pretty well adapted from the book (for what they had to work with) and it's very chilling. It also sprouted the vampire genre, but nothing else (with the exception of maybe the 1992 Dracula film) touches it.