Nosferatu (2024)

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

This'll hit theaters 12/25/24.

"A Robert Eggers picture. Only in theaters this Christmas.

Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake."

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

Looks amazing, I'm stoked.

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

I heard from someone that claims to have been at a test screening that it's decent.

[Scott Intellectual Carrot Find all posts View Profile Close Scott]

Saw this last night. It was pretty damn good. Definitely worth the hype, IMO.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Amazon UK pre-order page up for a UHD release.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DR8VR38X

[cinemacide Member Find all posts View Profile Close cinemacide]

I thought it was underwhelming. Had some cool moments but it just a bit boring for me.

[ChicGandil Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ChicGandil]

Saw it earlier today and had a good time. I was surprised by how unserious it ultimately was though. I wasn't expecting gratuitous jump scares and camp excess. It made for a strange -- but not too uneven -- mix with all the more somber and studied aspects.

The Herzog film remains my favorite version followed by Murnau, with this being third of the Orlock versions. If Coppala's operatic, Vlad Tepes influenced riff on this material is also included in the conversation, Eggers' film would drop to 4th on my list.

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

I liked it. Nothing is topping Murnau but this one had a claustrophobic sense of death, decay and madness that I dug.

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Press release!

"A MACABRE MASTERPIECE" – BLOODY DISGUSTING

CERTIFIED FRESH ON ROTTEN TOMATOES

PURCHASE OR RENT ON DIGITAL NOW
PRE-ORDER ON 4K UHD, BLU-RAY™, AND DVD NOW, AVAILABLE ON FEBRUARY 18.
FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Universal City, California, January 21, 2025 – As audiences continue to succumb to the darkness in theaters across the nation, Focus Features' NOSFERATU debuts exclusively on digital platforms to own or rent today from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and hailed by critics as "a feast of horror-movie splendor" (USA Today) and "a stunning directorial achievement" (Screenrant), the hauntingly suspenseful horror will be available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray™ and DVD on February 18, 2025. Own NOSFERATU with an extended cut never-before-seen in theaters, bonus content including deleted and behind-the-scenes footage as well as Robert Eggers' exclusive director's commentary only when you purchase from participating retailers nationwide including Apple TV, Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu), Comcast Xfinity, Cox, Google/YouTube, Microsoft Movies & TV, and Movies Anywhere.

Robert Eggers' (The Lighthouse, The Witch) NOSFERATU is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. Starring Bill Skarsgård (It franchise, Barbarian), Lily-Rose Depp ("The Idol", The King), Nicholas Hoult (Renfield, The Menu), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals, Bullet Train), Emma Corrin (Deadpool & Wolverine, "The Crown"), and Willem Dafoe (The Northman, The Lighthouse).

EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES WHEN YOU BUY AT PARTICIPATING RETAILERS:

NOSFERATU Extended Cut
NOSFERATU: A MODERN MASTERPIECE – Explore the deepest, darkest depths of NOSFERATU with the actors and artists whose commitment and craftwork take the classic vampire epic to horrifying new heights.
BREATHING LIFE INTO A DREAM – Filmmaker Robert Eggers' lifelong dream becomes a startling cinematic nightmare as the actors collaborate on transformative performances to make his Gothic vision an astonishing reality.
BECOMING COUNT ORLOK – Practical makeup FX seamlessly meld with Bill Skarsgård's bold interpretation of Count Orlok to resurrect a villain whose unsettling appearance is both creepy and captivating.
CAPTURING THE MOOD – From sunlight, snowfall, and shadows to candlelight and complicated camera moves, see how each visually rich detail contributes to NOSFERATU's incredibly eerie atmosphere.
RECREATING 1838 – Open a virtual time capsule with production designer Craig Lathrop, whose intricately detailed sets immerse viewers in an entirely authentic world.
DRESSING THE PART – Whether accenting Count Orlok's otherworldliness or telling background tales through clothing, watch costume designer Linda Muir fashion distinct looks that extend each character's story.
THE END IS JUST THE BEGINNING – Visual effects supervisor Angela Barson and composer Robin Carolan enhance NOSFERATU's nightmarish fantasy using stunning CGI and a breathtaking score.
DELETED SCENES
Ellen at the Window
Harding's Bedchamber/Dark Corridor
Behold, the Third Night
FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH WRITER/DIRECTOR ROBERT EGGERS

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FILMMAKERS:

Cast: Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe
Music By: Robin Carolan
Costume Designer: Linda Muir
Hair & Makeup: Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White
Production Designer: Craig Lathrop
Director of Photography: Jarin Blaschke
Executive Producer: Bernard Bellew
Produced By: Jeff Robinov, p.g.a., John Graham, Chris Columbus, p.g.a., Eleanor Columbus, p.g.a., Robert Eggers, p.g.a.
Written for the Screen and Directed By: Robert Eggers

TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4KUHD:

Street Date: February 18, 2025
UPC Number: 191329273395
Layers: BD 100
Aspect Ratio: 16x9 1.66:1 Side Matted
Rating: R for bloody violent content, graphic nudity and some sexual content
Languages/Subtitles: English, French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Atmos for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1)
Languages Run Time: 02:12:17 (Theatrical), 02:15:45 (Extended Cut)

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:

Street Date: February 18, 2025
UPC Number: 191329273470
Layers: BD 50
Aspect Ratio: 16x9 1.66:1 Side Matted
Rating: R for bloody violent content, graphic nudity and some sexual content
/Subtitles: English, French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Atmos for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1)
Run Time: 02:12:17 (Theatrical), 02:15:45 (Extended Cut)

TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:

Street Date: February 18, 2025
UPC Number: 191329273197
Layers: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: R for bloody violent content, graphic nudity and some sexual content
Languages/Subtitles: English, French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Digital 5.1 for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Run Time: 02:12:25 (Theatrical), 02:15:53 (Extended Cut)

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[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

I checked this out at the theater and it was good, but it didn't need to be 2+ hours, and the familiarity of the story does make some of it tedious. This story is too slight for such a bloated run time. With that said, the sequence with Thomas travelling to Orlock's castle and the time spent at the castle is extraordinary. The castle itself is just incredible; it felt like a place where a ghoul would reside. I watched Herzog's version a few days after I saw the new one, and the set-design of Orlock's castle is almost comical in its details: I actually laughed when it showed the very kitschy skeleton clock and all of the food on the table the morning after (looks like Orlock has a personal maid!). I still prefer Roland Topor's interpretation of Renfield. Also, I felt Orlock, in the new one, looked like a jacked-up version of George Eastman's beast in ANTHROPOPHAGOUS.

[ChicGandil Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ChicGandil]

So the supplemental features are only available when you stream and have not been included on the disc?

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

They brought back 5 dollar Tuesdays, so we went tonight. It was....okay. Some parts done well, but it spends a lot of time spinning wheels, IMO.

[JoeS Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JoeS]

NOSFERATU (2024) Peacock. Robert Eggers' version of the classic tale is an occult erotic fatalist take versus the haunting expressionism of Murnau's silent masterpiece and the brooding dread of Herzog's fine 1979 edition. Lily-Rose Depp's Ellen Hutter is already in the grip of Nosferatu/Byron Orlock (Bill Skarsgard) as the movie opens which is a departure from the earlier films. Her husband, Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) ventures to Transylvania in order to settle the deed to the property of a decrepit home in Wisborg Germany.

Eggers' script essentially follows the pattern of the original film's storyline but with added details (in addition to the Ellen's connection to the vampire). Once Nosferatu and Thomas return to Wisborg, the screenplay hews fairly closely to the previous works (of course, all of them using Bram Stoker's Dracula as the true inspiration). Nosferatu brings pestilence and disease with him to the town. Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Emma Corrin play the Hardings, who also fall into the clutches of the evil creature. Willem Dafoe is Professor Von Franz - the Van Helsing role. It's an oddly drawn character, and, most surprisingly, the usually reliable Dafoe is a bit off key here due in no small part to Eggers' writing and direction. Depp is asked to display such extreme swings in emotion, that it's difficult to gauge her overall performance.

Eggers does expand on the model with lengthy diversions like the gypsies and villagers in Transylvania, but some of them seem designed more to show off the handsome production values than add to the story. And, it is a mighty impressive film visually with Jarin Blaschke's superb lensing (in 35mm and a boxy 1:66 aspect ratio) showing off Craig Lathrop's remarkable Gothic designs.

The possession angle here is novel, but it curiously makes it feel more removed in some ways with all the Exorcist-like gyrations and speaking in tongues. The idea that Nosferatu could have a hold on Ellen since she was young (and thousands of miles away) is curious to a point, but unconvincing. In addition, the third act's more dialogue heavy writing is more than a bit patchy. Character motivations seem a bit off. The processed voice for Skarsgard makes him hard to understand at times.

Fortunately, the finale is a sexually charged tour de force, and an improvement on the two predecessors. Skarsgard and Depp powerfully engage in a battle of wills. It's brutal, but daringly enthralling. It goes a long way to justify (along with look and atmosphere) this take on the classic tale even if Eggers never quite makes it his own.


NOSFERATU is currently streaming on Peacock and for rental/purchase. It's on DVD, Blu Ray and 4KUHD