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| Nosferatu - The First Vampire | 
 enlarge | Actors: David Carradine, Type O Negative
Studio: Arrow Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 43450
Format: Black & White, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 80
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 780273072194
EAN: 0780273072194
ASIN: B000055XO2
Theatrical Release Date: September 8, 1998
Release Date: March 18, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good blend between yesterday's and today's horror taste. December 21, 1998
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
As I'm sure everyone knows, Nosferatu is a black and white silent film. When it was originally shown in theatres, an orchestra would play along with the movie to add to the mood. At the time it was the only way to hear a musical score while watching the film. Most silent films today when rented on video, are just that, silent. When I heard that this video was rereleased with a score from Type O Negative, I was a bit sceptical. Although they are one of my favorite bands, I couldn't see how these two elements of past and present could mix. Well, they pulled it off. The music and lyrics match the scenes like you wouldn't believe. Being a video production major, I have more appreciation for this than most, but I think that anyone who likes watching classic horror films would enjoy this unique version. I believe it also has a bonus Type O Negative video at the end of the movie. It's worth watching, even if have seen the original many times.
 Terrible December 26, 2003
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is one of my all time favorite movies. Type O Negative is one of my favorite bands. But the way this combo was put together is an absolute train wreck. There was so much potential in putting the music of Type O Negative to this movie, but it was horribly done. It's as if no thought went into the production at all. They just ran the movie and randomly picked out bits and pieces of songs and stuck them in anywhere with no thought whatsoever. Avoid this version and stick with the original.
A masterpiece of horror! September 12, 1999
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The first vampire. Nosferatu, the undead. This was the first and one of the best depictions of this unholy beast for whom death is but a memory. I enjoy the music of Type O Negeative which acsents the movie perfectly. A true horror fan must get this master film.
WHY OH WHY? February 21, 2003
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
I was quite excited to finally purchase this movie. When I saw it had a new soundtrack, I said what the hey! So I bought it expecting it to have the original version and then the new version with the new soundtrack. When I found that it only had the new soundtrack option I felt like I wasted 15 bucks! The box was quite confusing as to whether it would have both versions. The soundtrack itself is good if you are on an acid trip, but other than that, it stinks!
 NOT a bad mixture! January 26, 2006
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
First: it IS amazing this 1922 film exists at all! In '22 Bram Stoker's widow sued the film makers for plagurism... and WON! All negatives and known copies of "Nosferatu" were located and destroyed! Fortunately for us, a handfull of prints survived. Still, you can forget about a "complete" print, much less an original negative, ever surfacing. (In some prints the title cards do refear to the Vampire as "Dracula".)
Now- some "pureists" will object to a heavy metal soundtrack acompanying this silent classic. However, this is not the first time rock music has been used for a reissure of a silent film. In
1985 a "restored" version of Fritz Lang's "Metropolos" (1925) featured an 80s rock score (including Pat Benitar). And, for "Nosferatu", you CAN'T find more approprian music than Type O Negative. And, whoever edited this knew the right song (or song excerpt) for the right scene! (Too bad this project was completed before their "Life Is Killing Me" came out- there're a lot of songs on that CD that would fit here.) Other good bands for this would include Tristania, Tiamat, Moonspell, Tenebre and Bloody Mary.
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