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And that's fine. I enjoyed many Hammer movies where Dracula is little more than that. But they were low budget films churned in quickly.
Since a faithful adaptation of Dracula was never done, I think that's what's in order.
Yeah, that was part of my initial point about the whole Dark Universe silliness. You're not going to get a proper adaptation of the novel if they go that route either.
I'm not so sure: they could make a strong standalone movie that is a faithful adaptation and could be a basis for the franchise if subsequently warranted (ie they have critical and financial successes to work on). But I guess a Dark Universe would have a Dracula akin to the one in the 1931 movie. Far from my favourite interpretation of the character, I could still see a faithful remake of the 1931 film working.
But yeah, I'd rather have a faithful adaptation, in an ideal world.
I'm willing to allow them to experiment with Dracula as a horror monster; I'm not a purist. I don't think the literary Dracula can be made particularly interesting on screen, so something must be added to draw my attention. However, DEMETER did nothing special; rather, it felt like a film made 25 years too late.
I disagree: I think the literary Dracula is a very interesting villain. A sexual predator, a terrorist of sorts, a serial killer, the potential creator of a pandemic. He's one of the few "large scale" horror villains, maybe the first one. He's the ancestor of both Lovecraft Elder Gods and Bond villains. And Voldemort. There's a lot to work on.
I don't disagree with that analysis. Perhaps I should have clarified that I meant the novel as such. A faithful adaptation of the novel, with nothing left out or added, would be difficult if not impossible to turn into an interesting movie, if you ask me. And the features of Dracula, as you describe them, are certainly there, but a bit subtle. I wouldn't mind some of them more grotesquely emphasized. However, DEMETER turned him into an uncaged animal, which is too much of a comic book approach and not at all what I, personally, want to see.
That's awesome! :-D
Well, that is true of almost any novel. But if they can make a fairly faithful adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, Moby Dick and Harry Potter, surely they can do one of Dracula. Heck the one with Louis Jourdan, flawed as it was, managed to remain pretty faithful, far more than most, and with limited means.
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/nosferatu-robert-eggers-first-look-gothic-horror-world-exclusive/
This will be great.
Well, it does look like it has potential, especially after the monotone Demeter and off the wall Renfield.
The Northman directed by Eggers was superb if its on that level it will be some movie.
In other words, Eggers doesn't seem like the guy who's willing to sell his soul for extra bucks from the teen crowd. He's an artist, and while this may be a naive thing to say, I want to believe that nothing on screen is there unless Eggers wants it there.
Of the more recent, young filmmakers in the horror genre (Aster, Bruckner, Flanagan, Benson & Moorhead, ...), Eggers is by far my favourite with a perfect 3/3. (The Northman is not really a horror film, I guess.)
Clearer version:
Can't find any photo evidence of Eggers' high school play version of Nosferatu mentioned there. Was curious what he meant by "we painted ourselves black and white." I imagine mostly white with black contrasting accents...
Will just edit to update instead of new post, but there's now an image of Hoult (and vampy):
https://x.com/worldofreel/status/1728131715233902683?s=46&t=1n5Rcs-hD3txaEWwd9IFoA
I must say, I'm a huge fan of Anya, but somehow, L-R Depp feels 'right' for this movie. I can't exactly explain where this feeling comes from, though.
Looks great. When it comes to horror, less is more: you don't need gory images, just the terrified look on someone's face staring at inhumanly long nails. Unheimlich.
It's the essence of Michael Powell's Peeping Tom: our fascination with the terror in (our) victims' eyes. And I agree, jump scares do not good horror make... though they can be fun, in modest doses.