Nosferatu (1922)

[Doomhunter]

Originally Posted by fred25_Ca

I caved in and ordered the BFI release. Looking forward to watch that version for the first time, this is the perfect time for this and I'll probably follow it's viewing with the Herzog remake right after (i've yet to watch the remake since I upgraded to the BFI Herzog box set!).

Which version do you guys prefer, the original one or the 79 remake? I grew up with the remake and I always found the soundtrack so haunting, one of my favorite horror soundtrack now that I think about it. It's such a creepy movie. But when I finally saw the Murnau version in my teenage years, I absolutely fell in love with it. I've yet to watch a version where I was fully satisfied with the music (like i was with Metropolis recently or Carl Davis' score for the Thief of Bagdad for example). I like the Eureka score but i'm hoping the James Bernard score truly does it for me.

If I had to choose, i'd probably say I slightly prefer the original one but the remake is definitely close.

One thing I’d say about Nosferatu ‘79 is that I find the English version is the better version due to some better shots used. In particular the scene where Mr. N does his swooping runs in the plaza after arriving