Vampyr (1932)
what do you guys think about this movie? considering blind-buying it. have been trying to find more good spooky atmospheric horror movies, and that appears to be the strength in Carl Theodor Dreyer's film about a traveler obsessed with the supernatural. as far as i can tell, the general consensus appears to be that it's narrative structure is sort of all over the place... giving it kind of a disconnected nightmare-feel. but given that it's the 4th highest ranked horror film on TSPDT's Top 1000 (#170 overall film), behind only Psycho [1960] (#30), the Shining [1980] (#112), and Nosferatu [1922] (#119), i figure it might be worth a shot. worth the blind-buy in your opinion? |
You can watch it on You Tube to decide. Or right here - the DVD will look and sound better, but this will give you a taste to see how much you like it. I personally think it's on a par with Nosferatu, Haxan and The Phantom Carriage, but I don't rate them that high.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44B07oaEr6g |
Re: Vampyr (1932)
It's all style and no substance. Surely one of the most atmospheric movies I've ever seen, but terribly weak on plot and character development.
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Originally Posted by nostromo87 (Post 957261)
TSPDT's Top 1000 (#170 overall film)
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Wonderful. A film adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanu's "Carmilla," the old doctor's death is one of the most horrifying deaths I have ever seen in a horror film, and it is almost a completely bloodless death.
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Re: Vampyr (1932)
I think it was solid, certainly not worth buying. Plot and story line were weak Imo
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I personally loved "Vampyr" and its a Criterion to get. I love old silent black and white films, they have more depth to them. And the fact that is a foreign film as well.
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Re: Vampyr (1932)
Two people mentioned plot/characters being a major downside to an experimental film about creating an atmosphere. Someone explain that to me. That's like saying Dog Star Man wasn't funny enough.
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Originally Posted by wintertriangles (Post 974933)
Two people mentioned plot/characters being a major downside to an experimental film about creating an atmosphere. Someone explain that to me. That's like saying Dog Star Man wasn't funny enough.
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Originally Posted by wintertriangles (Post 974933)
That's like saying Dog Star Man wasn't funny enough.
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