In Reply to: Has anybody seen "Shadow of the Vampire"? posted by R.Hertz on January 28, 2001 at 23:43:18:
Remarkably wordy and preachy.Who makes horror movies that are this boring?
Were a couple good moments in it -- Willem saying "I think we don't need the writer anymore" amoung them.
JM of course was in good form, although he had to wade through a lot of pretentious dialogue.
The movie couldn't decide if it was a mirror, a comedy, a horror show or exactly what.
As an armchair director, I would have focused less on Murnau and more on the vampire. Willem was the best part of the movie, although the mugging for the camera was uncalled for.
Would I go see it again? No. Would I see it for the first time, assuming there was nothing else to do? I did.
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Follow Ups
- Just got back from seeing it. Almost walked out. - Randy Bey 18:23:31 02/04/01 (4)
- I havn't seen it yet, but ... - TG 21:21:05 02/05/01 (0)
- Well, that's disappointing! - R. Hertz 19:40:35 02/04/01 (2)
- Re: Well, that's disappointing! - Rich S. 11:21:35 02/05/01 (0)
- This movie is not the slice and dice variety - Randy Bey 06:13:38 02/05/01 (0)