Customer Reviews
The Original And Best Horror Classic - By: Mr. P. Birtwistle, 14 May 2008 
Students of the horror film know that it really hit its stride with Nosferatu, Murnau's version of the Dracula story. With Max Schrek (was he or wasn't he??) playing the lead role to perfection, & some astounding use of light & shade, this film set the standard for years to come.
Murnau really got inside the vampire legend, & drew on many sources, although primarliy of course he used Dracula, which cause many problems after the film was released.
I have had a double disc version by Eureka for some time, & wondered if the new version was necessary, but after reading some of the reviews here I took the plunge, & very am glad that I did. The film is presentedin only a single version this time, rather than the option of Black & White or Sepia, but the restoration is sharper than before, plus the score is the original one used for the film on its first release, a big improvement on the synthesised bonus score offered on the previous Eureka release.
An excellent commentary, a second disc of extras & documentaries, a superb 80 page book, & a much improved cover make this an essential buy if you haven't got the earlier, or indeed, any other version, but if you already have this film on your shelves, I would upgrade without hesitation to this Masters Of Cinema release.
I love the movie and hate this DVD - By: Jean-claude Michel, 22 Jan 2008 
Sorry but I don't share the general enthusiasm.
Generally this new restoration is perfect - except for a crucial moment. The cropping becomes awful during the famous sequence of Count Orlock raising from his coffinin the boat. In the final image he is scalped by the image ratio (which is correctin all the other sequences). The 1995 edition was perfect during this sequence. Don't ask me why. But the effectin the recent DVD is disastrous.
5 stars for the film, but only 1 star for the DVD extras. - By: Gary, 06 Jan 2008 This is a fantastic restoration of a magical film, but, as with many Masters of Cinema releases, it's a tad overpriced. The second disc is a decidedly skimpy affair, featuring only a dull 53 minute documentary on Murnau & a brief restoration demonstration; while the 80-page booklet contains mainly Sight & Sound-style hokum (the long article by Thomas Elsaesser being particularly desperate & daft).
Classic... - By: fishtail, 01 Jan 2008 This is one of my favourite films & the 'Masters of Cinema' version is the best available. For anyone new to 'silents' this is a good one to start with. It is a horror movie but very different to what 'horror' means today. There is no gore & the whole film is a series of beautiful images more like moving art. It is a scary film but I find it more eerie & sinister. The modern day image of a vampire, which can be romantic & glamourized, is very differentin 'Nosferatu'. Max Shreck as 'Count Orlock' is a creature of pure evil.
The film looks amazing with the restoration & I would recommend this to anyone who wants a horror movie that's full of atmosphere, beautiful imagery & offers more depth than many of today's films.
The music is the original score from 1922 so this is the closest we'll probably get to seeing & hearing it as intended.
The extras are also pretty good including commentary, 96 page book & documentary.
Scary Movie - By: A. Sztehlo, 24 Dec 2007 This was one of the scariest movies I have ever seen. It was amazing. The central character, Graf Orlok, was one of the scariest & creepiest villians I have ever seen. I have already owned about 5 copies of Nosferatu on different DVD's, but if you are to buy a Nosferatu DVD, get this one. It comes with an 80 page book, with some amazing essays & even an essay on Vampires by Albin Grau, the films producer. It also comes with the original cards of text, but they arein german, so at the bottom of the screen there are subtitles that translate the text. If you are a true Vampire fan, then buy this, as it is the first film made of Dracula. Enjoy!
