"Nosferatu" is a milestone from every possible viewpoint and it's one of those very few movies I think everybody should view at least once.

Still as good as when I watched it for the first time. Max Schreck is amazing and scary looking, well more creepy looking and it works. The silence really helps creating such an creepy atmosphere. The shadows, Nosferatu rising up from his grave, the rats, the music, everything works.

This is one of my favorite silent films, time flies watching this Murnau masterpiece. And I truly believe it is an essential watch for any film fan. A film based on Bram Stoker's novel before we got the standard set by Bela.

I just simply can not do this film more justice. You just have to see it. In the dark, with surround sound!

A masterpiece for horror and silent films. This movie is definitely creepy and gives a whole new meaning to horror. Max Schreck is created a masterpiece playing Nosferatu...he is scary! A must watch for film buffs.

It is simple marvelous! I loved it!

How do you rate a film that's over 100 years old? Especially if you're a cultural philistine like me? It was really difficult for me. On the one hand, I clearly see the artistic value in "Nosferatu", but on the other hand, this silent film by F. W. Murnau is also a bit dull in places. Numerous shots, especially of landscapes, are quite nice, and the score is also fantastic. Because of it, the movie even manages to build up a creepy atmosphere. I can also appreciate that the film is quite innovative for the medium.

Nonetheless, I just can't get into silent movies much—at least not when it's not slapstick. The over-the-top acting always draws me out, though I must at least give a positive shout out to Max Schreck, who also benefits from very good makeup. Schreck plays the eponymous monster in this Dracula knock-off really convincingly. And there are at least a few more subtle moments elsewhere as well. All in all, Nosferatu is something special, but not necessarily for everyone.

Just watched it so I could stop saying I hadn't seen it. I am not a fan of ye olde timey movies.

The original title of the film is Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens.

One of the absolute best, horror movies created. I think I’ve watched this about 50x now

Certain chapters had a very slow and redundant plot, I went a bit out of the movie with them. The performances were very typical of the time. Many locations and changes of scenery, an elaborate production. The story was captivating and clear.

While _Nosferatu_ isn't the most enjoyable movie to watch, it still holds up today through its skilled cinematography.

There are some genuinely horrifying shots in Nosferatu. The shot of the vampire's shadow reaching for the door haunted me as a child. I also appreciate the imagery and visual symbolism so prevalent in Murnau's adaptation of Dracula. I think Murnau's greatest success was creating such a grounded narrative despite its much deeper ambitions.

Unfortunately, if it's not Buster Keaton, I will probably get bored during a silent film. I will keep an open mind, though, as I give more of the classics a chance.

It’s the silent film that started it all, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. The film is a loose interpretation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula tale, though the names and details have all been slightly changed. Max Schreck gives a chilling performance as Count Orlok; perhaps the most terrifying portrayal of a vampire ever. The German Expressionist aesthetic is also quite powerful, and enhances the tone and atmosphere of the film. Yet, the storytelling is rather weak and a bit hard to follow. However, few films have been as influential as Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.

The biggest problems with "Nosferatu" are the things it can't control. Being a 1922 black and white silent film with not the best cameras it struggles to always maintain your attention or really to even make you feel the horror elements but I don't blame the film it simply just dosen't hold up the best after time.

It's a 100 year old movie, so it's not as appealing as it used to be, especially to me, since I don't think that I am someone capable of enjoying silent movies to the fullest. They just don't click like sound movies do.
Also, I know it was due to the limitations of the time (and Germany was also broke) but this movie confused me A LOT about what was daytime and nighttime. But still, I enjoyed a good amount of the horror aspects, the simplicity of the movie and how it ended.

I can't rate this movie. It's been 100 years. I'm pretty sure however that it would be 10 if I've watched it in 1922. But it's wonderous how far everything has developed since then.
Think about it. Everyone in this movie, every living creature is long dead. It's been 100 years. That's halfway to 2122, and we can only imagine what life will be like at 2122 because everyone who have watched this movie thus far, will be dead, just like everyone in this movie.

Max Schreck's makeup and portrayal of the Count along with the age and graininess of the film make this what nightmares are made of. Anytime the Count is hanging back in the shadows it's shudder time!

any big movie buff or horror movie enthusiast needs to watch this at least once

this silent movie holds up pretty well
the makeup and design of the vampire still looks good and creepy

the lack of dialogue actually makes the movie feel more dark and eerie and unsettling

I think horror is the genre that lends itself best to silent film. So much interplay between light and shadow, makeup techniques that are ahead of their time, great costumes, etc. Nosferatu, like Caligari before it, uses the heightened reality of expressionism to create a shock value that still stuns today. Schreck's performance is super creepy, and the use of shadow in the last 10 minutes creates images I won't soon forget. Loved it.

Murnau's unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" might deserve its status as one of the most seminal contributions to horror cinema, but almost one hundred years later it's nothing more than a slow silent film with a trivial plot, remembered by most for Max Schreck's iconic performance as Count Orlok and a bunch of visually appealing scenes. Just think of the scenes on the schooner, when he stares at you from his window, or when his shadow is seen creeping up the stairs and taking Ellen's heart. Though my favorite shot is definitely when we can barely see his head in the corner of the screen as he quietly drinks her blood. There is a fascinating, eerie atmosphere during Orlok's "night" sequences, juxtaposed to the more conventional and dull "day" sequences. Murnau used tinted film to distinguish the two domains and added a few proto-special effects like negative shots, fast-forward, and superimposition to suggest Orlok's monstrous nature.

Must-watch if you are into cinema history or want to know where a lot of vampire horror cliche came from, otherwise you are not missing anything.