Nosferatu: The Friendly Vampire (2004) User Reviews

Touching Short Film

[ebsteward-1 · 10/10 · 1 May 2009]

A very intimate look into the personal Nosferatu. Maybe all the other movies got him wrong, Maybe he was gravely misunderstood, What if all he really needed was a friend.

I was lucky enough to watch this film the same night watched the original. Doing so had really given me a close connection to the character, so i was happy to follow up with some insight into what Nosferatu might have really had in mind.

The scene of rushing through the birds in the park was a new approach to beauty in film. I was definitely reminded of the classic scene of Frankenstein w/ the child, Edward Scissor Hands or of the recent horror classic FIDO, The bike ride through the neighborhood was warm and surprisingly sweet for a film about the undead.

The filmmakers struck gold in casting the lead role, by nailing such an iconic character. Wonderful filming, great idea.

I love this film. Would love to see an actual screening of it.

Very Impressive Short

[Michael_Elliott · 8 October 2009]

Nosferatu: The Friendly Vampire (2004)

*** (out of 4)

Technically impressive 16mm film has Nosferatu (Justin Snavely) trying to make friends but due to his reputation as a blood sucker, most stay away from him. The poor guy must ride his bike around all day looking for friends but not being able to find any. At first I'm sure most people would just look at the title, roll their eyes and move on but that would be a shame because this is a pretty good little homage to the classic 1922 film that blends the perfect amount of style with the campy storyline. Yes, I think the film would have been better with a somewhat better story where something more than what we're shown happens but I can overlook this due to the wonderful look of the movie. If you didn't know any better you'd think you were actually watching a silent movie has Davis does a wonderful job at recreating those classic silent movies. The film also benefits from a nice score and some good cinematography. Fans of that original film will want to check this one out as a nice trip down memory lane and it would be even better after viewing the original.