Saturday, 28 December 2024

Nosferatu 2024 Film SPOILER FREE Review



Remakes in the world of horror are nothing new with there being a ton of horror remakes released every single year. Well now what is perhaps one of if not the most important vampire film ever made just had it's remake released and well then you all just knew that I had to check out this film the very first chance that I got and so then join me as I give you my SPOILER FREE review of the film that is alot better then alot of the other remakes out there with the film in question being called simply just "Nosferatu" enjoy.

The plot of this is when a young estate agent is assigned to a case from someone living in a far off country hoping to buy a home in Germany he unknowingly unleashes a evil upon his small village. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good with the plot of this film being alot better then what it really had any right to be as by all rights this remake shouldn't work and yet because of the fact that all of the people involved with the making of this film are some of the best at what they do which does include this films plot then it all comes together with the plot of this film being something that's really refreshing as it's a plot that really hasn't been in alot of films and while yes this film does reuse some very spoilery ideas it's how this films plot ties them all together that makes all of those ideas come across as being fresh and while the film doesn't have that many new ideas those that it does add really do make the plot of the film work even more then what it already does do in the final cut of the film and new all other again all of which do combine to make the plot of this film seem alot more better then what it really should have been and while yes there plot elements that don't really add up those are very few and far between with the plot of this film also being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in this film is Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok / Nosferatu , Nicholas Hoult as Thomas Hutter and Lily-Rose Depp as Ellen Hutter. Also starring in this film is Kraven The Hunter and Godzilla 2014 star Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Friedrich Harding , Emma Corrin as Anna Harding , Ralph Ineson as Dr. Wilhelm Sievers , Simon McBurney as Herr Knock and Willem Dafoe as Prof. Albin Eberhart Von Franz.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good. With all of this films actors turning in some really good performances in this very with it being very clear as day that this film producer , writer and director Robert Eggers really does know how to get a good performance out of all of his actors something that he continues to shows us in all of his projects with the best actors in this very film being Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Friedrich Harding and Lily-Rose Depp as Ellen Hutter both of whom really do steal the show performance wise and it just goes to show that even with a bad film like Kraven The Hunter currently playing in cinemas that Aaron Taylor-Johnson really is a good actor who can turn in a really good performance with even Bill Skarsgård turning in a really chilling performance as Count Orlok / Nosferatu with this film being worth seeing just for the quality of the acting alone with the acting that's in this very film also being helped by the fact that this films script is just so good that all this films actors really have to do is just say the lines as they are written and a good performance really will come out of them naturally which is something that really does help to raise the overall quality of the acting that's in this very film.


One of the key things that are needed to make a vampire film work is it's romance and with this being a spoiler free review it's not something hat can be covered to much in this very review. With the few things that can be said about this films romance is the act that what makes it work is the fact that all of the characters involved in it put in such a believable performance that it's hard not to buy into there romance with the very romance being the very key thing that drives the film forward so much so that it would be forgivable if some people thought that this was a romantic horror film and yet even so the romance in this film doesn't feel forced it feels like it's actually organic with all of the characters making the romance work when on paper it's something that really shouldn't have worked with this films romance even been shockingly well written as it would have been very easy to have this romance with one of the characters also being a really likable character where you do want to see this person happy and be with the one that they love and without going to much into spoilers this films romance does kind of have a Romeo & Juliet vibe to it as well which is something that pays off in what can only be described as being a very shocking ending all of which really do make this fil worth seeing just for how well done it's romance plot really is and just how well acted the whole romance is between all of the actors involved..


This film is of course a remake of thew 1922 German silent film of the exact same name this film being the perfect reason to do a remake a a truly classic horror film in thew first place. As it been so long now that not alot of people today would have been around when the original film was even being released with many people either having grown up with it on television or various re-releases where as now they have a version of the story is made for modern audiences but not in the way that you might think as really the only thing that they do is add sound to it and that's really it n whole only the most die hard of vampire fan will be able to tell you if this films plot is the exact same plot as the original from the point of view of alot of people myself included it doesn't really matter as this film much like the brief scenes that alot of us have seen of the original this film is dripping to the brim with gothic atmosphere something that does appear to also be the case with the original film only with this film it's now in colour and not in black and white and that's really it with this film being a really solid version of the story and it's something that Disney could learn a lesson from as instead of remaking a film that's not even ten years old the original film is over one hundred years old and this is the first remake that that film has ever gotten despite it being in the public domain for many years now and yet this will always be the films first remake.

One of the more shocking things about this film is the fact it does manage to draw you in and to keep you invested so much so that you want to know what happens next to these characters. This is something that alot of films really do fail to do as alot of them just content with coming and going and not really making sure that us the audience are invested in the characters and in that world and yet with this film because of the fact that the world is rich and filled to the brim with detail that it makes the world feel alot more lived in and fleshed out and as a result of that is the fact that we the audience really do want to see more of that world because of the fact that it's just dripping with gothic atmosphere and while yes parts of the world aren't as fleshed out as others and yes the characters do make some dumb choices later on in the film that doesn't change the fact that this films world is one that is a really well thought out world with it being clear as day that there was alot of love , care and attention to detail put all throughout this film to make it's world feel alot more lived in and real and that it's that kind of attention to detail that you just don't see in films any more and it's something that really should be demanded as it only enhances the film as a whole and if it's something that really is done right then it makes watching the film feel more rewarding as you get to spot little details that you might have noticed when viewing this film for the first time.


If this film did have any kind of flaws it's mainly due to the fact that alot of the films key characters aren't that well developed and do come across as being quite boring characters. With the best example of this being none other then Lily-Rose Depp as Ellen Hutter who despite being one of the films main characters really does come across as being quite a boring and bland character as alot of her scenes play out the exact same way with nothing new added to them which does have the point of making alot of her scenes seem dull and boringg which wouldn't be a bad thing if her character wasn't central to the films plot and while her character does have alot going for her the Ellen character is one that really should have been treated a whole lot better given how central she is to the films plot but she gets the gold star treatment when compared to Emma Corrin as Anna Harding who is just so forgettable that at times she just outright disappears from the film alot of the time and we the audience just don't notice that she's not in the film as that's just how pointless of a character that she really is with the film really being better off if her character wasn't included in the film and if the Ellen Hutter character was a really more better written character as well as she's the one that's more important to the plot of the film then what the Anna Harding character really is but for some reason the makers of this film thought that that film would be great if it had some dull characters in it.

Now the this film has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly two hours and two minuets and eighteen seconds. Which is a fairly solid running time for this film to have but at the same time time tho it's still quite along running time for a horror film to have even with the fact that this film really does gave more then enough there interms of plot to really cover that really large amount of running time this film is still a film that really should have been alot shorter then what it was just to make the film a whole lot more easier to watch since as as things stand even tho this film is a really good film which is something that nobody will ever take away from this film it's also a film that really doesn't take that full advantage of it's running time as it doesn't really flesh out alot of the characters all that much at east not to the point where you want to see more of them with the film just dropping characters for large portions of it's running time which does mean that the plot as well done as it is does loose its focus alot of the time all of these things wouldn't have been an issue if the film had just a slightly shorter running time as that would then allow for the film to have a more focused plot and to develop it's characters to the point where we the audience really do want to see more of them on screen and not forget about certain characters as well but I really will admit that this film really does have some really good pacing to it tho.


So now then as this is a horror film that really does mean that I have to actually talk about the actual horror that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual horror that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good. For spoiler reasons I can't say why this films horror works all that well nor can I say that with film really does lack in something that alot of other horror films have but if you have seen this film then you'dd know both of those reasons but part of what makes this film just so creepy to watch is not only the visuals presented to us on screen but it's also the acting from all involved as everyone just gives a really creepy performance in the scenes where it's meant to be creepy and where your meant o be scared and while yes this film does have alot of the jump scares in it due to the how well done the visuals are in this film this films jump scares work really well as there something that you don't really see coming compare this to alot of horror horror films where you can see the jump scare coming a mile away and there for they loose the key element of surprise where as here tho that element of surprise not only works but actually really did help to make the film really even more creepier and even more scarier then what it actually would have been in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Overall this is a film that alot of lovers of vampire will absolutely eat up as it had alot of the things that they'll lone in it and it's a film that lovers of gothic horror and horror in general will be bound to love as well as will lovers of film in general as this film is just that good in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in this very film in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very film really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly an 8.5 out of 10 from me.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the Images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all pf the images that I personally used in this very review from Tenor , IMP Awards . Com and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get images from this film being Google Images really simply because Google Images actually really has images from this film really are up and on Google Images and really plus pretty much all of the images that I personally found on Google Images really were all really very fairly high quality and as well as being as really very fairly high definition as well and so then horror fans we really do end this review as we really always do with really our one and really true goddess Elvira wishing us all some really very unpleasant dreams.



Saturday, 7 December 2024

Scream 2022 Film A Short Review



Interms of horror franchises Scream is the one that not only has the least amount of installments but is also the only one where they spoof a common trend in not only horror itself but also Hollywood as well. With the film that i'm going to be reviewing for you all today being no exception to that rule as it spoofs legacy sequels and so then join me as I review the film that dares to actually kill off a member of the original cast with the film in question being called simply just "Scream" enjoy.

The plot of this film is after her sister is attacked and left for dead Sam returns to Woodsboro just as a new set of Ghostface killings begin. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good as while yes it does seem like a straight forward remake of the first film the film does add enough new elements yo its plot to make what was becoming a very tired and warn out plot seem fresh and new again with the plot of this film also being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.


Starring in this film is Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott , Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers and David Arquette as Dewey Riley. Also starring in this film is Melissa Barrera as Sam Carpenter , Jack Quaid as Richie Kirsch , Mikey Madison as Amber Freeman , Jenna Ortega as Tara Carpenter , Dylan Minnette as Wes Hicks , Jasmin Savoy Brown as Mindy Meeks-Martin , Mason Gooding as Chad Meeks-Martin , Sonia Ammar as Liv McKenzie , Marley Shelton as Judy Hicks , Skeet Ulrich as Billy Loomis , Kyle Gallner as Vince Schneider , Heather Matarazzo as Martha Meeks and Roger L. Jackson as The Voice Of Ghostface.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good which is something that really isn't all that surprising as this franchise from the films point of view that is gas also had directors who really do know how to get a good performance out of there actors which is also true for this film as both Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett really do know how to get some really good performances out of there actors with it also being helped by the fact that pretty much all of this films actors are a bunch of really good actors in there own right as well with the acting that's in this very film also being helped by the fact that this films script is just so good that all this films actors really have to do is just say the lines as they are written and a good performance really will come out of them naturally which is something that really does help to raise the overall quality of the acting that's in this very film 


As was stated at the start of this review but this is the film that actually dares to kill of one of the original trio. Which in this case was Dewey which was something that worked as it subverts your expectations as you go into this film thinking that all of the original characters are going to make out of the film alive and well which makes it all the more shocking when he does get killed off in quite a brutal scene with his death now making it possible for all of the other original main characters to be killed off something that all of the other sequels refused to do and that one little thing now makes us the audience scared for the rest of the legacy characters since if Dewey can be killed off then maybe Sidney can be killed off as well or maybe perhaps Gale can be killed off as well.


Something that I noticed during this most recent viewing of the film. Is the fact that both this film and Star Wars: The Force Awakens have alot in common as they are not only both essentially remakes of there respective franchises first entry but they also both bring characters from the previous films they also both have a new character that's somehow tied into the original villain and they both have a legacy character killed off as well but where there different from each other is in the fact that this film knows that it's basically a remake of the first Scream and so it had fun with that by not only mentioning the fact that the events of this film happened back in the original but also straight up renaking and then putting new spins on classic scenes as well all if which go along way into proving that the makers of this film really were fans of the franchise as a whole something that quite clearly isn't the case with Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Where this film does start to somewhat faulter is in the fact that it's main mystery isn't a good one. As the film really doesn't give you enough clues for us the audience to work out for ourselves who the killer or in this killers are something that alot of the films do quite well rhus making them great for repeat viewing and that is something that this film fails to do as apart from one scene with Ritchie watching a video of Stab 8 there's nothing in this film that hints at him being a Stab fan let alone one of the killers with the same thing also being true for Amber as well who for alot of the films running time is presented as someone who really doesn't like horror films all that much and yet it's revealed that she's a big Stab fan which both of which are things that don't make sense within the context of the film.


Now then this film has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and fifty four minuets and eighteen seconds. Which is a solid running time for this as the film really does the right amount of plot to really cover that amount of running time with it being helped by the fact that all of the previous films also have very similar running times as well with this film really taking as full advantage of it's running time by really taking the time to fully flesh out the new characters so that we the audience actually care for them and want to see them make it out of the film alive and well with the films plot also being as fully fleshed out as it really could have been given just how basic the plot of the film is but I really will admit that this film really does have some really good pacing to it tho.

So now then as this is a slasher film that really does mean that I have to actually talk about all of the kills that are actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual kills that are actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty not that bad as there are only so many times that you cam see someone getting stabbed before it starts to get dull and boring which due to over the top the kills doesn't happen in this film with all of this films kills being really shocking to see due to how over the top that they get with the best kill in the film quite easily being the death of Dewey just because of the fact that we've spent four films with him and so his death will always be the best kill in the film due the emotional attachment that comes with his kill in my freaking opinions anyways / at least 


Overall this film came at the right time as it proved that there really was still some life in this franchise something which was proven again with the release of Scream VI the following year with both films proving that this franchise really is the little franchise that could in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in this very film in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very film really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly an 8 out of 10 from me.

Now then interms of where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from the official Scream fandom wiki page , Tenor and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get images from this film being the official Scream fandom wiki page really simply because Google Images actually really has images from this film really are up and on the official Scream fandom wiki page and really plus pretty much all of the images that I personally found on the official Scream fandom wiki page really were all really very fairly high quality and as well as being as really very fairly high definition as well and so then horror fans we really do end this review as we really always do with really our one and really true goddess Elvira wishing us all some really very unpleasant dreams.




Abigail 2024 Film Review

To say that 2024 was a shockingly good year for horror movies would be like that The Mouse Trap was a bad movie no duh. As we had a shocking...