Review:
Now I got to say this up front, this is an old mother fucking film. I'm talking 1922 in the A.D. Needless to say this isn't scary in today world but it is freaky. It leaves you unsettled. Which I find is much better then a quick scare. One of the main things that make this such a classic is old Max Schreck. Who is one scary looking motherfucker. He really makes this film what it is, a fuckin' classic.

If you haven't seen or heard of the film, do yourself a favour and pick it up. It's of course a silent film and it's black and white. Although there is a musical score to the film and none of it is in pure black and white. The film was made using tinting. So there is some colour even if it's limited.

Now because there is no talking some of the actors tend to over do it with their movements and the like. I found this to be funny and it took away from the creepiness of the film. This DVD has got two different soundtracks on it and it really does help the film. The 2.0 track is an organ score compiled and performed by Timothy Howard. Timmy does it up and it's worth a listen. The 5.0 score is by the Silent Orchestra. These guys know their shit! It truly adds so much more to the film. I gotta tip my hat to those mofos.

Special Features :
Now this is a special edition version of this film and the DVD tries to come through. I'll give image props for releasing this version in the first place. Ok enough with the props now it's time to rip into dis motherfucker. Some of the features were good and others were useless. The phantom carriage ride was one of these features. This 3 minute piece shows how the director made the carriage sequence. Trust me if you listen to the commentary you don't need to see this piece.

And speaking of commentaries, what the fuck happened to Lokke. Now I know this is an audio essay but it sounds like this guy has the reading skills of a 12 year old. His sentences end abruptly and he most of the time it seems like he's pausing at the end of a line on a page and not the end of the actual sentence. On top of that he has no passion in his voice what so ever. For a guy who is supposed to be a connoisseur of German silent film he didn't seem to excited over this one.

About the only this that was cool was the then and now photos, The NosferaTour. This was cool to see how almost all the locations in the film are still around today. The only bad thing was that none other than Lokke Heiss narrated it. Still worth a watch.

Video:
For a film that's 80 years old I gotta hand it too them I thought it would look like shit. There are a lot of dust and scratches here and there. But the quality of the images is outstanding. One of the bad things about DVDs is that the video quality is so sharp that you catch all the imperfections in the picture.

Audio:
As I said before the 5.0 track is the way to watch this film. I loved it and it helps to keep you into the film, as most people find silent films to be a bit boring.

I'd write a best line but, hey, it's a silent film no one said anything.

-Zorbs