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All parent reviews for Shadow of the Vampire
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Vile and Sadistic, Utterly without any Redeeming Value
I am usually the sort that yawns at violence in movies, but I thought the scene toward the end of this movie where the vampire murders a woman was incredibly violent and disturbing. I would call it a kind of pornographic violence for people who like to see women dying in a violent and sadistic manner. I am also shocked that you do not mention this in your 'need to know' up above. Instead you talk about it being "satiric, comic, and creepy." I don't quite see how any of those descriptions fit the vile ending of this movie and I think many parents will be shocked and feel mislead by this unbelievable description of this disgusting movie.
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An Atrocious Interpretation of a Great Filmmaker
Perhaps I might be bias, considering that I am a great fan of F.W. Murnau and the original Nosferatu. Maybe I just didn't care for Malkovich, for whatever reason, I flat out HATED this movie. The story was a nightmare, with a complete destruction of, in my opinion, what could have been a great forshadowing. Malkovich gave Murnau, a great, innovative filmaker, a psychotic, controling sense, with a twisted, dark respect for his art. Dafoe's Shreck is insane, and dark under a magnificient make up job. The ending is a nightmare, with no climax, and a terrible bout of extreme violence. In conclusion, I thought it was an AWFUL adaptation of one filmmaker's journey. If the storyline interested you, however, I highly recommend the original Nosferatu, a masterpiece all in its own.
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