Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60256 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-12-06
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Black & White, DVD-Video, Silent, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 63 minutes

Customer Reviews

Dark becomes darker
As you are reading this it is easy to assume that you are familiar with this classic silent movie. That might not be the case so let me explain a little about the movie first. Directed by F W Murnau and released in 1922 the movie was the first adaptaion (loosely) of Dracula. Unfortunately Murnau did not have permission to adapt the book and most copies of the original were destroyed. Luckily for us, a few survived as it is a materpiece of cinema.

There are many versions available, so why buy this version. The main difference is the soundtrack, which is the gothis industrial mix mentioned in the title. A very dark score it is as well, with main contribution by Rozz Williams of Christian Death.

In the main the score fits very well and adds a very different dimension to the film. In some respects it is very difficult to get one's head around modern music scoring a silent music, so sometimes it feels as though you are watching a music video, but don't let that put you off. The mix adds to this film and makes it a worthwhile addition to a film collection, especially if you are a fan of the vampire genre or goth/industrial music.

In the end the film would get 5 stars whatever, the music on this version only adds to that rather than detract.

not anything new.
THIS ISN'T A NEW OR PREVIOUS VERSION - BUT SEEMINGLY EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE THE FILM EVERYONE KNOWS, & WHICH I ALREADY OWN. DISAPPOINTING. THE SOUNDTRACK IS LESS INTRUSIVE THAN THE EUREKA VERSION - BUT THEN THERE AREN'T ANY INTERESTING EXTRAS TO SPEAK OF. THERE IS A VERSION BEING SOLD WITH THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - WHICH MIGHT BE BEST?