Astrobiologist00

It's not a high concept movie by any stretch. But, it is an entertaining flick. And, it's the first time Wahlberg has played an actual bad guy since 1996's Fear. And not to give anything away, but damn, his character gets taken to task to say the least.

Topher Grace is...Topher Grace in this movie. His character really could've been played by any number of actors. The same could be said for the actress who played the FBI agent. But in reality, none of the characters actually required in depth character study or to be standout. It was just a matter of getting actors to sign onto the film who could competently pull off the scenes.

So again, it's a decent film overall. I don't think anyone will walk out feeling disappointed or angry about spending their time or money watching it. And as run of the mill as it is, it's still better than what's being nominated for an Academy award this year.

This film did nothing that Coppola's 1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula didn't already do. Coppola's film both thematically, and visually broke ground (costumes, creature design, set pieces, etc.), and had a far more expository, but also sinister and apprehensive feel. Not to mention it was also far more carnal. Nosferatu on the other hand, just felt like a tamer, "nothing new to see here" re-make, with nothing remotely original in any depictions. Maybe if Nosferatu looked scarier than a bald Vlad Teppish ("The Impaler", "Dracul"), that might've helped. I give it a 5-6 with a "I wouldn't watch it again" rating.

Starting with the frenetic, sped up camera shots at the beginning, until the end (which should have been within the first 2 minutes), this schlock paled in comparison to the 3 preceding films. And I'm not saying this because of nostalgia or some codger notion of "the original's always the best".

Everything about this movie was just so...goofy, unnecessary, and annoyingly dumb. Admittedly I would have rather seen Mel Gibson climbing out of the car in the beginning, but obviously Tom Hardy took the reins instead. And I had no problem with that, he did a good job in the TDKR, so that didn't really skew my opinion. And Charlize Theron is a good actress, I had no problem with her being in the film either.

The problem wasn't the casting choices. The problem with this film was the film itself. It had a poor screenplay, script, storyboarding, characters, etc. It lacked all the excitement and intensity of the original films and replaced with again, goofiness and half brained stupidity. With the exception of the film quality (HD), I have nothing positive to say about this film.