last halloween i watched the original in a cathedral in manhattan. the crowd was about 500 strong and there was an even mix of people, although i'd say they were verging on "older".
i find the '22 version to be validly creepy. i can't deny that there are parts that are so far beyond dated that they are absurd to a contemporary audience.
despite this, i was still shocked and pretty angry that the entirety of the crowd openly laughed at 60% of the film. it was especially crude during the scenes that were supposed to be tense. the only experience i've had that was worse than that was at one of the shitty exhumed film showings in philly, but that's primarily attended by kids one step shy of the FvsJ rave scene.
SO i'm crudely associating that memory with herzogferatu. i seem to recall someone, at some time within the last year, laughing at the kinski running with the coffin scenes. i think. i may have actually been imagining how the crowd at the '22 version would have reacted to watching the remake. i'll be damned, i just can't remember.
anyhow, i found that sequence to have the strongest visuals. the nightmarish speed of the undead is something that would raise the hairs on the back of my neck. or as jake would point out, my arm.