Martin

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DEVANGSHU C Worst movie I ever watched, the director is a drunken man who think people also watch movie in a drunken state . Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review Rob G Is Martin a vampire? Or just a messed up kid? Interesting concept if a little dated in production. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review pierce k romero knows how to make a movie and he did a very good job. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/04/23 Full Review Taylor L There's apparently an as-of-yet unreleased three and a half-hour cut of this 95-minute film. Only one physical print exists, which sold for $50k at auction but didn't convey the distribution rights, so ... what are the odds that we'll see that unofficial 'Director's Cut'? Both a modernization and a satire of the vampire myth transposed to 1970s Pittsburgh. With the time period, a dingy urban American setting, lower-budget practical effects, the sense of social isolation, and recurring interesting monochrome fantasy cutaways, Martin feels like George Romeo was taking some inspiration from John Waters in writing a new take on bloodsuckers. John Amplas's Martin is an interesting character, an individual convinced through a combination of family lore and difficulty with communication that he's a vampire in the classic sense, tying in his thirst for blood with a series of rapes committed via sedative to fight a fear of intimacy; it's intended to be a series of alternative takes on genre conventions, both tragic and a bit comic - taking a classic movie monster usually portrayed as powerful and scheming and replacing him with an alienated kid that commits violent acts because he lacks the confidence to conduct himself 'appropriately'. Romero's ideas on social isolation messing with morality and conduct have proved to be remarkably forward-thinking. Interesting and a bit spooky based on what someone will do based off of their own beliefs about identity. Amplas is this unusual combination of awkward, ordinary, and vicious; his pedestrian appearance and slower energy make his crimes that much more brutal. (3/5) Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/05/22 Full Review Luca D A very unique low budget horror movie. This is a precursor to the Donnie Darko plot where two questionable ideas are presented. Either the kid is schizophrenic and everything presented is in his mind is in their imagination, or everything presented in their thoughts is truly happening but everyone just believes their crazy. I love these plots because they are usually left with loose ends leaving multiple possibilities. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/17/21 Full Review Audience Member Starting point is suggestive, but although the situation is described quite vividly, the action does not help to see an evolution in characters. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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