Martin

[HappyCamper]

has anyone seen this George A. Romero film? I just rented it, and have yet to watch it, but would like to know if it's worth the time? I loved 'NOTLD' and 'Dawn of the Dead'

[HappyCamper]

i rented George A. Romero's 'Martin'

[HappyCamper]

I don't know, I haven't watched it yet. It's a vampire movie though

[sleepaway]

I saw Martin years ago on late night TV. To be honest I don't recall much except I think a lot of it was set on a train? My memory has that it was really boring but maybe I was just too young to appreciate it. I'd certainly watch it if you boteherd to rent it! Let us know what you thought.

[mictlan]

The first scene is on a train.

Martin is a little slow, not an action-packed vampire movie by any means. It's one of the best non-traditional vampire movies ever, though. The Nicholas Cage vampire film, the name of which I do not recall, borrows from Martin pretty heavily.

IMO: Not recommended for slasher fans, but recommended for vampire/psychological horror fans.

[abbycomix]

I commented on this one before, but to recap: I really liked it because it had good characterization. Also Martin was kind of cute:p

[Aylmer]

Originally posted by mictlan
The first scene is on a train.

Martin is a little slow, not an action-packed vampire movie by any means. It's one of the best non-traditional vampire movies ever, though. The Nicholas Cage vampire film, the name of which I do not recall, borrows from Martin pretty heavily.

IMO: Not recommended for slasher fans, but recommended for vampire/psychological horror fans.



agree with above comments a bit slow but lots of style

[abbycomix]

"The Nicholas Cage vampire film, the name of which I do not recall, borrows from Martin pretty heavily."

That Nick Cage movie is Vampire's Kiss I liked that one too.

[mictlan]

Originally posted by abbycomix
I commented on this one before, but to recap: I really liked it because it had good characterization. Also Martin was kind of cute:p

The characterization is really good, much better than most any other of Romero's films that I've seen (which is not all of them).

[Robert Neville]

Martin is one of those GAR movies you either get right away or may as well forget. It's a great movie and a great tearing apart of self in the shoes of Martin. The movie never actually let's you know if he is, or isn't, a "true" vampire. And what is even better is that the character of Martin doesn't know for sure either. This is classic story telling and one of GAR's best.