This movie was great!


My fav of the month

In a way isn't that the very nature of Exploitation films - isn't faces of Death an indepth look at the mystery of life and Hostel is a critic of western society where any thing can be bought..

I think alot of exploitation films try to justify themselves in that way and try to condemn what infact is the films major selling point. I think Martyrs did this slightly better and is more 'respectable' than Ilsa SheWolf or Last house but I think it uses the same methods in a lot of ways...

When i read the reviews i was like - wow finaly, what i've been waiting for.
the only thing that i don't agree on is about the last 30 minutes, that i read was the most disturbing, it was, but i think they took a bit to long, i know that the porpuse was for us to see what was the torture all about, and with that horrifying conclusion. When i say to long, i mean, they could have perhaps took it a bit more violently like the first 45 minutes, or not, lol.

Anyways, i was really hoping for this movie to blow me way, and it did, unfortunately a remake it's on it's way... i have already lost my interest on battleling that same old discussion...

i'm from europe, and i fear the french, they are insane...:eek:

:D give us more:)

This movie was absolutely horrendous. A bigger piece of shit than the presents I leave in the toilet after all you can eat buffet at Pizza Hut. I guess an out of left field "explanation" for the cult's reasoning behind their tortures dupes people into believing the film is deeper and more important than it actually is.

I watched this last night and I thought it was amazing.
Probably the best newer horror movie I've seen.
I loved it.

I have seen various copies of Martyrs online.Play.com for one have one such copy yet there are other versions apparently.The one that i like has `uncut`slapped on the cover but is this truly the case as it would seen to put uncut on a film is just a publicity ploy to get you to buy that copy.

http://www.movietyme.com/catalog/pro...ducts_id=44721

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/91514...s/Product.html

Which should i go for guys?

I have got a locally produced (pirated) dvd copy of the film but the problem is it has no English subtitles (like the way Angra saw it few days back)!:o

Will it be 'okay' to see this film without understanding the dialogs?:rolleyes:

I watched Martyrs this weekend. The first half or so was great. Very disturbing and powerful. Unsettling even. Then... Well... The movie fell apart for me. The mystical, psuedo-religious crap really killed the movie for me. It's like they had two different writers. One serious, the other campy. I realize they went with the plotline they did in order to try to elevate the movie from simple torture-porn, but it was done in such a schlocky, gimmicky way. To me at least, it was a valiant effort that started very strong, but just fell short at the end.

Not really. The first half or so will be fine because it's pretty straightforward. You will probably be able to figure out why what's happening is happening. The last third or so of movie will make no sense whatsoever. Especially the ending. If you're just wanting to see torture and gore it'll be fine, but if you want to know why said torture and gore is occurring, you will probably be lost.

I watched this flick without subtitles, and understood most of it. As with Inside and Haute Tension, there isn't too much dialogue.

However, if you do not understand French at all, then the second half of the movie might not make too much sense.