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Director George Romero turns the vampire genre on its head in this creepy, original 1978 effort. John Amplas stars as the title character--an alienated, depressed, and fangless 18-year-old denizen of an industrial town who is compelled to kill and drink blood. But is he really a vampire, or is he merely suffering from psychosis? Read more

Starring	John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Christine Forrest, Tom Savini
Director	George A. Romero
Genres	Horror

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- ...Extraordinarily evocative [scenes]....[The direction] shows a definite flair for suspense...
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- - Variety
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
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- - 8
  - 0
  Vampire...not Vampire?
  
  Martin is a very interesting film, about a boy who appears to be a Vampire (an 84 year old Vampire to be precise!). There are plenty of twists using the ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Bex
  - Kent, England
  - 02 Feb 2005 at 12:57
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  - 11
  Dire - utter tosh. I'd give it ZERO stars.
  
  What a waste of an allocation. No redeeming features whatsoever. Great disappointment.
  
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- - Les Reed
  - east London
  - 13 May 2010 at 20:44
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  - 6
  Dire - utter tosh. I'd give it ZERO stars.
  
  What a waste of an allocation. No redeeming features whatsoever. Great disappointment.
  
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- - Les Reed
  - east London
  - 13 May 2010 at 20:44
- - 3
  - 0
  Romero on top of his game
  
  This is a very surprising film for Romero. Admittedly the central character, and his Central European uncle, believe he is one of the undead. On the other hand... read more »
  
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- - Leni
  - 179 reviews
  - London
  - 14 Nov 2009 at 18:38
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  wtf
  
  i love weird cult films but i didnt get it perhaps i should have watched it again !
  
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- - mungo
  - 1 review
  - Weymouth
  - 10 Aug 2009 at 13:39
- - 0
  - 0
  Overrated!!
  
  I really wanted to love this film!
  
  The idea is bloody awesome. Sadly the Execution is rather lacklustre.
  
  Infact, if you're even ... read more »
  
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- - onion
  - 250 reviews
  - south
  - 27 Jul 2009 at 03:00
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  - 0
  poor
  
  this was a boreing old film didnt like it at all,iam sure ive seen before dont bother,surpose to be a vampire,not likely buts other vampires at shame crap.
  
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- - redgymshoes
  - 274 reviews
  - Boldon Colliery
  - 02 May 2009 at 10:56
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  - 1
  Martin
  
  I found this film really boring and disappointing, I didn't even to watch it till the end
  
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- - Zanti
  - 29 reviews
  - Ashtead
  - 28 Apr 2009 at 18:53
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  OK. Not a mindless slasher/horror.
  
  Not as in-yer-face as you might expect from Romero; this is more a psychological thriller rather than an out-and-out horror gorefest.
  
  It's a ... read more »
  
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- - Pale
  - 55 reviews
  - LONDON
  - 05 Apr 2009 at 12:41
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  vampire?
  
  the films made by george are interesting because they do have some social message.a classic film very much underestimated.
  
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- - martin wathen
  - melksham,wilts.
  - 18 Oct 2007 at 18:50
- - 0
  - 0
  Fangs ain't what they used to be!
  
  Sorry about that... I've seen this advertised on the TV maybe a dozen times, and somehow I've never seen it - it was worth the wait... a dated 70s low-... read more »
  
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- - monkeybum
  - 81 reviews
  - Darkest Devon, England
  - 04 Oct 2007 at 22:31
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- - 8
  - 0
  Vampire...not Vampire?
  
  Martin is a very interesting film, about a boy who appears to be a Vampire (an 84 year old Vampire to be precise!). There are plenty of twists using the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 69031
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Bex
  - Kent, England
  - 02 Feb 2005 at 12:57
- - 3
  - 0
  Romero on top of his game
  
  This is a very surprising film for Romero. Admittedly the central character, and his Central European uncle, believe he is one of the undead. On the other hand... read more »
  
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- 831085
- - Leni
  - 179 reviews
  - London
  - 14 Nov 2009 at 18:38
- - 2
  - 0
  Bleak, downbeat psychological horror
  
  In between two high tempo action movies, The Crazies and Dawn of the Dead, George A Romero made this enigmatic psychological horror film.
  
  Martin is a... read more »
  
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- - Grassmarket
  - Lothian
  - 19 May 2004 at 23:30
- - 2
  - 0
  Change of style for Romero
  
  I watched this in the 1980's before the 'video nasties' were banned and this film is just as original now as then.
  
  Quite a sad take on ... read more »
  
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- - marge3
  - Somerset
  - 11 Oct 2005 at 23:17
- - 1
  - 0
  Neglected, underrated, low-budget vampire masterpiece!
  
  'Martin' is a revelation! If you like your horror gritty, urban, edgy, modern, culty and unusual then this could be for you. It's by cult ... read more »
  
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- - Tiptoe
  - South Gloucestershire, England
  - 21 Jan 2006 at 13:58
- - 1
  - 0
  I'll bite ya!
  
  'Martin' is one of George Romero's non-zombie related movies. It seems his reputation as a great director irrespective of his Dead films is often ... read more »
  
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- - Christopher Clayton
  - London, UK
  - 25 Feb 2007 at 05:28
- - 0
  - 0
  A great Alt-Vampire film.
  
  More subtle than most Romero films. A slow builder that manages with the help of a great sound track to really hold the tension. DVD comes with quite ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Manchester, England
  - 10 Feb 2004 at 11:46
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  Would have been a good...
  
  Would have been a good psychological in its time, although a little outdated now, perhaps would benefit from a revival (if there are any directors listening). ... read more »
  
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- - Theresa#3
  - WHITSTABLE
  - 13 Mar 2004 at 01:52
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  - 0
  Neglected, underrated, low-budget vampire masterpiece!
  
  'Martin' is a revelation! If you like your horror gritty, urban, edgy, modern, culty and unusual then this could be for you. It's by cult ... read more »
  
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- 196814
- - a customer
  - South Gloucestershire, England
  - 21 Jan 2006 at 13:57
- - 0
  - 0
  Quirky and Interesting.
  
  A lovely little film, very unusual and interesting. It's refreshing to look back to a time when directors did not feel the need to face all of their films ... read more »
  
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- - COCKLES
  - ESSEX
  - 24 Apr 2005 at 12:02

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  Director George Romero turns the vampire genre on its head in this creepy, original 1978 effort. John Amplas stars as the title character--an alienated, depressed, and fangless 18-year-old denizen of an industrial town who is compelled to kill and drink blood. But is he really a vampire, or is he ...