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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 |
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| Director | George A. Romero |
| Genres | Horror |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 »