Martin Review

Martin came out in 1977 and was directed by the ever-engorged George A. Romero. We have used science (and possibly the box cover) to determine that this movie fits perfectly into the "Realistic Vampire Drama" genre.

During the time we had our polls open, 219 shitty viewers just like you weighed in on Martin. 134 of 'em thought it was great! 85 thought it was shit. Takes all kinds.

This is a Dave and Jim's B-Movie Review. This review was written some time between 1996 and 2001. Once you've sucked the marrow from this one, you can head back to the full list to pick another review for savoring. Do it again and again.

Dave's Review

I have to award all sorts of points to this movie for its utter realism. This is, by far, the most realistic vampire movie I have ever seen or will ever expect to see. The lonely boy is very convincing. Romero manages to make it both tense and funny. The ending is a real "wow". Definately see this movie.

Dave broke it down like so: Technology: 10 Action: 6 Nudity: 3 Coolness: 8 Badguys: 5 Gore: 7 Shock: 10 Dialog: 8 Post-Nuke?: N Music: 5 Plot: 8 Length: Fine Overall: 8

Jim's Review

This movie is directed by George Romero, the man who brought us Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead. As in all of Romero's works, this movie always had a very realistic feeling about it. That is probably its strongest point, you are left with the general feeling that this is really how vampires would live if they existed. This is by far my favorite vampire movie, it throws away many of the old stereo types, and turns out to be a very original movie. I recommend that any Romero fan see this movie, it is one of his best works.

Jim broke it down like so: Technology: 11 Action: 7 Nudity: 3 Coolness: 9 Badguys: 7 Gore: 6 Shock: 10 Dialog: 6 Post-Nuke?: N Music: 4 Plot: 8 Length: Short Overall: 9