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Summary: The body wobbles, but the stake stays curiously static
Review: Vividly shot, nasty and seemingly pointless. Or is it? A word from the Maestro himself. "Martin is about all the monsters of the world" says Romero "proposing that they are simply extensions or exaggerations of a certain strain in all of us. Martin concerns the varying levels of moral conscience in the human animal. Not only are the moral lines difficult to draw, but any attempt to categorize behaviours as good or evil will warp any true search for the nature of man. The moral shuffling and turns in tradition help make Martin our contemporary. If he is our own child, our primal conscience looking back at us from the center of our souls, then he is truly a dangerous creature, for then he has us all figured out, while we haven't come close to understanding him." Phew! So this isn't a sleazy flick exploiting violence against women, it's ART! Blimey, I must get a PHD to understand NECROMANTIK and what George is rabbiting on about, as well. I guess if you complain about these degrading scenes then you're against TRUTH! Like it, Centurion. Ah, Gaz, you'll say, he does kill a couple of men, too. I know, he doesn't miss a trick, does George. Long live popular art!
You know, it's a bit rich old tatty Cuda blaming Martin for everything when he let Martin deliver the groceries to the town's women folk house to house. It's a fit up, mate. You should seek immediate restituition once you've returned from the grave.
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Summary: CULT CLASSIC
Review: Wow. I must say I'm pleasantly surprised to find this movie on DVD, when I thought it would be out of print even on VHS. I had no idea so this movie has so many fans! (NOBODY I know has ever heard of it.) I first saw this movie around 1986-87, whilst I was in middle school. A friend's mom rented the video, and though I just saw it that one time, I found it fascinating. It certainly left a lasting impression. Creepy, dark, haunting, somewhat comical, and very '70s. Just gave it 4 stars because I've yet to see the actual DVD...and it *has* been a while since I have actually watched it so some of my memories are not clear. But, for a movie I've unsuccessfully inquired about for 15 or so years to be so unforgettable, it has to be good.
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Summary: George A. Romero best and unusual film.
Review: Writer and Director did a superb, making this film about a teenager used to be vampire. Was an interesting subject. John Amplas is really good in this role and Tom Savini early make-up effect are good also.An strange and unforgetable classic from Romero.
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Summary: Scary, A Little Erotic, and Strangely Sweet
Review: You never know whether Martin is really a vampire or simply nuts (although he IS perfectly comfortable in the daytime, and he DOES eat things other than blood). It doesn't matter; he's a complex and perversely sympathetic character, and you end up feeling sorry for him much more than for the women on whom he "feeds." And he's a nice guy; after all, he's "always very careful with the needles." I've never seen more bizarre and gripping murder (or is it rape? or both?) scene than that on the train in the opening sequence. Martin's actions with the helpless woman are oddly tender, despite the inevitable outcome. Not for the squeamish, and I don't know many women who would like it, but worth a shot (no pun intended) for a good chill.
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