**** out of **** George Romero's "Martin" opens rather ingeniously with a scene taking place on a train. It is there that we meet the titular protagonist Martin (John Amplas); a handsome but nearly inanimate young man who we learn believes himself to be a vampire. That is why in some of the most shocking, provocative establishing frames known to both man and cinema alike; he partakes in the stalking, drugging, and murder of a woman aboard the train. Martin has a needle that … more
Martin is a classic vampire film written and directed by legendary horror film maker George A. Romero. He envisioned a modern day tale of old world vampires and insanity. The end results are Martin. The film follows the daily life of a man who may or may not be a vampire. He has been marked by his family as a blood feeder and claims to be in his eighties. The only thing we do know about him is that he has psychotic tendencies and lives out of a suitcase. One day his … more