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Martyrs (2008) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
913 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.97/4 |
# of Ratings: |
54 |
Genres: |
Drama, Horror |
Rating: |
NR |
Language: |
French |
Theater Date: | 09/25/2008 |
DVD Release: |
04/28/2009 |
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Director: |
Pascal Laugier |
Actors: |
Morjana Alaoui
Mylène Jampanoï
Catherine Bégin
Robert Toupin
Patricia Tulasne
Juliette Gosselin |
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Plot Outline:
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Years after escaping from a regime of brutal torture, a young woman tracks down her captors and exacts her revenge. However, this is just the beginning of an ordeal that will lead to the truth behind her captivity and plumb the depths of horror. -- Chris Kavan
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smokiediebear 08/30/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
2/4 |
This movies premise was stupid, however it was well done and the ending left you wondering. This is a extreme and some what perverse movie, a art film more or less. Torture and solitary will drive anyone mad.. |
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Snoogans 02/22/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
I was under the impression that Martyrs was just another extreme horror film that people talk up and dare others to watch, but that undermines the whole point of the movie. Yes, it is violent and contains many scenes of torture (sometimes graphically), but it's all emotionally effective and essential to the main idea of the film. Though, to fully realize the intentions of Martyrs, you have to see it through to the end. And believe me, it is worth it. I can't write anymore about it, because this film works best if you go into it fresh and let the experience happen naturally. |
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Bri 11/28/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
The first movie to give me nightmares in about ten years, this heart attack of a movie stands head and shoulders above any current horror movie. Though I give it props for innovation and storytelling, I quite sincerely wish I had never watched it. |
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08/27/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Whoa Nelly!! |
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Even though I did not watch this movie in its entirety, I agree that it is very good. Just when you think you have a handle on what is going on, BAM! You are wrong. It is as if there are three stories in one but they are relate to one another. The graphic violence and gore is a lot to take in if you are not accustomed to or enjoy watching such things, but if you are, you should enjoy it and appreciate it as well as the message hidden within. I have been told that the last thirty minutes are akin to the last few minutes of Audition, violence wise, and as I settled in to complete the movie, I felt so creepy and dirty inside that I had to turn it off. It just felt so wrong to be watching these things happen to this girl that I felt unsettled inside. The movie was st up in such a way that i... |
Rating of
3/4 |
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06/12/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Don't Cry, Don't Raise Your Eye... |
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I think Martyrs is the first horror film in a long while (probably since Audition) that has affected me on so many levels. The movie switches up so many times, that even though you think you know what's coming, it takes you in an entirely new direction. What's more, the emotional journey has just as much impact as the hard-to-watch violence does.
I don't know what it is, but the French seem to have figured out a good balance - High Tension, Inside and now Martyrs have proven that you can have plenty of gore but still craft a good story. While I can enjoy Hostel on a visceral level, Martyrs is whole different level - something deeper. It's one of those films that will stick with you for days or longer. The ending is left open to interpretation, but one thing is for certain - it's not a ... |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
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06/08/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Uncomfortable But Compelling |
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There is a tagline in the trailers for the original 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' that says 'This movie is relentless in it's attempt to drive you out of your mind', and although that movie did scare audiences, it was a good scare; a throw-your-popcorn-in-the-air scare, with a tongue placed firmly in cheek with regards to the terrors it presented. Instead, that tagline should be applied to 'Martyrs', as it's fairly doubtful as to whether there has been a movie that makes it's audience feel so uneasy yet, at the same time, is so very compelling.
'Martyrs' begins with a news flashback to 1971, where a young girl called Lucie has escaped from captivity and notified police. Lucie has been deprived of proper food and severely beaten, but there are no signs of any sexual traumas, and she i... |
Rating of
3/4 |
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