One of the great things about watching movies from a list you didn't write, is that occasionally you get to go into a film completely cold. For my money the best way to see any film is with absolutely no knowledge of it at all, but when choosing films for yourself it's all but impossible.
I'm pleased to say that I went into Martyrs knowing exactly nothing. If you like your horror movies brutal, and don't mind subtitles (it's a French film) I STRONGLY recommend that you stop reading. Come back when you've seen it.
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Monday, 22 June 2015
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Week 190 - Martyrs
Martyrs - Lisa's Review
I'll start the review by saying right away that this is one of my favourite horror movies. It's the only movie I own on Blu-ray even though I don't even have a Blu-ray player. I will one day and had to buy this one when I saw it as a bargain. It's not too often a movie comes along that stays with you for a long time afterwards and prompts some deep thought. This is definately true of Martyrs. I know a lot of people who refuse to watch a foreign language film, which is such a shame as so many people will miss out on so many fantastic films, this being french is one of them. So, to the movie itself.
One thing I will say to start with is the less you know about this movie, the better. Director, Pascal Laugier even states this in a DVD introduction. He prefers viewers to see it as "Virgins". Having watched this movie quite a few times, I can understand why. Having a absolutely terrible memory means I can enjoy different aspects of this movie each time I watch it as I never remember absolutely everything. Martyrs isn't a simple, easy watch. It's a very thought provoking, moving and clever movie, that prompts questions that don't necessarily even have answers. Writing a review of a movie when you're trying to give absolutely nothing away is somewhat difficult, so I would say if you haven't seen this movie, stop here! Go rectify the situation!
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