Agreed, all his other films are pretty bad, apart from this lost gem! Horror fans that have never seen this little film are in for a treat, the central character is bizarre and interesting.

I agree with the op his strangest and best movie IMO deserves to bee seen by a wider audience

The Crazies is his best movie, has the strongest message.

It's certainly in the top tier of Romero films. 8/10 stars from me.

hmm well I love romero's movie but hear is a quick top 5
night of the living dead
day of the dead
dawn of the dead
land of the dead
the crazies
I like all the movies I have seen by Romero martin is classic and I don't care what people say about diary of the dead its a good movie!!
I'm not a lady I'm an anthropologist

Of the eight films of Romero's that I've seen, I guess I'd agree that this is his bestthough I also really enjoyed
Night
,
Dawn
, and
Season of the Witch
. (I need to see
Day
and
The Crazies
again, as I suspect I'd probably like them more now than I remember liking them when I originally saw them.)
What I most like about this film is how dense it is. It's a moving portait of a lonely and disturbed person, an insightful examination of the appeals of horror films (and their mythology), and a compelling depiction of an important period of transition for American society. So there's a lot to think about here, and Romero does a nice job of connecting these various thematic concerns in the film's narrative (e.g. the appeal of horror mythology to both Martin and Cuda does seem connected to how run down and disenchanted their environment is becoming)which still works fine as just a plain-old horror yarn about a psycho killer.

I agree this is his best film, it's definetly one of my favorites! Night, Dawn, and Day were good too, but i just never could get into them as much maybe cause i'm not a big zombie fan. I also liked Creepshow too, but Martin is in my opinion Romero's best!
Nosferatu. Vampire! First I will save your soul, then I will destroy you.

For the record, my top ten.

1. Dawn of the Dead
2. Night of the Living Dead
3. The Crazies
4. Monkey Shines
5. Day of the Dead
6. Land of the Dead
7. Diary of the Dead
8. Creepshow
9. Due occhi diabolici
10. The Dark Half

This film really sucks, what are you people on about??? It was the worst film that I've seen of Romero's (seen 11, so it doesn't make the top ten)
Anyone who didn't like the 3 Dead films (after Day there were no more, I don't care what anyone says), would be mad to watch a film which combines a main character who can't act, nudity of ugly women, a bad script by Romero and even worse special effects from Savini!

it might just be, although i've only seen martin + the dead films + creepshow. it's better than creepshow, but yeah it may actually be better than all of the original 3 dead movies. I'm not sure - but I was very impressed with it.

Nightman: "4. The Dark Half (severely underrated folks)"<
You are absolutely right. By far the best King adaptation on film, to me.
It would be #4 for me as well, with 'Dawn' first, 'Night' second, and 'Martin' third.
I have never understood the resentment people have toward this beautifully directed movie.
^
Those who try to make distinctions between education & entertainment know little of either.

My list:

1. Martin
2. Night of the Living Dead
3. Dawn of the Dead
4. The Dark Half (severely underrated folks)
5. Day of the Dead
6. Creepshow
7. Dairy of the Dead
8. The Crazies
9. Land of the Dead
   Not a bad one of the lot in my opinion, though I must admit those top three are his true masterpieces. I have yet to see Two Evil Eyes or Monkey Shines though.

Martin's a great film, right up there with Night and Dawn. To appreciate it, you have to understand that it's deconstructing the legend of the vampire rather than pandering to it and that, in exploring the gulf between reality and fiction, it also slyly deconstructs organized religion. So, comparable, to Night and Dawn, which criticize the sickness of consumerist society and the monsters in us all, Martin criticizes the sickness of religious and mythical ideas that twist our moral codes and make monsters of us (as exemplified by both Martin and Cuda).

totally agree, so much better then his other films.

I agree, and further - maybe it wasn't intended, but what i got out of this film was commentary on how we(the audience)interpret horror violence similar to the point of the film FUNNY GAMES.
My viewing experience went something like this:
Ah! Martin is one of those immortal, vampires that craves blood? wait could he be just some misguided serial killer rapist that drinks his victims blood? Wait..whats the difference really!? Is there really something Romantic about a vampire? hmmmm
Kind of choppy writing, but I hope you get my point.

I personally feel that MArtin is Romero's third best film behind only Dawn and Night. I didn't really mind the deliberate pacing of this film because it seemed essential to the message that the film was trying to convey (ie sexual insecurity juxtaposed against a dying steel town). The one area of the film that I did find to be a little weak was the shootout sequence. It just really didn't feel as if it was in keeping with the tone of the rest of the film. It injected a faster pace into the climactic moments of the film, but I just didn't feel that it was in character with what we had come to expect from Martin's actions.
Although I hesitate to debate the merits of Land of the Dead here, I just can't resist. I freely admit that it was inferior to the original trilogy in every technical way. That does not mean, however, that it is fair to trash the film. When compared to the other zombie films of its era(Dawn of the Dead remake, 28 Days Later, Resident Evil, etc.) it is head and shoulders above that derivative garbage. I didn't like all of George's choices in Land myself, but he is the father of the genre and has been making these films for 40 years. If he feels that he wants to try something new, either to remain relevant or to keep himself interested in making more zombie films, then I say he has earned the right. Moreover, anyone who knows how hard he worked to find a way to make Land and how close he came to never getting to do it at all should just be thankful that we got another zombie film from the maestro.
At this point, it would appear that he went the low budget route with Diary of the Dead, and I have heard mixed things about it. I am hoping for the best, and can't wait to see it. George is great on so many levels. He is clearly a visionary film maker who would rather do things his way than cash in for studio credibility. Admittedly, some of his films were a little too ambitious for the means that he had at his disposal to make them, but he deserves credit for not taking the easy road, and for making so many masterpieces. Not to mention, when you hear the guy talk, he is just an excited horror film fan. He sees the whole thing about the way that we do, and talent aside, he is just like any one of us would be if offered the opportunity to make a film of our own. I say good for him.

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1:Martin
2:Day of the dead
3:Night of the living dead
4:Creepshow
5:Dawn of the dead
I once had a large gay following.. but I ducked into an alleyway and lost him

Martin is such a cool movie and one of Romero's best in my opinion. Heres how i would rank his films.
Dawn of the Dead
Martin
Day of the Dead
Night of the Living Dead
The Crazies
Season of the Witch
Creepshow
Monkey Shines
The Dark Half
Land of the Dead
Knightriders
Two Evil Eyes (The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdermar)
Bruiser
There's Always Vanilla

I actually had to turn this movie off after 30 minutes b/c I was so beep bored. This can't even be called a movie compared to Romero's other masterpieces i.e. Dawn of the Dead and Night of the Living Dead. I used to think Day of the Dead was Romero's worst movie, although its average compared to other movies, but Martin was horrible. Before all you Martin/Romero fans call me a troll etc., it's my opinion and it doesn't mean anymore then you saying that it's a great movie. Settle down.
I MAY BE A BASTARD, BUT IM NOT A F-CKIN' BASTARD.

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its close.
i think NOTLD is still the best.
MARTIN would be my second favorite romero film.

top 5:

1. martin
2. dawn
3. night
4. creepshow
5. day
   who the hell listed creepshow 2 as one of his films??
   anyway, martin is brilliant by far his best

Night of the Living Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Martin
Day of the Dead
Monkeyshines

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