Comments on: Review: MARTYRS

By: Horror Movie Medication

Horror Movie Medication — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:41:24 +0000

I like what you said about wishing the story could go on and offer some more explination to all the torture. I watched this movie and it felt like a two act play. It could have ended with Lucie and been a short story, or it needed to keep going and bring some sense back into the plot. But maybe nonsense was part of the message.
I reviewed this flick to on my blogspot. I’d love to hear some feedback on my review.

http://horrormoviemedication.blogspot.com/2013/02/martyrs-its-type-of-movie.html

By: Kevcking

Kevcking — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:21:03 +0000

People seem to not see what I have seen in this film. The ending has such humor to it. In the end, the viewers who are intense and strong enough to stomach the increasing torture and unsettling images are rewarded with absolutely nothing!

The entire film builds to an ending not shared with the viewer. The victim/protagonist is put through a living hell for the entertainment of the viewer and she sees “the other side” that no one has ever seen or explained before. When the big reveal is about to arrive…. f*ck you, go home, nothing to see here. Brilliant and hilarious.

By: Axel

Axel — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 22:35:17 +0000

I think the movie was fantastic. Me and my family rented it and ever since the night we watched it, we’ve been asking my dad to get the movie again.

By: K

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 08:03:15 +0000

Yeah, Nick nailed it with his points 1 and 2 (post 38). It was crystal clear to me from Mademoiselle’s language and behavior that Anna’s “message” was not hopeful…

Beyond that, though, I took from it that whatever Anna said to Mademoiselle destroyed her faith in the afterlife, whether heaven or hell…The REAL horror in this movie is that all of that torture was done in the name of absolutely nothing, and Mademoiselle knew it. Human beings have constructed the supernatural, an amazing brain-generated illusion new in evolutionary history. This concept of a “beyond” gives us both unlimited hope, unlimited ability to experience suffering, and unlimited capacity to inflict pain on each other. I can think of no more absurdly tragic demonstration of this than the ending of this movie.

I think the ending redeemed what would otherwise have been a banal gore flick.

By: Jora

Jora — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:24:46 +0000

I just finished watching this and was broken-hearted to read that Benoit Lestang killed himself, especially after watching him work in the “making of” featurette.

As for the film, I think Nick (post # 38) nailed it too.

I enjoyed the film very much! I was intrigued & disturbed. I thought it was beautifully done.

By: Corimarie

Corimarie — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:03:51 +0000

I just saw this movie 2 days ago and all I have to say is it was freakin fantastic! I loved every second of it, especially the end! I 100% agree with nick about the ending. Also, this movie I felt was not your typical horror film. It did have a bit of a hostel vibe but I thought it was much much better! I’ve seen every horror brutal film you can imagine . I am a TRUE HORROR FAN that appreciates every little thing this director incorporated in this movie. Loved it! Two thumbs up:)

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:00:32 +0000

I think Nick nailed it.

By: Dave S.

Dave S. — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:54:12 +0000

“He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.” -Gandalf Grayhame, “Lord Of The Rings”