Review of Martin (1978) by Eric W — 06 Jun 2007

Most underated and unkown George Romero movie. My favorite, a fantastic and extremely original and intense vampire movie. If you haven't seen this already, you.... bite? MUAHAHAH.

This review of Martin (1978) was written by Eric W on 06 Jun 2007.

Martin has generally received positive reviews.

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