Weekly Comp - Martin - 06/06/2010

[iluvdvds@Cult Labs]

06/06/2010! Just think, 4 years ago we thought it was the end of the world. Mm.

Anyways, back to the weekly comps! This week I'm giving away the simply AM-HA-ZING dvd, courtesy of Arrow Video, of:




GEORGE A. ROMERO’S MASTERFUL REINVENTION OF THE VAMPIRE GENRE COMES TO DVD AS A SPECIAL TWO-DISC COLLECTOR’S EDITION



Label: Arrow Video
Release date: 21st June 2010
Release type: DVD
Certificate: 18
Running time: 91 minutes
Pricing: £15.99
Genre: Horror
Director: George A. Romero
Stars: John Amplas, Christine Forrest, Lincoln Maazel, Elyane Nadeau, Tom Savini

Writer-director George A. Romero’s personal favourite of his own movies, Martin is a genuinely disturbing horror film that turns the traditional conventions of the vampire myth inside out and one which, at the time of its original release, reinvented the vampire movie genre. Now, Romero’s masterpiece comes to DVD as a special two disc release courtesy of Arrow Video featuring the original theatrical cut of the film (with 5.1 and Stereo audio options plus a choice of 16:9 and the Romero-recommended ‘Academy’ 4:3 aspect ratio presentations), the Italian cut of the film (reputedly edited by Dario Argento) and featuring music by Goblin, plus a host of other extra features.

Despite a lack of fangs, and having no aversion to daylight, garlic or crucifixes, insecure teenager Martin believes he is actually an 84-year-old vampire compelled to drink the blood of humans in order to survive. Martin’s belief is reinforced by his elderly uncle, Cuda, with whom he is sent to stay to work in his Pittsburgh grocery store. Cuda is convinced vampirism is part of their family curse and refers to Martin as ‘Nosferatu’, employing ineffective Old World defences in an attempt to keep the teenager at bay. Driven by his insatiable blood lust, the frustrated and confused Martin is forced to kill and feed, first drugging his victims to reduce their suffering before opening their veins with a razor blade. However, his inhuman desires are almost overcome when he begins an affair with a desperate older woman and he starts to question the validity of his self-belief.

An intelligent, modern day story of addiction, sexuality, and obsession given a unique vampire twist, Romero's film begins with a typically shocking opening scene that perfectly sets the tone for what is to come. Romero regular John Amplas (Creepshow; Day Of The Dead) gives an astonishing, sympathetic performance as the eponymous anti-hero, starring alongside the real-life Mrs. Romero, Christine Forrest (Dawn Of The Dead; Knightriders; Creepshow; Monkey Shines; The Dark Half), make-up wizard Tom Savini, and, as an ineffectual priest, the director himself.

Hugely underrated at the time of its release, Martin has now come to be accepted by many critics and horror fans as Romero's finest work to date.

Martin (cert. 18) will be released on DVD (£15.99) by Arrow Video on 21st June 2010.

Special Features include: the original theatrical cut of the film with 5.1 and Stereo audio options plus a choice of 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratio presentations; ‘Wampyre’ – the Italian cut of the film, featuring Italian dialogue (with optional English subtitles) and musical score by Goblin; ‘Making Martin: A Recounting’; Documentary on George A. Romero; TV and radio spots; original theatrical trailer; photo gallery; four sleeve art options; double sided poster; exclusive collector’s booklet; six original poster art postcards.




But how do I win it?

Easy! What with Britain's Got Talent just finished, let's go all showbiz, darlings. All you have to do is explain what act a famous horror character (fictional or not) or celebrity would do if they were to go on Britain's Got Talent. What would they sing? Dance? Animal acts? Or something completly different.


Weekly Comp's Got Talent - grammer goes out of the window with that title.


So, off you go.

The funniest three will be selected next sunday and each will win this amazing DVD.

EASY!

So, good luck everyone!

Kyle

[Sam]

Krueger's got talent - Freddy slices and dices an array of fruit and vegetatables using his handy razor-gloves.

Leatherface has Talent - A nifty variation on the old 'cutting a woman in half' illusion, the variation being it's not an illusion!!

[Sec]

First act is Leatherface, juggling chainsaws. He drops one on his foot, causes a nasty gash. Crowd boos.

Second act is Bub the zombie. He shuffles to the microphone and sings "Why do birds suddenly appear" in a strained, croaky voice. Receives a mild applause from the audience, bows, and his arm falls off.

For the final act, a guy in leathers would come on stage with a porcupine in a box. He would address the audience with "I have such sights to show you..", remove the needles from the porcupine one by one and insert them into his head. He would then announce "My name is PINHEAD. I'll tear your soul apart!" before cenobites ate the host of the show. Crowd gives a standing ovation.

[darthelvis]

Lord Summerisle (Wicker Man) would sing an old pagan classic whilst building a large wicker man sculpture in the centre of the stage and get Ant and Dec to volunteer to climb inside.

When Simon buzzes Lord Summerisle up's the ante setting the wicker man ablaze! Screams of Toon Army can be heard as the Let's Get Ready to Rumble stars are slowly cooked.

Lord Summerisle receives a standing ovation from the judges and the crowd goes wild!

Tune in next week as Leatherface teaches the BGT judges how to treat skin in order to turn it into an Ant and Dec suit.

[nekromantik]

Montag the Magnificent (Wizard of Gore) - He will appear in a cloud of black smoke and ask a member of the audience to join him. Then he will do a magic trick with the audience member tied to a wooden table with pneumatic drills along the side. All Montag has to do is untie himself before timer runs out be he is unsuccessful on purpose and the poor audience member gets drilled to death live on TV with blood shooting into the audience

[Gigantor]

Micheal Myers will just stand there and say nothing......Yet will still win as he clearly has more talent than the rest of the people on the show.

[nekromantik]

Sam (Trick R Treat) - Will tell everyone to keep up the Haloween traditions or ELSE!!
and then remove his sack and reveal his true face and scare the living daylights out of everyone.

[pedromonkey]

Norman Bates comes onto stage as Madam fifi, starts to sing i am what i am and ends the song by running upto the judges and stabbs Amanda Holden in the face....Ant and dec announce the next contender...
Vincent Price comes onto the stage and proceeds to turn the judges into wax models but stops at Amanda Holden because she's already made of wax. The crowd goes wild and he gets a standing ovation....suddenly Norman bates runs onto the stage and stabs Amanda Holden in the face....
again Ant and dec announce the next auditionee...
This time Roger Corman comes onto the Stage, his act is to make 33 feature length film in a space of 2 minutes, using only a camera and a shoe, when the two minutes are up, corman has indeed made 33 feature length films and they have all become instant cult classic, The judges are on their feet, they love him he gets a standing ovation, Ant walks up to him and hands him an oscar and says "we no longer need to make this show as this right here is talent, the rest of you suck".... Just as Ant and dec Close the show Norman bates runs on and stabs Amanda Holden in the face.....

[Zombie Dude]

M. Myers Got Talent - Both Michael Myers and Mike Myers step on stage. Mike proclaims "Hey Baby! Yeah!" as Michael stabs him and casts him aside. Michael then sits at a table and beings carving happy faces into jack-o-lanterns.

Chucky's Got Talent - Chucky walks on stage, lights up a dart, looks at the crowd, says "f#ck you" and walks off.

Jason's Got Talent - Voorhees walks on stage and preforms a quick game of charades before he gets irritated and throws his machete through a judges head.

[Sargento]

Dario Argento ..... He turns up and reveals he has made a new "quality" giallo! Crowd goes wild ... no buzzers ... he's through to the next round!