Running Time: 86 minutes
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Review by: Stacey
Yes, they have remade Martyrs. I feel like I have to start off saying that because apparently a lot of people didn't know that this was even a thing. From the time that news broke that the Goetz Brothers (Scenic Route) had already filmed the movie- shocking (and pissing off) everyone- it didn't stand a chance in the horror community. The French 2008 original, which is usually lumped into the category of "French extreme horror" (Inside, Haute Tension, Frontier(s)) and one of my absolute favorites, left a pretty big impact on the folks that have watched it. And for good reason- that shit is brutal, and dark, and haunting, and heartbreaking, and and and... you get the idea.
Oh yeah, we're talking about the remake, right? Yeah, that version wasn't any of those things.