This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

best movie i've ever seen.

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

I thought this was a decent movie. The story was there. The suspense was there. The girls played their parts well and it held my interest. There wasn't as much blood and gore as I expected. This was a good stand alone movie. I plan on watching the original. I watched this one first because it seemed like most folks think it pales in comparison to the original and I wanted to take an unbiased look to see if it could stand alone. It did for me and I would recommend it to a friend. Give it a chance.

I went into this movie thinking, there is no way this can possibly be as bad as people are saying. The original was so compelling, that there is no way that you could screw it up correct? Sadly I was wrong. I could forgive the film makers for having less violence than the original and instead focusing more on the dread; but they tried so hard and still managed to make this movie less filled with dread. We care far less for these characters than in the original. They telegraphed the fact that in the first half of the movie one of the characters was just seeing things that weren't there, which was genuinely shocking and hard to predict in the original. The main villain actress in this one was terrible beyond terrible at acting; did they just cast a friend of the family as a favor or something? And the end...don't get me started. The original had one of the most haunting and devastating endings I have ever seen before. The new one completely missed the point of the original's ending and instead decides to go with basically the exact opposite. To put it nicely, I hated this movie. I would have given it a 1, but those ratings are strictly reserved for Uwe Boll movies. You really have to try to make a movie worse than Uwe Boll movies. This remake is deserving of one step above that.

I have to start off by saying that I believe that the French version of the film is the most depression, soul-wretchingly horrific movie I have ever seen in my life. It is a masterpiece in the use of atmosphere, nuance, and tact in horror film-making, and will most likely not be topped as a horror film for quite some time. This Blumhouse version is NONE OF THAT. Imagine if someone told you that France has the best burger you have ever tasted. You want to eat it so bad, but you don't want to travel to France or learn to read the menu at the restaurant because you are lazy. You wait for an American chef to create the same burger, but the meat is dry, it has no lettuce, tomatoes or pickles, and the condiments lack taste. That is exactly what you are getting with this remake. It is tasteless, like New York BBQ is tasteless compared to Texas BBQ. Like Taco Bell is compared to REAL Mexican Tacos. It lacks any redeemable elements that would make it palatable for anyone over the age of 14, and who has a more refined palette. It is simply a hollow imitation of the French film. It tries so hard to shock and disturb, but in the end, it just makes you feel sorry for everyone involved. People woke up and went to work for this. They have their names attached to the credits. It will be a film they will be forced to use on their resume. It just makes me sad that production companies like Blumhouse can outright spit on real artistry in the name of profit margins. Blumhouse, you are the worst thing to happen to horror movies since the advent of Found-footage. You have ruined one of the most definitive horror experiences since The Exorcist, and your whole company should be ashamed of yourselves.This film was absolute garbage and an insult to horror films. We will never speak of it again, and never within the same sentence as the original. A complete and utter failure, it should not be seen by anyone. It is, without a doubt, one of the worst films ever made, regardless of genre.

Even though I watched the original Martyrs various years ago, it's a film which is impossible to forget. That's why I knew beforehand that its North American remake would never reach the same levels of violence, intensity and anguish reached by the French version... something I would have tolerated if co-directors Kevin and Michael Goetz had respected the spirit of that brilliant film and its overwhelming atmosphere of cruelty and hopelessness. Unfortunately, that was the first thing which got lost in this "light" version, which could basically be considered "PG-13" if it wasn't for some moderately bloody scenes, which could have been eliminated without any problem, because they don't fix all the things which were decomposed in this diluted interpretation. And that's where my comparison between both versions ends because, to be fair, Martyrs (2008) didn't receive too much diffusion, and I estimate that Martyrs (2015) will be a novelty for many spectators, so I will do my best to evaluate it on its own merits. I found it a bad film, but I will at least grant it that courtesy. To start with, I found the screenplay of Martyrs (2015) poorly written, specially during the second half, when something happens which brusquely alters the premise and introduces absurd concepts, until getting to an insipid conclusion. Among the very few positive things I can say about this remake, I can mention the decent performances from Troian Bellisario and Bailey Noble. Despite them, I found Martyrs (2015) an absolute waste of time. Even taking it as an individual horror film, it's an absolute failure. Anyway... I hope the next step isn't some remake of À l'intérieur suitable for the family schedule of Lifetime.