Martyrs 4K UHD (2008) Masters of Cinema (Limited Edition) - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

Gemini223 · 07-17-2025, 06:34 PM

I have a very strong stomach and have seen many horrible scenes in various movies through the years, but I have to say that 'Martyrs' actually brought me to the brink of what I could possibly bear to watch.

The extremely brutal violence and torture committed against those poor girls made me sick to my stomach, and I actually had to watch at least one or two scenes partly through my fingers (held up in front of my face), which I almost NEVER do, even with the most horrifying videos.
The fact that this movie is so well-made (combined with a gripping and depressing story), contribute to make it an even rougher experience.

Anyways, since I'm a dedicated movie collector, I still feel a compulsive need to buy this new limited edition in spite of my mixed feelings.
Not surprisingly, even though I bought the uncut Scandinavian dvd back in 2008, I have never managed to see it again, haunted by that terrible emotional trauma it was to watch it...

So, especially if you are a sensitive person, be warned that this movie is really going to test what you (and your stomach) can handle to watch in your home cinema.

I remember thinking that 'Cannibal Holocaust' felt like children's telly compared to 'Martyrs', so I wonder how I will feel about it today, after all these years.
To be honest, I think I will need a Chivas Regal (on the rocks) to numb my senses before I eventually start watching this upcoming edition ...

Mosley likes BFDI · 07-17-2025, 06:36 PM

Hopefully this gets a US release too.

MovieBuff647 · 07-17-2025, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Mosley likes BFDI

Hopefully this gets a US release too.

Lionsgate Limited will probably license Eureka's master but there is zero chance they will put out a better release.

emgesp · 07-17-2025, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Mosley likes BFDI

Hopefully this gets a US release too.

Just buy the Eureka 4K.

I very much doubt many studios want to touch this film.

MovieBuff647 · 07-17-2025, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by emgesp

Just buy the Eureka 4K.

I very much doubt many studios want to touch this film.

Lionsgate has the rights now through TWC going defunct, and chances are they'll license Eureka's master for a Lionsgate Limited steelbook. Again though, zero chance their release will be better than Eureka's.

GasmaskAvenger · 07-17-2025, 07:51 PM

Yeah, I copped a copy through The Atomic Movie Store. May as well secure it now.

Graphic_Delusions · 07-17-2025, 08:16 PM

This early "special announcement" has me thinking whether they wanted to announce their edition before another label does. I know how cut throat certain boutique companies are like since everyone imports these days.

MovieBuff647 · 07-17-2025, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Graphic_Delusions

This early "special announcement" has me thinking whether they wanted to announce their edition before another label does. I know how cut throat certain boutique companies are like since everyone imports these days.

TROUBLE EVERY DAY also had an earlier "special announcement" and that already had a BD in the US sourced from the 4K restoration, courtesy of The Film Desk, so I doubt that.

I think Eureka knows these will be seen as bigger deals than their usual announcements, so they announce them separately and then allow more space for their other announcements to garner attention.

Max Solo · 07-17-2025, 08:23 PM

This movie lives in my head rent free.

Sergeant Howie · 07-17-2025, 10:34 PM

Well, I did something rather naughty this evening.

I live about 20 minutes walk from the cinema, and was about to leave home, just about to shut down my PC when I saw the email from Eureka, so had a quick look; didn't have time to login and purchase, so shut down and with only ten minutes before the scheduled start time of my film, I ran to the flicks, arriving after 15 minutes. Just had time to... get comfortable... and then to sit down. My phone was on in the auditorium (already on silent and with the screen on lowest brightness setting) as I had my wallet open and card out on my lap. I was purchasing while the BBFC age rating was on the cinema screen, and I finished just as the opening credits started - and before the first scene. I then put my phone away in my pocket. I must have been keen, for I've never seen this blind buy. What does that say about me?

Oh the film I went to see? Akira Kurosawa's 'Ran' (1985). That was a blind buy too - and a truly magnificent one.

geomon · 07-17-2025, 10:47 PM

I pre-ordered so fast, I skinned my fingers.

DaylightsEnd · 07-18-2025, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by geomon

I pre-ordered so fast, I skinned my fingers.

THIS. A preorder so nice, I purchased it twice. Two 4k copies in the bucket. Done deal. Gimme! Haters are just soft.

And yeah, Atomic Movie Store rocks.

TripleHBK · 07-17-2025, 10:58 PM

This is one of the rare films that I just can't help myself with. I've owned the UK Blu Ray (long since traded off years ago) and still own both the Canadian and Australian LE Umbrella releases of on Blu Ray. This was another easy pre-order. Ordered through Diabolik though there stupid sneaky route protection garbage got me as I failed to see it on order and it was only after I saw that the price was several dollars more than it was prior to me logging in, that I caught it. $60 in full this one got me for today. Still, it's an absolute gut punch of a film and Something I talked about for years upon first witnessing it, and so it was all worth it for me.

Here's to hoping that the video and sound knocks it out of the park and makes the quadruple dip well worth it.

emmet otter · 07-17-2025, 11:10 PM

Such a wholesome film that is great for the entire family. Would also be nice as a perfect Christmas gift.

dcx4610 · 07-17-2025, 11:12 PM

I didn't see this one coming. No Blu-ray is safe I guess. I'm completely desensitized to horror but this one got me. Part of me says it's a one and done movie and I don't want to sit through it again but I guess I'll do it for the 4K. It's not a gore movie per se. It's just very disturbing and possibly the most nihilistic movie I've ever seen.

MovieBuff647 · 07-18-2025, 12:32 AM

Do we have confirmation that David is encoding this?

asmodeux21 · 07-18-2025, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by MovieBuff647

Do we have confirmation that David is encoding this?

I'm hoping FiM does this title. 16mm is tricky to compress on 4k UHD.

birdztudio · 07-18-2025, 01:41 AM

what a great news, High Tenson and then this but

[Show spoiler]

jacobsever · 07-18-2025, 02:09 AM

This release has resurrected me from the non-posting realm.

Amazingly, hauntingly beautiful and mesmerizing film. Personally don't think it's really that extreme or difficult to watch. Have seen it three times and will easily be watching it a 4th the day this bad boy lands on my door step. I've been very patiently waiting and told myself to not drop $150+ on the LE Umbrella release. Already have the Umbrella standard blu ray. But after all the French extremity Second Sight has been releasing, I'm surprised this didn't come from them. I'll gladly buy from Eureka though. One of the OG labels I really got into when I first started collecting.

Ordered through Orbit because while I like Diabolik, Brother Belial, and Atomic...I have a fierce loyalty to Orbit for some reason.

dallywhitty · 07-18-2025, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jacobsever

This release has resurrected me from the non-posting realm.

Missed you.

07-17-2025, 06:34 PM	#1
Gemini223 Member Member since:Aug 2017 Location:Norway	I have a very strong stomach and have seen many horrible scenes in various movies through the years, but I have to say that 'Martyrs' actually brought me to the brink of what I could possibly bear to watch. The extremely brutal violence and torture committed against those poor girls made me sick to my stomach, and I actually had to watch at least one or two scenes partly through my fingers (held up in front of my face), which I almost NEVER do, even with the most horrifying videos. The fact that this movie is so well-made (combined with a gripping and depressing story), contribute to make it an even rougher experience. Anyways, since I'm a dedicated movie collector, I still feel a compulsive need to buy this new limited edition in spite of my mixed feelings. Not surprisingly, even though I bought the uncut Scandinavian dvd back in 2008, I have never managed to see it again, haunted by that terrible emotional trauma it was to watch it... So, especially if you are a sensitive person, be warned that this movie is really going to test what you (and your stomach) can handle to watch in your home cinema. I remember thinking that 'Cannibal Holocaust' felt like children's telly compared to 'Martyrs', so I wonder how I will feel about it today, after all these years. To be honest, I think I will need a Chivas Regal (on the rocks) to numb my senses before I eventually start watching this upcoming edition ... Last edited by Gemini223; 07-21-2025 at 09:57 AM.

07-18-2025, 01:41 AM	#18
birdztudio Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2010 Blu-ray collection:341 Trading Score:25	what a great news, High Tenson and then this but [Show spoiler]does that cover considered spoiler?

07-17-2025, 06:36 PM	#2
Mosley likes BFDI Power Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2016 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:487 Blu-ray collection:620 DVD collection:15 Blu-ray reviews:2	Hopefully this gets a US release too.

07-17-2025, 07:51 PM	#6
GasmaskAvenger Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Fresno, California, USA 4K collection:1105 Blu-ray collection:4971 DVD collection:656 Trading Score:33	Yeah, I copped a copy through The Atomic Movie Store. May as well secure it now.

07-17-2025, 08:16 PM	#7
Graphic_Delusions Senior Member Member since:Jun 2012 Trading Score:1	This early "special announcement" has me thinking whether they wanted to announce their edition before another label does. I know how cut throat certain boutique companies are like since everyone imports these days.

07-17-2025, 08:23 PM	#9
Max Solo Special Member Member since:Dec 2015 Location:San Diego, CA 4K collection:97 Blu-ray collection:995 DVD collection:46 Trading Score:3	This movie lives in my head rent free.

07-17-2025, 10:34 PM	#10
Sergeant Howie Active Member Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Dundee Blu-ray collection:1	Well, I did something rather naughty this evening. I live about 20 minutes walk from the cinema, and was about to leave home, just about to shut down my PC when I saw the email from Eureka, so had a quick look; didn't have time to login and purchase, so shut down and with only ten minutes before the scheduled start time of my film, I ran to the flicks, arriving after 15 minutes. Just had time to... get comfortable... and then to sit down. My phone was on in the auditorium (already on silent and with the screen on lowest brightness setting) as I had my wallet open and card out on my lap. I was purchasing while the BBFC age rating was on the cinema screen, and I finished just as the opening credits started - and before the first scene. I then put my phone away in my pocket. I must have been keen, for I've never seen this blind buy. What does that say about me? Oh the film I went to see? Akira Kurosawa's 'Ran' (1985). That was a blind buy too - and a truly magnificent one.

07-17-2025, 10:47 PM	#11
geomon Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Miami, FL 4K collection:481 Blu-ray collection:1220 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:53	I pre-ordered so fast, I skinned my fingers.

07-17-2025, 10:58 PM	#13
TripleHBK Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:Lincoln, NE Home Theater Gallery:52 4K collection:249 Blu-ray collection:3649 DVD collection:742 Blu-ray reviews: 17 Trading Score:47	This is one of the rare films that I just can't help myself with. I've owned the UK Blu Ray (long since traded off years ago) and still own both the Canadian and Australian LE Umbrella releases of on Blu Ray. This was another easy pre-order. Ordered through Diabolik though there stupid sneaky route protection garbage got me as I failed to see it on order and it was only after I saw that the price was several dollars more than it was prior to me logging in, that I caught it. $60 in full this one got me for today. Still, it's an absolute gut punch of a film and Something I talked about for years upon first witnessing it, and so it was all worth it for me. Here's to hoping that the video and sound knocks it out of the park and makes the quadruple dip well worth it.

07-17-2025, 11:10 PM	#14
emmet otter Special Member Member since:Mar 2016 Location:Frogtown Hollow, NJ	Such a wholesome film that is great for the entire family. Would also be nice as a perfect Christmas gift.

07-17-2025, 11:12 PM	#15
dcx4610 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:643 Blu-ray collection:1251 DVD collection:7 Trading Score:21	I didn't see this one coming. No Blu-ray is safe I guess. I'm completely desensitized to horror but this one got me. Part of me says it's a one and done movie and I don't want to sit through it again but I guess I'll do it for the 4K. It's not a gore movie per se. It's just very disturbing and possibly the most nihilistic movie I've ever seen.

07-18-2025, 12:32 AM	#16
MovieBuff647 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2018 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:-	Do we have confirmation that David is encoding this?

07-18-2025, 02:09 AM	#19
jacobsever Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Denver, CO 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:732 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:13	This release has resurrected me from the non-posting realm. Amazingly, hauntingly beautiful and mesmerizing film. Personally don't think it's really that extreme or difficult to watch. Have seen it three times and will easily be watching it a 4th the day this bad boy lands on my door step. I've been very patiently waiting and told myself to not drop $150+ on the LE Umbrella release. Already have the Umbrella standard blu ray. But after all the French extremity Second Sight has been releasing, I'm surprised this didn't come from them. I'll gladly buy from Eureka though. One of the OG labels I really got into when I first started collecting. Ordered through Orbit because while I like Diabolik, Brother Belial, and Atomic...I have a fierce loyalty to Orbit for some reason.

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