4K UHD version available for pre-order now

The Pseudo Vampire Movie Martin was George A. Romero’s personal favorite of all the films he had made – and now Second Sight Films has brought the film to 4K UHD! Copies can be pre-ordered directly from second look if you are in the UK but the company cannot ship outside of the UK and Ireland. In the US, you can pre-order the release Zavvi or diabolical. 4K UHD discs are region free, but the accompanying Blu-ray discs are region B bound.

Written and directed by Romero, Martin has the following summary:

Young Martin is firmly convinced that he is an 84-year-old blood-sucking vampire. Without fangs or mystical powers, Martin injects tranquilizers into women and drinks their blood through razor-bladed wounds. After moving to Braddock, Pennsylvania to live with his superstitious uncle, who also believes Martin is a vampire, Martin tries to exclusively hunt criminals and thugs, but stumbles when he falls in love with a housewife.

The film stars John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Christine Forrest, Elayne Nadeau and Tom Savini, with Romero himself as the priest.

The Second Sight 4K UHD version of Martin has these features:

A Second Sight Films 4K scan and restoration of a 35mm dupe negative supervised and approved by cinematographer Michael Gornick

Presented in HDR10+

Audio commentary by George A. Romero, John Amplas and Tom Savini

Audio commentary by George A. Romero, Richard P. Rubinstein, Tom Savini, Michael Gornick, and Donald Rubinstein

A new audio commentary by film historian Travis Crawford

A new audio commentary by film critic Kat Ellinger

Taste the Blood of Martin: A New Feature-Length Documentary & Location Tour

Scoring the Shadows: A new interview with composer Donald Rubinstein

J Roy – New and Used Furniture: a short film by Tony Buba

Making Martin: A Narrative

Trailers, TV and radio spots

There is also a limited edition version of the release, which “Sturdy slipcase with classic original graphics. Softcover book featuring new essays by Daniel Bird, Miranda Corcoran, Travis Crawford, Heather Drain, Kat Ellinger, Andrew Graves, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Elena Lazic, Stephen Thrower, Jon Towlson, Simon Ward and Tony Williams. Original Soundtrack CD by Donald Rubinstein. 5 collectible art cards illustrated by Adam Stothard.“

Martin is one of my all-time favorite films, so I’m really excited that it’s getting this kind of release. I don’t have 4K UHD skills myself, but I’m hoping this will sell well with movie fans that do. Will you pick up a copy of Martin on 4K UHD? Let us know by leaving a comment below.