Product Details

• Actors: Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Carl Anthony Payne II, Tichina Arnold, Thomas Mikal Ford
• Directors: Chuck Vinson, Gerren Keith, John Bowab, Marion Denton, Stan Lathan
• Writers: Bill Braunstein
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Hbo Home Video
• DVD Release Date: January 2, 2007
• Run Time: 600 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (161 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000JJ4DDW
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,668 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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• For more information about "Martin - The Complete First Season" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Editorial Reviews

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It's a pleasure to be reminded, after years of increasingly lazy movie performances, that Martin Lawrence was once a hungry, crackling young comic. His 1990s sitcom Martin, in which Lawrence played a radio shock jock juggling the demands of his friends and his girlfriend, was nothing new--it's your basic "gee, men and women sure are different" setup with an African-American flavor. But Lawrence threw himself into the show with gusto. In addition to the central character of Martin Payne, Lawrence played Payne's mother, his trashy neighbor Sheneneh, pompous player Jerome, and numerous others, some of whom were integrated into the main stories, some of whom just appeared in stand-alone segments at the opening of the show. (Ironically, many of the show's fans are more enthusiastic about these side characters than about Martin Payne.) No one will ever accuse Lawrence of subtlety, but his reckless energy is undeniable. That, combined with a good supporting cast (including Trisha Campbell as Gina, his long-suffering girlfriend; Saturday Night Live's Garrett Morris as Stan, his penny-pinching boss; and Carl Anthony Payne II, Tomas Mikal Ford, and Tichina Arnold as Martin and Gina's friends), gave the show a solid dynamic that raised it above the often formulaic scripts. Martin: The Complete First Season includes all 27 episodes; the extras, unfortunately, are only a highlights feature and a standard blooper reel. --Bret Fetzer

Product Description

Martin Lawrence (Bad Boys, Big Momma's House) plays Martin Payne, a brash radio personality who always speaks his mind, often to the frustration of Gina (Tisha Campbell), his feisty but eternally forgiving girlfriend. Always around are Martin's "hang out partners," Tommy, Cole, and Pam (Tichina Arnold), a co-worker of Gina's. Find out wazzup in the outrageous world of Martin.

DVD Features:
3D Animated Menus
Audio Commentary
Outtakes

Customer Reviews

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Whassup, whassup, WHASSUP!!!!, November 2, 2006

By	P. Lanier "DJ Phil" (Chicago IL) - See all my reviews

Man! It's about time!! News of this one finally being released is great! This one is so anticipated, I'm sure folks will put aside some of their holiday shopping bucks to get this one! Everyone I know still enjoys the repeats of "Martin" on their local TV stations, or TV-One Cable network. One of those rare shows that even leave you laughing even after repeat viewings. Count me amongst the many who are glad it's finally getting its' due. Hopefully the successive season releases won't take nearly as long to be issued on DVD!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FINALLY!!!, December 28, 2006

By	J. Nunez - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What else can I say that others haven't? My favorite show of all time finally coming to DVD. I just hope the rest of the seasons don't take forever to come out.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FINALLY!!!!! I HAVE WAITED FOR THIS FOR TOOO LONG, December 27, 2006

By	D. Jenkins "SHAWNIE SHAWN" (GREENBELT, MD) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

THANK YOU LORD!!!! FINALLY WHAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR SINCE TV SERIES STARTING COMING OUT ON DVD. I TOLD MY FRIENDS I WOULD CALL OUT FROM WORK TO GET THIS IN MY HANDS IF I HAD TOOOO. THIS MADE MY DAY!!!!!