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My Bloody Valentine (1981)
- Review Date: February 8, 2009
- R
- Genre: Horror
- 1981
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Old-school slasher film is too gory for kids.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this iconic slasher film -- recently remade as My Bloody Valentine 3-D -- is full of gory deaths, especially in this DVD's "Unrated" version; the stalking miner-suit wearing killer is also quite frightening. The film also has the requisite '80s slasher-film link between sex and death, where teens at play are targets for a killer's wrath while doing the figurative deed.
What's the story?
In the small mining town of Valentine's Bluffs, there's a 20-year-old secret of mystery and murder. While the mine's managers were at a Valentine's Day dance, a cave-in trapped and killed a number of workers; the one survivor who escaped, Harry Warden, avenged himself on the managers and supervisors through bloody murder, sending their torn-out hearts inside candy packages as a dire warning. Harry was sent to the asylum, but 20 years later, as the town prepares for Valentine's Day festivities, a new killer stalks the town; is Harry back, or has a new killer taken up his murderous crusade?
Is it any good?
With the recent 3-D remake at the top of the box office and other classic slasher films being re-made (Prom Night, Friday the 13th), MY BLOODY VALENTINE is worth viewing as a historical curiosity -- and the film's mining-town setting is used to make for a unique, chilling variation on the classic slasher flick as well.
At the same time, a unique slasher flick is still, at heart, a slasher flick; My Bloody Valentine's screaming victims and bloody murders are fairly pedestrian stuff, albeit well-made, with a little more emphasis on personal relationships and character than you might expect. My Bloody Valentine will have some historical interest for fans of slasher films, especially with this DVD's extras and presentation of the unrated cut, but it's still, at the end of the day, an '80s horror quickie.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the appeal of the slasher film -- what makes these movies so well-loved, and such often-remade movies by modern Hollywood? Families can also talk about the Freudian link between sex and death in these films; why do these movies seem compelled to show teens being murdered during sex? Is it a cautionary warning, or grim exploitation?
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top ten slasher movie
this movie was great by it self. but with all the gore put back into the movie it ranks as the top 10 slasher movies ever.
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Kid, 12 years old
February 16, 2009
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wicked!
the movie has a few parts that arent appropiate for children such as the first scene includes some partial nudity.A part that might not be appropiate for kids is axels flashback around the end of the movie.his flashback was harry warden hit his father with a pickaxe and in the special edition in the directors cut gets his heart cut out and axel watched it.it is a good slasher movie reminds me of the texas chainsaw massacre but i recomend it for kids 10 and older and for people who like watching gory,violent,disturbing,scary movies.
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My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Horror at its upmost best. Dont let the year of the movie deceive you, this movie is not for the faint of heart.
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Not Perfct, But Fun
A pretty fun slasher. A few plot holes and an awful ending aside, it's pretty fun.
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Awesome.Bloody cool.
I have the Blu-ray version of this on DVD however it still looks a bit outdated and cheesy as you would expect from a 1980s slasher old school horror flick however it's still bloody cool.Be on the lookout for the 2010 3D version though.It's great.By the way I've got the unrated edition too.
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| Studio: | Lionsgate |
| Director: | George Mihalka |
| Cast: | Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck, Paul Kelman |
| Genre: | Horror |
| Run time: | 91 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | February 11, 1981 |
| DVD release date: | January 10, 2008 |
| MPAA rating: | R |
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