My Bloody Valentine (2009)

• Year: 2009
• Released: 16 Jan 2009
• Country: United States, Canada
• Adwords: 4 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179891/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/My_Bloody_Valentine
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/my-bloody-valentine
• Available in: 3D, 720p, 1080p
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
• Runtime: 101 min
• Writer: Todd Farmer, Zane Smith, John Beaird
• Director: Patrick Lussier
• Cast: Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith
• Keywords: remake, aftercreditsstinger, sheriff, slaughter, delusion,

	5.4/10
	51/100
	58% – Critics
	52% – Audience

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In the mining town of Harmony, a drilling accident is caused by the son of the owner, Tom Hanniger. The mine collapses, burying six miners alive. The rescue team finds only Harry Warden alive, but in coma, and the other miners murdered by his pickax, and they conclude that Harry killed them to save oxygen for himself. On Valentine’s Day, Harry awakes from his coma in the local hospital, and he kills twenty-two people, including a group of teenagers that are partying in the mine. Harry is killed by the deputy, but the only survivors are Tom Hanniger, his girlfriend Sarah, their friend Axel Palmer and his girlfriend Irene. Ten years later, Tom returns to Harmony after the death of his father. Tom has decided to sell the Hanniger Mine, and finds that Sarah has married Axel, who is now the local sheriff, and they have a son named Noah. On Valentine’s Day, Harry Warden also returns, seeking revenge against those that had escaped his pickax in the past, and Tom is accused by Axel and other locals, who in turn makes accusations against Axel.

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Only bother watching this in 3D

MY BLOODY VALENTINE is the noughties remake of a 1981 slasher flick. Normally, I wouldn’t give this type of remake a second glance – I’d hang on until it showed up on television before I bothered watching it. However, something caught my eye when I saw the cinema showing advertised – no less than the fact that this film was showing in 3D. Yes, 3D cinema is back, the next wave of three-dimensional horror films is hitting our screens in 2009 (THE FINAL DESTINATION 3D and PIRANHA 3D are two coming up), some thirty years since the last wave brought us the likes of Friday the 13th 3-D and Jaws 3-D! I went to the cinema to see this and enjoyed the 3D experience complete with viewing glasses and a rowdy audience and what an experience…

First off, the film itself. It’s basically a clichéd slasher movie not much different from the ones you’d find in cinemas during the ’80s. Some people who saw this film in non-3D cinemas claim it can be enjoyed in its ‘two dimensional’ version, but that simply isn’t true. MY BLOODY VALENTINE is a 3D film through and through, made and designed to be viewed in the format. It’s one of those films where things are popping out of the screen all the while and watching a 2D version is just pointless. The 2D version of this film I’d rate as a 1/5. To be honest, the film itself isn’t much cop. It’s a clichéd movie, with one of those appalling scripts that turns every actor into a complete moron. The twist ending is completely dull and unsatisfying. The acting also isn’t very impressive. There’s too much of a desire to catch ‘hot’ actors and actresses to appeal to teenage viewers so we get the likes of lunkheaded Jensen Ackles and Kerr Smith wandering around and being a little embarrassing and out of their depth. Jaime King is passable, but as usual it’s the old timers like Tom Atkins and Kevin Tighe who show us what real acting means.

I did appreciate that this film does have a good pacing and a nice look to it. Some of the cinematography isn’t half bad and the opening hospital massacre is top stuff, a shame the rest of the movie doesn’t touch it. The look of the killer miner, swinging a pick axe and wearing a helmet and gas mask, is also brilliant and recalls Jason Voorhees nicely. Horror fans will be in their element with an extremely high level of gore and depravity with eyeballs popping out, heads being impaled, hearts removed and even a guy’s chin being ripped off in one gruesome encounter. There’s even an extended nude scene that will appeal to male audience members although it does get a bit much with a blonde bimbo parading around naked for roughly ten minutes or so.

Which leads me to the 3D effects. They’re BRILLIANT. I’ve wanted to see a proper 3D film ever since I saw the ’50s HOUSE OF WAX on television with the guy playing with his yo-yo against the camera and I finally got the chance with this. Gone are the old coloured glasses, this is a new type of 3D technology known as digital projection and it works a treat. Stuff pops out of the screen all the time – guns, tree branches, body parts, you name it – but as well as this, the stuff on screen actually looks 3D – so if you see a car pull up it seems to be jutting out of the screen rather than sitting flat. For the 3D alone, this film is absolutely fabulous and real entertainment and I never tired of it, even if the glasses did end up giving me a headache. So there you have it – an average film that becomes a fun experience thanks to the three-dimensionality of it alone. Watch it once, but if you want my advice, NEVER see it unless it’s in 3D.

campy old school 3-D gimmick horror

In the mining town of Harmony, an accident buries six miners alive. Mine owner’s son Tom Hanniger (Jensen Ackles) is blamed. Harry Warden survives by killing the other miners with a pickax to save oxygen. He wakes up from a coma on Valentine’s Day and starts killing with a pickax. He also attacks teens having a party at the mine. Tom had reluctantly joined his girlfriend Sarah (Jaime King). They, Axel Palmer (Kerr Smith) and his girlfriend Irene (Betsy Rue) survive the attack. Sheriff Burke (Tom Atkins) and his deputy arrive just in time and Harry scrambles back into the mine. Ten years later, Tom returns for his father’s funeral and to sell the mine. Axel is now the sheriff and married to Sarah with a son named Noah. He’s cheating on her with Megan (Megan Boone). Tom is staying at the local motel where the pickax killer massacres Irene, her trucker sex partner and the midget motel manager. Later in the mine, Tom comes face-to-face with the killer.

There are a lot of cheesy 3-D gimmicks coming straight out of the screen. It is reminiscent of the early days of 3-D uses. There is camp value to the way it’s done. There is also a functional serial killer mystery in this movie. I wouldn’t say this is anything great but it’s not half-bad as far as this type of horror goes.

How Well Do You Know Your Friend’s, When 10 Years Have Passed?

Harmony, Pennsylvania is a small mining town. One day a tragic mining accident occurred involving harry Warden( Richard J Walters) and Tom Hanniger( Jensen King). Tom Hannigar forgot to bleed the lines trapping Warden and four other miners. It was believed that Warden killed the other four to save himself. Once he is found, he is taken to the hospital were he is in a COMA. When he wakes suddenly he goes on a killing spree. He kills several at the hospital, then he returns to the mine where the accident took place at Hanniger mine tunnel #5. A party is going on and he continues his revenge by killing 3 teenagers. When he is finally shot and killed by Sheriff Burke( Tom Adkins) and his Deputy Hinch( Bingo O’Malley).

It’s ten years later, Axle Palmer( Kerr Smith) is the Sheriff, taking over for Burke. He is now married to Sarah( Jamie King), Sarah used to be Tom’s old girlfriend, and Tom Hanniger( Jensen Ackles) has returned. Tom has returned to sell the mine after his father’s death. He goes to Ben Foley( Kevin Tighe-From the show EMERGENCY). Ben is the only person Tom can trust right now and tells him his plans. Ben tells Tom that selling the mine won’t sit well with anyone in the community and to watch his back. Tom sticks around for awhile and changes his mind about selling. He also wants to win his old girlfriend back. This has his nemesis Axle in an uproar.

A couple days later a killing spree starts and some believe Harry Warden is back. It’s hard to believe because Sheriff Burke shot him dead after he escaped. Burke, Foley, and Axle’s dad covered up the killing by burying him in a shallow grave. Some believe they didn’t finish the job and has returned for revenge.

An investigation begins and Tom believes Harry is back. He claims Harry attacked him in the mine and killed another worker while Tom watched locked in a cage. When he tells Axle this he can’t believe it; plus the two have fought because of Sarah. When the killings continue people begin to wonder is warden back or is there something more sinister going on.

This movie is excellent with a great twist at the end. When they decided to re-make MBV, I thought they would destroy a classic- I was wrong. Yes, there are minor changes from the original 1981 version, but it ROX. If U haven’t seen the original it’s a must. The special edition is out that includes restored footage which was cut. I highly recommend both films, but watch the original first then the re-make. I was amazed by the 3-D effects, pretty good for a horror film, especially since today’s horror SUX. Please ignore the negative reviews, this film has revived today’s horror in the 21st century.