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My Bloody Valentine 3D (Two-disc special edition)

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2 star:		(10)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

This horror fan had a blast with the remake of 1981's My Bloody Valentine. Go check out the new uncut version of the original. Talk about added "lost" footage making a decent slasher flick really, really good. Back to the 2009 MBV. The cast is pretty good (lots of people you might recognize, but no big names), the dialogue is a little better than your average slasher and most of all the kills are very creative, with the gore taken to the extreme at times. The miner is an intimidating killer and looks scary, but sadly the movie really isn't (just some minor suspense moments). Oh, I almost forgot to mention that there are a few hot chicks and one of them runs around buck naked for nearly 5 minutes in 3-D. This flick is just sounding better and better right?

The digital 3-D presentation is a must for horror fans. The picture is crystal clear and it gives the film so much depth you really feel like you are part of the story. If buckets of blood, body parts and one mean pickaxe flying at you sounds like a good time, then go see this one before it leaves theaters. Now the regular 2-D version might be a different story.

Just to let some of you know, the DVD and Blu-ray version won't be digital 3-D like in theaters (can't wait until they perfect that), so you will get four multi-colored glasses for regular 3-D. You will also have the option of just watching it in 2-D.

I'm rating this four stars as a theatrical experience alone. 3-D technology looks great here and although at times used shamelessly, it is also used to control atmosphere and build suspense. My Bloody Valentine is a remake of a mediocre 1981 slasher film. This one probably deserves a two or three star rating without the 3-D, so the impact of the visuals alone was pretty substantial in my view. I get the impression we will see much more from 3-D in the near future.

For those who don't know, this is a slasher film so we get all kinds of body parts flying at us throughout the film. I literally felt like I may have got some blood sprayed on me while watching, so take that for it is. I laughed and was thoroughly entertained from beginning to end. There was even plenty of nudity in an attempt to harken back to slasher movies of yesteryear. The nudity was so gratuitous I had to believe they were joking. The actress was literally full body naked for five or so minutes onscreen. I'm oddly pleased to see the film not earn an NC-17 rating for that but I'm not sure what else there is to say. It is what it is I suppose. Two years ago the film would not have made it through with an R. Three cheers for Kirby Dick!

My Bloody Valentine follows a group of friends living in a small mining town that experiences several violent tragedies; including a cave-in followed by the loan survivor being accused of killing everyone else, a massive killing spree after that, and then another killing spree ten years later. The latter of those events making up most of the film we see here. There is very little attempt to make the story or events believable but this is exploitation horror we are talking about here. Not to say that makes it somehow forgiveable, just that those are typically the expectations. To actually credit some of the actors and perhaps even the writers, I actually cared about the scooby-doo-esque kind of ending by the time we got there.

Anyway, amazing effects here, and a whole new level of 3-D visuals. If that sounds good to you see it in the theater before it's gone. If you miss it, let's all keep our fingers crossed that we get some good 3-D technology for our home cinemas.

For those of you wondering how the DVD would carry over from the theater, dont fear...obviously the technology doesn't exist to make the crystal clear 3d image that you saw in theaters, but for the most part I felt that the 3-d in the DVD was fairly solid...I will say that I do have a LCD flat screen HDTV so that obviously helps...not sure how it would look on standard tube sets...the branch scene, the pick axe and the bullet scene were the most notable jump scenes from the movie...overall not a bad movie in its own right, fairly solid for a scary movie, and a pretty good ending...I do think that the 3-d did ultimately save this movie though

With all due respect, the Amazon review is pretty much a whole lot of nuttin'. My apologies to the author. It's overly simplistic and dismissive and not in a fair way. Not that this movie deserves the psychological dissection one would offer Bergman's "Persona" but it merits more than a begrudging, rueful wink. Sure, the gore is evident; it's a horror film, but it's not, in any way, of the sadistic variety, like Hostel's or Saw's, two film franchises whose sole raison d'etre is find the most heinous forms of inflicting pain while simultaneously ratcheting zero on the mood and terror scale. It's first rate sadism without any of the residual pleasure. Just kidding. Yep, the nude scene is pretty remarkable (and equally gratuitous) if for no other reason than its duration, but it's indicative of the director's take on the source material. Tongue is firmly planted on cheek throughout, but not so much so that it borders on satire. It's horror alright but just like the classic slasher films of the 70's and 80's it's steadily winking at its audience with the occasional jab at the ribs. It's meant to be fun and it is. It doesn't stray far from the original, but there are enough changes to make it feel contemporary but thankfully avoids the pitfalls that most modern horror films fall into and that is too much of everything except what matters - atmosphere, dread, panic, fear and sly humor; all essential components of the genre. I enjoyed this movie a great deal more than I thought I would because I am a big of the original. Great fun, jump scares and genuine edge of seat scenes, MBV, doesn't disappoint. The 3D gimmick works well but the movie would be just as much fun and effective without it.

Even though this is a remake of George Mihalka's 1981 Paramount pictures release I loved the visuals in this movie the story remains somewhat the same and the naked lady for 5 minutes at the truck stop was a bonus ( Trucker was played by Todd Farmer the co-writer) and you got to love the end credits on this movie as you descend down the tunnel I feel this is the best part of the movie in terms of the 3-D effect shadowing to a cut in of Harry Warden giving you the axe and such...and to those who say the 3-D sucked on this home video release,the Lionsgate picture company must have heard of the complaints so now it is released on official blu-ray 3-D format of this film so picky people can stop complaining and watch this movie..
good story and great cast maybe not the best movie ever the 3-D delivers.

10 years ago there has been a series of horrific murders in the town of Harmony on Valentine's Day, a mine worker named Harry Warden (Richard John Walters) was left for dead in a accident until he came back as a mass-maniac that was killed by the cops especially the former sheriff Burke(Tom Atkins). Now the holiday has returned back to the town as everyone tries to forget that terrible night and get on with their lives, Tom (Jenson Ackles) has returned 10 years later back to the town for a visit as it seems to be now peaceful. Now suddenly there has been some ghastly clues like human hearts in candy boxes and bodies showing up everywhere including at the local mines, but could Harry Warden came back from the grave or is it somebody filling in his shoes including costume?

Co-starring Jaime King, sexy Betsy Rue, Kerr Smith, and Todd Farmer this reinvention of the 1981 Canadian slasher classic is brought to new life in this exciting and fun remake. I think this one is one of the better horror remakes of later as it uses a unique 3D presentation that makes the viewer feel like their in the movie and it's faithful to the original slasher classic of the 80's, it even gives the viewer the retro feeling of those stylish 80's and 70's slasher movies including the 90's classic "Scream" with a bit of self-referentialness and dark humor. The violence in this version is almost as brutal as the original and of course great acting even from the always brilliant Tom Atkins as it manages to to become a unique experience in 3D even though the new ending unlike in the original becomes somewhat of a cop-out but still i can't wait for the sequel.

This 2-Disc Blu-Ray offers superb quality picture and sound with both 3D and 2D versions of the complete with four 3D glasses and loads of extras like audio commentary, theatrical trailer, gag reel, featurettes, alternate ending, and deleted with extended scenes.

All I have to say is this is EXACTLY what a horror flick is supposed to be. Just like it was in the 80s/90s and not the crap they have been releasing lately. MUST SEE if you are a scary movie fanatic!!!

To all potential buyers, beware! This is NOT the 3-D version you saw in the theater. The disc has a re-done old style green and red 3-D treatment. It comes with Green/Red 3-d glasses. Compared to the True 3-d version seen in theaters, this looks like absolute crap. I could not watch it for more than 3 minutes without getting a headache, and the 3-d effects do not work nearly as well. The ONLY good thing about this release is that they give you the 2-d version on the flipside of the disc. No where on the product does it say you are getting a stripped down 3-d version. FAIL.

I was surprised I liked this, acting was actually not bad and it wasn't cheesy low low buget I found it entertaining.Jensen Akles did a really good job in it.

System:

1080i HD projector
5.1 Sound system
PS3 Player
100" Screen

Review of 3D Version:

The 3D is anaglyph; one green lens and one red lens in the glasses. This is not "state of the art" but I must say that it is probably the best representation of an anaglyph film I've ever seen. The 3D elements pop off the screen pretty well. I'd say it is about %30 better than the Friday 3D, for those who have seen it in Blu-Ray. The trick is, you have to acclimate your eyes first. I'd watch the end credits first to prep, then, with the beginning credits, as you watch the film it will be a better experience. I found that watching it the second time around the "3D vision" was a little more sound in my brains execution of the illusion. Another tip, I found moving my head from side to side created "color abstraction" due to the different lenses, so I'd find a space where the whole screen is viewable from a single point and rotate my eyes to follow the action instead of my head.

Again, the viewings following your first will be better. But, this is a sound 3D effort. I don't see how they could have done a better job with the anaglyph 3D process. The movie is also good looking in 2D, for the record. The biggest tip I can give is to give it multiple viewings, because the 3D only gets better when you are used to it. You kind of have to "train" your eyes.

Movie: 3 1/2 out of 5 stars.
3D: 4/5 stars for anaglyph.
Overall: 4/5 stars for horror/slasher fans.