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Reviews Counted:76
Fresh:42
Rotten:34
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: This gory, senses-assaulting slasher film is an unpretentious, effective mix of old-school horror stylings and modern 3D technology.
Theatrical Release:16-01-2009
Synopsis: Bloodthirsty fans of the classic slashers of yesteryear should be sated by MY BLOODY VALENTINE (2009), a gory trip that’s not just a remake but a retro-amalgam of the greatest hits from the 1970s,... [More]
Starring: Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Betsey Rue
Director: Patrick Lussier
it is a vacuous trawl through horror's more sensationalist tropes... but that is just another way of saying that this is popcorn cinema at its most unapologetic and unpretentious, guaranteed to delight gorehounds and to bring young lovers closer together.
Top CriticMy Bloody Valentine is best consumed in eye-popping 3-D, as director Lussier delights in putting the audience on the business end of the killer’s pickaxe or at the epicentre of messy eviscerations, and immerses them in the foreboding mine shafts.
This is why 3D was invented.
Top CriticThe only reason to see this fairly average horror is its playful use of 3-D technology. Flinch as sharp objects hurtle out of the screen directly towards your eyes; wince as a supporting cast member gets her head sliced in half by a spade.
Top CriticThe 3D makes for a reasonably fun horror ride; it's a dull waste of time otherwise.
Top CriticMindless mayhem all the way.
Hugely enjoyable, smartly directed slasher flick with decent performances, intriguingly flawed characters and the best 3D horror effects since the heyday of the 1950s.
Despite a few creative scares, this 3D enhanced horror film never quite delivers on its central gimmick.
The trouble is that after that first gouged eyeball, there's not a whole lot further to go. Novelty value being a rapidly diminishing thing, the technology demands an escalation in intensity and inventiveness that the movie doesn't deliver.
The new remake of My Bloody Valentine wasn't screened for the press, which was a mistake; it's actually more interesting, more fun and better made than most of the big movies that were screened.
In a packed auditorium in 3D, the film is a true thrill ride -- a communal experience of shared screams and relieved laughter.
If you're expecting lots and lots of extreme gore you won't be disappointed.
I am no fan of slasher films, and I came to this with no expectations - who needs another remake? - but it won me over in spite of myself.
This one-trick, entirely derivative exercise in old-school slasher tropes doesn't stretch very far.
My Bloody Valentine is a fun throwback to the golden era of slasher movies--packed with gore, nudity, and the classic gimmick of 3D.
If the imagination and enthusiasm behind the gore effects set it in the top tier of slasher movies, the rest of the film is no better than any of them.
It's paint- by-numbers, puritanical kill-the-horny-kids garbage, with the usual graphic impalements offering up a Freudian minefield of vengeful penetrations... but 3-D sure is a nifty way to polish a turd.
Yes, it's stupid, ridiculously gory and you might lose brain cells with each passing second -- but you might have some fun watching!
Body parts are lopped off. Pick axes are stabbed at the camera. There's even a completely naked girl chased by the killer, in glorious 3D. This movie spoke to me.
Ultra-gory slasher remake isn't for kids.
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