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My Bloody Valentine (2009) 5.5
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5.5/10 from 40,387 users
Metascore: 51/100
Reviews: 263 user | 223 critic | 11 from Metacritic.com Tom returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine's night massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people. Instead of a homecoming, however, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the murders, and it seems like his old flame is the only one will believes he's innocent. Director:Patrick Lussier |
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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 ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Nothing says 'date movie' like a 3D ride to hell! See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for graphic brutal horror violence and grisly images throughout, some strong sexuality, graphic nudity and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
16 January 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
My Bloody Valentine 3-D See more »Filming Locations:
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, USABox Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,337,613 (UK) (16 January 2009)Gross:
$51,527,787 (USA) (6 March 2009)Company Credits
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Deputy Martin: I was doing my job.
Tom Hanniger: Oh.
Deputy Martin: You're the suspect. Not me.
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Written by E. Michael Ash and Christian Salyer (as Cadence Blaze)
Performed by Cadence Blaze
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The film was made into a haunted house at Universal's "Halloween Horror Nights". See more »Goofs
Sheriff Palmer carries a revolver type gun on his belt but in a few scenes you can clearly see that he has two extra ammo clips on his duty belt which would only be used for a semi automatic type weapon. See more »Quotes
Tom Hanniger: What were you doing at the mine earlier?Deputy Martin: I was doing my job.
Tom Hanniger: Oh.
Deputy Martin: You're the suspect. Not me.
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Crazy Credits
After the credits, Harry Warden emerges from a tunnel, peers into the camera then strikes the screen with a pickaxe. See more »Connections
Referenced in Blood and Guts with Scott Ian: Gary Tunnicliffe Takes a Bite Out of Scott Ian (2012) See more »Soundtracks
Gunmetal ShuffleWritten by E. Michael Ash and Christian Salyer (as Cadence Blaze)
Performed by Cadence Blaze
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music
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A movie titled My Bloody Valentine is clearly non trying to pander to art house crowds, nor does it even seem to be reaching for a higher ilk in the horror genre, but while appearing as a fully tacky horror movie entry (a 3-D remake) My Bloody Valentine succeeds in avoiding and ultimately reviving the never ending pitfalls of such films; a strong, unique opening and a surprising and completely plausible, non-ridiculous finale.
Unfortunately the movie is not as strong as its bookend acts, but it is certainly gory, fun, terrifying, tense and nothing but entertaining. (And yes, there is also nudity). The use of the trademark, in your face, 3-D tactics is mostly restrained, although it seems that director Patrick Lussier (who has mostly been in horror movie limbo since he directed Dracula 2000) could not avoid the intermittent pickaxe to the screen. The performances are actually quite strong, and while this is becoming more the norm in horror films, MBV even forgoes the smart-alecky, prankster character which removes the propensity for us to be taken out of the film.
The unique opening is actually a three-tier start. Flashing newsreels reveal that the collapse of the Hanniger Mine in a small town which claimed the lives of 6 miners (Or was it something else that killed the men?). Awakening from a comma years later, the sole survivor of the cave-in, Harry Warden, picks up where he left off, slaying dozens before being killed himself concluding what the town dubbed the Valentines Day Massacre. But all is not what it seems, as 10 years later Tom Hanniger (Jensen Ackles), a near-victim of Warden, returns to the small town to sell the mine but the killings suspiciously begin once again and it is up to Tom to clear his name.
My Bloody Valentine is a full-fledged throwback to the golden age of slasher films, like Friday the 13th (and is ironically better then the Friday remake this year) and never for a single second tries to be anything it's not and in doing so, it ultimately becomes something it shouldn't be; fun.
6.5 / 10.0
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