Comments on: My Bloody Valentine (1981) Review http://retroslashers.net/my-bloody-valentine-1981-review/ Unearthing Forgotten Horror Thu, 23 May 2013 02:07:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Matt http://retroslashers.net/my-bloody-valentine-1981-review/#comment-2810 Matt Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:01:04 +0000 http://retroslashers.net/blog/?p=4993#comment-2810 view the trailer:
http://www.matttrailer.com/my_bloody_valentine_1981

]]> By: linusloves80'shorror http://retroslashers.net/my-bloody-valentine-1981-review/#comment-2809 linusloves80'shorror Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:20:42 +0000 http://retroslashers.net/blog/?p=4993#comment-2809 This is in my top 5 of best slashers of the 80′s. Oh robohooker, you need to get this uncut. For some reason, it gives the original film a harsher edge and it makes it a more grittier slasher than the softer version that we were all introduced with. I, too, was one of those fans aching to see the deleted material, but now that I have…I have a different perspective of a film I so cherished as a youngster. The original in it’s cut form is still superior, but then again, that’s my opinion. Not to say that I don’t love the missing footage…because I do. This is one of the few slashers I stand by…completely. I got to see the remake in 3D – which I wasn’t impressed with. But that’s another story…

]]> By: robohooker http://retroslashers.net/my-bloody-valentine-1981-review/#comment-2808 robohooker Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:15:29 +0000 http://retroslashers.net/blog/?p=4993#comment-2808 I love this movie. Haven’t seen the remake yet, though. I NEED to see the original with all the cut scenes put back in. I’m deprived.

]]> By: Cheeseburger In Hell http://retroslashers.net/my-bloody-valentine-1981-review/#comment-2807 Cheeseburger In Hell Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:19:18 +0000 http://retroslashers.net/blog/?p=4993#comment-2807 It’s ultimately a good thing there weren’t a slew of sequels to My Bloody Valentine (even though it boasts a franchise-worthy killer), I think it’s a more effective thriller because there aren’t a bunch of retreads diminishing its potency. Sequels tend to muddle the original text and explain away all the mystery of their progenitors. For example I love the Friday the 13th films but sometimes I wonder how much creepier the original might be today if it were the sole installment. At any rate this is my favorite film from the golden age of slashers, when studios still produced these movies as actual “films” with style and polish.

]]> By: Rembrandt36 http://retroslashers.net/my-bloody-valentine-1981-review/#comment-2806 Rembrandt36 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:22:22 +0000 http://retroslashers.net/blog/?p=4993#comment-2806 Here is a link to the My Bloody Valentine 2 story I have been writing on line. Check it out and let me know what you think!
http://the-bodycount-continues.com/index/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=2&thread_id=20

]]> By: Christian Sellers http://retroslashers.net/my-bloody-valentine-1981-review/#comment-2805 Christian Sellers Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:05:10 +0000 http://retroslashers.net/blog/?p=4993#comment-2805 I think it was the lack of money that gave these films a gritty and trashy feel, which of course most slasher fans love. It’s funny that it cost Tarantino and Rodriguez around $53m to make Grindhouse look like a film from the seventies that would have cost around $10,000. Oh, the irony!

]]> By: Christopher Youngblood http://retroslashers.net/my-bloody-valentine-1981-review/#comment-2804 Christopher Youngblood Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:56:38 +0000 http://retroslashers.net/blog/?p=4993#comment-2804 The remake was better than most and was decent enough for me to purchase on DVD. No remake will ever capture the ambiance that the original had. Sure the remake was prettier and allot more money was spent on it but there is something about old school slashers that I love.

It’s funny with all the technology that is available today filmmakers are not able to capture what the slashers of the 80′s did. Scream was an outstanding film…yes, but it did not capture the feel of it’s sister films. The only film that reminded me of the good ol’ days was the first I Know What You Did Last Summer. What are your thoughts.

]]> By: Christian Sellers http://retroslashers.net/my-bloody-valentine-1981-review/#comment-2803 Christian Sellers Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:55:30 +0000 http://retroslashers.net/blog/?p=4993#comment-2803 I do actually like the remake as well but for different reasons. That was more like a fun event whereas whis is more of a proper thriller.

]]> By: Christopher Youngblood http://retroslashers.net/my-bloody-valentine-1981-review/#comment-2802 Christopher Youngblood Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:18:07 +0000 http://retroslashers.net/blog/?p=4993#comment-2802 This is one of my all time favorite slashers. The original is far superior to the remake and much scarier in my opinion. There was a proposed sequel that the producers wanted to do but I don’t think it ever got off the ground. It’s a shame as I did not like the direction the remake took as far as who the killer was and what his motivation was. If a sequel is made it will be of the remake. Too bad indeed.

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