My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine

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My Bloody Valentine

1981
Movie
90 min
English

Twenty years after a Valentine's Day tragedy claimed the lives of five miners, Harry Warden returns for a vengeful massacre among teen sweethearts gearing up for another party.

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IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes64%
Google Users77%
Director: George MihalkaGenres: Horror, Slasher, Mystery

Plot Summary

On Valentine's Day, the residents of a small mining town, traumatized by a past mining accident, decide to revive their town's Valentine's dance. However, a vengeful miner, Harry Warden, who was supposedly killed in the accident, returns to exact bloody revenge on anyone who dares to celebrate the holiday. As the bodies pile up, the remaining townsfolk must uncover the killer's identity before everyone is slaughtered.

Critical Reception

My Bloody Valentine is considered a cult classic within the slasher genre, often praised for its gritty atmosphere, suspenseful build-up, and memorable kills. While not critically acclaimed upon its initial release, it has gained a significant following over the years for its effectiveness as a horror film.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its effective slasher tropes and suspenseful atmosphere.

  • Noted for its brutal and memorable kill sequences.

  • Considered a solid, albeit somewhat formulaic, entry in the 1980s slasher boom.

Google audience: Audiences generally appreciate the film's suspense, effective scares, and adherence to classic slasher elements, though some find the plot predictable.

Fun Fact

The film was famously one of the first slasher films to feature extensive use of 3D effects, with certain versions of the film released with 3D glasses for an enhanced viewing experience.

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Wuchak

Wuchak

***The Miner Forty-Niner, oh no!!! (not really, but sort of)*** Twenty years after a psycho murder spree at a mining town in Nova Scotia, gruesome slayings start happening again on Valentine’s Day. Did the psycho escape the asylum and re...

JPV852

JPV852

Okay early 1980s slasher (with some decent gore effects, though the violence was very tame compared to today) that has its moments but really never found it very suspenseful or worse, engaging, maybe hurting there's not much in the way of a...

John Chard

John Chard

Love me love my pickaxe. Slasher films from the 1980s are legion for they are many, unsurprisingly the quality varies and the advent of time has dimmed their impact somewhat. My Bloody Valentine is middle of the road, blighted by cuts to...