My Bloody Valentine

Alf Humphreys, Cynthia Dale, Helene Udy

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51% liked it

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33% liked it

R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: George Mihalka

Released: February 11, 1981

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DVD Released: September 3, 2002

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  • April 15, 2009
    Possibly the best slasher the '80s ever produced, 'My Bloody Valentine' has all the blood and camp we so love of this kind of film, but with the inclusion of a few additions and tweaks that elevate it beyond its peers. The story is a well-used genre standard and the characters ar... ...( read more )
  • March 10, 2009
    What at first appears as an interesting premise for a horror movie quickly derails due to bad acting, bad direction, and a bad script. My Bloody Valentine is about a town that's haunted by a miner that was trapped after being abandoned for a Valentine's Day dance. The miner named... ...( read more )
  • February 9, 2009
    good original gore effects. T.J.'s neckerchief was cute, it went well with his chest hair and lisp. Hollis and Happy the bartender are champs. "I'll cut out your heart and send it to you in a valentine box"
  • January 17, 2009
    Above average slasher film. Seems to have had its more intense scenes trimmed or cut by the MPAA. Might have put it over the mark with those intact. New DVD version has restored those. (Don't know if they're calling it a 'director's cut' or not. Perhaps Flixster will give it a se... ...( read more )
  • December 24, 2008
    I can say that this movie is one of the bests of it's genre for coming out in the perfect time, the golden slasher era (the 80's).

    The slasher rules were set by Black Christmas (1974), Halloween (1978), and Friday the 13th (1980). In 1981 a little low budget Canadian film took b... ...( read more )
  • June 24, 2009
    Quite atmospheric and moody, but until 2009 has suffered the indignity of being violent and having a decent body count, but trimmed to the bare minimum. Unfortunate censorship aside, this is a bleakly entertaining and well-made slasher.

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September 10, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Quickly devolves into a piece of hackwork. full review

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  • AussieJenni
    January 5, 2009
    My Bloody Valentine (1981) - trailer

    http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=4eNeCcKt8jw

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