Jul 082013
My Bloody Valentine
- Audio commentary with director Patrick Lussier and co-writer Todd Farmer.
- Widescreen Presentation
- English 5.1 Dolby Digital EX Audio
- English and Spanish subtitles
Ten years ago in the town of Harmony, an inexperienced coal miner caused an accident that trapped and killed five men and sent the only survivor, Harry Warden, into a coma. When Harry awoke, exactly one year later on Valentine’s Day, he wanted revenge and brutally murdered 22 people with a pickax before being killed himself. Now, after years of peace, something from Harmony’s dark past has returned. Wearing a miner’s mask and armed with a pickax, an unstoppable killer is on the loose. As h
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Forget the machete or razor glove, the pickaxe will f**k you up,
This horror fan had a blast with the remake of 1981′s My Bloody Valentine. Go check out the new uncut version of the original. Talk about added “lost” footage making a decent slasher flick really, really good. Back to the 2009 MBV. The cast is pretty good (lots of people you might recognize, but no big names), the dialogue is a little better than your average slasher and most of all the kills are very creative, with the gore taken to the extreme at times. The miner is an intimidating killer and looks scary, but sadly the movie really isn’t (just some minor suspense moments). Oh, I almost forgot to mention that there are a few hot chicks and one of them runs around buck naked for nearly 5 minutes in 3-D. This flick is just sounding better and better right?
The digital 3-D presentation is a must for horror fans. The picture is crystal clear and it gives the film so much depth you really feel like you are part of the story. If buckets of blood, body parts and one mean pickaxe flying at you sounds like a good time, then go see this one before it leaves theaters. Now the regular 2-D version might be a different story.
Just to let some of you know, the DVD and Blu-ray version won’t be digital 3-D like in theaters (can’t wait until they perfect that), so you will get four multi-colored glasses for regular 3-D. You will also have the option of just watching it in 2-D.
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|very fun and for once, not entirely predictable! A review of the actual DVD movie,
I have not seen the original, so I didn’t know what this was about. My boyfriend and I love to watch horror movies, from really good, well done ones all the way to the cheesy. We planned a movie night and sat down with the 3-D glasses(red and green paper ones that came with it) to give this a go on our 42 inch screen.
As for 3-D at home, not amazing, but did have it’s moments. It seemed to fluctuate between clear with great 3-D to downright blurry for some scenes. There were a couple of times that I was jumping out of the way of a pick-axe or flying body parts and others were I was straining to figure out what exactly was on the screen. Being this DVD is double sided, it doesn’t hurt to give it a try just for fun, but it’s good to have the regular 2-D version for normal viewing at home.
We both love Jensen Ackles, which was why we watched this movie. We find him to be pure entertainment and really funny(supernatural is one the shows we never miss)…he did not disappointed. For once I actually had predicted a completely different killer, and that is surprising being 95%of the time I can tell you the ending within the first 20 minutes.
Unfortunately, no good special features on this one. But otherwise, the movie was gory, inventive kill scenes, amusing and suspenseful. Definitely worth a watch!
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|like watching a movie with vaseline smeared over your eyes,
Movie: 4/5 Packaging: 1/5 Special Features: 1/5 3D: 1/5
I’m really not going to waste any time tackling the movie itself. Overall, this actually ranks up there with one of the better modern horror re-makes I`ve seen. I didn’t care too much for the ending, but I’m willing to let it slide because, frankly, I’ve seen so many crappy horror flicks lately, that anything that doesn’t leave me wanting to throw the dvd in the garbage gets a passing grade.
Since Amazon reviews are suppose to be based on the product as a whole, not just the movie itself, I’m going to tackle my complaints with this release, many of which have nothing to do with the movie itself:
Packaging: As several people have mentioned, this dvd was carelessly put together. In an effort to cut manufacturing costs, Linesgate opted for a doubled sided dvd instead of a 2 dvd set. This wouldn’t have been a big deal had it not been for the 4 pairs of fancy 3D glasses included with the movie. While I had no issues with my copy, I’ve read dozens of posts from people that have stated the top side of their DVD had been scratched to the point of either being unplayable or needing repair before watching because the glasses were loose in the case. What I’d suggest to people yet to purchase the dvd is to shake the case before buying. If you hear something moving around in there, there’s a good chance the dvd’s damaged.
Special Features: In order to bilk fans out of their hard earned money, Lionsgate released two versions of this film on dvd. Version one, which is the version I bought, features the 2D and 3D versions and a whopping zero special features (I’m sorry, but I just don’t count commentary tracks as “special features”) Version 2, which sold for $10 more, contained all the special features you’d expect to find on a standard, big budget dvd release. The argument could be made that Lionsgate gave fans the option of purchasing this film at a reduced price sans features, but I’m still calling bull. Their “special two disc deluxe edition” contains nothing more than your typical one disc, regular priced dvd.
3D: Like many, I wasn’t lucky enough to catch the 3D version in theaters. The city I live in got the 2D version. Going in to this, I knew the dvd 3D wasn’t going to be as impressive in the comfort of my own home as it was in theaters, but I didn’t realize how bad it would be. Where the 3D was successful was in adding dimension to the screen. The at-home 3D was also good at… wait… no…that’s pretty much it. Nearly all the gags that involved things flying towards the screen failed. The 3D version was colorless and more times than not, blurry. I found it necessary to take my glasses off for a few seconds every 20 minutes or so to relieve the eye strain or, in some cases, figure out what the heck I was looking at. As an added NON-bonus, the 3D glasses don’t fit over regular glasses very well. I thought this may have taken away from my 3D viewing enjoyment, but my wife, who has 20/20 vision echoed all of my complaints.
The following day I watched the 2D version of the film and found it much more enjoyable. There are only a handful of gags that seem really ridiculous in 2D (like the scene during the bar fight where a guy punches a mirror). I’ll probably never watch the 3D version again, but I do see myself pulling out the 2D version from time to time.
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