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My Bloody Valentine (1981)

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Average Rating: 4.4/10
Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 6

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Release Date: Feb 11, 1981 Wide

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Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 8,423

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Movie Info

It's Valentine's Day in the tiny mining town of Valentine's Bluff, Nova Scotia, and for the first time in two decades the residents are planning a holiday dance. The long hiatus is due to the tragic events of 20 years earlier, when a pair of mining supervisors were too busy enjoying themselves at the dance to prevent an accident from killing a large contingent of their workers. The lone survivor, Harry Warden, took his revenge the next year by removing the hearts of his bosses and promising

R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Horror

John Beaird

Sep 3, 2002

Paramount Pictures

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All Critics (11) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (6) | DVD (14)

Old-school slasher film is too gory for kids.

December 11, 2009 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

Old-school slasher film is too gory for kids.

February 13, 2009 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

The dialogue is laugh-out-loud hilarious at times, and you've gotta love the dated tunes and far-out fashions.

January 5, 2009 Full Review Source: Horror.com | Comment

sick, twisted, and guaranteed to leave you numb, or nauseous, or both

October 30, 2008 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

As far as slashers go, My Bloody Valentine is fairly standard stuff. And yet, the film contains a pleasing atmosphere, turning a day dedicated to love into a day to be feared.

October 27, 2008 Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | Comment
DustinPutman.com

Quickly devolves into a piece of hackwork.

September 10, 2005 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | Comments (2)
Lessons of Darkness

Standard slasher fare with attempts at being a whodunit.

July 21, 2003 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

It's different than Halloween! This one is Valentine's Day!

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
eFilmCritic.com
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Audience Reviews for My Bloody Valentine

At a first glance, Rotten Tomatoes seems to show that this film is a relatively poor film, with it's roughly 33% rating on the Tomatometer. However, if you can ignore this and actually watch the film, you can see exactly why it was remade in 2009. My Bloody Valentine is the story about a mining village where a

August 28, 2011
BG Movie Reviews
BG Movie Reviews 2011

Super Reviewer

A really good 80s slasher with a decent body count, good pacing and a memorable killer, and the twist ending was a genuine surprise for once. Due to MPAA cuts it's not the most gory of slashers compared to others of the time period but it's still entertaining from start to finish.

January 19, 2011
WrenchLT
Lee ?

Super Reviewer

    1. Miner/Harry Warden: Haha. Sarah, be my bloody valentine.
    – Submitted by Noah G (4 months ago)

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