My Bloody Valentine 1981 123movies

Watch: My Bloody Valentine 1981 123movies, Full Movie Online – Valentine’s Day is coming around and the young people of the small mining town of Valentine’s BLuffs are organising a party. A few decades earlier an explosion at the mine trapped six miners underground. One, Harry Warden, survived, though in a deranged state. Warden is sent to a mental hospital but escapes and murders those he deems responsible for the mine accident. Now people are being brutally murdered again, and the townsfolk suspect that it is the work of Harry Warden..
Plot: Twenty years ago in the sleepy mining town of Valentine Bluffs, a fatal mining disaster occurred on Valentine’s Day while some of the crew was decorating for a party. The sole survivor of the accident killed the remaining crewmembers and warned the town not to celebrate Valentine’s Day again. When a group of teenagers decides to defy that order, a murderous maniac in mining gear begins dispatching townsfolk in bloody and creative ways.
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	6.2/10 Votes: 22,333
	56% | RottenTomatoes
	46/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 340 Popularity: 13.622 | TMDB

Reviews:

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 its gore scenes, it’s a film that has had to work hard to earn its cult following. It’s a good old stalk and slash revenger based around a coal mine where a tragedy happened many moons ago. The mystery element is strong enough to maintain interest, and although the formula is consistently one dimensional for the genre of the time, it operates well above average for the gore and blood hounds.

There’s some bad acting and some even worse moustaches! While expectation of a hidden slasher gem will only end in disappointment. But what it does it does well and a good time is assured for the undemanding horror peeps. 7/10

***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 return for more blood?

“My Bloody Valentine” (1981) was part of the early 80’s slasher boom after the success of “Friday the 13th” (1980) and, of course, “Halloween” (1978). It meshes the vibe of “The Funhouse” (1981) with the location of “Orca” (1977) and throws in a dash of “The Fog” (1980). While it’s the least of these IMHO, it’s not far off.

The remote mining town area on the shores of Nova Scotia is a highlight augmented by a colorful cast. Unfortunately, the filmmakers didn’t have the funds to shoot any sequences at nearby Cape Breton Highlands National Park, so there are no scenic shots; everything looks mundane with a lot of scenes taking place IN the mines, particularly most of the third act.

Paul Kelman is good as the mysterious male protagonist, T.J., reminiscent of Oliver Reed. On the female front there are several beauties, e.g. Cynthia Dale (Patty), Lori Hallier (Sarah) and Helene Udy (Sylvia), but the creators curiously didn’t know how to photograph women, as was effectively done in “Friday the 13th,” “The Funhouse” and “Tourist Trap” (1979); and I’m not talkin’ ‘bout nudity or sleaze.

Another problem is that the events take place in friggin’ coastal Canada during mid-February and there’s no snow or coldness to be found. It was actually shot in September-November and looks it.

The 2009 remake, which was shot in central Pennsylvania, took the template of this film and made a more all-around entertaining slasher, but this one is worth checking out if you like the style of the contemporary films noted above. Like all of those flicks, it has quality mood and creepiness, but it’s never genuinely scary. When a slaying happens it’s usually humorous even though it’s played out seriously (to me, anyway).

The movie runs 1 hour, 30 minutes, and was shot around Sydney Mines on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

GRADE: B/B-

A Bloody Good Time.
More than just a guilty pleasure — this one’s actually good!

By the time 1981 had rolled around, the horror genre had gained much momentum with holiday-themed slasher flicks such as “Halloween” and “Friday The 13th.” Never ones to shy away from a good cash-cow, Paramount (the same company to bring you “Friday The 13th”) hired George Mihalka to direct the Valentine’s Day themed “My Bloody Valentine.” Pre-dating much of the camp and excess of the 80’s, “My Bloody Valentine” is a pretty innocent film in it’s own right, a glimpse into a time before the genre was completely saturated with masked killers and dumbed-down teenagers. It’s simply a well-paced, well-oiled little horror movie. It’s got a surprising amount of suspense, matched only by the outrageous and often over-the-top visual effects which — thanks to a newly restored print of the film on DVD — have finally seen the light of day.

With his film, Mihalka injects a good dosage of suspense, as well as some subtle stylishness. The grimy and grungy setting — a dumpy mining town in Canada — gives the film an unmistakably realistic look and feel, which only helps to drive home the authenticity. Sure, the film has it’s fair share of clichés; in fact, some of the dialogue and plot-points appear to be ripped straight out of the original “Friday The 13th.” The story of a deranged killer returning home years later to exact his revenge on a town is hardly re-inventing the wheel. But when stacked up against it’s competition, “My Bloody Valentine” holds it’s own. It’s one of the few films from the much maligned (and yet, enjoyable) era to actually hold up to today’s standards (for the most part). Truth be told, even if you are viewing the heavily edited theatrical cut, the film works just as well without the heavy special effects, which is a testament to the overall quality of a film that was conceived, created and released in under half a year’s time.

Sure, it’s got it’s flaws, but nothing fatal. If you can stomach bad characters, even worse actors and a few clichés here and there, it’s a pretty satisfying experience. At the very least, it pre-dates a lot of more successful films and has had a subtle influence on the genre as a whole. Fans of the genre should be aware of it not just as a fun way to kill time — which it is — but also as a perfect example of a slasher done right. With a remake currently in theaters and a DVD that treats the film right, “My Bloody Valentine” is finally having it’s day in the sun. Even if you’ve “seen it all,” you’ll still have a good time with it.

I warned you once, I warned you twice, if you skip “My Bloody Valentine” you’ll pay the price!
In the wake of the successes of “Black Christmas” (1974), “Halloween” (1978) and “Friday the 13th” (1980), there seemed to be a craze not only for slasher flicks, but for holiday-themed slasher flicks. There were many imitators, many slasher flicks that lacked distinction or anything of redeeming value. Still, one of the best, not to mention criminally underrated, was “My Bloody Valentine” from 1981.

Set against the backdrop of Valentine’s Day in a small Nova Scotian mining town, a Valentine’s Day dance, once the most celebrated holiday function in town, has been put off for 20 years due to a tragedy at the local mine. Five miners were trapped underground by an explosion, because the two supervisors who were supposed to be on-duty had failed to check the methane levels because they were in a hurry to get to the dance. Six weeks later, we’re told, only one of the miners survived, Harry Warden, who survived by eating the flesh of his dead comrades and was committed to a mental institution shortly thereafter. One year later, he killed the two supervisors responsible for the disaster and later vowed vengeance upon the town if they were to ever celebrate another Valentine’s Day.

20 years later, a group of hormonally-charged young people (“young people,” not teenagers) who work in the local mine are eager to have another Valentine’s Day festivity, despite the warnings of the town’s elders not to do so. Pretty soon, the mayor receives an eerie warning and a heart-shaped candy box filled with a real human heart, and not long after young people left and right start dying in increasingly horrific and creative fashions – a laundry machine, a nail gun, a shower head, ropes, hot dogs (yes, hot dogs!), and the killer’s trademark pick-axe figure into some of the most gruesome ways the characters in this movie are dispatched.

“My Bloody Valentine” was directed by George Mihalka, and his direction and production design are what is largely responsible for making this an above average slasher flick. This movie is all of well-acted, well-made, and has a fantastic and creepy story. Like in “Halloween” and “Friday the 13th,” the viewer is many times party to the slaughter of young people because of the fact that the film is often shot from the point-of-view of the killer; so we often hear his deep breaths from behind a gas mask as he stalks and slaughters his victims.

The second half of the film is set largely underground, in a real mine in Nova Scotia, Canada. These underground scenes are generally very creepy and claustrophobic, dimly-lit and you get the feeling that every time someone strays from the group or wanders down a dark tunnel alone, something could jump out of the darkness to dispatch them; these creepy and claustrophobic scenes of darkness remind one of the underground scenery in the recent British horror movie classic “The Descent” (2005) – which is also one of my all-time favorite horror movies.

In terms of pure slasher movie goodness, “My Bloody Valentine” doesn’t disappoint. The movie abides by almost every slasher movie cliché imaginable (the virgin survives, sex = death, don’t say “I’ll be right back,” because you won’t, etc. – see Randy in “Scream” for further details). But surprisingly, even with its hormonally-charged young people and plenty of sex and innuendo, there is no actual on-screen nudity. (Huh???) Strange but true, people die in some incredibly gruesome ways in this picture, but there’s no gratuitous nudity anywhere – they aren’t really sex scenes, but actually they’re more like make-out scenes and the most “skin” we see is a girl in her bra and panties – so “My Bloody Valentine” gets bonus points from me for that.

Lastly, “My Bloody Valentine” has also been the source of much controversy in the 28 years since it was released, largely due to the fact that at least five minutes of on-screen gore were cut from the film (additionally, none of this lost footage contains any extra sex or nudity); virtually every death scene in the movie was trimmed in some fashion by the MPAA. This lost footage was restored in the recently released extended cut of the film. If this movie were released today, I seriously doubt that these cuts would be enforced by the MPAA, but I guess one can understand why they were made back in ’81; they are quite nasty and will surely please gore-hounds, but with this new extended cut of the film you get the feeling that you’re watching the complete movie, one that is finally free of the ugly influence of censorship.

I’m glad to say that now, especially since I saw “Drag Me to Hell” yesterday, I have yet another summer horror movie to add to my list of movies to watch during the Halloween season – “My Bloody Valentine.”

P.S.: “My Bloody Valentine” was remade earlier this year as a 3-D movie.

10/10

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 30 min (90 min), 1 hr 33 min (93 min) (director’s cut)
Budget 2200000
Revenue 5672031
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director George Mihalka
Writer Stephen A. Miller, John Beaird
Actors Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck
Country Canada
Awards 1 nomination
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Panavision Panaflex
Laboratory Astral, Montreal, Canada, Metrocolor, Culver City (CA), USA (prints)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm