My Bloody Valentine 3D
Pretty much the reason why 3D exists in the first place
By Jeremy Azevedo
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If you haven’t seen My Bloody Valentine 3D yet, I urge you not to wait until Valentine’s Day rolls around to do so. |
Not since “Captain EO” has there been a better, more enjoyable application of 3D technology in a film. My Bloody Valentine is not the first film to utilize the revolutionary new “RealD Cinema” system, but it is the first to give audiences the bouncing boobs, swinging pick axes, blood splatters and flying body parts that necessitate the use of 3D in the first place.
In terms of story, My Bloody Valentine is a fairly standard slasher flick. At the best of times, it stands a little above your average horror remake because it is based on a lesser known, more cultish film than your average “Halloween” or “Nightmare on Elm Street”. This gives the filmmakers a little more leeway with the script without having an army of fanboy dorks cring foul. At its worst, My Bloody Valentine is at times laughable, due to the improbability of the character’s actions throughout. To some, this may seem like an oversight, but to me, it seems intentional and adds a fun, campy quality to an otherwise serious splatterfest.
Geek hottie Jaime King was excellent in her return to the slasher genre, but it was relative newcomer Megan Boone that I kept wishing had more screen time. She is quite the tasty babe. And the killer, Harry Warden, was always terrifying with his mining outfit, gas mask, headlamp and signature pick axe. I damn near jumped out of my seat on more than one occasion when Harry would just pop out of nowhere, swinging away like Barry Bonds after Pac-Maning a fistfull of steroids. I suggest that you bring a date to this movie, as your ladypiece will be clinging desperately to your arm every time the axes start swinging out of the screen and into your seat.
My Bloody Valentine doesn’t attempt to be anything more than the briskly paced haunted house attraction that it is, which is refreshing. If you are any kind of horror fan, or merely interested in experiencing first-hand the technological marvel of modern 3D filmmaking, you owe it to yourself to see this movie in the theater as it is clearly intended to be seen.
Rating: 8.5 out of 10
+1 if you already love the original
-2 if you’re unimpressed by the whole 3D angle
