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MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3-DMovie Reviews
Retelling of the 1980s horror thriller about a small town that's terrorized on Valentine's Day by a murderous maniac. Cast:Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Edi Gathegi, Tom AtkinsDirector:Patrick LussierRelease Date:January 16, 2009DVD Release:May 19, 2009From:LionsgateRating:RLength:1 hr 41 minIn 3D
My Bloody Valentine 3-D played to mixed reviews. • Frank Scheck wrote in the Hollywood Reporter, "A treat for those horror fans who need their blood and guts in more than two dimensions." • And Tom Meek wrote in the Boston Phoenix, "...pedestrian hack-'em-up about a pickax-wielding wonk gone berserk in a sleepy mining town... It's 'Scream' before 'Scream,' minus the deconstructive verve." More Reviews Below...
My Bloody Valentine 3-D Positive Reviews (13 Reviews, reviews below)
Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...the fact that the psycho's weapon of choice is a pickax does lend itself to the 3-D treatment. But what really leaps out at you about the film is its lack of imagination."(See all of Clark Collis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 117 words, 01/23/09
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "A strange synergy of old and new... blends cutting-edge technology and old-school prosthetics to produce something both familiar and alien: gore you can believe in."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 539 words, 01/17/09
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Wooden performances by forgettable, generic actors -- again, just like in the original -- don't aid in making things any less leaden."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 420 words, 01/17/09
Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "...an enjoyable conventional slasher movie... you're getting no more bang for your buck than you would watching this flat or renting the 1981 original."(See all of Andrew Dowler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 285 words, 01/15/09
KEY CITIES (4 Reviews)
Ethan Gilsdorf, Boston Globe: WEAK(cg) "Lussier stages his movie not so much around nail-biting moments as novel ways to fling entrails at his viewers... there must be worse ways to spend 100 minutes."(See all of Ethan Gilsdorf's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 373 words, 01/17/09
Kevin C. Johnson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...slick yet old-fashioned remake of a mostly silly and forgotten 1981 slasher flick unashamedly holds true to vintage slasher conventions."(See all of Kevin C. Johnson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 295 words, 01/16/09
Rick Bentley, Sacramento Bee: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...those entertainingly scary days of yesteryear... Toss in first-rate 3D, and the movie not only pays homage to the 1981 original but kicks it up about 1,000 notches."(See all of Rick Bentley's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 310 words, 01/16/09
Tom Meek, Boston Phoenix: MODERATE(cg) "...pedestrian hack-'em-up about a pickax-wielding wonk gone berserk in a sleepy mining town... It's 'Scream' before 'Scream,' minus the deconstructive verve."(See all of Tom Meek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 157 words, 01/22/09
Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "...an enjoyable conventional slasher movie... you're getting no more bang for your buck than you would watching this flat or renting the 1981 original."(See all of Andrew Dowler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 285 words, 01/15/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "A strange synergy of old and new... blends cutting-edge technology and old-school prosthetics to produce something both familiar and alien: gore you can believe in."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 539 words, 01/17/09
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Wooden performances by forgettable, generic actors -- again, just like in the original -- don't aid in making things any less leaden."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 420 words, 01/17/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...at heart an unabashedly retro work, reveling in the cliches and conventions of the slasher horror pics that proliferated in the early 1980s."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 744 words, 01/19/09
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Wooden performances by forgettable, generic actors -- again, just like in the original -- don't aid in making things any less leaden."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 420 words, 01/17/09
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: VERY GOOD "A strange synergy of old and new... blends cutting-edge technology and old-school prosthetics to produce something both familiar and alien: gore you can believe in."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 539 words, 01/17/09
22.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
My Bloody Valentine 3-D's reviews are separated by an average 22.0 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
My Bloody Valentine 3-D (13 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:My Bloody Valentine 3-D's reviews cover 16.8% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,904 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 377 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 4 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
My Bloody Valentine 3-D's reviews on average broke 4 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is My Bloody Valentine 3-D's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
My Bloody Valentine 3-D (13 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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