10/22/15 – day twenty-two of thirty-one days of horror!
One of the my favorite slasher films (and noise-rock bands) My Bloody Valentine
asks the eternal question, “What would happen if a miner went
kill-crazy with a pickax on valentine’s day? The answer might surprise
you… well, maybe it won’t, but the film, a cheap Canadian production
made at the height of the early 80’s slasher boom will surprise you with
how effectively it deals out suspense and shocks. A more well-thought
out whodunit than the original Friday the 13th and a better movie to
boot, My Bloody Valentine did not go on the be the franchise it deserved
to be – though it did spawn a pretty OK 2009 remake starring that guy
from Supernatural. Still, for my money, nothing beats the original, so
don’t wait till February 14th to watch it. And stay for the folky
"Ballad of Harry Warden” that closes out the credits!
