My Bloody Valentine (1981)

Director: George Mihalka

Starring: Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck

A decades-old folk tale surrounding a deranged murderer killing those who celebrate Valentine’s Day turns out to be true to legend when a group defies the killer’s order and people start turning up dead.

‘My Bloody Valentine’ was a bloody nice surprise! The film has a distinct ‘Friday the 13th’ feel, with good acting, a good story, and nice characters.

The film is set in a small town, Valentine Bluffs – ‘the little town with a big heart’. The town is organizing it’s first Valentine’s dance in twenty years and the town is painted red – with Valentine’s decorations, that is. The excitement is soon doused, though, when organizers of the event start turning up dead.

When the dance is cancelled, a group of youngsters decide to have a Valentine’s party at the local mine, owned by one of the youngster’s Dad – and all hell breaks loose. As with most slasher movies, the youngsters always get horny in the most inconvenient and unconventional places, at the most inappropriate times. This then usually establishes them to be next in line for the kill.

‘My Bloody Valentine’ was exciting and delivered a few truly creepy moments, and effective jump scares. There’s also an interesting back story and love triangle. This is a classic, underrated movie, and an interesting twist ending, too. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

Would I watch it again? Yes.