DVD Review: My Bloody Valentine 3D

Erik Samdahl — Sun, 17 May 2009 17:35:57 +0000

My Bloody Valentine 3D comes to DVD this Tuesday, May 19, 2009, and I’ll just say: wait until the new Friday the 13th hits stores. When I saw the movie in theaters, I found it mildly amusing, if only for how bad it was and for the fact that it was in 3D. The movie was, in fact, my first Real3D experience, and the visuals are pretty impressive; impressive enough that they helped me survive through a rather painful and cliche horror movie that thinks it is so much smarter than it actually is.

You can read the My Bloody Valentine 3D movie review here, or read on for my DVD review…

The 2-Disc Special Edition includes a couple forgettable special features, which basically consist of some behind-the-scenes documentaries and deleted scenes. The two documentaries are your standard behind-the-scenes fare, with a look at how the gore was executed, why the actors got involved (”I wanted to do something original”), blah blah blah. Pretty boring and unremarkable.

The deleted scenes are decent enough, but all the good stuff was included in the actual picture. There’s also an alternate ending and a gag reel; the gag reel, admittedly, is pretty good. On the first disc, there’s an audio commentary with the director and one of the writers.

More importantly, four pairs of 3-D glasses are included, though you can opt to watch the two-dimensional version if you so choose. I was most curious to see how Real3D formatting would play on a small screen (42-inch plasma, to be precise). The glasses look a lot like the old school glasses from yesteryear, but they do work a hell of a lot better; a fair amount of the three-dimensional backgrounds in the film pop quite well. At the same time, it takes a lot of effort to stare at the TV through those glasses for an hour and a half, and I could only imagine that had I watched the entire movie over again, I would have had a killer headache by the end. Unfortunately, the 3D through these glasses isn’t good enough to warrant that, so I would recommend watching My Bloody Valentine 3D in 2D, if at all.

My Bloody Valentine 3D Movie Trailer

Erik Samdahl — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:43:05 +0000

I don’t know what to make of this one. The novelty of a 3D horror movie is compelling, as you could definitely get some good scares out of knives or pick axes flying at your face, but I’m still not sold on 3D in general. The movies made for 3D seem to be gimmicks, as the directors focus more on the visuals than storytelling. My Bloody Valentine 3D seems prime for such a massacre; the movie trailer isn’t particularly effective, other than marketing the gimmick. The movie looks generic, the scares dull and the acting bad, but, like I said, I think it’d be fun to see in theaters. Of course, I’ll probably still end up hating it.

Watch the My Bloody Valentine 3D movie trailer below:

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DVD Review: My Bloody Valentine 3D

My Bloody Valentine 3D Movie Trailer