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April 3 2011

April Fool’s Week

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Holy guacamoley, we really outdid ourselves this year with the April fool’s day prank, which consisted of two co-ordinated efforts for a winning result. Our complete and total rule is best exemplified in the comments on Blood Test, where longtime reader Tuzo wrote “I used to [love] the April Fool’s day jokes on this site, but you guys are slipping a bit in your obviousness. Good try, though.” Dave’s spectacular fake Blood Test was the classic red herring which successfully bait-and-switched you all away from calling out Thomas’ fabricated Honeymoon Killer piece, the more nuanced affair. Once again Retro Slashers wins the pig, the keg, and the paper crown! See you next year. Now for some history and what you can expect this coming week.

February 14 2011

My Bloody Valentine Theatrical Night (Video)

Dusk Features MBV Week, My Bloody Valentine, Theme Coverage 2

As we say farewell to My Bloody Valentine Week and Valentine’s Day (don’t know about you, but we’re feeling bloated from all the heart-shaped candy), here’s an all-encompassing video short covering Blood Thirsty Thursday‘s theatrical screening of the uncut version that Retro Slashers co-sponsored during the week.

February 14 2011

My Bloody Valentine: Further Viewing For The Lovelorn

Dusk Features Hospital Massacre, MBV Week, The Prowler, Theme Coverage 5

My Bloody Valentine Week here at Retro Slashers has provided in-depth exploration of the 1981 classic: second-guessing the villain’s identity, filling your head with trivia, waxing nostalgic, contrasting the remake, and going brokeback with the boys of Valentine Bluffs. That’s a lot of love. If you’ve watched the movie for the umpteenth time and realized “it doesn’t get much better than this”, here are two additional titles that show the really red side of romance.

February 10 2011

Reassessing a Classic: MBV Then & Now

Dave Stewart Features MBV Week, My Bloody Valentine, Theme Coverage 5

My Bloody Valentine was released on February 13, 1981, just as the slasher sub-genre was gaining substantial momentum. Halloween had started the trend proper, and Friday the 13th had solidified it as a moneymaker. Every studio wanted a slasher flick on its release schedule, and special interest groups were beginning to protest them everywhere.

February 8 2011

My Bloody Valentine: A Mine of Information

Ross Horsley Features MBV Week, My Bloody Valentine, Theme Coverage 8

Get your geek on with the aid of Retro Slashers’ time-coded trivia track – the perfect accompaniment to your next viewing of the original My Bloody Valentine. Spoilers ahead, obviously, and please make sure you’re watching the extended cut or the times won’t match up!

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February 7 2011

My Bloody Valentine: The Secret Mastermind Theory

Thomas Ellison Features MBV Week, My Bloody Valentine, Theme Coverage 4

***WARNING*** HEAVY SPOILERS AHEAD***

If you’ve never seen My Bloody Valentine then you might want to skip this post. If you’ve seen My Bloody Valentine more times than you can count (like me), then this post will offer up a way to view the film in a very different light. If you decide to re-watch My Bloody Valentine after reading this post, make sure it’s the uncut, letter-boxed edition released by Lionsgate. Some of the clues mentioned here are missing from the full screen version.