Viewpoints: My Bloody Valentine ('remake')(09)

Well, as soon as I knew this was going to be made in 3-D, I knew it would be nowhere as good as the original. I was right. It would be an excuse for more nudity and gore. I was right (total nudity in one scene that lasts about ten minutes-a woman in stiletto heels with a gun-nothing else). Gore and nudity replace plot, tension, and suspense. The 1981 original had a maniac with a pickaxe terrorizing a small Canadian town, he goes on a killing rampage, is supposedly killed, but the body is never found. Years later, the killings start again. I didn't notice where this was supposed to be, but it doesn't matter. The same basic plot with the same name for the killer, all other names that are kept, the characters are different. Good older actors with the caliber of Kevin Tighe and Tom Atkins ("The Fog"-original)are trying to give this dignity, but can't. Actually, the young actors aren't bad either, and production values are good. And it has a similar ending. So-with all that, This SHOULD have been far better than it was, given the original was a standout slasher film of the 80's, but, as I said, they choose to take the easy way out, throwing various body parts at you. About ** only for the cast and production values. Do yourself a favor and try to find the original.