Movie review: 'My Bloody Valentine' a bloody good time

Back when Freddy and Jason were prowling theaters, the idea was to scare movie-going couples enough to make them wrap their arms around each other.
"My Bloody Valentine 3D" (★★★ out of four stars, rated R for graphic violence, nudity and language) returns to those entertainingly scary days of yesteryear. There's no way to watch this nonstop string of brutal attacks without seeing the absurdity in the whole thing. Toss in first-rate 3D and the movie not only pays a proper homage to the 1981 original, but kicks it up about 1,000 notches. Fans of the genre will recognize the familiar plot. An isolated community, including damsels Sarah and Megan (Jaime King and Megan Boone, pictured) becomes the target of a killer called the Miner.
He chops his way through young and old while local law enforcement shows up just in time to crack bad jokes about the victims. The Miner is a pick-swinging maniac made crazy by being the only survivor of a mining accident. It appeared the Miner was stopped after his first killing spree, but 10 years later he's back to his old ways. The question is whether the original Miner has returned or someone new is continuing the tradition. This kind of horror flick has never been about great acting, serious storytelling or even a plot. Such movies work if the violence makes you scream and laugh at the same time; "My Bloody Valentine 3D" does that in spades. Actually, it does it with a pickax.