- Actors: Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton, Jessica Capshaw, Jessica Cauffiel
- Directors: Jamie Blanks
- Writers: Aaron Harberts, Donna Powers, Gretchen J. Berg, Tom Savage, Wayne Powers
- Producers: Bruce Berman, Dylan Sellers
- Format: NTSC
- Language: English
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: Warner
- VHS Release Date: Jun 3 2003
- Run Time: 96 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (166 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005JY1E
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Five comely and well-to-do female friends receive dire threats inside anonymous valentines. When two of them meet violent ends, the remaining trio suspect that the killer may be a nebbishy former classmate whom they spurned years before at a school dance. Their solution: Throw a lavish Valentine's Day party, all the better to distract them from the hulking, cherub-masked killer...
As the above suggests, Valentine is the absolute nadir of the post-Scream slasher film. Australian director Jamie Blanks (whose previous effort was the equally dismal Urban Legend, 1998) obviously had lofty goals for his film, given his bald-faced homages to John Carpenter and Dario Argento. But he hasn't a clue as to how to generate suspense, and his frequent reliance on well-worn shock effects (hands dropping on shoulders, etc.) suggests more contempt for the genre than affection. No less than four writers (including two writer-producers for Roswell, which explains the appearance of series star Katherine Heigl) contributed to the screenplay, which fails to generate the twentysomething drama and hip, cutting dialogue required for this brand of horror. As the five friends, actresses Marley Shelton, Denise Richards, Jessica Capshaw, Jessica Caufield, and Heigl have little to do other than alternately look attractive or afraid; Richards, in particular, looks weary of playing the man-eater. As Shelton's dipsomaniac boyfriend, David Boreanaz (Angel) lumbers through each scene with an embarrassed scowl.
Warner Bros.' DVD includes commentary by Blanks, as well as cast and crew interviews and a video for Orgy's contribution to the noisy, new-metal soundtrack. --Paul Gaita
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2.0 out of 5 stars
not impressed,
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This review is from: Valentine (Widescreen) (DVD)
I had read this book before I saw the movie. I was so impressed with the book I bought the movie but was sadly disappointed. The took the very basic premise of the book then totally turned it into a slash/trash movie. The movie had no resemblance to the book which was engrossing and kept you guessing until the end. Its too bad when movies are made from books they can't keep the storyline the same.
4.0 out of 5 stars
above average for the genre (3.5/5),
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This review is from: Valentine (Widescreen) (DVD)
as far as horror movies go,this one isn't bad at all.in fact,it'spretty decent.i think one of the reasons is that it also liter in tone than most of the genre.in fact,i'd even goes as far as to say it's a horror/lite comedy.there are some good lines in here and some funny scenes which work well.the movie is also a bit of a guessing game,as there are a few possibilities as to who the killer is.and even at the end,there is a bit of ambiguity.but it works here.as far as the acting goes,i think it's certainly at least good enough for this genre.and the movie doesn't really over do it on the gross out factor.most of the deaths are not very graphic,which i didn't mind in this movie.also,the characters aren't your typical stupid people that usually populate theses kinds of movie.i also liked the music.it was refreshing for this genre.when you add it all up,i think Valentine is an above average movie for the genre.my vote:3.5/5
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Horror Movie,
By Chelcie (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Valentine (Widescreen) (DVD)
This movie totally rocks! its not as scary as others and it isnt really gory, but I love the plot! A loser named Jeremy Melton(Joel Palmer) gets turned down by every girl he asks to dance at a Valentines day dance, then ends up getting beat up and ssent to reform school. Then he comes back 13 years later with an intricate revenge plot and kills off the girls who turned him down 1 by 1. But in my opinion, the guy who is supposed to be the ugly loser at the beginning of the movie is really hot, the hottest guy in the movie.
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