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\"\"<\/a>Valentine<\/em><\/strong> for me, like Urban Legend<\/em>, isn\u2019t a slasher-horror classic but I will admit there are at least few fun elements and I suspect if you were to watch this in a group setting, the experience might be a better one. However, this \u201cCollector\u2019s Edition\u201d is a near home run from Shout Factory.<\/p>\n

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Valentine
\n<\/span>\u2014 Collector’s Edition \u2014<\/span>
\n(2001)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror\/Thriller<\/span>
\nShout Factory | R \u2013 96 min. \u2013 $34.93 | February 12, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 01\/29\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Jamie Blanks
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Tom Savage (novel); Donna Powers & Wayne Powers and Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>David Boreanaz, Denise Richards, Marley Shelton, Jessica Capshaw, Jessica Cauffiel, Katherine Heigl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentaries, Featurettes, Interviews, Deleted Scenes, Promotional Materials
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>49.30 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>36.18 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Shout Factory provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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It had been a good 16 years since I last saw Valentine<\/em><\/strong> and wasn\u2019t much of a fan. Seeing again now\u2026 and my opinion pretty much as not changed. This is a slasher movie that seemed to come out after the trend of the genre was dying down (so to speak) following the uptick created by Scream<\/em> and spawned the likes of I Know What You Did Last Summer<\/em> and a sequel, Urban Legend<\/em> (from the same director as this, Jamie Blanks), not to mention the Scream<\/em> sequels.<\/p>\n

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The set-up to Valentine<\/em><\/strong> follows a group of friends \u2014 Paige (DENISE RICHARDS), Kate (MARLEY SHELTON), Dorothy (JESSICA CAPSHAW) and Lily (JESSICA CAUFFIEL) \u2014 following the brutal murder of another one their friends (KATHERINE HEIGL in the obligatory recognizable face offed in the opening). Now each of the ladies begin receiving nasty and creepy valentines and are being hunted down by someone wearing a cherub mask. Who could the murderer be? Is it one of the ladies? Maybe Kate\u2019s on-and-off alcoholic boyfriend, Adam (DAVID BOREANAZ)? Perhaps Dorothy\u2019s new love. Campbell (DANIEL COSGROVE)?<\/p>\n

This horror-thriller, as I mentioned before, was never my cup of tea. The horror elements, especially later on, became standard slasher fare though earlier on, the cherub-masked killer used a bow and arrow which was fun, but otherwise it was kind of a bland story, paper-thin characters for the most part (or clich\u00e9d in the case of Denise Richards\u2019 slutty personality) and a mystery that once you know, and despite the passage of time I did remember the killer\u2019s identity, that element goes out the window (whereas a movie like Scream<\/em> still holds up). That said, I will say Jamie Blanks\u2019 direction wasn\u2019t half bad with some nice looking shots so it\u2019s at least not a boring looking film\u2026<\/p>\n

Even with the lack of great character development, which isn\u2019t too surprising from any slasher film, the acting at least wasn\u2019t bad. Denise Richards looked like she was having fun as were Marley Shelton and Jessica Cauffiel while David Boreanaz looked like an actor who only was available for 10 days of shooting, though apparently off-screen he was a hoot. You\u2019re not going to get incredible performances but as with Blanks\u2019 own Urban Legends<\/em>, they at least were having a good time, confirmed on the interviews included on this release.<\/p>\n

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Valentine<\/em><\/strong> was released back in February of 2001 but hardly made a splash at the box office making a mere $36.7 million worldwide off of a reported $29 million budget.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong> while the interior is reversible revealing the film\u2019s original theatrical artwork. This is packed with quite a bit so here we go\u2026<\/p>\n

Audio Commentaries:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n