Synopsis:

This is MY BLOODY VALENTINE (2009) as a whodunit mystery film in a high contrast black and white (to greatly play with shadow) with a minor old film filter added in and a soundtrack that is almost devoid of any music. This all gives the viewer a tension filled, suspenseful mystery thriller.

Intentions:

I think many were fooled into thinking that the remake for My Bloody Valentine was going to be a true slasher film like its predecessor from 1981. Though marketed as a slasher film, when I finished viewing it I realized that the directors made a good old whodunit murder mystery thriller which was quietly wrapped in a slasher film container due to some of the graphic kill scenes and language. I believe this is why it bombed out with many people. This did not have the same take and feel as a true slasher film. Despite it being a remake, this has an entirely other focus using characters from the first version. This edit has been in limbo for a number of months and only recently did I decide to finish it. I wanted to bring out the mystery factor and make it resemble such a film. The acting in this is really pretty decent. Technically, it was all pretty believable to a degree. One of the things I noticed is that if I could remove the score/soundtrack music this would add more suspense and tension as well as making the film a bit more realistic (and again the decent acting skills in this helped tremendously). I also took note that it would work very well and give you a possibly unhinged cold feeling if I made this in black and white like how most mysteries of yesteryear were presented. We now have the following: You have a whodunit mystery film in a high contrast black and white (to greatly play with shadow) with a minor old film filter added in and a soundtrack that is almost devoid of any music. This all gives the viewer a tension filled, suspenseful mystery thriller

Change List:

Due to the process used, some of the scenes will have minor music cues or just faintly be heard (however some scenes I did add in music for you to hear). I wanted it this way because this is a film where I wanted the actors to give the thrill for a scene and not let the music dictate where such a scene would occur normally. Though I like the score, this is one film where it works better without anything (or as close to it as possible). Now the music plays second role to the actors (instead of the other way around) and being so subtle in the background that you can fully enjoy this tale and possibly getting a true fright or two without the help of music letting you know it is coming. The music that was left after this process does fit in well and worked towards this edit’s overall intention. what you get 1. Film in a high contrast black and white (great shadow effect) with minor old film noise added in. 2. Alternate opening to the film 3. 21 minutes removed to help keep the whodunit factor going until the end as well as trimming unneeded scenes for pacing and some gore (not all) 4. Two endings for the film that you can choose from 5. Soundtrack almost devoid of any music to bring out the realism and tension as well as suspense 6. Some scenes slightly re-scored 7. Very minor (and very few) transitions added here and there re-scored music 1. Over dubbed in eerie wind when Tom drives back to the mine and is over looking it from the hill. I also briefly mixed this in with the regular film audio 2. The scene with Tom driving over the bridge right after the scene above was over dubbed with a piece of score music from the film Doomsday 3. Added back in a song playing softly in the background during the scene at the bar when Tom has some altercations with the locals. The song was “Ode to Harry Warden” and was actually the theme song from the first My Bloody Valentine film (1981) 4. Both endings feature part of the score music from the film “Haunting of Julia”, aka “Full circle”, 1977

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