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VALENTINE

What You Need To Know:

In the horror movie VALENTINE, five girls at a junior high dance mistreat the school nerd, Jeremy, who also gets beaten up by a group of boys after one of the girls, Dorothy, claims he tried to assault her. Thirteen years later, a killer with a mask murders one of the girls and sends violent Valentine cards to the other four. One of the girls turns up missing, but Dorothy, whose father is a rich man, still plans to hold a Valentine’s Day Party at her family’s wealthy mansion. More mayhem then ensues.

VALENTINE tries to build suspense rather than merely assault viewers with violent images. At the same time, the concept behind the movie – a killer stalks people for revenge – is problematic. This is especially true because the killer apparently gets away with his murderous crimes at the end. Also in the end, the suspense gives way to the inevitable bloody violence. Despite its restraint, VALENTINE still provides yet another example of the kind of violence which has led to actual violence in real life. The movie also includes some strong foul language, brief nudity, sexual content, and a short scene mocking people of faith.

Content:

(PaPa, Ab, LLL, VVV, S, NN, AA, D, M) Tragic pagan worldview & brief anti-biblical scene mocking young man who says, “The Bible is the foundation of morality & marriage”; at least 27 obscenities, 6 strong profanities, 11 mild profanities, & a couple crude sexual remarks; strong horror slasher violence such as killer pushes woman’s neck down onto jagged glass, killer stabs woman through hot tub glass, scary images of corpses in medical school, & other stabbings, plus woman hits suspect with champagne bottle & woman ties up obnoxious man & drips hot wax on his private parts after he expresses crude sexual desire; implied fornication, policeman makes sexual pass at female suspect & woman tricks nude man who expresses crude sexual desire; upper male nudity & upper female nudity; alcohol use & man with drinking problem gets drunk; smoking; and, revenge & killer survives & doesn’t get caught at end of movie.

More Detail:

VALENTINE may be better produced than other horror movies about a vicious killer stalking a group of young people. It also does not contain as much bloody violence and crude material as other horror movies. Nevertheless, it has enough moral problems not to recommend it. It is also certain to provoke a copycat crime somewhere sometime among the teenagers and young adults that are its target audience. Furthermore, it corrupts a Christian holiday commemorating a martyred Christian bishop who was beheaded in about 270 A.D. by order of Claudius II, Emperor of Rome.

In the story, five girls at a junior high dance mistreat the school nerd, Jeremy, who also gets beaten up by a group of boys after one of the girls, Dorothy, claims he tried to assault her. Thirteen years later, a killer with a mask murders one of the girls and sends violent Valentine cards to the other four. One of the remaining girls turns up missing, but Dorothy, whose father is a rich man, still plans to hold a Valentine’s Day Party at her family’s wealthy mansion. More mayhem then ensues.

VALENTINE tries to build suspense rather than merely assault viewers with violent images. At the same time, the concept behind the movie – a killer stalks people for revenge – is problematic. This is especially true because the killer apparently gets away with his murderous crimes at the end. Also in the end, the suspense gives way to the inevitable bloody violence. Although somewhat restrained compared to other such movies, VALENTINE still provides yet another example of the kind of violence which has led to actual violence in real life. The movie also includes some strong foul language, brief nudity and some sexual content. There is also a short scene mocking people of faith.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.