The Prowler vs. My Bloody Valentine

I actually was disappointed by my bloody valentine because I found it a little boring. I have never seen the Prowler but I ordered it a few days ago and I hope I like it and after I watch it, I'll be able to tell you what I think about the comparison.

mmmm tough one.

Of course MBV is at a horrible disadvantage being a slasher film that (almost) no one has seen an uncut print of, but overall i think it is the better film.
The whodunnit plots in both films are very good but the sense of mystery in MBV is far more intruiging i think. You get a real feel of the community in that film and the characters relationships are a little more fleshed out.

Prowler is an absolutely fantastic as a gorey slasher though. Very mean sprited downbeat stuff. But it seems to take forever to get to the quite amazing kills. i'm sure MBV takes just as long but you don't notice as much because the build up and character interaction is really involving and surprisingly well written. okay its very cheesy but there is real human drama going on ther. meanwhile other than the deputy and the lead girl in Prowler all the characters are just waiting around to be killed.

Plus the flashback to the mining accident in MBV is genuinely disturbing and frightening in a way all of Prowlers outstanding special effects and gross outs never quite acheive.

All a matter of opinion of course. And mood: tomorrow i'll probably say Prowler but for now My Bloody Valentine gets my vote.

My Bloody Valentine. Trapped in a mine with a pic ax weilding maniac who likes to cut out hearts and stuff them into heart shape candy boxes...MBV by a mile.

I just recently watched both of these movies, and I would have to say The Prowler. I really like the idea of MBV better though. I think the idea of a killer stalking its victims in a mine is very creepy, but aside from that, I was bored through much of the movie. I just wasn't at all interested in the love story they were trying to force down our throats. The Prowler, on the other hand, was just a cheapy, gritty, low-budget slasher in the best sense. There wasn't a big story or anything, but that's fine. This film was more about the kills, and I thought Savini did a great job with them. I liked both, but I really enjoyed The Prowler.

Hmmm. Tough call, I've only seen MBV one time. I think I'd prefer Prowler because the murders are unique and gory. And Cindy Weintraub, the one in the pool, is rather hot. And, if this counts, the dvd audio commentary is very amusing.

But MBV might be more consistently entertaining. The stiff acting and bad dialogue in MBV is more laughable than the Prowler. And I say that with affection..."I remember that. Those were *terrible* murders!".

MBV by a long shot. I saw that one as a kid in the early 80's, but only just recently saw Prowler, and after reading so many raves about the Prowler over the years I was very disappointed. It was too slow and boring, and the deputy was the epitome of the idiotic bumbling sheriff, who for some reason kept using his girlfriend as his partner instead of calling for real help. Also the motive was left too unclear and while there were a couple of good gory scenes, even those disappointed me since there weren't that many deaths in the first place and only a couple looked at all impressive.

The prowler is better. I still love My Bloody Valentine.

Top 3 slashers

1. The Burning

2. The Prowler

3. My Bloody Valentine

That's a hard one but I'll go with My Bloody Valentine, which wins by a hair.

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