My Bloody Valentine was one of many victims of strict yet arbitrary censorship at the hands of the Motion Picture Association of America upon its release in 1981, excising a reported nine minutes of gore. Despite the neutered death scenes, the film earned a cult fanbase as an above-average slasher. While original distributor Paramount Pictures was not interested in locating the uncut version, Lionsgate reinstated three minutes of footage on Blu-ray and DVD in 2009 (in conjunction with the release of their remake).
The cut footage was in rough shape, with a noticeable drop in quality from the rest of the picture’s high-definition source, but seeing it for the first time was a revelation. It was long assumed that that was the best My Bloody Valentine could ever look. Leave it to the heroes at Scream Factory to prove otherwise, as they have restored both the theatrical and the uncut versions of the film in 4K from the original camera negative for a two-disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray set.