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Bloody New Year

  • 19871987
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  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
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Bloody New Year (1987)
A group of friends take refuge in an island hotel that is decorated for New Years. The problem is, it's early summer, and soon enough, even the walls themselves are striking out against them.
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A group of friends take refuge in an island hotel that is decorated for New Years. The problem is, it's early summer, and soon enough, even the walls themselves are striking out against them... Read allA group of friends take refuge in an island hotel that is decorated for New Years. The problem is, it's early summer, and soon enough, even the walls themselves are striking out against them.A group of friends take refuge in an island hotel that is decorated for New Years. The problem is, it's early summer, and soon enough, even the walls themselves are striking out against them.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,197
16,059
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Norman J. Warren
    • Writers
      • Frazer Pearce(screenplay)
      • Hayden Pearce
      • Norman J. Warren
    • Stars
      • Suzy Aitchison
      • Nikki Brooks
      • Daniel James
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Norman J. Warren
    • Writers
      • Frazer Pearce(screenplay)
      • Hayden Pearce
      • Norman J. Warren
    • Stars
      • Suzy Aitchison
      • Nikki Brooks
      • Daniel James
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews

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    Suzy Aitchison
    Suzy Aitchison
    • Lesley
    Nikki Brooks
    Nikki Brooks
    • Janet
    Daniel James
    • Spud
    • (as Colin Heywood)
    Mark Powley
    Mark Powley
    • Rick
    Catherine Roman
    Catherine Roman
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    Julian Ronnie
    • Tom
    Steve Emerson
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    Steve Wilsher
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    Jon Glentoran
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    • Madame Zelda
    • Director
      • Norman J. Warren
    • Writers
      • Frazer Pearce(screenplay)
      • Hayden Pearce
      • Norman J. Warren
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    • Trivia
      Shot on location at Butlin's Barry Island in Wales. Doctor Who story Delta and the Bannermen was also filmed there in the same year. That story, like Bloody New Year, has a 1950s theme.
    • Goofs
      When the tilt a whirl stops suddenly, the actors are obviously throwing themselves off the platform as opposed to it looking accidental.
    • Quotes

      Lesley: I wonder what it's like... doing it on a snooker table.

      Tom: Doing what?

      Tom: *realization* Lesley, we can't!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Cinema Snob: Bloody New Year (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Recipe for Romance
      Performed by Cry No More

    User reviews45

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    6/10
    Redundant funhouse of horrors
    "Bloody New Year" follows a group of young adults who wind up stranded on an island through unusual circumstances. They seek shelter in an abandoned hotel there, which after all doesn't seem quite abandoned; decorations from a New Year's Party abound, as does a Christmas tree-but it's summertime. Soon enough, they find themselves the target of horrors beyond belief.

    This offbeat British slasher flick is actually more of a haunted house movie than it might appear; the film starts in a beachside amusement park, and the horrors the characters experience in the hotel after mirror the terrors of the carnival funhouse. The fun of the film is that danger lurks around every corner, and something utterly fantastical, lethal--or a combination of both--is lying in wait.

    Where "Bloody New Year" falters is in its pacing and the way in which it deals out information. The middle section of the film is weighted down by a series of bizarre incidents and murders that defy logic, and these episodic scenes come one after the other without a shred of insight or explanation. By the time the film winds down to its conclusion and an explanation is offered, it's almost difficult to care. Despite this, there are some fun set pieces, hokey special effects, and a handful of well-crafted sequences that mirror elements of "The Shining."

    Overall, "Bloody New Year" is really not the sum of its parts, but it's an amusing oddity by and large, whose main problem is that it alienates its audience for the majority of the runtime. The final reveal is ludicrous, but ludicrous in a way that seems to fit with the rest of the picture's modus operandi. A goofy, unconventional offering, but don't expect a straightforward slasher, because what you get is more "Scooby Doo" than "hack-and-slash." 6/10.
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    • Release date
      • July 30, 2022 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Horror Hotel
    • Filming locations
      • Butlins Holiday Camp, Barry Island, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK
    • Production companies
      • Lazer Entertainment
      • Cinema and Theatre Seating Limited
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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