V/H/S

2012

Action / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 56% · 108 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 41% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 67972 68K

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Plot summary

When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.


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Reviewed by SnakesOnAnAfricanPlain 8 / 10

v/h/s (2012)

I love found-footage films, especially when they are done well. I also love horror anthologies withe some of my favourite TV shows being The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, and Tales From The Darkside. The two joining together for V/H/S was a very exciting idea and gave me very lofty expectations. I was amazed to find that for the most part they were met. V/H/S sees a gang of guys break into a house in order to steal a video cassette for blackmailing purposes. Once in he house they find a huge collection of videos, each one showing a different tale of horror. The first is the story about a couple of girls picked up from a bar and recorded secretly on camera glasses. This is probably the scariest tale with some very disturbing imagery. I still can't get the look of a certain character out of my head. In it's short running time it also hits upon some emotional notes that I wasn't expecting. Perfect effects and nailbiting tension make this a great start. Video number two sees a couple on a road trip who are secretly filmed at night. The idea of an intruder watching you at your most vulnerable is nerve-racking. Story number three was my least favourite but was still mostly effective. It was let down by cheesy dialogue that over explained the details of the plot. The effects here were again very well done with a sickening look at an eyeball sliding out of a socket. Story number 4 is shot through Skype and has the biggest ambitions in terms of plot. I would like to see this again as I didn't enjoy it at first because of a terrible performance from the male lead, but there is a reason for this which makes sense after viewing. The final tale is a haunted house film that builds up incredibly well. It starts with an empty house and moves towards all hell breaking loose with some of the most flawless effects I have ever seen. Each story was interesting and most importantly it kept to the rules of found-footage. Everything appears as though it was done in-camera. It's left me thinking about the stories and getting my imagination to work overtime as not a lot is explained. The only real let down was the wrap-around that tried to connect these stories. It really didn't work and just made the film a bit too long. When I buy this on DVD I am pretty certain I will be skipping those parts. Hope we see a V/H/S 2.

Reviewed by mrda1981 8 / 10

A nightmare world on videotape

Arranged around and within a tenuous wraparound home invasion scenario, the vignettes that comprise this shakycam shocker prove memorably effective, each lulling the viewer into a false sense of security via meanderingly mundane set-ups that abruptly shift to more unnerving, visceral territory. Old tropes such as alien interference, haunted houses, serial killers, and femmes fatales find themselves fed through the lens of the hand-held camera to rather impressive effect. The overall picture painted by these series of snuff flicks-within-a-flick is one of a world sporadically at the mercy of an otherworldly array of entities, with the glaring unremarkability of its setting serving to amplify, rather than undermine, the atmosphere of cosmic malevolence. All these elements amount to a punchy anthology which succeeds in overriding my antipathy toward the dreaded jittercam technique - no mean feat!

Reviewed by TheMovieDiorama 2 / 10

V/H/S has as much use currently as a Video Home System.

Vague Horror Segments. Vicious Harmful Stupidity. Very Heterosexual Shenanigans (seriously, so much "tittage" on screen). The concept should've worked, blending the recent "found footage" sub-genre with an anthology narrative structure, providing not one but six terrifying short stories. However, its execution absolutely missed the target as it was an incredibly dull, overlong, unwatchable mess. The story arc revolves around a criminal gang who break into a house to steal a single VHS tape, but they soon start experiencing unusual happenings as they watch other tapes. A gang approaching an innocent woman to film them sexually harass her, a group of friends wanting to record a amateur porn video, a husband wanting to record his wife undressing, two guys making innuendos towards a blonde teenager in the middle of the woods and a creepy boyfriend who clearly adores a good sexualised video chat (complete with female nudity). These are just five of the six stories, each of them obviously encompassing the same distasteful theme. Sure most of these characters gain their comeuppance, but if these short stories are shot from their perspective then there is no investment to be made. They are all unlikeable. The horrific camerawork with constant glitches only adds to my frustration with this film. It is simply unwatchable. Aside from the final short '10/31/98', there were no scares or suspense. One of the VHS tapes is a recording of a video chat on a Mac (makes no sense). The acting was mediocre, particularly the video chat sequence. Honestly could that guy look anymore less in love? The frame narrative strings the short stories together with no cohesion. And a nearly two hour runtime felt like five hours. I appreciate the anthology structure allows new directors to have a chance at showcasing their talent. But this was not the way to do it. Each short got progressively worse and my boredom levels and lack of patience increasingly heightened. A wasted concept with squandered potential. I'm just waiting for the inevitable 'D/V/D' to be released...

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