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Few cinematic innovations have flamed out as rapidly as the found-footage horror film, with the genuine high points ( The Blair Witch Project , Paranormal Activity , [REC] ) quickly drowned out by scads of imitators mainly intent on cutting their budgets by ditching the tripods. Boasting an impressive assortment of low-budget creative talent, the unusually overt first-person compilation V/H/S avoids the majority of the genre's duplication errors, cannily utilizing the anthology format to quickly get to the good stuff. Director Adam Wingard ( You're Next ) gets things rolling with a framing device involving a home-invasion crew discovering a cache of mysterious videotapes, segueing into the five other vignettes. David Bruckner, one of the three filmmakers behind The Signal , brings a primo EC Comics feel to his segment, a cautionary hookup tale for the reality-TV generation. Next up is slow-burn specialist Ti West ( House of the Devil ), who contributes a romantic travelogue gone extremely wrong, with an ironic resolution that might have even jaded gorehounds wincing a bit. Glenn McQuaid, whose previous film I Sell the Dead sported a sly gallows humor, unfortunately follows with the only real dud of the bunch, a spoofy maniac-in-the-woods effort that boasts a cool monster, but little else that resonates. Thankfully, director Joe Swanberg ( Hannah Takes the Stairs ) gets things back on the good foot with his ingeniously low-tech segment, a haunted apartment saga told entirely via Skype. Effective as the majority of its parts are, though, V/H/S ultimately proves to be saving its best for last, via a writing/directing collective known as Radio Silence, who deliver a Halloween story that goes wonderfully for broke. Packing creaks and groans into its scant running time at a rate that shames most modern creature features, it serves as an outstanding example of both the high and low registers of the genre. While found footage may not be the future of horror as was once proclaimed, this combo pack shows that there's still some life in them bones. --Andrew Wright V/H/S is a POV, found-footage horror film from the perspective of America's top genre filmmakers. In V/H/S, a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house in the countryside and acquire a rare tape. Upon searching the house, the guys are confronted with a dead body, a hub of old televisions and an endless supply of cryptic footage, each video stranger and more inexplicable than the last... Review: Awesome movie - I really like the film style. They made it look like the whole thing was filmed on camcorders and the stories were laid out to appear like typical video-diaries, bringing suspense for when the "horror movie" will come into play. You really have no idea what the story will bring when going in blindly with no spoilers. I've never seen a horror movie quite like this one and I'll watch the others next. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes action and suspense movies. Also, the makeup and gore looks really well done. They did a really good job on this. I'd expect as much from the director who also worked on the newer Scream movies. Review: V/H/S - In 2012, who knew that the found footage horror hit "V/H/S" would become a long-running, and highly successful franchise! I'm not here to write a specific film review on this, I'm just here to say that I ordered the DVD copy of this film to add to my horror collection and I'm beyond happy to finally have this little gem in my collection!! Sophisticated, creative, believable, and good scary, bloody fun! I can't wait to start collecting the sequels on DVD as well. This is a great product for any collector/horror fan! Get it now before they no longer make prints of this film!





| Contributor | Adam Wingard, Alex Kuciw, Brad Miska, Calvin Reeder, David Bruckner, Gary Binkow, Glenn McQuaid, Helen Rogers, Joe Swanberg, Kate Lyn Sheil, Kentucker Audley, Kim Sherman, Lane Hughes, Menahem Golan, Peter Phok, Radio Silence, Roxanne Benjamin, Simon Barrett, Sophia Takal, Ti West, Yoram Globus Contributor Adam Wingard, Alex Kuciw, Brad Miska, Calvin Reeder, David Bruckner, Gary Binkow, Glenn McQuaid, Helen Rogers, Joe Swanberg, Kate Lyn Sheil, Kentucker Audley, Kim Sherman, Lane Hughes, Menahem Golan, Peter Phok, Radio Silence, Roxanne Benjamin, Simon Barrett, Sophia Takal, Ti West, Yoram Globus See more |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 2,354 Reviews |
| Format | AC-3, Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen |
| Genre | Horror/Supernatural |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 1 hour and 55 minutes |
A**2
Awesome movie
I really like the film style. They made it look like the whole thing was filmed on camcorders and the stories were laid out to appear like typical video-diaries, bringing suspense for when the "horror movie" will come into play. You really have no idea what the story will bring when going in blindly with no spoilers. I've never seen a horror movie quite like this one and I'll watch the others next. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes action and suspense movies. Also, the makeup and gore looks really well done. They did a really good job on this. I'd expect as much from the director who also worked on the newer Scream movies.
J**N
V/H/S
In 2012, who knew that the found footage horror hit "V/H/S" would become a long-running, and highly successful franchise! I'm not here to write a specific film review on this, I'm just here to say that I ordered the DVD copy of this film to add to my horror collection and I'm beyond happy to finally have this little gem in my collection!! Sophisticated, creative, believable, and good scary, bloody fun! I can't wait to start collecting the sequels on DVD as well. This is a great product for any collector/horror fan! Get it now before they no longer make prints of this film!
C**A
Honest Review
This film was very different from start to finish. It's not your everyday mainstream movie, it's got some extreme scenes, a lot of little scares and some mysteries. It's an independent..."POV, found footage" horror type of film, not many of us have seen movies like this one before but I tell you what, if your a true horror fan and are constantly on the look out for something exciting and fresh from new minds then this is right for you. Now, I'll admit like the rest of you the execution wasn't the best, but the themes and setting of the film make up for it, "does it deserve a 4 and not a 5 Chris?" Well I don't know I was hesitant on the 4 because I can feel that the directors really did there best and in my opinion it's a 5. "But Chris what about all those people who said it blew and not to waste you money?" Well.. to my fellow Amazonians who rated this below a 4 you are ignorant and don't understand the genre of horror, and I say to you.... Make Something Better... Chris S/D
R**S
Not for everyone but I loved it
Surprisingly good but...ok,first things first. This film is an anthology film meaning it is broken up of individual stories in one film. That is slightly important to know going into this or you are going to be confused thinking its one film with one plot from beginning to end. The way the movie is filmed already makes it confusing enough since it is shot Blair Witch style and with broken segments of VHS type quality directing. I am not a fan of this amateur POV (point of view) style directing but whatever. I was on the verge of giving this movie 5 stars based on the second short( "Amateur Night") within the movie alone. It is one of the creepiest things I've viewed. However, along the way came other shorts which weren't bad but seemed incomplete and unsatisfying. After watching the movie I looked up the film on Wikipedia and it explained some of what I missed or didn't catch on to and then it made sense. This is definitely a film that needs your uninterrupted attention because (once again)the way it is shot is confusing. For a low budget film it is great and is one of the better horror films I've seen in awhile. I can see why some are not going to like this movie because of the way it is shot and edited but that's what makes it different. As I mentioned earlier, I am also not a fan of the Blair Witch style directing (or the Blair Witch movie for that matter). Unless you are very eagle eyed and sharp I doubt you are going to completely understand each of these shorts during your first time viewing it which is a turn off for a lot of people. But watched late at night and not expecting much from it, it mostly satisfied me with its creepy content and depravity.
M**N
Gritty and intriguing
Imaginative, intelligent, and just the right level of serious horror.
K**P
Pretty good, but takes it too far
This is my second time watching this movie and overall I like it. It's creative and the found footage element makes it pretty spooky. The one thing I can't handle is the sexual assault in the beginning. It's like a punch in the stomach every time I see it. Completely awful and sickening. I don't know why they would include something like that.
T**Y
Very good movie. I usually don't particulary care for pov ...
Very good movie. I usually don't particulary care for pov movies but this one is so good that I have watched it several times now. It has got to be one of the weirdest and scariest movies I have ever seen. The scariest part really sayssomething when not much in the way of movies scare me anymore. It is a horror anthology centered around these terrible punks that break into a house for someone to steal a tape for a lot of money. While they are in search of said tape they come across several very scary and bizarre home videos, stuff that is made up of your worst nightmares. in between each tape theses post pubescent punks get picked off by something that is not known until the very end.
M**M
Great addition to my horror collection.
Unfortunately didn’t come with a slipcover, but the picture Amazon used to advertise it didn’t have one either. So, I wasn’t expecting to get one. Still stoked Amazon had it and was able to add it to my collection.
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