"Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his house and find collection of VHS tapes. Viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be dark motives behind the student's disappearance."
I wasn't going to watch this after how much I hated the first "V/H/S", but faced with the choice between "V/H/S/2" or "The Purge" (aka "The Strangers 2022"), I decided against the PG-13 claptrap.
Yes, I know that choosing between "V/H/S/2" or "The Purge" is like choosing whether to eat warm vomit or cold vomit, and normally I'd pass on both, but there's nothing else new to watch. One thing is for certain though, it doesn't matter how many good reviews "The Purge" gets about its alleged "social commentary", I'm done with Bumhole Productions. I won't be watching "InSHITious 2" either.
As far as sequels go, "V/H/S/2" is technically better than the original. Even though it's only more faux "found footage" with shakycams aplenty, extra cameras where there shouldn't be cameras, and no explanation or logic behind why any of these movies would be on obsolete VHS tapes in the first place, the excessive gore makes up for it.
Unfortunately, the stories are just as weak as before with lots of bad acting and "WTF" moments which give away its amateurish composition. 13-year-olds or any of the ADHD, games console generation will undoubtedly love it. Giving credit where it's due, the pacing is a hell of a lot better this time though.
I was pleasantly surprised that "V/H/S/2" didn't make me want to toss my cookies within the first five minutes. There's never a good reason why anyone should need to take Dramamine before watching a movie in the comfort of his own home. It's always nice to be able to finish a movie that you've paid to see online (or anywhere else for that matter).
Numerically, I rate "V/H/S/2 as a 3 out of 10, but as it's a new movie which most of you haven't seen yet, I'm not going to go into depth about the reasons why.
Instead, I'll post my Twitter feed (edited into the correct chronological order) so you can read my reactions as they happened. Some people got a kick out of when I did this for the "Evil Dead" remake although I actually put more effort into those.
Do not read any further if you want to watch "V/H/S/2" on your own.
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| No idea what her name is, but she's very pretty. |
I didn't put any timings before each Tweet this time because I couldn't be bothered. You can easily match them up to each segment though.
I'm watching V/H/S/2 (57 others are watching) http://bit.ly/ZBrKvD #GetGlue #VHS2
Nice boobs. It'll be all downhill from here. #vhs2
Eeek! A penis! #vhs2
If another penis shows up, I won't be watching any more of it. :( #vhs2
No acting ability or camerawork ability whatsoever. #vhs2
Apple product placement. ::yawn:: #vhs2
Why is it that the 5 people in the world who use Macbooks all have to be in horror movies? #vhs2
A bionic eye? Really? OMG This sucks. #vhs2
If they can't hold a camera steady, what's the point? This isn't film, it's YouTube. :( #vhs2
This is the worst POV I've ever seen. Where's the camera? On top of his head? Supposed to be in his eye. :( #vhs2
So if you get a bionic eye, you can see ghosts with it? Somebody should have told Steve Austin that. :( #vhs2
This bionic eye guy has a really big house. Probably a rent boy. #vhs2
He lives in a great big house like that but he wears a plastic Casio watch? You have to be kidding me. #vhs2
Oh, God! The girl was born deaf? So she's Jaime Sommers now? Drinks beer too? Low-class skank. #vhs2
Tits ahoy! #vhs2
Scientists capable of creating a bionic eye transfer the data from it to low-tech VHS tape? Yeah, right. #vhs2
I just knew it would have an "If thyne eye offends thee, pluck it out" ending. Gah! Seen it all before in "Body Bags". #vhs2
So who's the meth lab chav in the Macbook video? Probably has an ASBO. #vhs2
iPhone placement. ::yawn:: #vhs2
I think we can see where the camera was mounted on the first dude now that we have the mountain bike nerd. #vhs2
Wait. He has a camera on his handlebars looking at him too? What a whore! Must be a YouTuber. #vhs2
"I've got a big fucking stick!" Really? Am I bothered? Face. Bothered. Face. Bothered. I'm not even bothered. Zombies? Gah. :( #vhs2
Give a film school student a camera and what do they do? Make a zombie film. Shove it up your arse! #vhs2
"He's like covered in blood." LIKE covered in blood? How LIKE covered in blood is that? Ketchup maybe? That's LIKE blood. #vhs2
Self-aware zombie? Fail. #vhs2
Bored with the third story already. No idea what language the guy is speaking. Korean maybe? #vhs2
Translator chick is hot. #vhs2
Blair Witch stick figures? Really? #vhs2
Who put the subtitles in when they transferred it to VHS tape? #vhs2
Who is filming what? Seems to be a lot of extra cameras in the third story. #vhs2
Did they leave a camera filming from the boot of their car? Why? #vhs2
I've eaten a whole bag of Bugles (Nacho Cheese flavour) watching this. #vhs2
Ok, I admit that Stanley knife to the throat was good. #vhs2
Nice bit of splatter in the third story. #vhs2
But now it's turned into Quake. :( #vhs2
Baphomet wants his daddy! "Papa!" LOL #vhs2
Lots of snot. LOL #vhs2
They are making a movie with a dog-cam? 'Murica. :( #vhs2
Bah. Aliens? Aliens don't exist. What utter horseshit. #vhs2
I think they killed the cute little dog. Fuck the makers of this film. #vhs2
The chav shot himself. Flinched. Missed. Blew his face off. Most common accident for potential suicides. Now he's Zoidberg. #vhs2
The wraparound story made no sense. Ah well, another one for the video game generation. :( Crap. #vhs2
It was easier to watch than V/H/S, but... meh. Some nice gore effects, but why all the extra cameras, and who put the films onto VHS? #vhs2
My rating for V/H/S/2 = 3 out of 10. Not scary. Not shocking enough. Seen it all before but filmed with steadier cameras. #vhs2
I'm not sure what the names of each segment in this anthology are, and I don't really care that much to look them up either. The third segment with the cult is easily the best, but the second with the zombies is kind of okay too. In both cases, there are too many extra cameras floating about which makes a mockery of the "found footage" gimmick. The wraparound story is just a waste of time.
My biggest criticism of "V/H/S/2" is that there are too many zombies in it. Two segments and the wraparound story are full of zombies, and like most people, I've already seen enough zombie movies to last me a lifetime.
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