V/H/S (2012)

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

V/H/S isn't a horror masterpiece, but it does step out of the genre. I was scared, unsettled, and impressed despite not feeling it was worthy of a re-watch or something I wanted to suggest to my horror-loving friends. As you can see from the reviews, this movie appeals to some and not to others. But if you enjoy horror and are determined to see it all, you should at least give V/H/S a one-time viewing.

seriously its not worth it. I could end the review right here as its not even worth reviewing as one already knows what to expect form 6 different found footage recordings in one movie with each one supposedly offering different things but is mostly boring and creepy at best. If not a story i at least expected good scares but its actually not at all as scary as i expected or as people here are telling you it is (i was actually laughing as to wtf is happening).Verdict: not at all worth watching

I find it hard to find to find a good horror film nowadays. Most of them are dull and uninventive, prioritizing jumps and CGI over suspense or story. VHS, while not being a perfect horror film is surprisingly agreeable. I admit, the first segment preluding the first video story was confusing and I considered switching it off, but not for long. Found footage is leaning towards overkill these days, but VHS is a small reminder of how useful it can still be. It's divided into 5 stories respectively:The first story is strong. It builds up good suspense and you genuinely don't know what's going to happen except that it'll be something horrifying. It escalates fast and becomes pretty tense, followed by gory and then just plain terrifying. The monster involved will probably keep you awake at night...The second is different, it's tenser from early on but nowhere near as gory or as horrifying... in fact it's bewildering. A good story but not as strong as the former, although there is a twist that you probably won't see coming.The third is awful. It makes no sense (I'm not sure if it's supposed to) and the attempts at jump scaring in it are weak. I've watched this movie three times and I always switch off during this part and can't really take it in. Dull, like most modern horror films.The fourth is done really well and in a unique way. It holds a bewildering twist, but a good one. Also it has a few cameo jump scares. Arguably the best segment.The fifth plays on some of the strengths of the others. It's tense and jumpy, and not a bad story. The horror element isn't at all dull like the third segment, in fact quite the opposite. The camera is a bit trigger happy with its shakiness but that's a minor criticism. Overall, if you like horror films I can't see why you wouldn't like this one. Most modern examples are dull and poorly written, this one isn't so bad so give it a go if that's your thing.

I think the amateur camera footage has been really over done and used far too much, but I really enjoyed this film.Five different horror stories, all using similar amateur recording style, and a framing device which is it's a own mini story as well.I enjoyed each segment very much, they all bring something to the film and I think the fact that they are short and somewhat ambiguous and leave unanswered questions also adds to the mystic of the film.You have quite a varied mixture of traditional horror themes each with creepy elements and gore and violence, gore in a more realistic manner than say some slasher movies.I really enjoyed each story and each could be a film within its own right if just padded out, but the fact they are short and end abruprtly with unanswered questions adds more to the film.Sometimes less is more.