(Guest writer RaptoR is back with another allegedly-alright horror movie review. As long as it affords me the opportunity to slack off some more, I'm fine with it.)
When it comes to horror movies that try to look like they're homemade I
have an erection. Don't know, maybe Blair Witch Project got me in the mood for
these kind of movies, but I just love them. From [Rec] to Paranormal Activity i never passed a chance to watch one of these
beauties. After so many years i still consider Blair Witch to be the best in
this category. I don't know if it's really that good or it shocked me that much
into believing it, but it has something special, something unique and
disturbing that you can't find in any other movie.
This being said I couldn't resist watching V/H/S, a horror movie that's
both brilliant and stupid at the same time. First things first, go on a legal
downloading site and start the download while you are reading this, because
you'll surely want to watch it. Bonus points for everyone that manages to get
to the end of it in the middle of the night, lights out and headphones one.
Being alone in the room adds some more bonus points, because, as we all horror
lovers know, we can't count on the directors for everything and we must create
part of the atmosphere ourselves.
So close the blinds, turn off the lights and prepare to watch a story
about a group of men that enter a house to find a rare VHS but in turn find a
dead man in front of a TV and a lot more video tapes. They start to watch them
and the movie presents us 5 of them, one more creepy than the other. Worth
saying that each of the tapes is directed by a different person, and that adds
on the diversity of the movie. Now, I said that this movie is both brilliant
and stupid, that's mainly because some of the tapes are done excellent and
others are poorly directed.
Subjectivity put aside, I can say without doubt that the last one is
gold and I'm really sad it was that short. You could really expand that story
and make a full movie out of it. Like I said in my earlier post, I'm really not
that good at not giving spoilers so I'll try to stay away from explaining
anything that happens, but you'll find aliens, ghosts and just fucked up
people.
When it comes to pure scare scenes this movie takes the cake both in
the VHS scenes and the main storyline. I found myself hugging the wall for a
second after a brief apparition so be ready for some hearth pumping action. For
the Blair Witch/[REC]/Paranormal Activity fans out there, this is a MUST. Also
this is a MUST for the ones that like the shaky camera genre but thought that
the movies listed above didn't include that much action. If you have the chance
to watch this at a horror festival, don't pass on the chance. For the others, I
really hope you guys have a big ass tv and a good sound system because this is
one of those movies that try to make you feel that you're there, with the
characters.
Starting from now, I'll try to give every movie a mark out of 10 based
on some criteria, and give some recommendations. Hope you guys like it. See you
on the next post!
Screenplay:
9/10
Directing:
8/10
Sound
Effects 9/10
Scare
Scenes 9/10
Acting
8/10
Overall
8,6/10
The
good:
good scare scenes / very realistic shaky camera effects / variety of
stories
The
bad:
the main storyline and one tape are poorly done / inexperienced actors
/ some absurd scenes
How
you should watch it:
-alone
-without any snacks because you will throw them down during the scare
scenes
-pitch black room
-big ass tv
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