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It's as scattershot as its predecessor, but V/H/S/2 rounds up enough horror filmmaking talent to deliver a satisfyingly nasty -- albeit uneven -- dose of gore.
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Less is not necessarily more in this slimmed-down collection. Dec 31, 2013 | Full Review…
Less is not necessarily more in this slimmed-down collection.
Justin Lowe
There are some dull stretches here, but also some grisly instant hits: nasty, deplorable, vulgar and sometimes brilliant. Oct 10, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
There are some dull stretches here, but also some grisly instant hits: nasty, deplorable, vulgar and sometimes brilliant.
Peter Bradshaw
There's only so much shakycam and shrieking a person can stomach in one go. Oct 8, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
There's only so much shakycam and shrieking a person can stomach in one go.
Tom Huddleston
After a lackluster start, V/H/S/2 shifts into a higher gear -- and vastly improves over its 2012 predecessor. Jul 19, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
After a lackluster start, V/H/S/2 shifts into a higher gear -- and vastly improves over its 2012 predecessor.
Sean O'Connell
V/H/S/ 2 is raw and rough-edged and rude. It is also, for the hardcore horror fan, a total blast. Jul 19, 2013 | Rating: 3/4
V/H/S/ 2 is raw and rough-edged and rude. It is also, for the hardcore horror fan, a total blast.
Rene Rodriguez
V/H/S/2 is likely to be as popular with fans as its predecessor. It certainly earns that right. Jul 12, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
V/H/S/2 is likely to be as popular with fans as its predecessor. It certainly earns that right.
Tirdad Derakhshani
Perhaps a little more quality control during the script process could have produced a more even level of shorts rather than repeat the shortcomings of its predecessor. Oct 25, 2018 | Full Review…
Perhaps a little more quality control during the script process could have produced a more even level of shorts rather than repeat the shortcomings of its predecessor.
Sarah Gopaul
One hit, one acceptable miss, one miss, and one dead-on-arrival mistake. Still a better percentage than the first movie, or most found-footage horror as a whole. Jan 10, 2014 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
One hit, one acceptable miss, one miss, and one dead-on-arrival mistake. Still a better percentage than the first movie, or most found-footage horror as a whole.
Tim Brayton
Inconsistency aside, this franchise remains a shot in the arm for horror fans, and it would be great to see them continue to make it an annual tradition with new writers/directors sharing billing each time. Dec 31, 2013 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
Inconsistency aside, this franchise remains a shot in the arm for horror fans, and it would be great to see them continue to make it an annual tradition with new writers/directors sharing billing each time.
Rob Hunter
Terrifyingly terrific stuff. Oct 18, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Terrifyingly terrific stuff.
Jeremy Aspinall
Slicker than the original without the sudden lurches in quality, this second shaky-cam horror anthology still has a standout sequence by which all the others must be judged. Oct 18, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Slicker than the original without the sudden lurches in quality, this second shaky-cam horror anthology still has a standout sequence by which all the others must be judged.
Matt Glasby
An amusing and crowd pleasing selection of found footage from a group of up and coming genre directors with one deeply disturbing stand out section from Gareth Evans and Timo Tjahjanto. Oct 17, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
An amusing and crowd pleasing selection of found footage from a group of up and coming genre directors with one deeply disturbing stand out section from Gareth Evans and Timo Tjahjanto.
Katherine McLaughlin
It is a pleasure to see that this much superior sequel comprises four efficient stories that can be quite scary and make use of their filming technology to their advantage. Still, it is a shame though that the wrap-around story is so awful that it nearly ruins the whole experience.
Super Reviewer
three stars
**** "V/H/S 2" is the follow-up to "V/H/S" which came out last year. It's an anthology film based around two investigators that find a bunch of vhs tapes, and the stories shown, are what's on those tapes. Here there are 4 stories(along with the investigators story). One is about a guy who get an eye implant and starts to see ghosts. Another is an awesome zombies in the woods story. The third is one of the most brutal, ultra violent, craziest pieces of film of the year(maybe of the last 10 years). It's about an Indonesian cult, that really has to be seen to believe. I wanna type about it, but the less you know about that the better. Finally, a slumber party that encounters an alien invasion. Each story would make a great campfire story to tell and scare people. This is a big improvement of the first movie, which was a decent movie to begin with. It's original, very gory, and has a couple genuine scares. Probably my favorite horror movie of the year(or at least close to the "Evil Dead" remake). No known actors, and a limited budget, but it just shows you don't need all that for an effective horror film. Also, if you haven't seen the first movie, no problem as it has nothing to do with it. Just a new set of tapes found. Horror fans should definitely check it out, and hope for a third movie, because this series is getting better and better.
The second entry in the found footage horror anthology (and less than a year after the first to boot) is not as clever as V/H/S but more polished, better paced, and full of enough ingenuity to recommend, especially for horror fans. In my review of the first film I championed a shorter format, giving an audience the thrills they crave faster rather than slogging through an hour of slow buildup. The results are still fairly hit or miss, though none of the four segments is a misfire per se. The weakest is probably the last, ""Slumber Party Alien Abduction," where the poor camera quality makes it hard to tell what is actually going on. The best, by far, is The Raid director Gareth Evans' "Safe Haven" about a team of journalists picking perhaps the worst day to tour a creepy cult's compound, notably during the apocalypse the cult predicted. This one takes a bit to wind up but when all hell breaks loose it goes nuts with glory. The wraparound segment tying everything together is more palatable and points to a promising mythology around the collection of these haunted VHS tapes that people keep watching and then dying over. All together, this is a concept that just works for horror and I'll welcome presumed sequels as they come off the assembly line. This is found footage done right, with faster payoffs, more variety, and greater focus and ingenuity. If you enjoyed the first film, or are a fan of horror anthologies in general, then pop in V/H/S/2. Nate's Grade: B
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