V/H/S (2012)

When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.

Directors:

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, David Bruckner,

Writers:

Brad Miska (concept), Simon Barrett,

Stars:

Calvin Reeder, Lane Hughes, Adam Wingard

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Calvin Reeder	...	Gary (segment "Tape 56")
Lane Hughes	...	Zak (segment "Tape 56")
Kentucker Audley	...	Rox (segment "Tape 56")
Adam Wingard	...	Brad (segment "Tape 56")
Frank Stack	...	Old Man (segment "Tape 56")
Sarah Byrne	...	Abbey (segment "Tape 56")
Melissa Boatright	...	Tabitha (segment "Tape 56")
Simon Barrett	...	Steve (segment "Tape 56")
Andrew Droz Palermo	...	Fifth Thug (segment "Tape 56")
Hannah Fierman	...	Lily (segment "Amateur Night")
Mike Donlan	...	Shane (segment "Amateur Night")
Joe Sykes	...	Patrick (segment "Amateur Night")
Drew Sawyer	...	Clint (segment "Amateur Night")
Jas Sams	...	Lisa (segment "Amateur Night")
Joe Swanberg	...	Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")

Storyline

A POV, found footage horror film from the perspective of America's top genre filmmakers. 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 than the last.

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Plot Keywords:

found footage | vhs | anthology | television | ghost in mirror | 

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Taglines:

This collection is killer.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence, strong sexuality, graphic nudity, pervasive language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 2012 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Las crónicas del miedo

Filming Locations:

11840 W. Telegraph Rd., Santa Paula, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$36,402 (USA) (5 October 2012)

Gross:

$99,770 (USA) (9 November 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bloody Disgusting, Collective, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Lily: I like you.

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Connections

References Big (1988)

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Soundtracks

"Hoosier Love"
Written and Performed by MU330
Asian Man Records
(segment "10/31/98")

User Reviews

To much

What we have in V/H/S are a bunch of prolonged horror moments that in usual cases would be the climax to any average horror movie. The movie manages to throw 5 of these 'money shots' at the viewer without the need to tell any real story, build any of the characters or introduce their personality's to the audience. Whether this is a stroke of genius originality or just laziness is the question.

You'd be forgiven for thinking that V/H/S is the result a brain storming session where five writers pitched five stories, with one 'Eureka' moment of making a movie of the ending of all five. What they seemingly failed to spend any real time on though was the glue to bind the five stories together. It is completely irrelevant, in fact I would go as far as to say the movie would be better without it, a "Here are five tapes that were found, now watch them" instead.

I have to say I am a fan of 'found footage movies'. To me they achieve the desired effect and can, at times, create some truly chilling moments. This movie does have it's moments but after a while it all gets to much, the 'found footage' angle is somehow lost with the constant change of story. You are never really allowed to reach the same level of suspense as with other films in this genre.

6/10. It passed the time but I eventually found myself wanting it to end and asking myself "How many stories to go?"