V/H/S (a found footage horror anthology film)

[jvince]

Genre:
Horror | Thriller

Synopsis:
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.

Running Time:
1 hour, 33 minutes


Directors:
David Bruckner (The Signal)
Glenn McQuaid (I Sell the Dead)
Radio Silence
Joe Swanberg
Ti West (The House of the Devil)
Adam Wingard (You're Next)

Writers:
Simon Barrett
David Bruckner
Glenn McQuaid
Radio Silence
Nicholas Tecosky
Ti West (The Innkeepers)

Some early reviews...

HitFix says:

... one of the scariest movies I've seen in recent memory.... This movie is loaded with unnerving imagery, simple and direct scares that play on a primal nightmare level, and ideas that blindside you with the way they twist expectation.... The first segment by David Bruckner sets the tone for just how crazy things might get, and the final segment by Radio Silence feels like the brakes are off and you're flying off the mountain into the void. It's crazy, and the audience tonight was screaming, jumping, viscerally reacting. This is the sort of film that's going to creep into the permanent nightmare vocabulary of the audience, and I think the cheap, shitty VHS look of everything is a big part of why....

Ain't It Cool News says:

... What these filmmakers remembered was that horror needs an element of fun. Not stupid fun, but real energy and excitement.... V/H/S certainly has all that. Plus gratuitous nudity, crazy gore and some incredibly inventive tweaks to a subgenre that’s trying its damndest to wear out its welcome....

/Film says:

V/H/S is the return of the horror anthology film....

Movieline says:

... The Devil Inside this ain't; V/H/S is fresh and pulse-quickening to the end, one of the best discoveries of this year's fest....

[Zero_Cool]

More found footage horror movies. Seen 1 seen them all.

[bam777]

Sounds pretty good. I'm actually a big fan of the found footage genre as long at it's done right. Sounds like this could be a good one.

[Icedburden]

Originally Posted by bam777

Sounds pretty good. I'm actually a big fan of the found footage genre as long at it's done right. Sounds like this could be a good one.

Same here. I'm one of the few people I know who has enjoyed all of the PA movies and The Blair Witch Project.

[bam777]

Originally Posted by Icedburden

Same here. I'm one of the few people I know who has enjoyed all of the PA movies and The Blair Witch Project.

I second that. I've enjoyed the films as well. I think when it comes to these found footage movies being simple is the key. If they take it too far in the end like The Last Exorcism then it just falls apart. But as long as they keep the movie grounded and give it more realism then that's when it works. I remember when Blair Witch came out and everyone thought it was real. I think if a new age found footage film of any genre can make you feel like that in any way then it has definitely done its job.

[newginafets]

Cant wait!!

[jvince]

Not that much a fan of found footage films (save for the excellent [REC] and Lake Mungo), but I LOVE horror anthologies, so I'm definitely looking forward to this. It's been getting some pretty good reviews too.

[MykeHavoc]

Good title.

[DoubleDownAgain]

Ti West = SOLD!

Big fan of The House of the Devil (Besides it's slow pace... ) so I'll give this a chance at some point.

[OldSkullGamer]

Originally Posted by DoubleDownAgain

Ti West = SOLD!

Big fan of The House of the Devil (Besides it's slow pace... ) so I'll give this a chance at some point.

For some reason, I never understood all the hype behind Ti West. I know he's well respected in the "B" movie horror industry, but somethings missing for me. Didn't enjoy The Roost or House of the Devil. I personally prefer Adam West films when It comes to "B" movie horror films

[DesertFoxGoggles]

Originally Posted by Zero_Cool

More found footage horror movies. Seen 1 seen them all.

That's like saying Cannibal Holocaust is like Paranormal Activity though.

[Seymour]

Originally Posted by Amazonian

For some reason, I never understood all the hype behind Ti West. I know he's well respected in the "B" movie horror industry, but somethings missing for me. Didn't enjoy The Roost or House of the Devil. I personally prefer Adam West films when It comes to "B" movie horror films

I think you mean Adam Green. Regarding Ti West and Adam Green, I like them both--and look forward to basically anything they have coming out.

[hamchuck1]

Originally Posted by DesertFoxGoggles

That's like saying Cannibal Holocaust is like Paranormal Activity though.

I was thinking the same thing. Cloverfield is nothing like Paranormal Activity.

I also really like Quarantine

[miller_time22]

I'm not a huge fan of the found footage stuff, but reading those reviews convinced me that this will be worthwhile. Looking forward to seeing it.

[Kevin Holly]

Is it weird that I LOATHE AND HATE the big names in the found footage category (Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity series) with a PASSION, but like a lot of other ones (including from the Asylum)? Even Apollo 18 I thought was mediocre, but LIGHT YEARS better than Blair Witch or Paranormal?

[remake]

Found Footage = the next Torture Porn?

[Col. Zombie]

I guess I am kind of confused on this...someone help me out...

So this has already been filmed and released to critics...hence the reviews, but what is the relaese date?

Are there any trailers anywhere?

Do they have a studio to distribute this, yet?

[csdot]

on one hand i hate found footage movies, but on the other i love anthology horror movies.. ill probably check this out.

Originally Posted by Col. Zombie

I guess I am kind of confused on this...someone help me out...

So this has already been filmed and released to critics...hence the reviews, but what is the relaese date?

Are there any trailers anywhere?

Do they have a studio to distribute this, yet?

i think theres some sort of film festival going on right now, i forget the name... Sun-something?

[Col. Zombie]

Originally Posted by csdot

on one hand i hate found footage movies, but on the other i love anthology horror movies.. ill probably check this out.



i think theres some sort of film festival going on right now, i forget the name... Sun-something?

Starts with a "sun" and ends with a "waltz" but is that where this was previewed?

I'm only asking b/c my curiosity is seriously piqued!!

[csdot]

Originally Posted by Col. Zombie

Starts with a "sun" and ends with a "waltz" but is that where this was previewed?

I'm only asking b/c my curiosity is seriously piqued!!

yes, it was screened at Sundance and judging by the positive response theres a good chance someone will pick it up and well hear about it in the near future.