Reviews of V/H/S/2 2013

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•lily•
★★★★ Liked Watched by •lily• 4

*sees dog*
oh no

Jeff
★★★★ Watched by Jeff 31

Even though I liked the first installment more than most, it's safe to say that V/H/S 2 bested the original by both fixing some problems and bringing a stronger set of stories.

The wraparound is again the weakest of the bunch, but this time there is at least a story to it.

Adam Wingard's Clinical Trials Phase 1 is easily the next weakest, but still enjoyable enough.

I thought Eduado Sanchez' zombie entry was, despite running a bit too long,…

kim 🕯
★★ Watched by kim 🕯 11

anyone else noticing the fucking blinding misogyny in this franchise or is that just me

davidehrlich
★★½ Watched by davidehrlich 1

"papa."

replaces the faux-snuff dread of the original with a wicked sense of camp, and the emphasis on sick humor over horror fights the concept, and doesn't really allow the whole thing to hang together. aside from a pretty great twist, the wraparound doesn't have nearly the dark energy of the first film, and the first and final segments are total busts (especially the final one. woof).

but the 2nd bit is sufficiently clever (and perhaps the only bit in…

Lydia :)
★★★ Watched by Lydia :) 2

I think we, as a society, should stop putting dogs in horror movies

Rosie✨
★★★ Rewatched by Rosie✨ 4

V/H/S 2 is the second film in this horror found footage anthology series, where two private investigators are hired to search for a missing student and end up uncovering a collection of creepy video tapes. The first segment, "Phase I Clinical Trials," is an interesting idea, but the execution wasn’t great, especially with the cheap jump-scares. Next, “A Ride in the Park” offers a fun zombie POV shot using a GoPro, which is a unique twist. Then there’s “Safe Haven,”…

jacob🦈
★★★½ Liked Watched by jacob🦈 1

Holy hell, the Safe Haven segment just had to fuck shit up. Every segment was fun and unique in its own way, but V/H/S 2 is worth a watch for the Safe Haven segment alone. 

I’m a sucker for found-footage flicks.

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine
★★★ Liked Added by Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine 8

Okay, well, it seems I am in sort of the minority on this one as suprisingly everyone calls this film an improvement over the first one, which I slightly disagree. Don't get me wrong, the core story that sticks everything together is much better (more on that on my breakdown), but something about the stories didn't hit me as much as in the previous installment. Also technically this is the third film which I fainted for all the gore, I…

DirkH
★★★★ Watched by DirkH 12

Well wasn't this a bundle of fun!

As far as anthologies go, this not only surpasses the first part, but it is also better than most recent outings. But this is not only an anthology, it is also part of the dreaded found footage genre, a genre I don't dislike but one that is frought with danger. Even though not all five stories are consistent in quality, they all manage to avoid the found footage pitfalls pretty well. I'll run…

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