V/H/S/94

Some of these shorts in this film series are suprisingly original and well executed for the budget. Every one of the V/H/S/ films has a few gems to give. If you are a fan of the anthology style horror films, then i would recommend this and the other films in this series.

Timo Tjajhanto's segment "The Subject" is the vivid standout in this messy found-footage sequel which heads back to its grainy-cassette-tape roots. After the last installment bombed, it needed franchise returnees Timo Tjajhanto and Simon Barett, plus a conceptualizer in David Bruckner to inject some interest back into this anthology series. Similar to the "Safe Haven" segment by Gareth Evans and Timo Tjajhanto in V/H/S 2, Timo pulls off yet another audio-visual showcase here that melds CGI and practical effects in an action-packed (but non-scary) thirty-minute stretch shot entirely in first-person. This segment towers over the rest in terms of its core idea, slick production design, and bucketfuls of gore. It's the only segment worth revisiting in the film altogether.

I also enjoyed Chloe Okuno's Storm Drain in bits & pieces, especially for its typical found-footage claustrophobia, wacky effects, and an unexpected tinge of dark humor. Simon Barett's "The Empty Wake" initially gets its mood and atmosphere right before squandering all of it for something unintentionally laughable. The exciting bits in Ryan Prows' "Terror" are far too less to really mean anything other than its authentic '90s touches. Jennifer Reeder's wraparound segment "Holy Hell" suffers from poor performances and frequent breaks - the tension is wholly lacking. What's uniformly remarkable all through is the film's aesthetics. The news reports actually resemble the ones from the 90s; there's also retro CGI and even a fake infomercial that looks too darn legit. Add some grunge music, CRT televisions, and shades of the early internet into the mix, and we get a pretty decent throwback of sorts.

Yeah the third segment might be my favorite as it is nothing like the others.. but in a good way!

This movie is basicly for separate hooror shortfilms foundfootage style with their own story and premise as each segment has its own director!

In short i would say that segment one and three were my favorite as they used horror and gore in an effective way! Segment one was the scariest to me while segment three were the gorriest as it went full on sci fi bodyhorror! It was really over the top and absurdly violent!

Segment two and four were the weakest to me! Both were slow at first and the scary qnd gory stuff didn't last very long!

The shorts here are great. Tjahjanto, Prowse, and Okuno bring very unique tales that are genuinely scary. Barrett's segment is adequate and on par with segments in previous the previous films. However, the wraparound by Jennifer Reeder is awful and taints the pros of the individual segments. The last 3 minutes of the film close the wrap segment and is the worst part of the film by far. Though not as bad as the wraparound in VHS Viral, this film didn't do much better for its framing device. Overall the film sits around the quality of the first two.

6/10.

BUT YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING !!!!!

Why bother creating a movie. We lived through the 'VHS' years and they were never as bad as this. Why bother filming something if you have it either, jumpy, dark or add effects to make you NOT SEE ANYTHING.

So frustrating.