V/H/S 85 started off incredibly disappointing, with a story about 7 campers that ends abruptly. I didn't realize it at the time of course but it pays off in an okayish way later, I don't know why they felt the need to pace it the way they did though, it was a very strange choice. The 2nd story was borderline incomprehensible and one of the more tedious experiences of watching any piece of media recently.
So needless to say by the time the third short came around I wasn't exactly excited, and ho boy was this one bad. Incredibly predictable, incredibly tepid and incredibly lame, I wish I knew of a better way to describe watching what can be loosely considered a gorier tron, but that's all I can muster about that trainwreck.
Luckily during the intermissions of these we are feed the wrap around story in small bits, which is quite a captivating and interesting setup. This is probably the most "Classic" v/h/s segment, and honestly I missed stuff like this. The last 2 movies, and this one in particular seemed to have a fondness for shock value, rather then creepy monster stories like the v/h/s films of old, this was a nice refreshing throwback, and a with one of the best payoffs I have ever seen, seriously. It made me laugh out loud. And finally we get to Scott Derickson's short. This is without a doubt my favorite short of the film, and possibly my favorite v/h/s segment of all time. You can really tell that Scott Derickson went into this with an idea, and pulls it off perfectly. I also got major Sinister 8mm footage vibes. Scott, I beg of you, please expand this segment into a feature film.
Needless to say, I think the wraparound and the last segment saved this movie in a big way, this was almost the worst v/h/s movie I had ever watched, but Scott Derickson and David Bruckner saved this film in a big way. Bravo, boys.
So needless to say by the time the third short came around I wasn't exactly excited, and ho boy was this one bad. Incredibly predictable, incredibly tepid and incredibly lame, I wish I knew of a better way to describe watching what can be loosely considered a gorier tron, but that's all I can muster about that trainwreck.
Luckily during the intermissions of these we are feed the wrap around story in small bits, which is quite a captivating and interesting setup. This is probably the most "Classic" v/h/s segment, and honestly I missed stuff like this. The last 2 movies, and this one in particular seemed to have a fondness for shock value, rather then creepy monster stories like the v/h/s films of old, this was a nice refreshing throwback, and a with one of the best payoffs I have ever seen, seriously. It made me laugh out loud. And finally we get to Scott Derickson's short. This is without a doubt my favorite short of the film, and possibly my favorite v/h/s segment of all time. You can really tell that Scott Derickson went into this with an idea, and pulls it off perfectly. I also got major Sinister 8mm footage vibes. Scott, I beg of you, please expand this segment into a feature film.
Needless to say, I think the wraparound and the last segment saved this movie in a big way, this was almost the worst v/h/s movie I had ever watched, but Scott Derickson and David Bruckner saved this film in a big way. Bravo, boys.