Rating of
3/4
The Macabre Fun Continues!
Unknown - wrote on 10/28/13
A great continuation to the anthology found footage film from last year. 'V/H/S 2' is every bit as entertaining as it's predecessor. It may continue the same format, but there is no feeling of repeat here within the segments. The assemblage of the four new shorts is, well, shorter. Runtime is cut down a good twenty or so minutes and each story takes less time to set up. They waste no seconds in getting to the action. That's the main point where part 2 offers difference. Each of the five shorts in the first were given more set-up time and they all seemed to use that aspect to focus on 'old-fashoined' scares and closing with an ironic/unexpected twist. Here the focus seems to be on unique visuals and shock value, providing instances of creative camera placement and gore f/x. Every short is fast and deliberate, mostly concentrating on delivering true WTF?! moments. There's not a weak one in the bunch, but the most memorable is segment 3: 'Safe Haven'. It's flat-out INSANE! This is one fun horror flick that would undoubtedly be enjoyed in a group setting. I hope to see this series continue.
