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Just awful, what the hell V/H/S!?


i am a huge fan of V/H/S 1 & 2. i found them to be very creepy yet entertaining and i rate them both 9/10, sure there were a couple of segments overall that weren't great but i still enjoyed every last one of them. This movie however is one of the worst "horror" movies I've ever had the displeasure of viewing. First of all, it isn't even scary, not even a little bit. There are only 3 segments (I heard that one was cut?) here as opposed to 5 in the first V/H/S and 4 in the second movie, and while i found each and every short in those two to be both entertaining and scary in their own way, in V/H/S Viral they are just plain garbage. Seriously, what were the filmmakers thinking?
The first segment "Dante the Great" is filled with terrible acting, equally bad effects and an out of place tone. Not to mention some shots that aren't even in the style of Found Footage, therefore completely abandoning what the series has come to be known for and rendering this particular short nonsensical. "Parallel Monsters" starts of interesting enough. Shame its completely ruined by the idiotic twist that is very wtf!? inducing but not in a good way. "Bonestorm" is the last segment, and is quite possibly one of the worst things i have ever witnessed, and not just in a movie. Filled with maddening dialogue, unbearable "characters" and more *beep* effects, it ranks as the worst short in any of the V/H/S movies. The wrap around story "Vicious Circles" isn't even worth talking about. Jeez. This movie is dead to me. Rant over.

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The missing segment isn't even shot in a found footage style but I don't mind it, I thought it was the creepiest segment in the movie and it actually makes you think since it's arty.

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I'll need to check it out, I really don't want to buy the dvd but I'm tempted just to see the bonus segment.

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It was on Youtube but was removed.

You can see some scenes from it on the first trailer for Viral.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T0ZifLnAYc

And here's the teaser for the segment itself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tMRgUtdFQE

Don't get me wrong, it's nothing outstanding but imo it's the only one that takes itself seriously and doesn't have stupid things in it.

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Thanks! Looks interesting, what did you think of the first two V/H/S movies?

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I thought the first one is OK, despite having very unlikeable characters, wasn't a fan of the second one, I liked the cult segment though.

I like the concept of these movies and that's why I wanna see more, I like to see what they'll come up with next even though it may be horrible.

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It was awful, the first two were brilliant and I had high expectations for this, was expecting it to tie in to the previous instalment but nope nothing, I hope the next one just erases this one and picks up from two, highly unlikely but we can hope I suppose.

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