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Gorgeous Vortex Mystery Ends - NEWS + TEASER TRAILER

posted 10 years ago by miguelcardoso36
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That's it, guys. We can now end our speculations about GV. Bloody Disgusting just announced why this segment was cut.

Here it is:

When V/H/S: Viral was first announced, a piece of information was accidentally revealed that’s caused almost a year of speculation. With Magnet Releasing putting the third V/H/S tape on DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow (Feb. 17), we can now reveal the big secret.

Our friends at Collider broke the news this morning, while also sharing an exclusive teaser from “Gorgeous Vortex,” a hidden track directed by Todd Lincoln. And when we say “hidden track,” we mean there’s literally an entire never-before-seen V/H/S segment hidden on the Viral home video release.

“Gorgeous Vortex” takes place in an ominous future. It also stars absolutely stunning Victoria’s Secret model Jayden Robinson. Lincoln’s hidden short is also the most stylish and glossy of the V/H/S segments as we wanted to try something a bit different. I think you’re all going to be pleasantly surprised with it when you find it hidden within the chapters of the full feature, as inspired by 90′s CDs like Nine Inch Nails’ Broken (it should be very clear that this is NOT a deleted story as misreported by various sites).

The article: http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3332608/secret-vhs-viral-segment-rev ealed/

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

Apparently Todd Lincoln's participation in the project was prematurely announced... I still find it strange considering the fact that parts of his segment were on the first trailer... And his name on the first poster... And his name on the Bloody Disgusting's announcement post. ~

EDIT: More info from another review:

Not included in the original theatrical cut is Todd Lincoln’s “Gorgeous Vortex.” This short appears as a special secret installment only found in the BluRay/DVD. I don’t know why Lincoln’s installment wasn’t in the theatrical cut. Maybe it wasn’t ready in time of distribution. Who knows? Maybe it’s because this one doesn’t really seem to follow the V/H/S format as unlike the rest of the films here, it isn’t found footage at all. And while some of the time, security cam footage is used, Lincoln delivers an eerie and surreal dream-like installment involving a supermodel-looking woman suffering visions of masked men, bound women, pigeons, bizarre examining machines, and a weird Montauk Monster-like thing. Mixed with all kinds of quick cuts and strange sounds, this dialog-less installment is one of the more visually pleasing and strange looking ones in the batch. Though the music video cuts and curiosities make it an outlier in the film, it still delivers a whole lot of perversion and creep, mixed with some tragic elegance. Lincoln’s definitely got an eye for mixing the strange and sensual. It just feels out of place in this film.

Article: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/70403

[–] BeOneOfUs 10 years ago

If I were you, I'd lower my expectations lol. As you have been hyping up this segment for yourself, for quite some time now.
Also, I've just noticed the only other film this directer has made is "The Apparition" .....So, I will be surprised if it is any good.

[–] miguelcardoso36 10 years ago

I have zero expectations for this segment, so I hope it actually turns out to be decent. Can't get much worse than the ones in Viral, right?

[–] BeOneOfUs 10 years ago

I am one of the few who actually enjoyed Viral lol.
The wrap around was awful but I thought all 3 segments were cool in their own way.

[–] miguelcardoso36 10 years ago

Yeah, you're part of the 18% (I think) who actually enjoyed it. And I'm the one who has mixed feelings about it... And I'm the only one who actually kinda dug the wrap-around haha.

[–] BeOneOfUs 10 years ago

It was very different from the last 2. But I found the concepts a lot more original and fun. I know none of it was scary but horror films don't really scare me nowadays anyway.
So, did you get your blu ray yet??

[–] miguelcardoso36 10 years ago

I already had the Australian Blu-ray, so I don't think I'll bother buying any more. Someone will probably post GV on YouTube or on a torrent website, so I'll skip on buying any more stuff.

I agree with you, it was very different from the last two, and I also absolutely agree that it was original. Too bad I found the execution to be cringe-worty at times. I mean, there were parts in Dante the Great and Bonestorm where you could see the green screen from the people being lifted into the air and the CGI blood poorly motion-tracked, respectively. My favourite short was Parallel Monsters, but even that segment loses its charm after the first viewing, since you no more get that shcok value the first time you see the reveal...

[–] BeOneOfUs 10 years ago

there were parts in Dante the Great and Bonestorm where you could see the green screen from the people being lifted into the air and the CGI blood poorly motion-tracked

lol Really? I didn't notice this! Sure, it wasn't brilliantly made. DTG was definitely my least favourite. The woman in it was a pretty poor actress and the CGI rabbit was quite poor too.
I like the style of Bonestorm though. I am not a teenage skater...But I used to be and it kind of brings me back to the good old days.
I really liked the use of Hip Hop in the segment too. Although, I can totally see why people hated that, especially if you hate Hip Hop.
I found it very entertaining, personally.
I loved Parallel Monsters. Yes, it was a little over the top with the monster cocks but the way I see it, if that were too happen in real life (not that it would but hypothetically) and someone entered an evil version of the world through a portal....I don't see any reason why they can't have monster cocks/vaginas lol.
So, it worked for me, as weird n silly as it was.
I'm still dying to see GV though, wish someone would upload it to the net!

[–] miguelcardoso36 10 years ago

I agree with what you say. First time I saw it in a festival I wasn't paying much attention to all the details and so some of these "errors" slipped by me. But oh my God, the second and third time I saw it, it ruined the movie so much for me.

The woman who played Scarlett was god-awful. Every line she delivered, especially towards the end, felt forced and cheesy. The "No, I'm sorry my dear!" (?) one was particularly awful. The special effects in Dante were also pretty abysmal when you take a closer look: the green screen I mentioned, the gore when Dante rips the SWAT officer's chest is atrocious, the rabbit part, the fireballs, it all looked fake.

Parallel Monsters is my favourite because I loved the twist in the end. All I didn't like about it was that it was 15 minutes of build-up and 2 or 3 minutes after, when it goes bonkers. It loses its creepiness and sense of dread right after the first viewing. They should've spent more time in the alternate universe. And I don't mean this as if the whole alien cock and vagina gimmick was bad; I liked it lol. I didn't think it was funny, just... disgusting. Everyone in the theatre said "Ewwww," they didn't laugh.

Bonestorm, well, the things I didn't like were the CGI effects. The blood and fire/firecracker explosions all looked fake and poorly motion-tracked (the blood didn't "stick" to the ground). Also, the kids' firearms all sounded like cheap BB guns. And the editing... Oh my God was it atrocious, it was all over the place. Those obnoxious cuts between the helmet cams and the reaction cams... Jesus H. *beep*. One thing I liked about it was the actual skeletons looked terrific, props for that. Also, the hip-hop. I hated it. On the other hand I liked the characters, if you listen closely you can tell that they almost seem like genuine friends who just wanna have a good time.

What Viral (and 2, somewhat) lacked was the grittiness and rawness that only the first film had. You could tell in V/H/S/2 and Viral that the budget was way higher than the first. Only thing is that V/H/S/2 had a REALLY strong one (Safe Haven), a very good one (A Ride in the Park), two ok ones (Phase I and SPAA) and a wrap-around which I liked because it tied in to the first and had a true VHS aesthetic. I always wonder why they bitch about the wrap-arounds. Too bad they deviated from the "snuff film" vibe the first one had throught and completely lost it in Viral.

Here's hoping I like Gorgeous Vortex, because I really, really want to like V/H/S: Viral.