V/H/S/2
On the whole, VHS 2 is an improvement on its predecessor in just about every way possible.
VHS 2continues the horror anthology format of the first film , tied together by the overarching story of a couple that works together as a sleazy , paparazzi - elan individual probe team , portion to chase down a new man who has gone missing . The couple give chase the boy to the same creepy-crawly firm from the first film , where they observe the infamous stack of televisions and passel of video cassette tapes , each of which contains a bizarre and horrifying account of death and execution .
The curt moving-picture show this time let in the story of a man whose cybernetic eye provide him to see the dead ; an extreme biking partisan whose wilderness adventure is interrupted by the onslaught of a zombie apocalypse ; the fib of a docudrama work party that look into a strange Indonesian cult and ascertain something more terrible than they could ’ve imagined ; and a slumber company that goes terribly wrong when malevolent aliens show up looking for fresh abduction victims .
On the whole , VHS 2is animprovement on its predecessorin just about every direction possible : the head endowment is much better ; the optic composition and effect are too ; the reconfigured social system of the anthology ( a " timbre over quantity " approach this time ) is more streamlined and efficient ; and the implementation of the found - footage data format is more logical and effective . At the same meter , the film is still a reasonably spotty mix of parts ; sure segments are less effective than other clear standouts , but even the weaker segment in part 2 are still time better than the many rickety region of the first instalment .
Directing talent this time around includes Gareth Evans ( The Raid : Redemption ) , Jason Eisner ( Hobo With a Shotgun ) , Eduardo Sánchez ( Blair Witch Project ) , Adam Wingard ( You ’re Next ) - along with a few help hired hand . Of the clump , it is Evans ( with co - managing director Timo Tjahjanto ) and his section , " Safe Haven " ( about the Indonesian craze ) , which emerges as the unclouded and unchallenged achiever of the competition . Evans realise worldwide notice for his forward-looking Indonesian action - thrillerThe Raid , and " Safe Haven " demonstrates that his ' creativity on a budget ' imagination is as effective in the horror musical genre as it was in the legal action genre .
Sánchez ( with co - conductor Gregg Hale ) and Wingard present segment ( " Phase I Clinical Trials " and " Ride in the Park " ) that are more elysian and creative than actually scarey ; Eisner , unfortunately , stick to Evans ' victory with a lackluster ( and dizzying ) last in " Slumber Party Alien Abduction . " All things study , one almost wishes that Evans had been allowed to unfold his idea out into a gracious , speedy , feature or extended little , as it would ’ve in all likelihood been a much more worthwhile experience overall .
Still , this crop of directors ( both the new and retrovert players ) still carry out better ( pun ) than the rag - tag squad that cobble together the firstVHS.One can only hope that the improved quality of the sequel is taken as a signboard by other skilled filmmakers , so that we remain to see in force and good natural endowment contributing to the ( almost certain to be made ) future installment .
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VHS 2is presently available On Demand , on iTunes - it also begins a very limited theatrical release starting today . learn with your local theatre of operations for availability . It is 96 minutes long and is Unrated ( though it contains example of sex , nudity , violence , gore , profanity , alcohol / drug function and frightening or intense scenes ) .
Edaurdo Sánchez' ‘A Ride in the Park’ Segment
V / H / S 2 is an anthology horror film directed by Simon Barrett , Adam Wingard , Eduardo Sánchez , Gregg Hale , Timo Tjahjanto , Gareth Evans , and Jason Eisener . As the sequel to V / H / S , it features a serial publication of found - footage short , each directed by different filmmakers . The story watch private investigators searching for a missing scholarly person , leading them to discover a series of disturbing videotapes .
Gareth Evans' ‘Safe Haven’ Segment
