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V\/H\/S<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\nFormat:<\/B> Cinema

\nRelease date:<\/B> 18 January 2013

\nVenues:<\/B> Key cities

\nDistributor:<\/B> Momentum

\nDirectors:<\/B> Matt Bettinelli Olpin, David Bruckner, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez, Glenn McQuaid, Radio Silence

\nWriters:<\/B> Brad Miska, Simon Barrett, David Bruckner, Nicholas Tecosky, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Simon Barrett, Radio Silence, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez, CHad Villella,

\nCast:<\/B> Calvin Reeder, Lane Hughes, Adam Wingard

\nUSA 2012

\n116 mins
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An interesting exercise in combining the portmanteau picture and the found-footage genre, V\/H\/S<\/I> is the new offering from some of the hottest indie directors on the block (Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Radio Silence).<\/p>\n

Following the usual genre rules, it sets out a wrap-around concerning a bunch of deadbeat guys who are hired to break into a house and find a certain VHS for an undisclosed amount of money. As they are faced with a mountain of tapes, their attempts to find the right one are the pretext for the other stories until the very final tale, which, in an unusual touch, explains the nature of what has gone before.<\/p>\n

At two hours, the film outstays its welcome by at least one segment and the wraparound is a muddled affair delivering none of the punch expected from such a tale. However, despite all this V\/H\/S<\/I> works very well, with some of the segments genuinely inducing a sense of dread and unease while others create a videotape reality that just delights with its own twisted logic. <\/p>\n

The final story also pulls out all the stops making sure the entire anthology ends on a high, sending the audience out into the night feeling as if they\u2019ve been through on a ghost ride.<\/p>\n

All in all, definitely worth catching \u2013 although not necessarily at the cinema given the lo-fi specs.<\/p>\n

This review was first published as part of our FrightFest 2012 coverage<\/A>.<\/div>\n

Evrim Ersoy<\/B><\/I><\/p>\n

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An interesting exercise in combining the portmanteau picture and the found-footage genre, V\/H\/S<\/I> is the new offering from some of the hottest indie directors on the block.
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