Upon arrival, he freaks out and explains he saw this murder occur because he received a VHS tape snuff film in the mail days prior, despite the murder only having just happened. A detective enters a murder scene within hours of the crime occurring. It takes on an air of mystery as it follows a series of murders. Scott Derrickson’s segment, “Dreamkill,” breaks the traditional found footage formula in an interesting way. While a slow burn, the conclusion makes the buildup end in a very satisfying payoff. It follows a series of lab test tapes in which a group of scientists attempt to communicate with an alien creature. While it offers no connection to the other stories, it plays out in chunks between each segment and bookends the film. This approach makes audiences much more inclined to believe they’re watching actual pieces of found footage.ĭavid Bruckner’s segment, “Total Copy,” seems to be the main throughline for audiences to follow. It helps that the entire framework for this entry in the franchise seems to be a string of VHS tapes found from the year 1985, with mixtures of broadcast television and home movies. Every segment in “V/H/S/85” offers audiences consistency with no single segment standing out as a bland or uninspired narrative. “V/H/S/85” pulls no punches and proves to be a solid bounce back from last year’s underwhelming romp. This review contains spoilers for “V/H/S/85.”Īfter the less-than-stellar reception to “V/H/S/99” last year, the beloved anthology found footage horror franchise returns.
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