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Originally posted by brandnewdrew
I think the movies have garnered a lot of attention/praise because of a couple of things: 1.) The format of a horror anthology, which used to be more prevalent a couple of decades ago but has been lost over time. And, 2.) the general format of handheld cam/found footage being applied to more "out there" stories that can actually show some gore/carnage and interesting effects given the medium, especially when compared to movies like Paranormal Activity. Also, these directors are all relatively unknown in the wider film community, but are definitely up-and-coming in the horror community, and it has been a nice showcase for them creatively.
The first movie was a bit harder to watch for me solely bc all of the male characters were soooo obnoxious, so that's why I mostly enjoyed the second one more. However, I think between the two you could flesh out a pretty unique, creepy and fun movie for major audiences.
As far as horror anthologies go though, this is probably the BEST one made in recent history:
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I wrote a whole reply to this earlier and it got deleted and I'm mad so this might not be as in depth haha. But I definitely agree with what you're saying. I think that V/H/S had a good concept and some good execution but I just think there was some stuff that took away from it as a whole. With some better writing in parts and better acting, it could be a lot better. (My main complaint is really the tape about the kids in the woods and the killer who can't be filmed--don't remember the name of tape!)
I agree that if they picked all the best stuff from both movies and fine tuned it, they could have made one really great film. But as it is, I still think they both border on the "not bad" category.
I have seen Trick 'R Treat and I actually own it on DVD but I only saw it once...I should watch it again soon! I remember really liking it though. I like the idea of anthologies but don't always love them, and prefer just a normal movie but I do think this was a movie that did it rather successfully.