The first two installments have left an imprint on a cinema world and have become cult classic in the anthology found footage genre. Albeit V/H/S Viral didn't live up to it's expectations, the introduction of V/H/S 94 has given a breath of fresh air and has reinvigorated the spirit that has been lost and as expected V/H/S 99 was to transform that breath into the intoxicating cocktail of awesomeness for newer generation to enjoy the genre and it did.. well... sort of.
The originality of Tape 1"Shredding" and Tape.5 "To Hell and Back" is commendable as out of all five tapes "Shredding" truly brings back the 90's vibes that so many of us are nostalgic about, while "To Hell and Back" demonstrates that despite going through all the circles of hell the light at the end of the tunnel is just an apotheosis that strips you of any hope of survival. Therefore I wouldn't a change a thing for these two as they were written and directed splendidly.
Tape 3 "Ozzy's Dungeon" is definitely the most polarizing one as to me it feels like it would've been better off to concentrate the script more on the actual challenges of the dungeon, as well as not making it into a kids show but somewhat of a nightmarish version of "Total Wipeout" where perhaps the contestants have to use the camera's night vision to navigate their path and search for hidden doors that can't be reveal under the light as an example.
Tape 2 "Suicide Bid" - meh gonna skip that one, very cliché scenario of a person who passed away and is now haunting anyone within the vicinity of the premises where a protagonist is doing his deed. NEXT
Tape 4 "The Gawkers" is arguably my favorite of the bunch yet the reason behind my title as I feel it was the tape that had the most potential yet was way too short and lack any potential attachment to a certain character that we got in "Safe Heaven" in V/H/S 2. Out of all the tapes I strongly content that it should have had the run time of "Safe Heaven" with both shock and gore factor that in the end has an ambiguous ending as in "Ozzy's Dungeon"
Finally since the next installment is taking a place in 1985 here are some of my personal ideas that I think would have been great if I was to write the script for each tape myself, feel free to roast my ideas :D
Tape 1 "Salang" - A member of a Mujahedeen is filming the encounter between his forces and the Soviets in hopes of making a propaganda material for the new recruits, when his forces are informed that the Soviet convoy is to pass by though the Salang Tunnel, in hopes of rigging the tunnel with explosive and detonating it while capturing it on film in order to make a propaganda, a squad of Mujahedeen are heading into the tunnel not knowing that what they will find in there would make them wish that they never went there.
Tape 2 "The Blood Planet - The first batch of Scientists arrives to a secret Mars Facility with one of them documenting their experience with a hidden camera only to find out that a red planet holds the ultimate horrors of the universe.
Tape 3 "Kingdom" - As the team of professional divers document their experience underwater, during their night time partying on their boat a strong beam of light and buzzing sound emerges from the bottom of the sea, against their better judgment the divers gear up with the equipment and state of the art underwater camera to investigate s only to realize that the Kingdom of Atlantis isn't a fairytale after all.
Tape 4 "Casa de la Muerte" - During the Day of the Dead a group of college buddies who are on the vacation to Mexico decide to visit the most infamous horror house in the entire country. Needless to say things don't turn out the way they have anticipated.
Tape 5 "An Eye for An Eye" - A Group of High School Bullies film their pranks on innocent victims, when the new quiet kid joins their class, their new target is obvious, yet as their stalking and harassing continues the dark secrets begin to unravel and soon the bullies find themselves in a life or death situation.
The originality of Tape 1"Shredding" and Tape.5 "To Hell and Back" is commendable as out of all five tapes "Shredding" truly brings back the 90's vibes that so many of us are nostalgic about, while "To Hell and Back" demonstrates that despite going through all the circles of hell the light at the end of the tunnel is just an apotheosis that strips you of any hope of survival. Therefore I wouldn't a change a thing for these two as they were written and directed splendidly.
Tape 3 "Ozzy's Dungeon" is definitely the most polarizing one as to me it feels like it would've been better off to concentrate the script more on the actual challenges of the dungeon, as well as not making it into a kids show but somewhat of a nightmarish version of "Total Wipeout" where perhaps the contestants have to use the camera's night vision to navigate their path and search for hidden doors that can't be reveal under the light as an example.
Tape 2 "Suicide Bid" - meh gonna skip that one, very cliché scenario of a person who passed away and is now haunting anyone within the vicinity of the premises where a protagonist is doing his deed. NEXT
Tape 4 "The Gawkers" is arguably my favorite of the bunch yet the reason behind my title as I feel it was the tape that had the most potential yet was way too short and lack any potential attachment to a certain character that we got in "Safe Heaven" in V/H/S 2. Out of all the tapes I strongly content that it should have had the run time of "Safe Heaven" with both shock and gore factor that in the end has an ambiguous ending as in "Ozzy's Dungeon"
Finally since the next installment is taking a place in 1985 here are some of my personal ideas that I think would have been great if I was to write the script for each tape myself, feel free to roast my ideas :D
Tape 1 "Salang" - A member of a Mujahedeen is filming the encounter between his forces and the Soviets in hopes of making a propaganda material for the new recruits, when his forces are informed that the Soviet convoy is to pass by though the Salang Tunnel, in hopes of rigging the tunnel with explosive and detonating it while capturing it on film in order to make a propaganda, a squad of Mujahedeen are heading into the tunnel not knowing that what they will find in there would make them wish that they never went there.
Tape 2 "The Blood Planet - The first batch of Scientists arrives to a secret Mars Facility with one of them documenting their experience with a hidden camera only to find out that a red planet holds the ultimate horrors of the universe.
Tape 3 "Kingdom" - As the team of professional divers document their experience underwater, during their night time partying on their boat a strong beam of light and buzzing sound emerges from the bottom of the sea, against their better judgment the divers gear up with the equipment and state of the art underwater camera to investigate s only to realize that the Kingdom of Atlantis isn't a fairytale after all.
Tape 4 "Casa de la Muerte" - During the Day of the Dead a group of college buddies who are on the vacation to Mexico decide to visit the most infamous horror house in the entire country. Needless to say things don't turn out the way they have anticipated.
Tape 5 "An Eye for An Eye" - A Group of High School Bullies film their pranks on innocent victims, when the new quiet kid joins their class, their new target is obvious, yet as their stalking and harassing continues the dark secrets begin to unravel and soon the bullies find themselves in a life or death situation.