| Drezzy | 50 | - The wrap-around story, "Tape 56," finds four thugs (who enjoy videotaping their sexual assault on women in parking lots and smashing houses) hired to find a VHS tape in an old house, which gives us them watching each of these as they're slowly picked off one by one. The first segment, "Amateur Night," is one of the best of the bunch, and I want at least one succubus-based horror film to come out soon. "Second Honeymoon" is terrible and the worst of the bunch. "Tuesday the 17th" is a solid premise with decent execution, as the survivor of a serial killer attack brings her boyfriend and two other friends out as bait to lure the killer into a series of traps, with the major highlight being the static that fills the camera around the killer. "The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger" has a solid premise - a girlfriend talking to her boyfriend, who's away on business, via webcam - and builds the tension, but fails at the big reveal. "10/31/98" is the best of the bunch, easily, as four friends go to the wrong house looking for a Halloween party and come across some sort of exorcism/Satanic ritual, causing supernatural chaos for all of them. The final one slowly builds tension throughout the entire thing, with the end twist only being foreseen if you know your horror and urban legends. Overall, V/H/S is a great concept, but its execution leaves much to be desired. Skip "Second Honeymoon" and "The Sick Thing..." and stick to the three good ones.
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