V/H/S/99

the mini deadstream segment at the end is the best bit read more

31 days of Halloween 2022 Movie 46Uneven as usual. Ozzy's Dungeon was garbage. Shredding was meh. Suicide Bid was ok. The Gawkers was ok (terrible CGI) and To Hell And Back was the best for me. The scariest part was when the huge fat black woman took her shirt off. Disgusting! The army men bits were stupid. Another miss for me. read more

Marking the fifth instalment of the hit and miss horror anthology franchise, V/H/S/99 represents a low point in the series and features five stories of which only one would have the quality to match the best offerings. In the opening segment, a punk group look to record a gig at the place whereby years earlier a girl group was trampled before being burnt to death in a freak electrical fire. Next up is a freshman who is buried alive as part of her initiation. Ozzy's Dungeon is a messy, gritty affair about a mother seeking vengeance on a gameshow host for the treatment of her child. Fourth, and... read more

This is the first V/H/S without a real framing device. There were connected scenes in between the shorts but no real framing device and isn't counted on Letterboxd, nor in the credits, as a real short. Rating of the shorts: Shredding Suicide Bid Ozzy's Dungeon The Gawkers To Hell and Back Personal average rating: 2.9/5 read more