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- 2014
- R
- Magnet Releasing
- 1 h 21 m
- 2014
- R
- Magnet Releasing
- 1 h 21 m
Summary A police chase involving a deranged ice cream truck has captivated the attention of the greater Los Angeles area. Dozens of fame-obsessed teens flock to the streets with their video cameras and camera phones, hell-bent on capturing the next viral video. But there is something far more sinister occurring in the streets of L.A. than a simp...
- 2014
- R
- Magnet Releasing
- 1 h 21 m
- 2014
- R
- Magnet Releasing
- 1 h 21 m
V/H/S: Viral
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3.4
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Summary A police chase involving a deranged ice cream truck has captivated the attention of the greater Los Angeles area. Dozens of fame-obsessed teens flock to the streets with their video cameras and camera phones, hell-bent on capturing the next viral video. But there is something far more sinister occurring in the streets of L.A. than a simp...
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
38
25% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
42% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
33% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
38
25% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
42% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
33% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
The fact that V/H/S Viral frequently substitutes laughs for scares means that the film will disappoint hardcore fright fans. But if you like your horror mixed with laughs, this anthology threequel is a blast.
While none of Viral’s segments manage to equal any of the better sequences from either previous V/H/S installments, what’s left is a solid group of vignettes that—while not reinventing the wheel—will surely put a smile on the right (albeit, twisted) viewers’ faces.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 40 User Ratings
3.4
13% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
28% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
60% Negative
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 40 User Ratings
3.4
13% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
28% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
60% Negative
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
It's really not AS bad as everyone is making it out to be. I was iffy to watch as I looked through the abysmal reviews. I actually enjoyed this as a whole even though it was easily the weakest of the franchise. The wrap around story was a touch confusing and I don't really know what was going on and the first segment with the magician was pretty weak but the second and third stories were well-done. The second was this movie's shining moment. The whole movie had an atmosphere of dread. I felt unsettled and creeped out through the last two segments. The extra segment after the movie was a tad weak and I agree it didn't belong. My overall impression is a 6/10. Definitely not one I regret purchasing this one. Don't listen to everyone giving it abysmal reviews, give it a chance but don't be expecting the overall cleverness of the first 2.
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V/H/S: Viral is the third and last movie in the V/H/S trillogy, and it contains not the same vibe, but it's still overall found footage. It talks about a police chase against a ice-cream truck that has caused a lot of attention in Los Angeles, having dozens of teenagers that are obsessed by fame, recording the event to make the next viral video. I will give my review upon the main frame, and the other segments aswell. The main frame is also named a segment on it's own, even if it contains slight intervals through out the movie, all of which being from this specific mega-segment. As it's the one that most matters — Not for me though, we're gonna start by reviewing Vicious Circles, the story main-frame. To start also reviewing the overall movie, the movie contains terrible CGI, specially in the main-frame, Vicious Circles. Vicious Circles is the wrap-around, that talks about Kevin, a character that becomes obsessed with shooting footage of his girlfriend, named Iris. Now for the actual review, Vicious Circles contains intresting points with alright cinematography, but overall, the acting is poor, and isn't even disturbing, while the ending is actually alright and does a bit of effect, it doesn't make up for the rest it offers poorly, such as a fail in story-writing, terrible gore use with terrible CGI, it doesn't offer any kind of thrill, and is overall what i most disliked from this film. A final rating for Vicious Circles is a 2.5/10, as it contains a ending that is pretty good compared to the rest it offers, but it's overall still poor, poor acting, cinematography, direction, terrible CGI, and any thrills it tries to make only causes in laughs, for the poor quality it has. Now for Dante the Great. Dante the Great is pretty much, about a untalented illusionist that finds a cloak that grants him the power to perform real magic, and it eventually leads to him becoming famous. However, the cloak requires regular sacrifices to be made, otherwise it won't work. The cloak is pretty much a demon. It has a cool idea, although it's kind of cliche. There isn't much to talk about here, and the gore is used a little better, but it's overall still not well-made. We could say it gathers cool action at some small moments, but doesn't offer much. Overall, it's not worth it, and it has a tone for comedy, but overall, it's not worth your time, even if not necessairly bad, but it just isn't anything special. A rating for Dante the Great would be a 6.2/10 — It contains a cliche, but still rather somewhat entertaining storyline, but yet again, it has not very good acting. The soundtrack is pretty good overall, but the things that truly matter are some of the action sequences, and the ending. It's a good concept, that just wasn't well executed, and it fails to disturb or shock. Now for my personal favorite, Pararell Monsters. Pararell Monsters is really confusing, really confusing. But it's incredible in it's own right. It talks about a guy who is able to create a type of machine that enables him into going into alternate and pararell timelines, universes and worlds, all of which are versions of his own world and ours, Earth. At first, it seems like a exact replica of our world, but it overall is a much more disturinbg world, and the idea of them both exploring each others different worlds go very, very wrong, resulting in a thrilling, unnerving, smart and confusing segment. The writing is smart and unique, and uses a technique that usually results in completly different films, transforming a concept of pararell worlds, timelines and universes into a psychotic, psychologically unnerving, and thrilling to bone-chilling segment. It contains great acting, writing, and overall succeeds in disturbing the viewer, and i really love it, even if the comedy that is involved isn't so good, and neither is some of the moments that show up. Pararell Monsters deserves an 9.5/10 — It's really good, and that's all i have to say, it is a psychologically unnerving version of the concept of pararell universes, timelines and worlds. Now for the last segment, Bonestorm. Bonestorm talks about some teens who are skateboarders, performing various stunts as the videographer they hired pushes them into increasingly dangerous circumstances. When they become bored, they go to After they become bored, they go to Tijuana, where they subsequently become lost. Once they find a suitable place, the videographer encourages them to again perform more stunts. When one of the skateboarders injures himself and bleeds on a pentagram, a group of people from a cult begins to attack them. Plain and simple: It's an action segment, with elements of thriller and horror. It's really cool and entertaining, as the skateboarders fight back. It eventually becomes disturbing. Having top notch acting and writing, Bonestorm recieves an 7.5/10 — Having top notch acting, entertaining action and a rather disturbing result as an ending, it's good. V/H/S: Viral overall gets a 5.3/10.
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Overall, this is easily the weakest of the three V/H/S anthologies thus far, particularly due to its connecting thread.
Getting four mediocre horror efforts for the price of one doesn't exactly represent a significant bargain.
Each propulsive segment features a handful of disturbing sequences... But such pleasures barely compensate for the vapidity of V/H/S: Viral's sketches.
A sequel so slapdash and ineffectual that its army of directors — six of them total, counting the poor sucker whose contribution got axed — might well be accused of intentionally burying the franchise. More charitably, perhaps they were trying to put a nail in the coffin of all found-footage horror. Some good must come from this much bad.
There was little reason to expect such a horrendous drop in quality as there is to “Viral,” a film that contains some of the sloppiest, most ineffective filmmaking I’ve seen all year.
I was really forward to this movie, but it ended up not what I wanted it to be.
V/H/S: viral is about a big viral video in order to launch their "careers" instead find themselves becoming part of the latest Internet sensations - with fatal consequences.
Before I start this review I have seen the other V/H/S movies and to me I thought those films was actually really shocking but still fun to watch, and when I heard this movie was coming out I was looking forward to it, and the trailers got me excited for the film, and after seeing the film... am a bit disappointing. This is a found footage movie and you know the camera is going to be all over the place, but in this movie the camera moved around so much that I couldn't see a damn thing and that annoyed me so much, because in the other V/H/S movies the camera did move around a lot, but not to the point where it annoyed me. And the movie is not scary at all or even shocking. But the only good thing in this movie that stopped me from giving this movie 1/4, is the skateboard scene with the hooded skeletons attacking the skateboarder's, and why I like that scene is because it comes out of nowhere and that's what made the other movies so fun. Overall I was really disappointing with this film. It's the worst, but it's not good.
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Production Company
The Collective Studios,
Bloody Disgusting,
8383 Productions,
Crafty Apes,
Bishop Studios LLC,
Sayaka Producciones Audiovisuales,
AM Films,
Studio71
Release Date Nov 21, 2014
Duration 1 h 21 m
Rating R
Tagline Mayhem Goes Viral
