Reviewed: V/H/S movie

My Rating:  Loved it.  It is a fresh experience in a genre that is getting stale even for fans,  but if you aren't down with found footage horror movies then skip it.

Initial thoughts:  All I heard was that this movie was a found footage horror anthology movie and  that the buzz around it was positive.  So, when I saw it for rent at the local vending machine I  got it.

Nutshell:  Some miscreants break into a house looking to rob it of a particular VHS tape.  In the  process they come across various tapes that they view, all of which are horrific.  Each tape is  its own contained short story.

What I dig: I am a fan of the found footage genre as well as horror, and this anthology gives  some great examples of what can be done with some creativity in the short form.  Half of the  stories I found truly creepy and loved them.  The other half were less entertaining, but still  worth the viewing overall.  Given that this is all short form there isn't a lot of time to bond  with the characters, but some of them did connect with me and I did care about what was happening  to them.  It does have a lot of comeuppance for the various d-bags found within the film.  Plus,  there's boobs.  Yes, I am a man who likes the sweater puppies and I always welcome them.  I would  say more about what I liked, but I truly do not want to spoil anything or plant any seeds in  viewers heads.  This should be experienced with fresh eyes and no thought pollution of what is  inside.

What I don't dig: The first 20 minutes were a chore for me to get through.  I didn't like any of  the characters introduced in that time, but once the movie really got rolling in that first VHS  tape I was on board.  Being found footage a lot of the camera work is jumpy, out of focus, and  often artifacted, but that goes with the territory.  A couple of the stories went on a little  long, but overall it didn't detract too much from the good experience.

Final thoughts: If you like found footage horror then check it out on DVD.  It is way better than  the Paranormal Experience movies because things actually happen here.