Film Review – V/H/S/85

For the sixth installment of the anthology series, “V/H/S/85” is actually just like the other pictures, with the producers gathering a small assortment of directors to share their bite-sized visions of screen horror. The last sequel, “V/H/S/99,” couldn’t get out of mediocrity despite some creative highlights, and the new endeavor is only a slight improvement, doing a little better when it comes to shock and situations of survival. Jittery visuals and human suffering returns, dialing back the clock to the 1980s, when video formats were a source of debate and handheld cameras were becoming omnipresent. “V/H/S/85” remains in line with franchise demands, concentrating on characters experiencing a great disruption to their strange lives, with some of the storytellers a bit more invested in pace and screen tension than others, making for an uneven sit with a particularly sluggish conclusion. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com