VHS is pretty good, worth a watch, but not outstanding. The first story after the frame is established is by far the best. It's really good. The rest are okay.
VHS 2 is a huge improvement. All the stories are entertaining, well done, and well acted. I like the alien one the best, but the cult and zombie shorts are top-notch as well. The framing story and first story are the weak links, but only in comparison to the rest.
Random idea for high-lethality D&D campaigns: Character death unlocks new classes and races. Maybe useful in “special snowflake” campaigns where no one reads your carefully crafted setting material. Instead you roll it out piecemeal as PCs bite the dust. “I really want to play a saurian warlock…sure, I’ll take a drink of that mystery potion.” Someone probably thought of this before.
Hey, I'm using Jeff and Brendan's 20 questions to help me get a feel for my upcoming Perdition campaign. Never done it before. Highly recommended. http://jrients.blogspot.com/2011/04/twenty-quick-questions-for-your.html http://www.necropraxis.com/2012/02/24/20-quick-questions-rules/
How could a flick titled "Slumber Party Alien Abduction" not be fantastic?
ReplyDeleteI just looked it up, and that short was directed by the guy that did Hobo With a Shotgun. I'll have to watch that now.
ReplyDeleteAnd his next movie is apparently going to be Blatant Violence High.
ReplyDeleteAwesome.
Ah...it's a short in the film VHS2, not a stand alone film on it's own. I get it now. A bit slow this morning. So VHS2 is good, is VHS 1good also?
ReplyDeleteVHS is pretty good, worth a watch, but not outstanding. The first story after the frame is established is by far the best. It's really good. The rest are okay.
ReplyDeleteVHS 2 is a huge improvement. All the stories are entertaining, well done, and well acted. I like the alien one the best, but the cult and zombie shorts are top-notch as well. The framing story and first story are the weak links, but only in comparison to the rest.
I wish the VHS franchise would either abandon their bookending or actually do something with it. As it is, it's just lame.
ReplyDeleteThey are the weakest link. A creepy hand just putting tapes into the bank of TVs and VCRs would be more effective.
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