It's a scary movie within a scary movie. (...inside a taco bell, inside a KFC, etc.) There isn't anything super unique about the devices used in this movie. People where there wasn't people moments ago, the closing medicine cabinet reflection, the motive to self harm, and the limited view from the first-person angle. They also like to give you the hey-whats-on-this-camera-I-just-found feel and leave you hanging. Kind of like Blair Witch.
In comparison to the first movie, the only similarity is that they both involve watching VHS cassette movies recorded by deranged people, or of deranged people.
Why do they shoot on Go-Pros but watch on VHS? I'd much rather have the second installment of the movie be called "DVD" and be accurate instead of imagining some ass hole with far too much time converting an HD digital video onto an old VHS tape just for title accuracy. Believe me, given the right content, a DVD can be just as scary as a VHS tape.
Okay, the GoPro on a zombie transformation has me back on track. This is the contemporary incorporation I look for in modern thrillers. Although I highly doubt the system would still be running up until the randoms find a stashed body, it's still brilliant.
Zombie theory is always fun too. It would make sense that with minimized intelligence they would tend to heard up. Much like animals that feed together tend to travel together.
The snuff film attempt has been done before. A lot. So a new film either needs to forgot Hollyweird and go way out there; or they need to make it movie theater fun. VHS 2 kind of hits on the dead zone right between the two.
The cult turning zombie seems to be like a simple dish with too many spices in it. Simplicity usually works best for thrillers. I would have appreciated seeing the story of how the footage was actually recovered as well. It seems unlikely that the hidden camera shots hidden in their shirts would always face not only in the right direction, but right side up as well.
Finally, the paranormal shit at the end just got weird. It does add "sleeping bag under water" to my list of phobias, so I suppose it's doing its just as a scary movie if that's the case.
The dog was the best cameraman in the movie. That or the shirt in the dashboard.
VHS2 is simply a sequence of shorts that lack solid background information and setup. If I used a scale it wouldn't necessarily be on the bad end of the scale, but it lacks the content to be a home run type of movie.
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