V/H/S/2
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: July 12, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
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6
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Jul 10, 2013
In nearly every respect, V/H/S/2 improves on its predecessor. Free of poky mumble-horror filler, it offers four fruitful variations on the original’s best chapter. Read full review
83
IndieWireEric KohnJun 6, 2013
V/H/S 2 smartly contextualizes its nightmarish cavalcade of violence by acknowledging the luxury of enjoying it from a distance. Read full review
80
Total FilmMatt GlasbyOct 21, 2013
Slicker than the original without the sudden lurches in quality, this second shaky-cam horror anthology still has a standout sequence by which all the others must be judged. Read full review
80
VarietyDennis HarveyMay 17, 2013
This one is shorter and has fewer segments, but also earns a much higher batting average. In fact, there’s nary a dud among the four main tales (not including the titled bookends), which each whip elements of terror, macabre humor and the fantastical into a giddy frenzy. Read full review
75
Washington PostSean O ConnellJul 18, 2013
The gory and grotesque V/H/S/2 marks such a drastic improvement over its predecessor, though, that I’m actually eager to see who signs up for the inevitable third endeavor. With the right people in p Read full review
75
The PlaylistDrew TaylorMay 17, 2013
V/H/S/2 is a whole lot of fun. Read full review
75
Film.comJordan HoffmanMay 17, 2013
S-VHS isn’t as pants-pooping scary as the first, but it is funnier, tighter and slicker. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineAbhimanyu DasApr 15, 2013
A welcome contrast to the first film's snuff-y atmosphere and general mean-spiritedness, featuring more humor, fewer hateful characters, and occasional twinges of relatable human emotion. Read full review
63
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreJun 4, 2013
The best of them you could certainly see as full length features, chilling little tastes of a complete vision — story, characters, horrific situations and visual aesthetic. The worst? Simply generic. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawOct 11, 2013
There are some dull stretches here, but also some grisly instant hits: nasty, deplorable, vulgar and sometimes brilliant. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonOct 8, 2013
This sequel suffers from the same lack of quality control that plagued the first film. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweMay 17, 2013
The scares are as hit-or-miss as the filmmaking in the second installment of the “VHS” found-footage horror anthology series. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJul 11, 2013
This sequel to last year’s surprise buzz-maker takes the same appreciative approach to scare-flick tradition: Take hipsters, mix into classic genre riff, goose until ludicrous; repeat. Not every try is successful, but as with any anthology, if you don’t like one, sit back and wait for the next. Read full review
40
The DissolveNathan RabinJul 11, 2013
V/H/S/2 is content to recycle the conventions and stylistic restrictions of the original while pursuing the default vision of just about every horror sequel: more of the same, with less inspiration, a bigger budget, and more gore. Read full review
40
Time OutSam AdamsJul 9, 2013
None of the chapters use the unifying formal conceit to any real advantage; only one, directed by Timo Tjahjanto and The Raid: Redemption’s Gareth Huw Evans, is worth a rental. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comSteve BooneJul 12, 2013
Like so many horror films in recent years, V/H/S/2 appears more lightweight the more it tries to impress with its inventiveness and grotesquerie. Read full review
38
New York PostSara StewartJul 11, 2013
With the exception of “Tape 49” — the Simon Barrett-directed segment about the PI — the films are ridiculously shaky, their camerawork so determinedly guerrilla-style that it’s difficult not to look away, sometimes at crucial moments. Found footage is all well and good, but if it’s unwatchable, it might as well have stayed lost. Read full review
30
The New York TimesAndy WebsterJul 11, 2013
The horror anthology has a long tradition, going at least as far back as the British classic “Dead of Night,” in 1945. The best offer surprise endings or a sense of humor. You won’t receive much of either here. Just vertigo and maybe a wicked case of induced attention deficit disorder. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenJul 24, 2013
V/H/S/2 is for gore hounds exclusively. Read full review
10
Village VoiceNick SchagerJul 9, 2013
There isn't a scare to be found in the series's second installment. Read full review
0
ObserverRex ReedJul 9, 2013
V/H/S/2 is a diabolically psychotic, sub-mental and completely unwatchable disaster that I happily deserted when a man with a retinal implant scooped out his bionic eye with a sharp object, splattering blood all over the camera. Your move, and you’re welcome to it. Read full review
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