When you watch as many films as I do, it is very possible to have seen a film and not recall you had. This was definitely the case here. I remembered most of it, but for whatever reason, I never had written a review for this, which is strange, since I think it's superior to V/H/S Viral and on par with V/H/S 2.
It does have some issues though. It starts with the main story and keeps jumping to new ones, but not without getting back to the main story. And one could argue whether that is done in a clever way. At times, it was, but sometimes it felt very random. Every time it happened, it took some effort on my part to adjust to it. The main story was too messy and chaotic for my taste. The SWAT team consists of members who aren't that likeable, yet it is asked of you to root for them since they have been thrown into an adventure of a lifetime. They are surrounded by death and bizarre things, yet rarely stop to think and discuss what to do about it. There is an explanation for it, but I thought it was lame!
The saving grace are the other segments / stories. I think this time all of them had some solid horror goodness to offer. And again the best is The Subject, from director Timo Tjahjanto, famous for Safe Haven in V/H/S 2 (Nobody 2, May the Devil Take You). It features almost all the horror tropes you can think of and then adds to it. This time, with less dread but more body horror. And that is fine. But like I said, all the segments offered something cool. But if I have to mention, something negative, pacing. The pacing for some of the segments are off. They do help generate tension and dread, but certain scenes could have been shorter without sacrificing the creepiness.
Overall, this anthology film does a good job of giving you all kinds of horror elements, even if for the most part it consists of body horror. Definitely, one I can recommend for coming Halloween.
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