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I have been waiting for this since I knew it was coming out. I loved the first 2 and I'm hoping this one will be just as enjoyable. I hear there was supposed to be another segment, but as of now only 4 exist. Nacho Vigalondo (Open Windows), Gregg Bishop (Dance of the Dead), and Marcel Sarmiento (Deadgirl) are the more well known of the directors. I can see that they took the idea of viral in a correct manner and made pretty much all of the stories about trying to become famous.
"Vicious Circles" by Marcel Sarmiento
This is the wraparound story for the whole shebang. It starts off pretty happy and then quickly spirals into chaos. It's pretty crazy and off the wall. There are a few Easter Eggs thrown in from previous films if you pay close attention. Whatever is going on it's really interesting albeit very unusual. The Mexican scene was definitely the best scene of the wraparound segment. There are a few little extra subplots to give us a few more stories to look at. The taxi scene was ridiculous and had the worst acting. I'm not entirely sure what happened there at the end, but it was interesting. Good ole Beethoven making us nervous. Looking back at the whole of the story it makes a little bit of sense in an odd way. 6.7/10
"Dante the Great" by Gregg Bishop
This one is an oddball too for sure. The story is actually pretty original. Justin Welborn who plays Dante is such an underrated actor. I thought he did pretty well with this role. Some of the magic is pretty cool and crazy. I didn't see the ending coming which is always good. I'm actually glad this one wasn't too gory because it didn't need to be. Some people might complain that a lot of this one is not really found footage. I like that they tried to do something a bit different with this one. Not a bad way to start off in my opinion. 7.3/10
"Parallel Monsters" by Nacho Vigalondo
Wow! That certainly escalated to something unexpected. I don't think I would ever want to visit a parallel universe of my life if something like this were possible. If you don't like foreign films it doesn't matter, because this segment will still keep you interested to see the outcome. I didn't see any of that coming. You can tell this director was involved with The ABCs of Death anthology because of the craziness. Although there are things left without explanation you really don't mind it. I could see this being a feature length if done a little differently. I loved it though. It's definitely the best of this installment. 9.5/10
"Bonestorm" by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead
This segment is pretty straightforward. The guys are arrogant little pricks who are pretty much asking for trouble to happen. So there are worse things than the drug cartels. It's kind of silly in a good way. It's the worst of the segments, but it doesn't mean it isn't entertaining. This is more of an adrenaline rush than horror though. I love how they treat the secondary characters with nicknames that we as an audience would give since we never learn anything about them. This one kind of ended abruptly which I didn't like since there was obviously more to the story. 7/10
Overall the segments are pretty odd. With the exception of Parallel Monsters and the Mexican party scene in the wraparound segment I was pretty disappointed in this one. It had some good moments, but it was overall lacking in charisma. This is definitely nowhere near as good as the first two. It's not overall the best thing I've ever seen, but it's far from the worst. I just wish it actually tried instead of making kind of a jumbled up fiasco. I did enjoy it though. If they make a part four I will still be watching and hopefully it will be an improvement. 7.6/10
