V/H/S movie plot
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[Emily & James chat by using webcam on the computer and have a little flirt]
James: Hey!
Emily: [smiles] Hi!
James: How was - How was work?
Emily: It was fine. One of the other girls, uh, called in sick, so I was the only one answering phones all night. Also, my - my arm's been really bothering me. It's like I bruised it or something, but I don't remember how.
[Emily holds her arm up to the webcam]
Emily: I think you can see. There's a bump there. Can you see?
James: Mnh - Mnh.
Emily: Well... I know I said I didn't want this, but when you're a doctor, could you just support me, and I'll just... Stay at home?
James: I guess, yeah, if you want that.
Emily: [laughs] That was easy.
James: I mean, do you want me to make it difficult for you? Like, um... I don't know, Emily. I guess you'll have to convince me here.
Emily: [blushes] No! Really?
James: I mean... maybe a little convincing, or...
Emily: Well, how 'bout now?
James: [Emily sits up and removes her shirt] Maybe a little more?
Emily: [Emily removes her bra as James watches] How 'bout now?
[Emily puts her chest to the camera giving a shake before laughing]
Emily: [recording ends]
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[Emily records herself to show James where she heard noises outside her room]
Emily: Well, now I can show you my apartment.
James: Yay, I mean... I'm gonna see it soon enough.
Emily: Well, Fall Break's not soon enough.
James: Um... I know.
Emily: All right, so this... Like, right here... Uh, this is where I heard the footsteps.
James: [Emily shows James the hallway in front of her bedroom door] Um, back there?
Emily: Yeah.
James: Right. I mean, uh, could it have been coming from up stairs?
Emily: No. I mean... I know - I mean, my neighbor always wears heels, so I know what that sounds like. It was weird. It was like, while it was happening it didn't seem like it was real, but I was awake.
James: And you didn't check?
Emily: Are you kidding me? No way. I can't believe I was even, like, able to fall back asleep.
James: I mean, it sounds like you were asleep.
Emily: Okay, well, next time it happens, I'll call you and you can watch me, and maybe I'll be brave enough to open the door.
James: 'Kay.
Emily: [smiles] Okay.
[recording ends]
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Great movie
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"Deadly Videotape (V/H/S)" Sundance Film Festival Review
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Still worth encouraging
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Handheld DV shooting, horror skewer movies. The camera shake is very hypnotic, but the sense of reality is not bad, and it's okay to be surprised, but the picture quality is worse and the effect is discounted.
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One of the best pseudo-documentaries in recent years