Iseerphia All that we are seeing on the screen is happening with real people, real action sequences in the background, forcing the eye to watch as if we were there.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Smoreni Zmaj This episode has a low ratings and is predominantly bashed in reviews, but I like it. I like that it refuses to blindly hold onto the vampire mythos and, unlike most of the vampire films and series that romanticize them, this film presents them in a completely different light, more realistic and more convincing. If the vampires really existed, I believe that they would be much closer to this view than any other I had the opportunity to see before. The story is more or less a classic horror cliché, but the acting and directing are excellent and the atmosphere in the first part of the film is very dark and tense. In the second part, tense anticipation is replaced by explicit horror scenes, well-measured to achieve a horror effect, but to avoid sliding from the domain of a terrifying into plain stupid. If they were able to keep it straight to the very end, this would be a top-notch episode, but unfortunately they slipped and made a couple of unforgivable mistakes. Although the vampires in this film, apart from the fact that they are living dead, do not feature supernatural qualities - there is no superhuman strength and speed, no fangs or immediate recovery from injuries, they are not beautiful and seductive, and with their appearance and the way they feed they more resemble ghouls than the vampires we are accustomed to - the allergy to garlic and spontaneous combustion in the sunlight do not fit into this picture and irreversibly destroy the credibility of the story. And there is also the end that resolves the situation in a way that is more appropriate or a drama than a horror. However, the overall impression is positive and I think that this episode is worth a look.7/10

Coventry Two teenagers break into a sinister and remote funeral parlor because they're bored with playing videogames and because they dared each other to. Hey wow, teenagers still do that sort of stuff? I thought it was a typically dumb act to do for teenagers back in the 1980's, but not in this modern day and age? I can list a dozen of cheesy and inferior old films with that exact same premise, and they were kind of fun and charming, but I never suspected a relatively acclaimed TV-format like "Masters of Horror" would recycle this ancient horror given. "The V- Word" (V standing for vampire, or at least I'm presuming so) is easily the most mediocre installment of the two seasons combined. Not only the plot is extremely mundane, but also Ernest Dickerson's direction is pedestrian, the acting performances are weak and the gore-effects are not at all remarkable. There's a total lack of humor in this episode and even the always reliable Michael Ironside cannot safe the film from utter boredom. He plays a vampire with the intention of "recruiting" the two young boys as children of the night. The only difference between these vampires and good old Bela Lugosi on TV is that eating habits are a lot messier. Bela only left two discrete biting marks whereas these vampires literally tear the necks of their victims wide open. The violence is explicit and nasty, pretty much similar like the "Doom" videogames that the two protagonists are obsessed with, but it's thoroughly unexciting. In fact, the only true positive words I can write in favor of "The V-Word" are all intended for Lynda Boyd. She plays the mother of one of the teenagers and her role is relatively small, but she's one mighty fine looking MILF!

Paul Andrews Masters of Horror: The V Word starts late one night in the American town of Collingswood as Justin (Branden Nadon) convinces his best friend Kerry (Arjay Smith) that it would be fun to drop in on his cousin James who works at a funeral home & look at a 'real' dead body, hell that sounds like a whole load of fun to me. Once there they break in & are shocked to discover James body, they are then brutally attacked by guy (Michael Ironside) who tears Kerry's throat out as Justin manages to escape through a window. Later that night Justin hears a knock on his front door & is surprised to see Kerry standing there covered in blood, Kerry dies in front of Justin & returns as a Vampire. Will their friendship be enough to save Justin from ending up with the same fate?This Canadian American co-production was episode 3 from season 2 of the Masters of Horror TV series, directed by Ernest R. Dickerson this is an alright Masters of Horror episode but nothing overly special. The script by the show's regular producer Mick Garris is the first time this show tackled the overused theme of Vampirism, it starts off quite promisingly but soon descends in a sickly sentimental drama about two friends & their unusual relationship a bit like The Lost Boys (1987) only not as good. I must admit I liked the way Michael Ironside portrayed the initial Vampire as some faceless, brutal, primitive killer with no emotion or regard for mind games but during the second half of The V Word drops this initial impression of him & goes into standard villain mode complete with bad dialogue. I didn't like how the two main teenage leads were written & the way they're character's developed either, do people really call each other 'dudes' these days? At 60 odd minutes this feels strangely boring at times & a tad dull as well, it just doesn't have much pace & the lacklustre storytelling doesn't help matters. This is alright I suppose but overall it's a touch forgettable.Director Dickerson does OK, I think a lot of it's a little dark at times & it's not scary or exciting either. There are a few homages to other Vampire & horror films including the original Dracula (1931), Salem's Lot (1979) & Night of the Living dead (1968). There are a few good moments though mostly courtesy of some more top notch special make-up effects by the boys at KNB effects, there are a couple of torn out blood spurting throats, someone has their eyes punctured with a needle, a bloody leg, a scene when Kerry tries to drink some water after he had been bitten & the water literally pour out of his ripped open throat & a gory decapitation by medical saw.Technically this is well made with good production values although it's a little flat & bland to look at without much in the way of style. The acting is alright, I never really cared for anyone to be honest & it totally wastes the fantastic Michael Ironside.The V Word is a perfectly watchable 60 odd minutes with some good gore but there wasn't much here that stood out, I don't know but while this isn't the worst Masters of Horror episode it's certainly not the best either. Still worth a watch especially if your a fan of the series or horror in general.

Dawn Barbin The third episode of the second season of my favorite series, Masters of Horror, was not a disappointment to me at all. I thought there could have been better acting, but you can't expect the best out of just anyone. The plot was a good one and Branden Nadon and Arjay Smith (as newcomers) delivered well; well enough to even scare me a little bit. To me this episode was the best one so far of the series (of course after watching episodes thereafter: Sounds Like, Pro-Life, Pelts)all of which didn't make a lick of sense to me. There was gore but that's not all Horror is about. Gore isn't scary, sneaking around in a dark room looking for a light switch and not knowing what's around the corner is scary; The V Word had its gore but it also had its shock moments. If you want to watch a good episode of Season 2, The V Word is the one to watch.