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Summary: A great horror film ruined by stupidity
Review: "The Blair Witch Project" is one of those films that can only amount to anything if watched in the theater. But in all honesty even when it is at its scariest, it really is not all that terrifying. The way the cast and crew (which are the same people) went about making this film is really quite brilliant. The film a mock documentary that gets more paranoid and more frightful every minute. I was thrilled to at least see such originality. The sad thing is though that these same people that act in these roles just do not cut it as actors. I actually found it almost humorous watching these three people stumble around in the woods, screaming and cursing at each other. It began to look very fake and very dumb fast. I won't give away the end even though most probably already know it but I will say it was one of the better parts of the film as predictable as it is. Though the idea of the film is fantastic, it gets completely ruined in the end. These three definately have hope as filmmakers in the future but they need to brush up their acting skills first.
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Summary: Hey, it's my dad's home movies.. I'm getting a headache now!
Review: First off, anyone who gets seasick will need to take motion sickness medication before watching this movie. Those of you who are afraid of the dark, are afraid to use the bathroom at night, and don't watch horror movies... ever (like my sister), will find this film scary. For those of you who have seen "horror, suspense and thriller" movies, this one lays an absolute egg. I rate good horror movies by how long it takes me to fall asleep at night after watching it alone. This one put me asleep while I had it still running in my DVD player. I have easily seen over a 100 "horror" films in my time. This is worse than some of those B-films of the 1980's. You know, the ones that were more funny than scary. This movie is perfect for insomniacs, though. I can't believe the movie cost $40,000 to make. They must have spent it on food during the making of the film. See the "Exorcist" for a truely horrific experience, see "The Blair Witch Project" if you find your family's home movies scary. If the sequel will be anything like the original, they should call it "Blair Witch 2 - Killer Migraine."
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Summary: Whatever...
Review: I originally went to see this film in the theatre, and the primary reason I did (apart from the hype) was nostalgia. I'd seen the "Curse of the Blair Witch" promotional vehicle on the Sci-Fi channel, and I was expecting a pseudo-documentary reminiscent of all those shows on UFOs and Bigfoot and ghosts and other paranormal or mysterious events that were all over the TV dial back in the 70s (I loved those). I expected a film that was part "lost footage" and part interviews with "witnesses" and "investigators" concerning the unsolved disappearance of three people out in the woods under mysterious circumstances. In "Curse of the Blair Witch", it's also suggested that the "lost footage" provides no clue as to what happened to the three film makers. However, "The Blair Witch Project" is not what its promotional vehicle built it up to be. First of all (and I'm giving away the ending here, but I don't care), the storylines are different. The "lost footage" shows EXACTLY what happened to the three idiots out in the woods. They got hunted down and murdered by some nuts. Also, the film is ALL "lost footage". It's ALL film of the three idiots in the woods, with none of the pseudo-documentary segments that give the whole "we're going out into the woods to make a movie about this local legend" theme context. There's NO CONTEXT. None of the history is given. Unless you've seen "Curse of the Blair Witch", you don't know ANYTHING about the Blair Witch. You don't know how the legend got started. You don't know how the "lost footage" was discovered. You don't know that the house the three idiots run into at the end of the film has bloody handprints all over its walls because it used to belong to a child murderer. You don't know WHY these three idiots are wasting their time. And let's face it. Any NORMAL person (no matter how nervous or desperate to cling to reality they were) would have--at some point in time--PUT DOWN THE STUPID CAMERA. The film gets two stars, one for being mildly original, and another for one or two unsettling (but not really scary) moments. I heard a lot of people saying they had trouble getting to sleep at night because of this film. Why I don't know. They must have been trying to doze off at a campsite in the woods with the film playing on a TV sitting two inches from their heads (with the sound turned all the way up).
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Summary: A worthless over-rated movie of big proportions
Review: This movie is all about the hype. Many will say that it is a masterpiece, what the kids did was genius. What was genius about it? There's nothing surprising about this movie. They simply planed it and did it. There's nothing good about the acting and the plot is slow and boring. Sure it would be horrifying if it happened to you but what can I say? There are many kids that could have pulled this off. What a load of cinematic garbage. During the entire movie, I was just waiting for the aledged SCARY AS HELL parts to begin. It never did. The ending was a bit interesting, but you will see nothing in the movie that you did not see in the trailers. Blair Witch Project = Over-rated trash. Don't waste your time or your money.
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Summary: One very original piece of art
Review: The movie was good, the idea was good and the acting brilliant, but to watch an entire movie with almost half of the footage of the ground and black night, was a bit of a waste of time, the whole thing creates a great atmosphere and a disturbing sense of the unknown, causing fear. But the brilliant ending is anti-climaxed by the credits, not many people actually know if the movie is true footage or not which really creates more anxiety in the viewer and the credits destroy all of that, all in all the actors deserve oscars for their life-like performances and the writers for their storyline and originality, must be watched at least once even if its just for the sake of making up your own mind about it.
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Summary: Good movie, quite scary.
Review: I found the Blair Witch Project quite scary, despite what other people have said. The good thing about it is the fact that you can never see exactly what's scaring them (what exactly is in the package that Heather finds outside the tent, is Josh alive or dead at the end, etc.?) What I don't understand is whether Heather Donahue, Josh Leonard and Mike Williams actually know what's going on. Are they acting, or are they really scared? I know none of the scary parts are actually real, but do the gang think they are? Please E-mail me that answer on horrorflicker@hotmail.comAnyway, the movie is something special. The directors have taken a risk at the film, which might not have worked, but it did work, and they must have got loads of money from it's sucsess. It is one of only a few films that delivers genuine chills without classy special effects and needless gore. As I've already mentioned, the ending had me wondering. Hopefully it will be explained in BWP2, out in October in the UK.
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Summary: Victim of backlash
Review: Nine months ago this was the hottest film going, then it became too hot. The popularity backlashed and where 9 months ago everyone was saying that it was an 'ambitious and imaginative new idea', now it is 'poor film making'. People are fickle. This film is not 'Citzen Kane', but it is interesting to watch. Get the DVD so you can listen to the director commentary, the behind the scenes makes it more interesting. If you are offended by foul mouths, you will not find any more cursing in a film than in 'TBWP' so be warned.
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Summary: A REALLY GREAT MOVIE
Review: The whole horror movie genre is almost totally dead except for the lame teen horror movies like scream, so it is really refreshing to see The Blair Witch Project appear, a movie that can terrify in such a chilling way without the need for gory scenes of mutilation or the use of chilches. The Blair Witch Project is a true original.
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Summary: Ohhhhh please!
Review: For those of you who actually think this is authentic footage, I would suggest visiting your friendly Psychotherapist. Ok, let's look at the facts: 1. Kids go out and get lost in the woods, fact. 2. Kids get scared by a few noises at night and sticks pilled up outside their tent, fact. 3. They begin to go insane, and, for no apperant reason, continue to run the camera throughout their exploits, fact. 4. Kids finally get whipped, camera falls, and movie ends, fact. I suppose my first question is who the heck found the footage if it was real? Why do they have credits and interviews with the ACTORS? Why did they have a PRODUCER and DIRECTOR? Why have they made over $100,000.000 on supposed real footage? Think about it people! Where is your common sense? With all of the hype that was associated with this film, you would have to be a complete idiot to believe that this is real. It's clever, true, and very originally, but it's obviously 100% fake! I've heard several of my friends talking about how scary this movie was, and how it really happened. Another question I have is how could the actually film last so long in the wild with rain, snow, and everything else? Did the "witch" kindly drop it off at the city hall? Come on! Don't watch this original, but otherwise completely DUMB movie.
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Summary: An incredible effort
Review: This movie is very good, the people say that is bad, very bad, other is the most scary movie made ever. I dont agree with any of the two, the movie is scary: yes, but is all a psycologist terror, is a auto induced fear, made for think that you are the protagonist, or to put yourself in the situation of the guys, that could be easy done because the cameras used are 8mm, and the takes are in first person. the movie is bad: no, but not is the best of the best in terror movies, Could be much better, if only was produced by a great big studio like Universal, or Warner. But that is the magic of the movie, the idea that this 200 million dollars movie, was made wit only 22.000$, is incredible the effort put by this guys in the movie is amazing, and that make you believe that you could made a movie too. Is an incredible movie, that you need to have in your collection. Because is the movie that will make a new era in movies. Believe me. The video is good not perfect, but very good, the sound is much better than the video, but is only surround 2.0, the extras are very good. for this movie of course. I recomend this movie.
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