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Summary: Far too much hype for far too little of a movie
Review: I thought the concept was brilliant, and so simple for a Hollywood hit. However, I tired quickly of watching the ground in a truly non-frightening sort of way. I have to admit that at the end I was getting ready to be scared, but ultimately it was just a false alarm. I think that although everyone thinks it's the sacriest movie "ever," there are far more horror flics worth owning.
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Summary: really good
Review: Not as scary as you expect but still scary enough. leaves a lot to the imangination. A must watch movie.
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Summary: I thought that it was stupid
Review: All can say is that i was very dissappointed with this movie. I really thought that it would make me sit on the edge of my seat and all i could think was that i wanted it to be over.
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Summary: Was not worth the hype
Review: I finally saw this movie on video and must say I was greatly disappointed. This movie was hyped as the greatest scare flick in years, but it did not live up to its hype.The way this movie was shot is not new (see "84 Charlie MoPic," "Cannibal Holocaust," and the UPN docudrama about a Minnesota family captured by aliens from about two years ago). Like the UPN program, it struck me as odd that these three people, who are lost in the woods and in what appears to be grave danger, had the presence of mind to film and videotape everything. Even combat photographers will stop filming if they are in mortal danger. When they went into the house at the end, a camera would have been the last thing I would have brought. The movie spent too much time showing the three "students" walking around in the woods and screaming the f-word more times than a gangsta rap CD. I was tempted to fast-forward through most of it. The ending (or lack of one) left a lot to be desired. I have one theory. It was Josh. The Blair Witch possessed Josh, made him call Mike and Heather into the house, and he did them in. What he did with them and what happened to him is another matter. In all, it was a good premise, but could have been better written and produced. Worth seeing once, just to see what the hype was all about.
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Summary: a sad, poor movie
Review: i was very disapointed in this so called "scary movie",this movie had more cussing than "FRIDAY",but FRIDAY wuz a great movie. All this movie is is some dumb story that teaches dumb,punk teenagers not to screw with myths.It wasn't true,and they make it seem so real by saying they have found "new haunted footage",and it wuz in burkesville maryland.and the camera almost made me blow chunks in the crowd. And last,u don't even get to see the dumb witch.A sad,horrible movie that wuz a waste of time in the making. I give this sad movie 1 star.
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Summary: SAVE YOUR DOUGH !!
Review: Even after several months have passed, I am still embarassed and ashamed that I spend real money to see this movie in a theater. I paid for my wife too! I believed all the hype I had read about how scary it was and how great it was. I love a good, scary movie. So I went. Pathetic! Three young actors swearing and arguing their way through mostly jiggly video and chasing suspicous sounds in the dark. When it ended, I was one of about 15 people who all said at the same time, "Is that it?" It was unreal! We all said the same thing! None of us could believe it. If you just gotta see this, save your money and borrow it from some mope who wasn't as wise. If you love it, fine. We have different taste. But I've seen lotsa movies; lotsa scary movies. And this wasn't one. Heck, it wasn't even a good movie. BUT, kudos to the creators, filmakers, and PUBLICISTS-Superb Job!
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Summary: You have to have an imagination to appreciate this landmark
Review: Apparently too many reviewers of this film have no imagination or taste for excellent films. I have heard such dumb comments as "They never showed the witch." EXCUSE ME,but that's what makes this film so terrifying. You're terrified due to what you DON'T SEE,then what you DO SEE.
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Summary: A superb film
Review: I'm not going to waste time on insulting people who don't like this film, although I think they are simply standing outside, shouting at the rain. However, I would like to clear up a few misconceptions that seem to have arisen. 1. The entire film makes sense IF - and it's a big if - you watch carefully and listen closely. I know most people don't like having to concentrate on a film, but in this case it is vital. In fact, the entire last ten minutes are explained by the first ten minutes - especially the wonderful final moments; one of the most haunting images I've seen for a long time. 2. The camerawork is shaky for a number of reasons. Firstly, neither Josh nor Heather have experience in using this equipment; at one point, Josh explicitly states that he has used the camera once before. Secondly, Heather's enthusiasm for recording gets the better of her and she begins filming everything regardless of content or quality. Thirdly, the equipment is heavy and they are tramping around rough ground. Fourthly, by the middle of the film, much of the filming takes place while the characters are in a state of panic. 3. The swearing. Get over it - these are characters who adopt a certain type of speech, which is, in my experience of teaching teenagers, totally realistic. 4. This is not a true story, and frankly, anyone who is gullible enough to think it is deserves a very rude wake-up call indeed. It is a very clever pastiche of a certain style of film making, but it has precedents - notably Woody Allen's "Husbands and Wives", which was similarly criticised for its shaky camerawork and excessive profanity. 5. No, it is not the scariest film ever made - that is called hype and is best ignored. Anyone approaching _any_ film expecting it to be the scariest thing ever made is setting themselves up for a disappointment. I found it deeply unnerving and quite disturbing, although more so on a second viewing oddly enough. But we all have our own ideas of what is frightening and I doubt there is a gold standard of terror which will _always_ be effective. If you can't mentally step inside a film and allow yourself to go along with it, BWP is entirely the wrong sort of film for you. I've been watching horror films for more years than I care to remember, and BWP is the most exciting discovery I've made for a very long time.The premise is not unique, but the way it is used is quite masterly.
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Summary: Peter Travers said it best
Review: "Scary as hell."
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Summary: One of my favorite movies.
Review: After enduring "all the hype" (the one review I read in the all-movie guide), I waited a month for the movie to come to my town (well, a larger town one hour's drive away). I loved it the first time, and even more the second time. I've never been so physically affected by a movie...my heart was pounding at the end of the second viewing. The final scene stays in your head for days. And now that it's on video, I can watch it without hearing idiotic comments at the end (That's IT??).
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