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Summary: You're gonna love it, or you're gonna hate it.
Review: Its just one of those movies that a person either loves or hates. I've seen the harshest things said about this movie, and I've seen it praised like a god. I'd rate it as one of the most original movies I've seen in a long time. though it does draw from the popularity of the "home movie" effect of the cult classic Night Of The Living Dead, it takes that kind of camera work to a completely new level. The hype surrounding the movie made it to the levels of Orsen Wells "War of the Worlds." The great attracter to me, however, was the pure emotion displayed in such a realistic setting. Truly worth renting, if you're not willing to buy it.
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Summary: Points for innovation in marketing and concept.
Review: There are over 800 reviews here alone regarding this film, some for, some against. Not only are people for or against but they are usually passionately for or against, which means that the film succeeded. I did not see this in the cinema, which I am happy about for a number of reasons. 1. I don't think this film stands alone. I think you need to watch the DVD with the Curse of the Blair Witch doco, map, interactive menus, visit the website etc. for this film to have the desired effect. People who have complained about the "hype" have missed the point. This film can only ever be "hype", because that is the concept the filmakers are working with. And effectively I might add. 2.My main reason I'm happy I didn't see this on the big screen is that it made me feel really ill. My headache lasted a lot longer than my intrigue, due to the raw nature of the shooting style. But on the plus side Heather Donahue is fantastic, although I have to admit if it was me stuck in the woods with her, she'd disappear long before the Blair Witch got her. Her performance is very strong, rarely in films do you hate and sympathise with a character to such a great extent. This film rides on her, it would not be seen without her.
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Summary: A thinking man's horror film
Review: This film is obviously not for people with a dead brain. You can't enjoy this film without using your brain. If you use your brain,this film will scare you to death. The images will stay in your head for a long time.
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Summary: I cannot believe this won critical review
Review: A friend loaned me a copy of this movie to watch and I felt insulted by the loss of time it took to watch it. What passes for realism is simply poor acting. I don't feel (on second) nervous for the people, this is supposed to be a researched project (I work with television production) and they haven't researched the area? Then, for some extremely stupid reason, they throw away the map? The rest get's less realistic and the actors and acting are so annoying you are happy that the characters meet their fate. This movie is flat our garbage and I will never watch it again
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Summary: Garbage at an all time LOW!
Review: To put it simply, this was a waste of money, time, and hope. I would have rather have my eyeballs burned from my head than sit through this horrendous excuse for entertainment. The only thing which scared me was the fact I wasted money to watch it...
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Summary: Disapointing.
Review: I was disapointed in this movie. I wanted to like it because the approach that the writers took to making this movie was refreshingly different, plus I also like movies that convey an atmosphere, not just gore. However, I was disapointed in this movie. It was never really scary to me and the characters were really grating. I didn't expect them to get along all the time but I also didn't want 90 minutes of three people bitchig and moaning at one another. At the end, I didn't really care about these people. I give these people credit for trying something different from usual hollywood movie, but this movie does not warrent the hype it has received.
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Summary: MTV's 'The Real World'... In a Forest!
Review: I wanted to like this movie. For $80,000, this was a bad production; especially since the noises they kept hearing at night (a rather major plot element) would have been SOOO much more effective if I could have actually heard them at all clearly, a problem easily corrected in post-production by the most novice of editors.Dramatic license (a 5-day camcorder battery), obvious oversights (GPS anyone), and at times hammy over-acting bothered me beyond the fact the movie continually gave me flashbacks to my college video production class.
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Summary: EDGE OF YOUR SEAT THRILLER!
Review: This movie, I belive is the best movie of 1999! The people, of course, are real, and although a lot of people say it sucks, it really doesn't, because you can feel their fear through the watching of this movie. That is why I gave it 5 stars, because of the real -life intensity!
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Summary: The Blair Witch "Student" Project
Review: By now you've probably heard and read the hype and fully realize the genesis of this film.I'm not trying to slam the creators here, but the film simply does not measure up to the standards of a truly good horror movie. And it probably wasn't entirely meant to do so. It's an interesting premise on which to base a story, and the cast and crew (such as they were) deserve credit for pulling it off.But as a viewing experience, it's more interesting as a psychological study than anything else.
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Summary: Nothing but hype
Review: I agree that the unknown can be scary, but The Blair Witch Project is about nothing, and nothing is boring. Frankly, I believe that people who say they like this film are most afraid of admitting they were suckered in by the hype.
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