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Summary: Not a horror (Just scary that I paid $20 for it)
Review: This movie was bad! It had bad actors not plot, no storyline and the ending was bad.I wish it had told more about the Blair Witch legacy and not about the lives of five fans of the movie. The Blair Witch fame was ultimitly shot down by this movie.
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Summary: An Intelligent Horror Film
Review: Make no mistake, this is a fine horror film, destined to become a classic of the genre. It's ironic that the first Blair Witch flick was so overrated and the sequel so vastly underrated. While the first movie was interesting, it didn't scare me; nor did it hold up well upon second viewing. Not so with Blair Witch 2. It is scary and disorienting, and there is enough thought-provoking content to make it worth a second or even third viewing. BW2 is not your standard teen-oriented horror flick with run-of-the-mill gimmicks to scare you. This is a thinking person's horror flick. It amplifies the trappings of BW1 and takes it to a more intelligent level. This is the one real horror fans will be watching on future Halloween nights.
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Summary: Creepy
Review: Depite all the critics,I really liked Book Of Shadows.I thought it was creepy,not nearly as creepy as the first one,but it was creepy.Like the first one,it all started out very light hearted and just a bunch of people out in the woods on a search for the Blair Witch.Then things take a turn for the worst when all there camera ecuipment was completly trashed and very strange things happen to them.I would go in to detail,but I won't spoil it for all of you who haven't seen it yet.All in all check this movie out.You won't be disapointed.
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Summary: A QUICK QUESTION
Review: Have you noticed most of the people who liked this film could not even spell the little words in the review they left? This is not the worst movie ever made by far (that is called LUCKY NUMBERS...) But this movie is an insult to the imagination felt by the fans of the first. This movie is a revelation to those far too thick to understand the first, yet at any rate is an inferior film. Joe Berlinger's "CROCKumentaries" have been EXTREMELY manipulated, contrived and faked throughout his "career". 'Paradise' 'Brothers' etc. are jokes. This film, no, MOVIE only further exposes what a joke of a filmmaker he is. Shame on Joe for his stupid, greedy take of a sequel he could only hope to dream about. Shame on Artisan for letting such an untalented man ruin the franchise so soon.
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Summary: For non-fans of the original.
Review: "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2" is a seriously confusing sequel to a movie that many have considered to set a new standard in horror filmmaking (notice I said many, and not myself). The images are grizzly and disturbing, the acting has mere moments of believability, and the body plot falls short of being climactic enough for its surprisingly satisfying ending. This movie is basic eye candy for those who could not stomach the documentary-style filming of the first film, and on that premise, it works quite well. I admired the first few minutes of the film, which plays on the predecessor's fame and how it gave people the initiative to explore the woods for themselves. We see newscasts, critics, and nighttime talk shows about the success of "The Blair Witch Project," which then segues into interviews of various Burketsville residents telling stories of how the town has become enamored with fans seeking out the site of the events of the film. The comedy in this is that "Blair Witch 2" portrays the events of the first film as being real, and believe it or not, the opening scenes are believable in this aspect. Which leads us into our plot, as a group of "Blair Witch" buffs journey into the woods to discover its secrets once again. The group is full of contrasting characters: there's Kim, the all-out Goth who seems to have insight into everything that happens, grad students Tristen and Stephen, who are on the hike to gather information for a book on the subject, Erica, the Wiccan witch who believes in all things nature-related, and Jeff, the tour guide who has capitalized immensely on the fame of the witch tale and the movie's fame. As they set up camp the first night, they become drunk and disoriented, until they are set upon by another tour group who opts to venture to Coffin Rock, the place where the first murders took place many years ago. Our group wakes up the next morning to shreds of paper falling from the sky, the destroyed work of the grad students, as well as finding that their cameras have been destroyed and the tapes hidden in exactly the same spot that the documentary was hidden. They all start pointing fingers until Tristen experiences a miscarriage, at which point she is rushed to the hospital. No one can remember the events of that night, nor do they know when they blacked out or why, which makes the shreds of paper and destroyed cameras quite mysterious. Retreating to Jeff's home, an abandoned broom factory where he creates his "Blair Witch" merchandise, they begin reviewing the tapes to try and figure out what happened, all the while experiencing grotesque images that leave them questioning what is reality and what is fantasy. There is a strong undercurrent of suspense that never really is resolved in this film, accompanied by one-second shocks and jumps that do provide a few thrills. But the plot never really lives up to that suspense, going from one mind-trip to another without allowing us to figure out the fine line between reality and delusion. Just when we think something major is about to happen, it is overpowered by hackneyed twists, ranging from the ramblings of the gone-mad Tristen to the arguing and pointing of fingers at the rest of the characters. What one sees, the others cannot, and while some of this is intense, the overall feel is one of confusion and incoherence. The film does have a bizarre array of gory images and suspenseful moments, though, which will please some horror buffs. Throughout the movie, the members of the group are haunted by images of bloody lust, death, ghostly apparitions and scenes of murder and mutilation. These scenes, while being extremely graphic, are not that hard to look at, and cinematography makes it easier on the eyes. These shots are done in nice, quick cuts to sharp turns on the soundtrack, taking on red hues and moving slower than normal. Some will argue that this is why the film loses its luster as a sequel to the first movie, because of the filming technique and the fact that they trade mystery for the gore and bloodletting. But instead of giving us a few noises in the night and three people running around in the woods screaming, this movie gives us everything in a stylish package. The fact that we never know why they are experiencing these visions and events is also quite nice, and does add some mystery to the picture. There are hints dropped in everyone's laps that lay blame on them, and then those hints are tossed out the window to give way to new hints, and so on. This may seem a bit redundant, but it does build nicely to the ending, which is mutely chilling and disturbing. It all makes you wonder about what has happened during this movie, which can be either satisfying or a let-down. I found that it did add a bit of mystery to the overall movie, while shocking us at certain, if few, moments. The acting leaves a little to be desired, though. The actors, Jeffrey Donovan, Erica Leerhsen, Tristen Skyler, Stephen Barker Turner, Kim Director, have their moments, but never make it in fully making the material come to life. Skyler's performance is lacking in scenes where she seems to be bordering on mass hysteria, where Leerhsen and Director try to make their characters appear frightened and fail. Turner does a good job playing out his role, while Donovan has nowhere to go but down. His character had been in an asylum prior to these events, which is probably why he has no emotional depth or feeling. On the basis of visuals that possess a certain intensity, "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2" works. It gives us a non-stop parade of nightmarish dreamscapes and gruesome images that areas haunting as the subject matter. But the overall plot falls short, unable to live up to the ending or the ideas of the first film. In closing, this movie looks like it was made to satisfy non-fans of the original, and it does surprisingly well in achieving this.
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Summary: AN COMPLETE INSULT TO INTELLIGENCE AND TO THE FIRST ONE!
Review: I LOVED THE FIRST BLAIR WITCH MOVIE, I LEARNED THAT HERE WAS GOING TO BE SEQUEL, I GOTTED TO SEE IT, AND IT REALLY REALLY SUCKS!, INCREDIBLE BAD AND CHESSY ACTING, INCREDIBLY BAD DIALOUGE, BY THE WAY, THE FIRST BLAIR WITCH WAS A PSHYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER, AND THE FEARS WERE CREATED BY OURSELVES, BUT THIS ONE, IT'S JUST ANOTHER STUPID FILM THAT TO HAVE AN AUDIENCE INCLUDED NUDITY AND SENSELESS VIOLENCE, THIS REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY ......!
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Summary: Joe Berlinger- Stick to what you do best, whatever that is?
Review: I made the mistake of seeing the movie at the theater. I made my second mistake renting the DVD to if there was anything to redeem this awful movie. NOPE! Listened to the Joe Berlinger (director/writer?) commentary. The man has a very high opinion of himself. For fun, keep a scorecard on how many times he says documentary, handheld, or Paradise Lost. Why did they let someone who does not understand the first movie make the sequel? He felt the first movie was wrong for trying to fool people into thinking it was real. CLUE!!! That is what was so great about it. That it did fool people. How easily people can be fooled and accept things without really thinking. But, he loves when a movie has various realities. (Movies he brought up were The Shining, Jacob's Ladder - This should tell you something right there.) Joe, your movie is bad because it makes no sense. Do us all a favor, next time you are offered to do a movie, go make Paradise Lost 3 instead.
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Summary: garbage
Review: okay the first was awsome but this is garbage it made no sense and followed nothing from the first go see charlies anglies d
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Summary: Unfairly judged
Review: Blair Witch 2: The Book of Shadows is an innovative and exciting film. The movie is extremely profound with thought-provoking themes: What is reality? Is what we see every second of the day merely what our mind concocts? Granted the movie takes this theory to the extreme with its plot-twisting finale, but it definitely affects how you view your everyday life. Blair Witch 2 wasn't the best film and has its flaws, such as its lack of character development, but the film's rawness and relentlessness is impressive and captivating. Most people who didn't enjoy the film were either expecting to be scared witless or constantly compared the film to the original (which I haven't seen) or they didn't bother to appreciate the underlying themes of the film. Everyone has their own opinion. Everyone should see the film and decide for themselves.
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Summary: WARNING: This sequil does not co-exist with the origianal...
Review: ...only the legend. But thats not good enough. When I waited for a sequil to "The Blair Witch Project" I was hoping that it would contunue where the first one left off. But Joe Berlinger was so obsessed with realism that in the plot, the original was just merely a movie. Now i just have one question for Joe: In the BW2 universe, if the legend was real then how could the actors/filmmakers come out of it without even a scratch. But, noooo, not these kids in this one, they were affected by the legend and 2 died. Sounds like a mjor plothole to me, Joe. For true fans of the original, I plead, FORGET THIS ONE!
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