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The Blair Witch Project [Blu-ray + DVD]

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Clearly, based on the complaints, most of us watch movies with a passive stance; waiting for loud music and expensive special effects to pull us into the screen. To put yourself into the shoes of any one of those 3 students and stay there would be enough to disturb you and captivate you long after the movie ends. I have been a horror buff for years and this one found a way past the hollywood machine right into my psyche. When you watch it; be still and brave enough to enter the Blair Witch world...It'll bite so good!

Okay, I'm going to be hated for this review but oh well. In my opinion (which is correct of course:) The Blair Witch Project is the best horror flick to be made within the last two decades. The Sixth Sense, The Ring (American version), Finale Destination: These films are not scary. Entertaining maybe, but definitely not scary. The Blair Witch may not make you scream or jump out of your seat with fear, but it gets under your skin. It's one of those films that people should put themselves into and imagine what life would be like for them in a situation such as this. What the Blair Witch lacks in visuals is more then made up for in sheer originality. The Blair Witch Project is a creepy and disturbing film that is far greater then what most people give it credit for. A most excellent film indeed :).

but i rember that when i did see it i peed in my pant.(i was 9 i was scared!) and i literly couldnt sleep for 3 days!! advise for parents:dont let a 9 year old watch this movie...

If you didn't get the film, you must be some kind of MOE-RON. To write a review that puts it down only displays your ignorance and lack of sophistication. You have a right to your opinions, however. But, geez, you guys must be MOE-RONS! And please, if you reply to this review (of your reviews), it would be absolutely moronic of you. Go ahead, moron...

Sift thru the more than 1700 reviews on Amazon at the time I write this and you'll see a lot of 1 star and 5 star reviews. People seem to love this movie or absolutely hate it. My first knowledge of this film was a brief blurb from Roger Ebert talking about an upcoming film and he showed footage from the Blair Witch Project of people running and screaming in the woods at night. My first thought was, "Is this a student film?"

It never occurred to me that the film was real, even though it was marketed that way, and even though I saw the Sci-Fi Channel's excellent Curse of the Blair Witch special, all before seeing the actual film in the theater. The reason I mention all of this is because I think a lot of people resent being hoodwinked into thinking the events they were watching were real. To that I ask "So, you paid money to see a snuff film and now you are disappointed?" As the credits rolled in the theater I heard more than one group of people note the actors names and say "See, I told you it was real". At that moment they loved the movie. People had been jumping out of their seats and hiding their eyes. Imagine their disappointment when they found out the people on the screen weren't dead. I bet they were angry enough to trash it to anyone who would listen. My two closest friends in the world did EXACTLY that. They both admitted liking it until they found out it was just a movie. Now they talk about how it was the worst movie ever. Why the change?

I guess I should actually review this DVD. Despite my original worries, this is not a student film, although it was certainly made on a student budget with student equipment. The 3 unknown actors were simply more convincing than any $20 million per picture actor that has hoisted an Oscar. Remember, people watched this and thought it actually happened.

The plot was simple; Three students go into the Maryland woods near Burkittsville to investigate sites haunted by a local urban legend, the Blair Witch. They get lost, they find more than they expected, weird noises surround them, someone disappears, and it culminates in a search of the ultimate Blair Witch location.

The DVD is great, not only for it's special features including a great commentary track, but it also features the full length Sci-Fi mock documentary Curse of the Blair Witch, which gives background on the "myth" of the witch and "interviews" with people with knowledge of the legend.

Please, if you have not seen this movie, watch it with watching a work of fiction in mind. As a movie, it is spooky, and the isolation and building terror of the cast will draw you in. There's nothing that will change the monds of people who watched the film with the wrong mindset. Instead, I urge you to see it for what it is; a very good, scary film.

I think how scared you are by this movie may be directly proportionate to how frightening you find the idea of being out in the middle of the woods... personally, I've always found it rather relaxing. All told, I was a bit disappointed in the film. The technical aspects didn't bother me at all, but I expected a bit more creativity. Frankly, it's rather surprising that large numbers of people went to see this movie. There just isn't much to it. The setup is too brief and cursory - we don't really even meet the characters or learn much about the legend or see much of the townspeople. And since we're told in advance that no one will be returning, all that's really left is a documentary on how humans deteriorate mentally and emotionally under stress. Not that it isn't convincing, but had they given us a bit more to think about early on, there might be more motivation to keep watching (e.g. "what did _X_ mean?", or "how will such-and-such turn out?"). And does anyone really believe they'd still be filming and carrying heavy gear once survival became an issue? But anyway, credit to the filmmakers for being original and giving us something different. Maybe next time out they could introduce some elements of plot, just to help the conceit along.

This is one of the scariest movies since the Exorcist. It explores the elements of true raw fear caused by isolation, loss of hope, knowing death is inevatable, and the fear of being hunted by something that you can't understand or even see. After seeing this Horror film i never saw camping the same again, i highly recommed it for all Horror fans.

I haven't seen this movie since passing on my VHS collection when my last VCR died. I bought the dvd with fond memories and upon rewatching it I was again impressed. Scary without being flashy, the actors portrayal came accross as genuine and really helped draw me into the story. When I read about how this movie was filmed, the cast was given direction but they improvised the dialogue if I understand correctly, I understood why it felt so real. For me this will always be a classic horror film and Im glad to add it to my collection.

The mockumentry included on the DVD was well put together and I enjoyed watching it. Helped expand the myth and added to the feeling of realism.

Take care,
Andrew

When I got this film, I thought it would be just another scary movie...I was WRONG. This film is theoratically very possible and can happen to people. Lost in the woods. When the people start to dissappear it gives a sensation that they really are in a hopeless state. This is the same film that helped inspire me to become a writer and I actually thank the writers and cast for this film Thank-You. :)

Director: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez
Cast: Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard.
Running Time: 82 minutes.
Rated R profanity and some tense situations.

Perhaps using the most ingenius marketing scheme of all time, this hoax of a documentary film grossed over $130 million in the theatres and became one of the most talked-about horror films of the past decade. The cinematography is nothing more than a hand held camcorder, following around the likes of supposed "actors" who spend most of their time running around the woods paranoid out of their minds (which is obviously supposed to be scary). Directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez claimed that the film was restored footage from a group of filmmakers studying an urban legend and then were never found.

The premise is simple enough--"Blair Witch" is a documentary recording the events of three filmmakers who meet an uncertain fate while investigating the old legend of the Blair Witch deep in the midst of the Maryland woods. Despite the fact the entire film later was found to be a fake, it is a film that does have some tense moments, especially the finale; however, "The Blair Witch Project" is certainly not a modern day horror masterpiece by any stretch and will probably more likely succeed at making your feel sick to your stomach due to the jerky camera movements than anything relatively frightening on screen.