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The Blair Witch Project (1999) | Year: 1998 Classification: Horror Actors/Actresses: - Heather Donahue - Joshua Leonard - Michael C Williams - Eduardo S Nchez - Daniel Myrick - Michael Williams Da Blare Which Progekt! Pay the title of this review no mind; I am not a moron...Anyway, 998f the world has heard of this surprise summer blockbuster. The other 15ive in caves up in the hills somewhere. For those 1°The Blair Witch Project is an independent film about three filmmakers who go into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland to do a documentary on the local legend, The Blair Witch. There, they lose the map, their minds, and eventually, their lives. This is probably the scariest film since the original Halloween. This was only an experimental film. It was totally what i expected and then some. The actors are very believable and kudos to Dan Myrnick and Eduardo Sanchez for their involvement in pretty much everything this movie dishes out. Sure, it won't win the Best Picture Award or anything, but it's impossible to deny that it will soon become a classic (how many times have you seen Heather's confession parodied on so many TV shows around the nation?), and will spawn many clones. They're already making a sequel to it which kind of ruins its originality and purpose. Bottom line: an enjoyable indie with some pretty suspenseful moments and even more scares and chills. But according to some of these people, you should rent it first before you even think about buying it. Give me Scream, Urban Legends, IKnowWhatYouDidLSummer anyday Despite all the hype BWP is barely an average movie. There's been heaps of articles to promote it and that's why it's famous. I don't quite understand why they took 8 days to film this. It felt like they could have done it all in 1 to 2 days. I commend that it does have a scary atmosphere and the acting is good. But you don't need a lot of skill to have done the film, both acting and producing. What's the point? For four years, this movie chilled me to the bone. It also sickened me, because I couldn't believe that someone would actually try and profit off someone's death. That seemed pretty low. It wasn't until 2003 that a friend of mine let me know this thing was a hoax. While I was relieved, I was also pretty angry. If my anger seems misplaced to you, let me try and explain. If this is not a real documentary, what's the purpose of making it so poorly? Shaky video cameras - it looks like my Christmas videos. Do you think someone would pay me to watch those? "The Legend of Boggy Creek", which covers many of the same issues and is done in a semi-documentary style, is made with much higher production values, and as a result is much, much scarier. Watch it with the lights off if you don't believe me. Also, I can't get behind any horror movie that never shows its monster. How am I supposed to know what to be afraid of? A shaking tent? Stick figures? I give it three stars for the idea and one star for the execution. I'm off to watch "Boggy Creek" again. Buy The Blair Witch Project at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Blair Witch Project Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Blair Witch Project This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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