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The Blair Witch Project (DVD)

 
Description: Genre: Horror / Theatrical Release: 1999 / Director: Eduardo Sánchez (II), Daniel Myrick / Actors: Heather Donahue, ... more
The Blair Witch Project (DVD) ... Joshua Leonard ... / DVD released 30 June, 2003 at Pathe Distribution / Features of the DVD: Black & White, Colour, Full Screen, PAL / Anyone who has even the slightest trouble with insomnia after seeing a horror movie should stay away from The Blair Witch Project--this film will creep under your skin and stay there for days. Credit for the effectiveness of this mock documentary goes to filmmakers Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, who armed three actors (Heather Donahue, Michael Williams, and Josh Leonard) with video equipment, camping supplies, and rough plot outlines. They then let the trio loose into the Maryland woods to improvise and shoot the entire film themselves as the filmmakers attempted to scare the crap out of them. Gimmicky, yes, but it worked--to the wildly successful tune of $130 million at the US box office upon its initial release (the budget was a mere $40,000). For those of you who were under a rock when it first hit the cinemas, The Blair Witch Project tracks the doomed quest of three film students shooting a documentary on the legend of the Blair Witch from Burkittsville, Maryland. After filming some local yokels (and providing only scant background on the witch herself), the three, led by Heather (something of a witch herself), head into the woods for some on-location shooting. They're never seen again. What we see is a reconstruction of their "found" footage, edited to make a barely coherent narrative. After losing their way in the forest, whining soon gives way to real terror as the three find themselves stalked by unknown forces that leave piles of rocks outside their campsite and stick-figure art projects in the woods. (As Michael succinctly puts it, "No redneck is this clever!") The masterstroke of the film is that you never actually see what's menacing them; everything is implied, and there's no terror worse than that of the unknown. If you can wade through the tedious arguing--and the shaky, motion-sickness-inducing camerawork--you'll be rewarded with an oppressively sinister atmosphere and one of the most frightening denouements in horror-film history. Even after you take away the monstrous hype, The Blair Witch Project remains a genuine, effective original. --Mark Englehart, Amazon.com

Newest Review: ... documentaries on the legend of the Blair Witch itself being filmed for it. The film depicts three film students - Heather ... more

 ... Donahue, Michael Williams and Joshua Leonard - who go to Burkittsville, Maryland to investigate the Blair Witch. However, they disappear and their bodies are never found, but a year later, the footage is found, showing what happened to them, and leaving it up to the viewer to work out and explain quite what on Earth it was that they really saw. There are numerous things that are super impressive about this film, firstly that it's the most successful independent film of all time, with an incredibly high profit rat...more

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Premium Review The Blair Witch Project (DVD): Not Halloween Worthy (92 words)
by - written on 02/10/07 (Not useful, 87 readings)
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This movie was far overrated. I was anticipating a flick that was scary and expecting a few thrills and was quite excited for the young film makers trying to make it to the big screen. Disappointed to find that the storyline was lacking, there was no depth to the characters and the filming made my stomach weak as the camera was constantly shaking. If you are looking for a film of 'what not to do's', this is definitely the film to watch. Perhaps the next 'project' will leave a more haunting ...  Read the complete review

DavidJay
Crowned Review The Blair Witch Project (616 words)
by - written on 12/09/08 (Very useful, 40 readings)
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Astonishing to think, but it's almost 8 years since Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez' Blair Witch Project first came stumbling out the woods for to scare the bejeesus out cinema-going audiences the world over. The first American film to really seize hold of the marketing opportunities afforded by the internet, Blair Witch, a lowest-of-lo-fi independent with no stars and no special effects and budgeted at a beyond-miniscule $22000, opened to phenomenal success both critically and commercially, grossing a staggering $240.5 million. Like Deodato's infamous masterpiece Cannibal Holocaust, Blair Witch purports to consist of genuine, unstaged "found ...  Read the complete review

Tcraze84
Crowned Review The Blair Witch Project (DVD): Viking Wizard Eyes, Wizard Full Of Lies (1680 words)
by - written on 23/07/01 (Very useful, 233 readings)
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So far I haven't written a decent movie opinion on dooyoo. This one probably won't turn out much better, but I'm going to give it a go. Why? Simple - because I love the film. And in all honesty, there's not that many films that I do actually love. In fact, I could name them on the digits of one hand. Or in one sentence, whatever. The Crow, Trainspotting, American Pie and The Blair Witch Project. Sure, there's documentary film type sorta things, but they don't count. So there you go. Four films, which actually span a lot of styles and genres. All of above received, in the majority, a hell of a lot of critical acclaim. Except perhaps, The Blair ...  Read the complete review

chef
Crowned Review Look inside (772 words)
by - written on 08/08/02 (Very useful, 257 readings)
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Do I or dont I write a review of the Blair Witch? I spent a while thinking about this question. Its already been reviewed over a hundred times so what is there to say that hasnt already been said? well..probably not a lot but I dont care. You either love it or you hate it? Balls..this aint marmite here, this is film. You can learn to like it. I didn't like 'Groundhog Day' when I first saw it, but now I love it. Music is allowed to 'grow' on you, so why not film? Food tastes better with time..you get the idea. Personally I thought this film was as good as the hype when I first saw it. And my god was there alot of hype. ...  Read the complete review

hogsflesh
Crowned Review The Blair Witch Project (DVD): Halloween: Threatened by shadows at night (1196 words)
by - written on 10/10/06 (Very useful, 337 readings)
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This is a just-the-film review. I was going to review the DVD, but then I realised that my region 1 has completely different extras to the UK version. Bah! The problem with writing about a horror film for dooyoo's great Halloween competition is... (oh yeah - I don't know how widely known dooyoo's Halloween competition is, but you should enter it. Just write about something frightening - in any category - and stick the word 'halloween' in the title. You could win lots of dooyoo miles. *Scary* miles!) Um, anyway. Problem is, most horror films aren't really that scary, and I kind of feel I should pick one that does the concept of 'scary' justice for ...  Read the complete review

 
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