I was SCARED!! (The Blair Witch Project (DVD))

Member Name: bailey23

Product:	The Blair Witch Project (DVD)
Date:	15/09/01 (13 review reads)
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Advantages: unique, good acting, very scary

Disadvantages: camera angles can get a bit annoying!

Am I the only one who found the Blair Witch Project both scary AND good? All of my friends told me how unscary and rubbish this film was, and some even said they actually left the cinema during the film (I think it's because they were scared and won't admit it!).

The general story is (for those of you who have been living in Mars and don't know!) three youngsters go on a trek to film a documentary about an urban legend of the Blair Witch. Rumpour has it that the woods are haunted, and none of the local inhabitants of the village (formerly known as Blair) would dare to go up there. So, these three go up there alone and unarmed, and proceed to get very lost. The film is slow to warm up, with almost no background information given (who are these people and why are they up here?).

Having gotten lost they start to turn on each other and begin to fight. Then things start happening - spooky things. At first I wasn't sure whether one of them was just playing tricks on the others - they all seem to lose it a bit after getting lost - but when one of them disappears it becomes obvious that someone or something is out there.

This is where I thought things got really scary - my husband thought it was boring, but the last half hour terrified the pants off me! Without revealing too much, the ending is very sudden and unexpected.

I was very impressed with the way the film makers made this so realistic - like we were really watching an expedition in the woods. This was unlike any other film I have ever seen, a lot of the time you are left unable to see what is going on, which just adds to the suspense. The ending is superb.

I am a big fan of horror films, but none have scared me like this one. A Highly recommended thriller.

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