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Optimus Prime autobots in with his review of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Since I'm out CAMPING.... the first time since THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT... I have to hope what happened to Mikey happens to Quint.... bum bum buuuuuummmmm! Just kidding. But I figured... what the hell... the sounds do wake me, it is cold... and most people think that Star Wars fans waiting out in line for days are lost beyond help... well... why the hell not run Optimus' review? So... I did.
In 1975 Jaws made people afraid to go into the water. In 1999 The
Blair Witch Project will make people afraid to go into the woods. But in 20
years people will not be saying how fake the witch looks. This is a horror
movie that will work at any time period. With absolutely no f/x at all, it
manages to be the scariest movie I have ever seen.
The reason it is so scary is that it is so easy to put yourself in
the characters shoes. This is not some slick Hollywood production, with
the beautiful actors, the Hollywood sets, the smooth glide of steady-cam,
and the perfect colors of 35mm film. This is you and your friends in the
woods with a video camera. Try to remember that it's just a movie.
The film makers are extremely talented. Armed only with a video
camera, a 16mm camera shooting B&W, and 3 actors with a hell of a lot of
talent. With a few props, sounds, and the responses of the actors to their
situation, all the scares come via your own imagination. Which I think is
the most effective way to scare people. Hours after seeing the movie I was
still scaring myself, just by thinking of what was happening off screen.
I really don't want to say anything about the plot. I'll just tell you
what the opening quote lets you in on. Three documentary filmmakers go
into the woods looking for the blair witch. A year later this film is the
only thing that is found of them.
I was lucky enough to see this film 2 months early, at a screening at
the University of Washington. I can't wait to see it again come July. I can
not imagine this movie not being a huge hit. Anyone who see's this movie
will have to tell their friends to see it. It was so scary, that people
were leaving the theater, the guy in front of me spent the last 20
minutes looking at the floor. Now I think that's a sign of a good movie.
Oh, and Harry I'll have a review of Breakfast of Champions
for you Saturday the 15th, after I see it at the Seattle Film
Festival.
Optimus Prime signing off.
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shit, I haven't even seen the movie.. and MY imagination is scaring me by just reading the reviews.. I think that eveyone has been expecting something like this for years - a truely mind-numbingly scary film using no FX, just pure acting, imagination, and the thought of the un-seen.. I think what you'll take in is what you'll get out of it..
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I'm counting on this movie. If it's half as good as I'm quietly hoping it to be, maybe we can take the horror movie back to campfire stories. The unknown voices cackling in the darkness, the fear of the unknown. The REALLY scary shit, in other words. A good strong shot of pure horror vodka to wash the taste of too many I Still Knows and Urban Legends from our collective mouths. A drop of the hard stuff, and about time too. I hope.
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Let's get this straight. I grew up on horror films, whether it be Michael films, the Freddy films, the Jason films, Evil Dead, whatever. I grew up having the living shit scared out of me by any of the above and more. I still go along to see horror films to try to recapture that sense of being on the edge of my seat and more often than not I am sorely disappointed (Halloween H20 being the prime example).
The concept of The Blair Witch Project *is* scary. The thought that the last moments in someone's life being captured on film is one thing, seeing it after sympathising with that person is another. The teaser released to the masses certainly promised something that wasn't going to be your ordinary formula based horror flick.
And it isn't. But it certainly isn't a shining moment in horror cinema.
There's talk that the Blair Witch Project will do the same to camping in the woods as what Jaws did to swimming at the beach.
To that, I say bollocks. The only way I can honestly see people being scared by this film is if by some stretch of the imagination they believed the footage to be real.
True, the "camera footage" style of direction gives the movie a life-like look. I'm sure many of our own home movies are comprised of at least 50% ground shots. But it is also a major letdown and lacks plausibility, particularly in the critical scenes. Why someone would do the runner from a potentially nasty situation with his/her eyes glued to the viewfinder of a camera is pure silliness. But hey, this is the movies.
The final letdown of this "life-like" look is the massive anti-climax that the film offers. Although it is the *sensible* ending to a film of this type, it is certainly not what I wanted to see, and I felt a massive letdown of biblical proportions.
It was a nice idea and there were some nice moments. But the whole thing came across as the product of a discussion that got out of hand around a campfire and a crack pipe, with a really really lame ending that was cheaper than the sets. That's all for now - The Reverend -
This makes me want to do two things:
a) See this film
b) Make my own movie
And never do these two things:
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I know when Harry originally reviewed this movie alot of people were looking for it on video. I sell dubs of screening copies if you want one mail me at yomama31@hotmail.com
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Reverend Zed... Man, you must have some experience with campfires and crackpipes. Did you see the earlier version of 'Blair Witch'? I saw it a couple of weeks ago in Boston, and the ending was PERFECT. I've read a few commentaries around the Net claiming that the ending was confusing. Apparently the guys at Haxan chose to add a few lines of dialogue towards the beginning of the film which made the ending much clearer in the latest version. Maybe the Reverend saw the same one I did, and it didn't get him off. Whatever. He digs slasher flicks, which to me are the lamest, goofiest, tamest "horror" movies I've ever seen. So there ya go. I just want to counter your review and give a STRONG recommendation to see 'Blair Witch Project' at all costs.
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Reverand Zed, you did not grow up on horror films. You grew up on slasher films. There is a big difference. Wise's The Haunting is a horror film. Friday the 13th isn't. The original BBC Quatermass and the Pit is a horror film (DAMN, is it a horror film. Just got it on video. Kicks the Hammer version's ass up through its larynx.) Nightmare on Elm Street, great as it is, is NOT a horror film. The slasher film is a different genre (or at least sub-genre) and Blair Witch shouldn't be judged with the same criteria as, say, Hallowe'en. Your reaction reminds me of the reviewer (his name's Mark Kingwall, everyone- you've been warned) who criticized Tarantino for making bad noir films. Of course they're bad noir- but they're great gangster films. Same thing here. Blair Witch is a terrible slasher film- but a bowel-looseningly good horror film. (And it suspended my disbelief all to hell and back, thank you very much.)
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I am not usually a big fan of horror movies (or what the media calls horror) because there hasn't been anything that scares me in years. The slasher films are just boring to me because of the lousy writing and you don't really care about the victims. Scream made so much money because the masses feel the same way, they aren't afraid and it's the comedy that carries it. This is the first horror film I have wanted to see in years. I am excited about the idea of hiding in my chair
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I saw this film back in January at home with my wife. (I have a 52" big screen and surround sound. We turned all the lights off and disconnected the phone. I wanted to get into it as much as possible.)And let me tell you...
it ain't all that.
Don't get me wrong, there is alot to like about the film. The concept is cool, the actors are great and the scenes at night do get your blood pumping.
However, the hand held camera made me sick. I almost had to turn the film off because I thought I was going to puke. The ending also was a letdown. I know that it was probably the most "realistic", but I just wanted a little more. Also, the characters really aren't all that smart.
One instance: SPOILER ALERT!!!!
When they realise they are lost, they just continue walking following the girl. If it was me, I would simply have followed the creek. It eventually comes out somewhere and it's better than walking in circles, especially after the first night.
End SPOILER ALERT!!
I guess in the end I would recommend you see the film once. I don't think it merits repeat viewings.
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Artisian bought the rights to this film so the question is will Blair Witch only play in Art Houses or it hit the malls. Remember last summer when Pi got all the attention? It was distributed by Artisian and they only made it a limited release. If Blair Witch is as good and scary as everyone is saying, they have to take this film wide. This film could save horror, and show the Kevin Williamson audience what horror can do, and make the teenie boppers sleep under their N Sync bed sheets and keep the Leo night light on.
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Point1: Correct, slasher films are not horror films. Slasher films are their own separate genre.
Point2: I am a bit worried about the hand-held, motion sickness factor. I hope it's not too bad, as I do not wish to be scared AND nauseous.
Point3: I am really looking forward to this movie. One of the scariest movies I ever saw was a t.v. movie about a guy alone at an Artic research station where all of this strange stuff kept happening, but he was supposed to be ALONE! It freaked me out totally. No f/x. Guess what it was? Turned out to be a chimp that had escaped it's cage, but they didn't let you know right until the end. I think Blair will do the same - it really is scarier when you don't know who or what the culprit is. -
Please God, after The Blair Witch Project is realeased and after I've watched it for the tenth time...Hollywood WILL take notice and more horror films will be this scary, this haunting, this COOL as I've heard it is! This summer, screw Star Wars! Make mine Blair!
P.S. The screw Star Wars comment? I take that back. More like, screw Wild Wild West! That movie is gonna suck. -
I think these are the same people responsible for Man Bites Dog - though I'm not positive. I rented this movie and watched it with my friend. Basically, a camera crew follows a serial killer around. I won't spoil it here, but, even though we knew it was just a movie, at the end we both looked at eachother and said "was that real." It could've been. It was a really fucked up movie and if Blair Witch does the same thing that Man Bites Dog did, I don't doubt that it will scare the shit out of me. And I LOVE camping. Boy, won't that be a bitch.
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I don't know when, because it hasn't been finalised, but Ed Sanchez (director) has confirmed to me that the movie will certainly be released this side of the Atlantic.
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Don't criticize the Rev without seeing this film. He and Banshee are right. I was completely amped on seeing this flick. I was having trouble sleeping at night just thinking about it. The cure was seeing it. Again...very good storytelling not nearly as terrifying as I hoped...NOT NEARLY. The funny thing is, it is the fear of the unknown that has everyone on the edge of their seat waiting to see this film. I think those people will be let down. This is still a good movie though. What the Rev was saying was, he likes to be scared. Slasher films are different, but are you trying to say that if Slasher films scare you this won't? That may be true but every positive review I've seen has made this out to be a universally scary movie. In my opinion, it's not.
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...I did that once on a camping trip when I was 8 years-old, and wouldn't you know it, along came three, cute 10 year-olds from another site. I don't think they ever stopped laughing. Have I shared too much?
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT is THE way to make a horror film: work on a very low budget, use unknown actors, and SUGGEST rather than SHOW the horror. This kind of shit is much more scary than any 100 million FX Hollywood blowjob any day. I believe the last time this kind of movie was made was in 1974 when Tobe Hooper made THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE.
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...but holy overhyped, Batman! Can anything be this scary? I kind of doubt it, and I've got a great imagination.
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Usually I don't get scared right after I see a horror movie. I get irrationally freaked out later, sometiems years later. Last night I had the scariest nightmare with Michael Myers chasing me around with a big knife. I woke up and I was scared to even move the slightest bit. I can't wait to see what irrational fears The Blair Witch Project will implant in my head for when I come back from summer to the dark paths through my college campus hidden in the middle of the woods.
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Good god! Thats the first thing I said when I saw this movie. I am a freakin horror man and jesus, this scared the hell out of me. And it was scarier the 2nd time. I got a hold of it on video from a special source and man I havent been scared since I saw Max Shreck in the 1922 Nosferatu. True gripping your sit terror. Hope those siuts get the idea. Hee hee. Bone-Daddy
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I WANNA SEE ANOTHER TRANSFORMERS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thought I posted this already, but didn't see it. If it comes up doubles, forgive the error.
The Reverend is right. He doesn't just like slasher films...he likes to be scared. Every review so far has made it out to be universally scary. In my opinion, it is not. When I heard about this flick, I was so amped on seeing. I kept thinking about what they weren't going to tell me and my imagination ran wild. It is all I thought about. I lay awake at night thinking scary thoughts...jumping at noises that weren't there. Then cured myself of sleepless nights by seeing it. It was no where near as scary as I thought it could have been. THese reviews made me imagine the worst. I am NOT the most imaginative person, but I scared myself way, way, WAY more than this movie did.
Do not get me wrong...this is STILL a good movie...haven't seen anything like it. But the opening sequence of JAWS when the skinny-dipper gets it is AT LEAST as scary as the scariest part of the this film...ROSEMARY"S BABY was scarier than this movie for all you non-slasher types.
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While I have your attention, check this out: Dan Myrick, co-director of BLAIR WITCH, DPed a documentary about my high school in Jacksonville, Florida a few years ago. I just had a chance to re-watch it, and some of it was actually pretty spooky. I never would have thought to use a smoke machine and Ligeti in showing my school, but that's exactly what they did. Incidentally, I did voiceover stuff for the documentary, so I'm proud to say that my [real] name is on a list of credits with the name of a co-director of what looks like the film that will save the horror genre for a few more decades.
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Well well. I stand corrected. Yes, I grew up on a diet of *slasher* films, most notably the early Halloween, Friday 13th and Nightmare flicks. I really don't care much for the Screams, the I Still Know What You Did Last Summers, or last year's appalling Urban Legend. But whatever. I still believe that this film is of limited appeal to a very specific audience that appreciates this kind of cinema. That's fine for those guys, but they also seem to be the ones who are really pushing this film to a mainstream audience that just won't buy the shoddy and cheap handycam look, the unanswered questions and the overly anti-climactic ending. On a positive note, the film does show that money is not an issue when it comes to effective film making (when done properly). The strength of the Blair Witch Project is it's characters, the actors producing some realistic moments (the majority of the film was ad-lib) where I fell into believing that these actors really did hate each other. But belief is the key concept which is required to hammer a response from the audience. The simple title cards, the "hack job" (as it has been referred to) editing, suggested violence and the non-use of special effects... it all seems to look very real. A visit to the official Blair Witch Project web page proves beyond a doubt that the movie creators are trying to fool you into thinking that what you are watching on the cinema screen really happened. If it works, well done guys. If it doesn't work, however, you're left with something that is very reminiscent of the Alien Autopsy hoax. I don't *hate* this film, I never said that at all. Halfway through the film I began to wonder whether The Blair Witch Project was going to be one of the best concept films of all time, only to be let down in the second half by "scary" moments that fell flat. Some of the few that have criticised my comments about this film haven't even seen it. Well, don't let my opinion stop you from seeing this film, but similarily, don't let those who have overhyped this film fool you into thinking that this is the film of the year. .. The Reverend
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This is my first post, I never felt the need to pos, but this movie has got me so excited. Like someone said earlier, if this movie is half as good as I expect it to be, its still going to kick ass. Ever since I saw The Shinning several years ago I have loved horror. In my 17 years of life, I have been exposed to more murder then most do in a life time. But no movie (except maybe star wars) has got me so pumped. From the movie poster on my wall to my constant updates at haxan, this movie has had a grip on me.
I, like so many others, hope that this will teach people what horror was meant to do, scare the shit out of you. -
I recently saw The Blair Witch Project. Now, I've been following this movie since December and I jumped at the chance at seeing it while visiting Chicago. Luckily I had visited the web site and read the mythology. So I understood why I was seeing what I saw. I haven't seen the second trailer and I hope that it addresses this issue. The reason why is that I brought a friend who is a major horror fan and I neglected to tell him anything about the movie (on purpose).He came out of the movie wondering about the style of the film and why there was no setup, just footage shot by the three filmmakers. Now after visiting the website, he understands. But, we both felt that the night scenes could have been just a touch longer. I liked the film but I don't agree that it is the scariest film ever. It certianly makes you think twice about camping and I guess in the long run maybe that's what the filmmakers were trying for. If it is, they have accomplished it very well. Good, maybe Yosemite will have vacancy's this summer.
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It is I, the dark lord of sith once again. What quote would be more appropriate. This "Blair Witch Project" movie sounds rather appealing to my tastes and I canot wait to have my bones shivered by it's spookiness. The last movie to scare me was Candyman and my oh my, was that a treat!!! Of course when you see 20TH CENTURY FOX's new film STAR WARS: EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE you will find a new sense of terror when I appear on screen. But as I always say "Fear... Fear Attracts the Fearless..."
As my successor Lord Vader once said "THERE'LL BE NO ONE TO STOP US THIS TIME!"
-Darth Maul
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Truly menacing movie villians hang out over at Film.Com. Just thought I'd let you know.
Love, Josh Acid -
Who put a STAR WARS geek in charge of the Magic Ticket?
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I sent Harry a review awhile back, and as it was never put up, I just want to contribute the following advice: if you must go see this movie with friends, fine. But really, if you want the real effect, go to a late showing, alone. Don't buy any popcorn, don't buy any Coke, don't bring a date, unless you're hoping she'll just freak out and climb onto you... but she probably won't. Why? Because the movie doesn't work like that. It never jumps out and beats you over the head with fright. Instead, it imperceptibly slips in under your skin when you're busy criticizing of the "amateur" camera work, and then begins gnawing at you, then completely lets off, then it gnaws a little more, then...
After it was over, I didn't think the movie had "worked"... i.e., scared me; when the lights came on at the end, I just stood up, completely undecided as to what I thought. I walked out of the theatre, sat on a step in the lobby, and then I realized it: I was shaking. All over. Not a lot, but I couldn't stop. I've never had a movie do that to me before, and that fact alone freaked me out more than anything else. I'm 22 years old, I've probably seen every horror movie ever made, yet I didn't stop shaking until about an hour later and on top of that, though I'm inordinately ashamed of it, I had trouble getting to sleep that night. This movie works just like someone's nightmare. When you see how it does so, you'll understand exactly what I mean.
To all the people who didn't like the film's ending; to all the people who found it "anti-climatic", I just have to say that that's utter bullsh*t... you don't know what the word climax means. The entire point of the movie was to set you up for its end, and it does this perfectly. The people who won't like it, like Rev and a friend I saw it with, are the people who want a big Hollywood payoff with a "everything is finally explained" denuement. Sorry... Blair doesn't bother with that, knowing the alternative is the most terrifying. Get over it. -
Wow you guys have me coming in my jeans over this movie!!!!!
But you know... the reason people are let down by a movie is because they get hyped up through your comments, which are always exhaggerated!!! lol
Anwyays... I just thought I would share with you a moment in film history that I found to be truly scary...
Now I only saw it once on TV many years ago, and I came into it half way through...
The classic Sharon Stone Z-grader, SCISSORS!!!!
I remember the scene at the end where she is trapped in the appartment, and it started the mentally affect me when she realised there was someone else in the appartment!!!!
That is fear man!!!!!
And does anybody agree that the classic horror films are the ones where the "monster" is not seen, at least not until half way through the film...
Alien... Jaws... Godzilla!!!! (j/k)
I believe that scary movies rely on the viewers imaginations rather than visuals!!!!
I can't wait to see this film!!!!
And after hearing the awfully disappointing score to STAR WARS... I can honestly say that Blair is the film I am most looking forward to!!!!
Thanks for your posts!
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I find that the screen scares that stay with me were the ones that terrified me as a child. THE HAUNTING with Julie Harris is definitely #1, some of THE BAD SEED with that little devil Patty McCormack, any episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE involving a ventriloquist's dummy, "The Monkey's Paw" segment of ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS, a JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN with a girl researching a serial killer late at night in a library, those damn flying monkees & their Queen Witch! Also can't forget a polio PSA where you hear a tinkly musicbox, a marrionette dances out, followed by giant scissors that cut his strings so that he falls in a heap! Had to run for cover whenever I heard the tinkly music, it creeped me out so much (I was probably around 5). All of these have one thing in common, the horror is completely implied, never really shown, & that is the beauty of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT as well. Hope those big studio slasher-makers will learn a thing or 2 when this truly artistic piece hits the screen with a BANG!!!! heard round the world of cinema...but then again, they'll probably just make a few big-budget knock-offs to cash in which won't have one-tenth the power. Does anyone remember how truly unexpected & frightening the end of CARRIE was it's first time out? There have been a million imitators since. As a young adult, I don't think I saw anything that made me jump higher out of that uncomfortable cinema seat. Equally & more relevantly terrifying was the ending of LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBYE after which every single woman in the ladies room was comparing how much our hands were shaking from the utter, gutteral chill! Horror comes in all shapes & sizes, but we don't need to see the blood & guts to give us the adrenaline thrill we're seeking. I've been saying for years that NO ONE has been able to figure out a way to make an original suspense thriller since Hitch died. Then along came SILENCE OF THE LAMBS & won the Oscar in the process! Don't know if Ed & Dan will make it that far on such a slim budget (that was last accomplished by AMERICAN GRAFFITI, I believe), but they're certainly paving the way for their peers...& perhaps themselves in future endeavors! I LOVE YOU, ED (OK, Dan, too) for scaring the bejesus out of me!!
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My co-workers and I saw the movie without any prior news save for the fact it was "freaky."
After watching, we were very FREAKED OUT.
We, of course, did a little research and learned "more" about it.
I have never been able to "get into" movies psychologically but this movie was a definite exception. SEE IT!
Curious, is this movie a one-time phenomena? Without giving anything away...I don't believe this "type" of movie could work again. -
I've been waiting for years for something to come along that TRULY scared me the way only one movie ever has. I HOPE this may be it, because as the years go by, it's getting harder and harder to scare me. The only movie that really terrified me was Night Of The Living Dead. Perhaps it was the circumstances, at a drive-in at age eight or nine, but I will ALWAYS remember cowering in the back seat during most of NOTLD - a great movie memory unmatched since. I'll bide my time, my pretties - but I'm waiting for something to GET me, and my little dog, too!!
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BUT... if you're expecting anything like Scream or Evil Dead or Friday 13 or Halloween or Alien or Jaws... you WILL be disappointed.
This is a unique and very creepy movie that definitely has some serious emotional staying power. This is not simply about someone being stalked by some carnivorous creature or a psycho with a knife. It's about suspending your disbelief and imagining yourself in the characters' situation. The performances were uncannily real and made that suspension possible.
It's definitely one of my favorite horror films, but it is so unlike others in the genre that some are bound to be let down after all the hype (sounds a little like a certain mythic space opera, no?).
Highly recommended.
(BTW, regarding the final scene... as the credits came up... following a theater-wide stunned silence... one guy let out a spontaneous, "oh, give me a F--KIN' BREAK!!!" And the audience cracked up, mostly out of a need to release some tension. Not sure whether he had problems with the ending or if he was just so wiped out by the intensity of the movie...) -
Hey RaistlinX, read the Revs post...it's not that he (or I) didn't like it. We both did. I haven't met anyone who hasn't. But I haven't met anyone terrified by it. I think there is too much hype about the terror it inspires.
This is for the peole who are drooling at the thought of being terrified (like I was)...this is obviously not a universally scary movie!
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Regardless of those trying to warn you that your viewing experience will be anti-climatic, you need to see this movie. Even if you do not think it is the scariest movie ever made or you are able to keep yourself separated from the characters, it is still a refreshingly different and very well done film. I had checked out the web site before I went and was glad i did so. I think it helps set the scene a little better. It was good to hear some of the mythology before I saw it because it got me more involved in the movie. (The web site will attempt to make you believe this is a true story. It is not!) I don't scare easily, and I wasn't jumping around during this movie, but I was very tense. I thought my leg was going to cramp up when the credits started rolling and I relaxed my muscles. I also have never, NEVER, been in an audience that was so deadly quiet for the entire 2nd half of the film. SPOILER*** Some part of you is aware of what is going to happen when you see the house. END SPOILER** Still, when we saw the very last scene, the entire audience (that had been so quiet) took in a big shocked breath. So don't worry about it getting too hyped up. It is a different kind of film and you will not be let down, I promise.
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I hate to be a kill joy, but am bound by oath to point out a violation of federal law that has been advertised on this site. Selling dub copies of screening videos is illegal. Piracy is not a victimless crime. By stealing the intellectual property of an independant film distributor, you are depriving them of theater viewers. I know, folks always say, "we'll go see it at the theater too." But that is BS, and one of the reasons we see so much crap coming out of Hollywood is that much of it does big first weekend box office. So, not only is it illegal to sell or purchase pirated videos, you are harming the entire indy film industry by engaging in this kind of behavior.
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Oh my god. after reading this review, I went to various websites, and read all the talk back, etc. Suffice it to say i didn't get to sleep until three just thinking of that trailer I saw on shockwave. The frightened eyes...oh my god...what awesome acting, and that was only a split second...this moive needs to be super publicized, if they do, I am so certain this movie will make money. (I'm a teen, yes, I did see scream, yes I did see I know What You Did...they did not scare me however.) Physical gory fright is no match for Psychological f**k -with-your-mind fright. Teens will flock to this movie, I know you hard core horror..."the Hollywood people have ruined the genre"..etc, etc, will not like the fact that teens will go see this movie, but without publicity...who knows? and no one going to see this moive will suck, but, the word of mouth factor has certainly done well. thats the way it is with everything though. I'm counting the days.
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I've scrupulously avoided spoilers, but I saw someone saying that it won't be out until OCTOBER! Gah! Is this true? If it is true, will there be any sneak showings before then (Near Virginia, maybe?) If I have to wait until October then . . . MONGO KILL! GAAHR! (Sound of breaking furniture).
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i was uninformed of the legal issues associated with selling dubs when i posted my earlier talkback, i was informed by Artisan entertainment that i can not sell dubs of screeners and subsequently i will not.Please don't e-mail me asking for me to sell you anything because i'm not.
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Saw Blair Witch and to tell the honest truth, and sorry to be so contrary here, but was truly disappointed. Spent 85 of the 90 minutes of the show wanting to clobber the girl, not just her voice, but her annyoing attitude. Went on far too long. Terrible sound, camera work--I know, I know, it's supposed to be that way. Still there are limits. A person gets a little tired of seeing the grassy ground and hearing annoying banter after a while. Might as well watch my own camping trip videos. Yes there were some creepy parts and it was a somewhat original idea but I was left very unsatisfied. I guess that I will have to wait for Blair Witch II. I'll be surprised if this movie breaks out. You heard it here first.
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OK.....EVERYBODY TAKE A DEEP BREATHE......I've seen The Blair Witch Project and you all need to calm down now or you are in for a big disappointment. It is a fantastic idea....period. No more, no less. Its something that sounds good in theory but just does not translate to screen. My hat is off to the Haxen boys for creativity but as far as entertainment goes, this aint the ticket. Story is essential my friends, and three kids arguing in the woods for 1 and 1/2 hours until the big 2 minute finale at the end that is purposefully confusing and yet still irratating is not entertaining. You guys are in for a big let down. Mark my words
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