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Somes notes of interest on THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Alrighty everyone, Harry here. I have been fascinated with the work being done to promote THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT as well as the amazing degree of pre-release self-procreating fan created mythology that has reached a full steam. I've never really seen anything like it.
The last time a horror film caused this sort of buzz... That I'm aware of was THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE... which still to this day has people believing that there really is or was a group of Bar-B-Que sellers on some deserted road in Texas that'd kill and cook wandering van loads of teenagers. Here in Austin the house where they shot the film became a gathering place for the strange and unusual of our world. Various dead and ripped open animals would be found from time to time inside the house, and the local nazis decided that BLACK MAGIC was taking place in that house so... They BULLDOZED it a whiles back.
But now we're dealing with THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. Definately a more subdued name than THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE... but it almost has the same rhythm when you say them. They are both films shot for nearly nothing that are fantastic exercises in editing (both sound and visual). That being said, they are in fact very different movies.
First up, here's a look at the upcoming "CURSE OF THE BLAIR WITCH" special coming up on the SciFi channel. This isn't your typical, run of the mill studio hack job of a television special that hacks up pieces of the film then hires a well known actor to... 'walk you through the film' as though it were a museum. From the sounds of things, they've done more 'research' and culled together 'extra' information about what happened in those woods. Here's Twigman with the report.
But now we're dealing with THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. Definately a more subdued name than THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE... but it almost has the same rhythm when you say them. They are both films shot for nearly nothing that are fantastic exercises in editing (both sound and visual). That being said, they are in fact very different movies.
First up, here's a look at the upcoming "CURSE OF THE BLAIR WITCH" special coming up on the SciFi channel. This isn't your typical, run of the mill studio hack job of a television special that hacks up pieces of the film then hires a well known actor to... 'walk you through the film' as though it were a museum. From the sounds of things, they've done more 'research' and culled together 'extra' information about what happened in those woods. Here's Twigman with the report.
Had a chance to see the upcoming SciFi Channel Special (airing on July
12 at 10:00 P.M., and again at 1:00 A.M.) "Curse of The Blair Witch," a
VERY devilish look at all of the mythology behind the upcoming film.
It's divided into several segments: The original tale of Elly Kedward,
the Blair Witch herself; background and interviews with friends/family
of the three missing filmmakers, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and
Michael Williams; a closer look at the Rustin Parr murders in the 1940's
that he claimed were done at the direction of the Witch (and this is
also the basis of the upcoming comic book from Oni Press, by the way);
and some investigative background on the disappearance of Heather, Josh
& Mike, the discovery of their footage, etc.
The show is very well paced, and really draws you into the entire Blair
Witch mythology. There are some VERY unnerving moments in it, and it's
really on par with the film itself. (There's also a few bits that'll
have you laughing your ass off, as well; of course, these moments are
followed by some absolutely creepy-as-hell scenes, which work very well
as a whole).
The show will absolutely suck you into the world of the film, and is a
great introduction to the story without giving away spoilers. This
isn't just a shallow marketing ploy to sell tickets, either; some of
the tales told are remarkably well thought-out and executed, and are far
from filler. You'll be DYING to see the film after you've seen the
special, I should think.
Thanks for letting me give a little sneak-peak; I'll have some more
info on 'Blair Witch' goodies soon....
Ok... Harry here again. All of this sort of thing has led to the next report which.. well... I'll just sum it up for ya. The anticipation coupled with an excellent word of mouth "I've heard that..." campaign has led to THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT actually being listed as an Urban Legend by a few websites that deal in urban legends. One of the main accomplishments I believe the film succeeds at is being the first film (accept maybe for that that bigfoot siting film) that actually created it's own tangible living mythology. And I thrill at it. Check out This Page to explore the whole world of Urban Legends.
And lastly we have the following which I believe is... ahem... even more fun. Apparently when some viewers saw the film in Chicago a few weeks back, those sitting close to the screen were struck with a sense of motion sickness and had to excuse themselves. ISN'T THAT FRIGGIN FANTASTIC!!! Do you realize how much William Castle would've killed for press like that? And here it really happened. So... I guess what the lesson is... Sit back away from the screen... for health reasons. THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT may upset your stomach. Ok... So how many of you are now DEFINATELY going to sit on the front row?
Hey, Harry.. long time reader, first time writer...
The Blair Witch Project. Caught it here in Chicago a few weeks back. The
"Brew n View" had a special "Invite Only" viewing and I snuck in. Here's
the Real Deal:
Yes, the BWP is great. Imaginative and creative and smart and even
funny. It's also very scary because it causes the viewer use their own
internal Industrial Light and Magic... that all being said...
I don't think this movie is going to hit it big. It's going to be HUGE
on home video, but not in the theaters and here are the reasons why:
a) it's nauseating. There's virtually no gore, but the people running
with the camera constantly caused several people in the front rows at
the viewing to excuse themselves. Most of these motion-sick people had
to stand way back in theater to regain their equilibirum. If you sit up
front, near a large movie screen, you might get the same effect that
they use in those "virtual reality" rides that the kids love so much.
b) it's premise is too good. I hate to say this and I pray that I'm
wrong, but most movie goers (the visitors to this page excempted of
course!) simply won't get it. In a world where the "Waterboy" rules, I
fear for this terrific film
Please, don't get me wrong; I really hope the Blair Witch Project makes
it big and proves me an idiot. It's smart and inventive, two things that
Hollywood seems to forgotten how to be. Too often the creative process
gets drowned out in a sea of money. Alright, that's two cents...
Sign Me,
Yes Andy
Harry Here. I have a bit more faith in the audience than Andy here. I don't hold that this film is going to make STAR WARS box office... or even THE MUMMY box office... or even NOTTING HILL box office. But I do think that it is possible for this film to be one hell of a SLEEPER hit this summer. No matter what.... between the prerelease marketing campaign that came out of the prerelease buzz.... to the actual film itself... this is a legitimate indie success story that I'm enjoying completely.
Harry out...
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Leave it to the indies to bring us something that we sorely need......a horror movie to give the industry a much needed kick up the ass, like Halloween did, and Evil Dead.
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Jun 23, 1999 11:19:30 AM CDT
Anybody hear about Texas Chainsaw Massacre being rereleased in t
by spike lee
I think the print was shown in theaters in the UK last year, and hopefully it will get a theatrical run over here in the states. Living in Texas myself, I know the "buzz" that Texas Chainsaw carries in these "parts". It has a powerful mystique over here that is well deserved. As for the Blair Which Project, I know nothing about this film and I love what I know. I can't wait to see this film, and the trailer Harry showed us a while back blew me away.
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I remember reading at the Haxan Films website that, after the "recovered footage" was shot, the filmmakers went out and shot all of the "prequel" (the Rustin Parr story) and "aftermath" (the TV interviews, news clips, etc. about the disappearance) with the intent of cutting this stuff together with the "recovered footage" for the final version of the film. They tried several versions with the additional footage, but finally concluded that the "recovered footage" was most effective on its own. But they did mention on the website that they were going to find ways to use all of that extra footage -- incidentally, lots of shots and material from it have been used on the Blair Witch website -- and I'm glad to see they've come up with a good way to use it!
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I can't remember a film I have anxiously anticipted more than THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. The hype is just too much to bare. It sounds like it mixes the 'fright' of THE EXORCIST and the 'suspense' of JAWS.....I can't even go on talking about it. I will DEFINITELY and WITHOUT A DOUBT be in the front row for this one, Harry!
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I live only about 10 miles from Burkittsville, MD. Should be interesting to see what happens when the movie comes out. I'm going to try to get the local paper to cover the movie. This paper is so small that they publish the minutes of the local town meetings! I haven't seen the movie but am looking forward to it. After seeing it, I'll probably have to break my promise to camp in the backyard with the kids this summer.
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I got ahold of a video version of TBWP. And I watched it. And to tell you the truth, it isn't that scary. It is a good idea and it had potential, but it just doesn't work.For one those stupid bastards should have dropped the fucking camera, ran until they threw up and then fucking pulled out a switchblade or something. God damn, If i found a bundle of sticks with my freinds clothes and body parts in it I would fucking run until my feet fell off! And I wouldn't run the whole time while looking into a fucking camera. + the family of the three would never let their sons/daughter's last moments alive be shown to the Fucking public. Like I said Good ideas, just not really believable.
Peace out
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A momentary zit on the ass of world cinema.
For all the promotions going on with this barely passable film, you'd think that Emmerich and Devlin made the damn film. BWP TV Specials, BWP comic books, a planned sequel before it's even released... this film is not that good, and it certainly isn't going to be a major success. It will be like PI or SWINGERS in the sense that the press will latch onto this film, proclaiming it to the "THE ONE" that you must see... but then, only those pseudo-cineastes who think that cinema begins with Godard and ends with Tarantino will embrace this mess of a film.
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I live near Burkittsville too (about 15-20 miles). I wonder how that little town is going to handle this? Will there be fanboy tourists pouring in to check it out? Can't wait to see how the local media reacts around here. I wonder if the folks at the Frederick News-Post are even aware of this movie. It's also interesting to note that Burkittsville is not far from South Mountain, one of the most haunted areas of the county.
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I've seen the info regarding this film, but my question is: Is this a true story, or is it all staged? Does anyone know?
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The story is completely made up - both the story of the film crew and the backstory of the witch.
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Somehow, some good friends of mine acquired a videotape of TBWP, and are having a video party this Saturday. Goddammit, I want to experience it in the theater with a bunch of 'virgins'. But I don't know if I can hold out.
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On july 16th there will be three movies released that I want to see, The Blair Witch Project, Eyes Wide Shut, Drop Dead Gorgeous, and My Life So Far. So I've devised a plan, I'm going to pay to see Eyes Wide Shut, then I'm going to sneak into the other two, because I like to live dangerously baby, yeah.
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No, this is not about the Blair Witch Project (which I can't wait to see) but this is pretty good too. The first review of Eyes Wide Shut has been released. It is by Alexander Walker of London's Evening Standard. And according to him, the film is very good. I just thought some of you might like to check it out. Anyway, you can get the link in Jeffrey Wells' Showbiz Confidential column @mrshowbiz.com. It's worth the read. Though, there are some spoilers. Can't wait till July 16.
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Jun 23, 1999 3:12:06 PM CDT
If ARTISAN doesn't at least TRY to go wide with this one....
by the tall man
...they are absolute idiots. The hype on this is beyond TCM I feel, frankly, aside from the STAR WARS flicks I can't really think of a film that generated such a gut wrenching "I've gotta see this thing!" reaction among me and my fellow fanboys. I believe ARTISAN put out BLACK MASK faily wide and it only pulled in 10-15 million total. I sincerely believe BWP will do this opening weekend...minimum. Despite the recent backlash against horror, people love to be scared at the movies, and the fact that BWP has practically no gore helps it at this time of Nazi tactics and censorship. I've spoken to DOZENS now who all say they WILL see it opening weekend as soon as it comes near them.
PUSH IT ARTISAN! ROLL THE DICE BABY! IF YOU BOOK IT, THEY WILL COME!
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I've been waiting for a chance to see this flick since I heard about it at Sundance. Part of the fun of it is to tell people that it *is a true story... Because the back story is so well thought out and fits right in with your regular ghost legends... It freaks 'em out. On July 16th, I will be at the doors of Piper's Alley here in Chicago.
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Saw the film, it blows. Of course.
Half the audience is going to walk out sick from the movement of the camera. The last shot of the film is confusing because you really cannot tell what you are looking at. I was never scared, bottom line, it's suppose to be scary and it's not. It's not even suspenseful. It has two good qualitites -brillant concept and the improve ofthe actors which creates a realstic feel to the scenes. The lead actress is good, yet kind of annoying. There's no pay off, it just ends. Sound was horribly neglected. I suggest the filmmakers learn to use a steadi-cam or body-bod, study Hitchcock and watch THE CHANGLING. -
Saw the film, it blows. Of course.
Half the audience is going to walk out sick from the movement of the camera. The last shot of the film is confusing because you really cannot tell what you are looking at. I was never scared, bottom line, it's suppose to be scary and it's not. It's not even suspenseful. It has two good qualitites -brillant concept and the improv of the actors which creates a realstic feel to the scenes. The lead actress is good, yet kind of annoying. There's no pay off, it just ends. Sound was horribly neglected. I suggest the filmmakers learn to use a steadi-cam or body-bod, study Hitchcock and watch THE CHANGLING. -
Is the movie they made just a compiled version of the actual footage Or was it recreated? Did this thing actually happen?
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Jun 23, 1999 4:48:37 PM CDT
Blair Shit Project.....Another over rated indie.....
by 20th century fox
This complete and total over hype....Many in the industry have seen this film (Numerous tapes are floating around Hollywood. And All I hear hear is the same thing:
Great Premise but the movie is totally unbeliveable and what they shot sucks....This thought that it will open wide and do Star Wars business is BS total BS. It sounds like the makers of the film and Artisian are trying to hype up thier own shitty work.... -
Yes this was the hit at sundance and last i remeber so was NEXT STOP CRAPALAND which made NO MONEY AT THE BOX OFFICE beware of Artisian marketing campagin posing as film geeks.... -
"The Blair Witch Project" I'm dying to see, but I'm also waiting to hear one of the directors acknowledge their debt to "Cannibal Holocaust." The premise of a bunch of filmmakers lost in the wilderness, whose footage is then found and examined, is pure CH. Then again, I don't blame the BWP guys for keeping mum. CH was for sickos. I'd rather lose my lunch over BWP's shaky footage (Okay, I'll sit way back in the theatre) than the utterly obscene animal slaughters in CH.
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I got to listen to the filmmakers speak at the Fangoria convention in Pasadena, and that damned CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST question was asked of them. They said they only learned about the movie after they finished theirs. Frankly, I believe them, because aside from maybe a few thousand rabid fanboys like us, the majority of North America has never heard of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST. It is not legally available here, so it's one of those movies more spoken of than actually seen. And these fellows do not strike me as your common garden variety film geeks, they don't drop quotes and subreferences left and right, so I doubt they would have known about the film beforehand either. A lot of these accusatory posts seem like bitter people who want to act like they were ahead of all of us, just like college radio geeks who were into past unwashed phenomenae like R.E.M. or The Replacements until they, of course, "sold out."
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it might not be great, but it's a FANTASTIC premise and the only trailer to scare me since the original 'halloween'...i will be there clutching flesh on opening day....
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Jun 23, 1999 6:30:36 PM CDT
Ohh the trailers good how manytimes have we've been burned....
by 20th century fox
by good trailers only to find that the movie SUCKS...Oh yeah some one said these boot legs are not complete cuts WRONG the one floating around my office is THE complete cut...Were all being duped by a artisan spin machine and elitist-asses at sundance. Its amazing sooo many are saying how much money this is going to make so if it only comes out of the gate with 2 million does that mean the film sucks...My Advice is BEWARE WE ARE BEING DUPED......
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I've posted it already, but I'm sure this question will be seen over and over as the movie approaches and after it's released - It is NOT based on a real event. I've lived in the same county that the movie takes place for about ten years now and believe me these events never happened (it would have been huge local news). There is also NO witch legend - the area has many supernatural legends (the "White Woman" banshee, ghosts, demons, the snallygaster, phantom dogs) but there is no Blair Witch or anything even coming close to the premise of the film. Burkittsville does exist - it's a quaint little farming town between South Mountain and the Potomac River - that's about all in the story that is real.
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Last night I had the orgasmic experience of having fourty of my buddies (some were friends of friends) all in a dark theatre at midnight for a screening of the "T.B.W.P" It was so cool because we were allowed to bring in cocktails and while the movie was going on, I had to go to the bathroom, the skyy-vodka cran-cocktails were flowing right threw me, anyways when I stepped out into the lobby, the whole lobby was pitch dark and the manager was fucking with us, needless to say I was shitting my pants.
See When you go into the blair witch project expecting like shit to pop out and stuff, you will surely be dissapointed! Remember the last five minutes of Silence of the lambs? Well Blair Witch will take you there in a very creepy and subtle way, I am sure alot of people will like it and alot will be dissapointed, Oh well ALL I CAN SAY IS CHEERS TO THE FILMMAKERS FOR BRINGING SOMETHING FRESH AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT MILENIUM or however you spell it!
Watch the blair witch BAKED!!! and you shall be rewarded.
BY THE WAY THE MOST DISTURBING SHIT YOU CAN EVER WATCH is those fucked up BANNED IN AMERICA Tapes, talk about disturbing!
THis is the summer to be scared and if you don't believe me watch the trailers for LAKE PLACID>>JUST KIDDING!
THAT MOVIE WAS weird in a stupid and uneventful!
RUN LOLA RUN and the BLAIR WITCH PROJECT RULES!!
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Hey...I live in Harrisburg, Pa and I was ondering if Blair Witch is schelduled to play here. None of the theatres have any idea and I was hoping someone knew in what cities it's being released. It would suck if I have to go to Philly....
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and let me tell you, it deserves the hype. Have you seen it 20th Century? No? You don't ever say you have. Then guess all you want about the hype, but I'm willing to bet you're going to eat your words come July 16.
Those not being satisfied with the movie because it doesn't have an ending that explains everything to you... well, I guess you just didn't get it. Which is alright, but it's your loss. That seems to be more your problem than the film's. Somebody said it was a "ripoff." You can say a lot about this movie, but a ripoff it is not. The reason for the running with the camera and the abrupt ending, etc is to show you something you've never seen before. I can't believe somebody said that the filmmakers should learn how to use a steadycam. Then it would be the same style of filmmaking that all the other horror movies are. That's what's great about Blair Witch, it's something totally different.
Of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. (although I've seen the movie 4 times now and it creeps me out every single time I see it.)
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I just saw BWP and was quite dissapointed. Burrowed a bootleg from a friend and expected to be scarred. Now I think the whole recent mainstream horror films have just been a joke(i.e. Scream and all it's clones) and expected BWP to mess with your mind, because frankly that's the best way to scare someone not w/ blood and gore. **** I though it had it's moments like w/ the crazy woman at her trailer that was funny and the end was good with them running up and down the stairs, made me think of going to hunted houses as a kid ********
Like what has already been said great concept but it just didn't scare me. Someone said early in the post that if it were them they would drop the cammera and run till they puked, normal people would but if they did that it wouldn't be a horror film...what's a snallygaster?
m.j.
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Embarrased to admit that while watching a promo copy of The Blair Witch Project on my 61" Sony in my way too small apartment I too got nauseated and almost hurled. I predict an outbreak of what doctors will call "blairwitchatitus."
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then if you have, you better have memorized that Bene Gesserit prayer against fear, because you gonna need it! I haven't seen this film yet, and I laugh at horror films. This is scary, I mean, really scary for me. As I writer I live off of these kinds of emotions, and boy do I have a grin on my face now! But it's also tinged w/ a lot of fear, as I read this I keep looking over my shoulder, listening really closely to what's going on around me. I even have some woods close to my house. I'm scared shitless and all I've read is the talkbacks.
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Jun 23, 1999 11:21:58 PM CDT
The best part of this movie happens two hours after you see it.
by cthulu
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Jun 23, 1999 11:30:17 PM CDT
The best part of this movie happens two hours after you see it.
by cthulu
You're laying there in bed, with the lights on, unable to sleep. Your heart pounds like a jackhammer till daybreak finally arrives. Then, questions about what happened absolutely need answering. You decide to watch it again, this time while it's still light out, because you won't be able to take watching it at night again. Once it's overwith the second time, your worst fears are confirmed. And you begin to dread nightfall. To anyone going OUT to see this movie. Leave the lights on in your house for when you get back. And whatever you do... don't watch it alone.
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I'm a little amazed and disappointed at all the incredibly negative comments this unreleased movie has had hurled at it in talk back. If you were expecting (assuming you actually saw it) big music stings and flashing knives and plot twists and bloody guts--well, duh, of course you're going to be unscared by piles of rocks and bundled twig figures. But if you were REALLY camping and your friend REALLY disappeared and you REALLY spent 8 hours hiking in the same direction and kept passing the same graveyard and you REALLY heard children's voices in the middle of the pitch black woods in the middle of the night--well, I sincerely doubt you would be saying, "Ho-hum" then, mister! ALSO--for those of you who want to find out the theatres Blair Witch is opening in, go to www.artisanent.com
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Jun 24, 1999 1:41:06 AM CDT
The Blair WItch is such a freakin ripp off its not even funny
by rogerbell
Three words...
THE LAST BROADCAST
Same friggin plot, same friggin home video style! same scared shitless feeling.
Only difference is that Last Broadcast goes into depth about shit that's way more sophisticated then blair witch. it makes just thinking about the news creepy. Take the sci fi channel special, mix it into the feature and you got the last broadcast.
oh... wait... but last broadcast was relesed a friggin year before blair witch.
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i have seen BWP twice (thanks to a copy from a friend). creepy, creepy, creepy.
i agree that this movie is going to be better on video. it has that quality that plays better in the intimacy of the home. it's a subtle film that plays with your mind so well that the whole experience plays in your mind over and over. and when you have someone replaying the ending more than once in a viewing, well that really sets your mind going.
BWP has the whole Hitchcock thing going for it. with a few casually placed plot points, your own mind begins to deconstruct the horror. and once that happens, it's all over.
the actors are pretty good. and for the most part, give us that sense of dread that lacks in many horror films. and talk about desperation, geesh.
as for the camera: i have real problems with lots of motion. i have gotten physically ill watching home video. but, BWP gets so many senses going, that it wasn't that bad. it scared the crap out of me and that really helped with the dizziness.
my friends and i have had a blast watching this thing. we still have conversations speculating on the different aspects of what really goes on.
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I know Arcane2001 already asked this, so I'm gonna add my voice to his/hers - you gotta tell us - what the hell is a snallygaster? :) What a great name for a beastie...
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Ok, in a nutshell the Snallygaster was a large flying reptile type of critter that reportedly killed people by draining their blood (there was only one supposed killing). It was reportedly sighted from Ohio to New Jersey, but most were concentrated in the western Maryland region. It caused quite a hysterical reaction among the local population (this was in 1909) and became an entrenched part of local folklore. Teddy Roosevelt himself expressed an interest in hunting the creature and the Smithsonian wanted it for their collection. In 1976 the Washington Post investigated the sightings and determined that the story originated from a local newspaper story that was completely made up, written to entertain and sell papers - basically a hoax, but a good example of how quickly people can blur reality and fantasy, as will undoubtedly happen with all the Blair Witch "mythology."
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Okay, after the midnight screening, I went to bed thinking about the movie and all the hype and how happy I was to finally have watched it early, then my phone rang, it was four in the morning, my best friend Guy was breathing heavily, " OH MY GOD, I just had a nightmare" He proceeded to tell me that (MINOR SPOILER) that he kept seeing that last image of Mike in his head and that it was just freaking his shit out, I told him to take a valium and wash it down with a shot a tequilla and call me in the morning.
Well the next day we found out there was another screening so decided to be "BLAIR BITCH WHORES" and flew down to the theatre, needless to say the line snaked a mile long, there were old people, young trendy Dawson Creek bitches, and Goths etc, the turnout was amazing, well I worked us some passes and we sat in the center, three rows from the screen...
OKAY THE SECOND TIME AROUND FUCKING BLEW ME AWAY>> and a girl screamed which made everyone jump, I think her tampon fell out!!!
Anyways, It ROcked the 2nd time around and I swear for hours afterwards me and Guy went home and turned on all the lights..My biggest fear now is waking up in the middle of the night and seeing that "IMAGE" against my wall...CREEPY......
well maybe if DANA PLATO APPEARED at my window, I think that would be creepier, but for now the BLAIR WITCH PROJECT is the scariest fucking movie I have ever seen and I hope it becomes a Big Hit!
HEart Pounding shit and I have heard alot of people complaing that they didn't show enough night scenes...well, believe me if they showed longer night scenes, I would've fainted in the theatre..
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Okay a message to hollywood,....
you know someone somewhere out there is pounding away, writing a Blair Witch rip-off as we speak.....
heres what you might expect:
Tobey Maguire.....as JOSH
Leelee Sobiski (HELEN HUNT LOOKALIKE)........as Heather
Giovanni Ribisi.....as MIKE
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Linda Tripp as the Blair Witch!
I would call it The JONBONET PROJECT!
okay that was tastelss but who gives a fuck!
GO SEE THE MOVIE!!!
DOes anyone think THE HAUNTING IS going to be scary? because after seeing the trailer for Stigmata, I would have to say Patricia Arquette is going down the stony end honey!
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"woooo scary"?
So you don't think it would be scary to be alone in the woods at night, lost, hungry, and one of your friends disappears and all you hear is screaming? OK, sure.
If you want to see The Waterboy and worship movies like She's All That then go ahead. You have to have a real interest in a different, artistic movie if you want to enjoy TBWP... but most people are only interested in seeing blood and guts movies that take no imagination and aren't really scary or different. You want a big "payoff" at the end; mutilated bodies and the like. The reason you never see a "villain" is because you are supposed to use your IMAGINATION to conjure up what is scariest to YOU. IMAGINATION! Does anyone know what that is?? Obviously not. This movie is not a ripoff because it doesn't SPELL everything out for you... it is a classic because it leaves the horror up to YOU. You have to use your mind, which is difficult and lots of people aren't interested in doing that.
So go rent I Know What You Did Last Summer and watch Jennifer Love Talentless run around in a wet tank top for 2 hours.
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Jun 24, 1999 11:20:40 PM CDT
After BWP it will take a lot to scare me... make that 'a little.
by cthulu
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The teaser for The Haunting now plays like an Ed Wood short. That evil face growing out of the big scary house's facade? Now that's comedy! I also saw a still from The Haunting in which lightning flashes on a window and you can see this wicked, malevolent face, formed by rain pounding against the glass. I hadn't even seen BWP yet and had a little chuckle. Horror is not about what you know. It's not about what you can see or what you are told. HORROR IS IN YER HEAD, MAAAN. The greatest thing about BWP, the thing that you will be eternally grateful to the filmmakers for, the thing that will drag you back to watch this film again and again is
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A note of clairity....No I have not seen the film yet. Yet there are many on this site who are raving about it and have not seen the trailer....Saying its going to make 20 mill (up from 10 mill three posts ago) Several people who I know and trust have seen the complete version and they told me it sucks I will go and see it to make up my own mind...But i find it intresting there are fanboys who have not seen a frame of footaghe and calling this the sleeper of the summer sounds like ARTISTAN hype to me...
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Some people operate under the principle that if everyone else likes it, it must be bad. Ignore them. See for yourself. Yes, the JumpyCam[tm] is distracting at times, and the looooong delay between Sundance and wide release is encouraging piracy and letting the hype build to an annoying pitch. It's almost an ID4 or a Phantom Menace effect; it's being so built up for so long that no movie in the world could possibly live up to the expectations that are being created.
But I completely disagree with the people who say it "looks cheap". Duh - it's _supposed_ to look cheap. It was shot by three college kids with rented equipment in the dark while they were scared half out of their minds. If you want your monster spoon-fed to you by ILM for $20 mill, don't see this movie. If you like shitty Tony Scott films and think "Scream" and "Hellraiser" were genuinely scary, don't waste your time with Blair Witch. On the other hand, if you found any of the following films remotely scary:
- "Dead and Buried"
- "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things"
- "Race With the Devil"
Then BWP is for you (what all of these have in common is that they're low-budget movies where most of the fright comes from what you're imagining, not what's happening on the screen). Some people get off on that and some people don't. If you don't, then avoid BWP and spare us all your whining about how it "wasn't even scary". Different things scare different people. -
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Can anybody tell me what the difference is between TBWP and The Last Broadcast? It's based on two different legends in american folklore, but other than that they're the same film. If I had come up with this idea first, I'd be a little upset.
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...concerning the comparison between Blair and Last Broadcast.
One of the Blair filmmakers told me about this project in the spring of 1994--an idea hatched in film school a couple of years before that conversation.
As I understand (retrospectively), principal photography for both films took place within weeks of each other, unbeknowst to Haxan.
I know that two of the Haxan guys had no knowledge of Blair until one month after the first airing of the first segment of Blair material on Split Screen. I know this because I first told them of Last Broadcast personally.
Haxan shot footage for Blair over a 2-plus year period. My understanding is that The Last Broadcast was shot and edited much more quickly--they had an airdate, right? Perhaps that is why it was released earlier than Blair.
This is my humble, current understanding of creativity, manifestation and the universe. Ideas, concepts, insights float in the ethers. Several people around the world can be (probably are) attuned to a particular idea/concept/insight at the same time--it's like tuning in a radio station. Just because you can dial in does not mean that you will necessarily choose to play that music, i.e. bring the concept into third dimensional manifestation. Sometimes--I dare say oftentimes--a couple of people on different sides of the globe are bringing forth into fruition the same thing at the same time. History, science in particular, is littered with examples.
Looks the same, sounds the same, feels the same? So what. Each thing is true unto itself.
True filmmaking is not a race. It's an opportunity to experience an alternate reality--a journey, if you will--in the moment. Not a projection of what you've seen in the past or what you anticipate in the future; an opportunity to be present now.
If you allow yourself to appreciate the artistry of each film as it stands alone, I think you'll have a better time living life.
Anyway, I think if you got down to brass tacks, all of these filmmakers would say that they are just glad to be making films that are being seen by more than just their families and friends. In the end, that's what matters.
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This is posting board is a HUGE reason why I hate AICN. Everyone is so quick to judge and everyone knows EVERYTHING here!
I've got news for the neighsayers...
"The Blair Witch Project" will be the sleeper hit of the summer, whether you think it is good or not. Just the fact that you are all here posting your comments about it means that A) You've already seen a preview or B) you will go see it when it opens.
It's true this is not a movie for everyone. If you are used to mask-wearing, virgin-fucking, blood-jutting-from-neck, piece of crap "Scream"-type movies, then you are not intelligent enough to appreciate "The Blair Witch Project".
You all know what a terrible film this is. That's why it was the ONLY english speaking film to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival this year (where, of course, they know NOTHING about film).
This is the suckiest movie in history! That is why it was the first film sold at the Sundance Film Festival this year.
Or maybe this movie really stinks because two gifted, young filmmakers thought up the concept and made the movie before YOU did.
I think that the AICN crowd should just leave "The Blair Witch Project" to smart audiences who GET the ending, where there IS a payoff if you LISTEN to the rest of the movie. The answers are all there. You were just so busy masturbating and popping your zits you didn't hear them.
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I'm getting SO frigging' tired of people thinking they're God/Goddess of movie reviewing. I'm amazed at how serious people take themselves when it comes to giving a film a "ranking." Like anyone here has even attempted to make a film. It's obvious most people just sit here waiting to tear down a movie because it didn't touch them intellectually, or others praise a film for raising the standard for movie making in a genre. All I keep hearing is how Blair Witch is going to show Hollywood how a "real" horror movie is made. Then, everyone contiously compares Blair Witch to films like Scream, saying Scream is a piece of shit that wishes it could come close to Blair Witch. Why?!?! Obviously, the two films are horror, but other than that they have NOTHING in common! It's like comparing Psycho with An American Werewolf in London. You can't do it! I happened to think Scream was a worthy successor to the crown of Slasher Movie, and apparently so did millions of other people. Blair Witch has pretty much started up it's own category in the horror niche, so it's almost impossible to compare it to previous horror films. (Besides The Last Broadcast, that is.) Basically all that I'm asking is please stop acting like authorities on film making. You either like a movie or not, just quit trying to sound like Siskel and Ebert at the Movies, okay????
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I was unclear in part of my previous post. The sentence beginning in line 5 should read "I know that two of the Haxan guys had no knowledge of Last Broadcast until one month after the first airing of the first segment of Blair material on Split Screen." I feel better now. Thanks.
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I cam across a Bootleg of the Blair witch about a month and a half before it came out in theaters. The first time i watched it i almost crapped my pants. i thought that it was terrifying but after a few times of watching it with friends i saw little things that made it seem less scary. It made me doubt whether or not this was real. I do think it is real... until someone can show me proof. The part that scares me the most is the last few minutes when Mike and Heather are running downt he stairs into the basement and they turn the corner and then he drops the camera. Then we see Heather's POV and she goes to the same place as Mike and then she sees him just standing in the corner. THIS IS TOO WIERD. then she drops the camera, screams, and then it all stops. The scariest part, i think, is WHY IS MIKE STANDING IN THE CORNER??? What happened to them? These unanswered questions are what makes the Blair Witch Project so damn scary!!
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I have heard that the movie is just a bunch of sh*t. Does it actually use the found footage or is it actors?
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ok first off this film is for everyone but the people who get sick easily. This film is filmed like you and I film it. No steady camera work here but it makes you feel like you are right there with the them on screen. Anyway I think a lot of the few negative comments on the board are because of that very reason. PEOPLE DON'T GO INTO THIS MOVIE EXPECTING SCREAM ALL OVER AGAIN. This film makes scream look corny as hell. All I can say to everyone reading this is go see this movie. This film has little gore and lots of horror. How???? well you'll just have to see for yourself. I really believe in this movie and I hope people realize this too. One more thing...lots of people aren't familiar with independent so called low-budget films...this movie will make you want to see so many more independent films. I discovered that many of the independent films out there are much better than huge studio movies with so-called millions and millions of dollars in special effects. A movie doesn't need special effects to be damn good. Anyway that is my 2 cents out there in the open. Take it as you will and please don't reply with some stupid immature comments with vulgar language that doesn't say anything. I hate that...i used to do that and regret it so much. So i'm not saying don't use your free speech right but please get your point across. Don't just say fuck that, fuck this, lavamaniac is fucking wrong and so on. Use some vocabulary that I have to use a dictionary to read. I love that!!! Anyways peace and love to you all.
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I remember the hype surrounding TP and I refused to be sucked in. Everyone was going on about it-it sucked or it was pure heaven(hell). Then, two years ago my fiance and I went to a restaurant and he went on about that shitty show and how the dilapidated lodge/restaurant reminded him of the hotel in TP. All I could do was groan. He convinced me to suffer thhough the prologue-feature length movie and I couldn't stop. There was a bookstore that had the first season on tape, one episode per tape. We had to ration off the weekly tape purchases for some sick twisted reason and soon bought the tapes of the whole show. What a turn around! I even have copies of the fanatical Twin Peaks magazine "Wrapped in Plastic". Anyways, back to Blair Witch - because while I was in High School being a total bitchsnob and not watching TP i came in years later and was pissed at myself. So whaT IF IT USED SHAMELESS self promotion and teasing "Who killed Laura Palmer" commercials and every dick i hated in school talked about it non stop, it was a missed opportunity and I WAS THE DICK! So, eat it!
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You just told me the ending of the film, you cretin! Have you ever heard the word "SPOILER"??? Did you do that on purpose or are you just a complete shitforbrains?! THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH for ruining what I've only been looking forward to for a year now!!!!! I HOPE THE BLAIR WITCH GETS YOU, YOU SELFISH LOSER!!!!!!
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Hi there...
Do you remember the old saying "How's it playing in Peoria?" Maybe, maybe not... but anyway, that's my hometown (Peoria, IL). And let me just say that, contrary to what Andy has mentioned, we are anticipating the Blair Witch Project VERY MUCH here in Peoria. I work at a local movie theater, and I know that the entire staff is very intrigued by the previews. Even more encouraging, we've heared many customers chatting over the "mysterious new film" too, and it's wonderful. There are even arguments over the true origin of the film. Anyway, how will the Blair Witch Project play in Peoria? There's a good chance it will be a hit!!!
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All you shmucks who are doubting whether or not the film makers actually exist need to do some research. If you're truly open minded, check out blairwitch.com, which has clips from the news describing the police search, interviews with "the main character's" mom, and an entire history concerning the witch...That's IF you have an open mind, which many of you don't...
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Dude - who are YOU to tell people what to post? Everyone has an opinion, and just because you don't agree doesn't mean you have any right to tell anyone what to say. Thanks.
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Ok, Zombie here goes, the reason that Mike is standing in the corner is because back in 1941 when that guy killed all those children, he would have them come with him 2 at a time into the basement. Then he would have one stand in the corner as he killed and disembowled the other child. And that's what Mike was doing in the corner. He was waiting for his turn.
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And if there is anyone out there who is reading all these posts and trying to make up their mind before they see it, I have this to say. The movie is well worth going to see. I was invited to a screening in Chicago when I saw it and I knew nothing about the movie. I saw it a week ago and I haven't stopped recommending it to people. I was blown away. The story is very involving, you find yourself falling into the movie and forgetting about everyone and everything around you. And there were points in the movie when I thought about leaving because I didn't know if I could take it. But all in all it's great movie that plays with everything that scares you about the dark and being afraid. . . . -
We had a sneak preview here in Balto June 30th and it was a good night. While I thought the movie was good, it wasn't scary. Disturbing . . . yes but not scary. The filmmakers had moments that got you going and then when they were about to deliever, it just fell flat. I still think that it was a fine movie but it lacked something that I quite can't place my finger on. They built up suspense and then fell into the same horror problems as all films . . . people doing stupid things. I mean by the end of the film . . . you want them to die for being so stupid (we thought maybe Josh and Mike killed Heather for being so annoying and then disappeared to Cancun!). I really wanted to be scared. I dunno . . . maybe I was just expecting too much.
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The first movie I saw was Jaws and I was 6 months...my mother said that I cooed at the screen while people were getting eaten. I grew up on Dead movies...evil and otherwise. Frankly, I was desensitized...Then BWP came along. I managed to get a tape from a friend and show it to a group of friends...Keep in mind that for full potency, you need low/no lights and that wonderful group mind! I think that some people who watch movies as a life fulfillment and have become bitter and jaded will not like this movie. However, the people who like to scare themselves and others; the ones who can still drink deeply of this medium will enjoy this movie. It may become a new cult classic. It will DEFINITELY give birth to a new slew of pranks amongst friends!
A new piece of tangible imagination is in the world and I'm feeling evil...
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I see I might have given a wrong impression. Scream was a fine movie, but it was _polished_. It had the studio $$ behind it, and known stars, and it winked at you because it knew you knew it was only a movie. It was supposed to be scary, but not in "Blair Witch" terms. Scream followed the rules; sluts get killed, the deputy is clueless, etc. In Blair Witch, the people don't do anything particularly offensive except one or two things, and they make a couple of basic woodland survival mistakes, but their actions aren't anything a typical person in the same situation would have done.
Scream is a roller coaster, designed for thrills; Blair Witch is driving home one night in the snow and coming over a hill to see a car stopped in front of you, and when you stamp the brakes the car comes unhooked, and you start sliding toward the steep shoulder at the side of the road... -
Ok, I haven't seen the movie yet, but I plan to opening night of course. But I do know this. IT IS NOT REAL! They maybe marketing it as such to generate some hype, but it is not real. To get some good info on the making of it, see the July issue of Fangoria. They have a good article on the conception and making of TBWP. Can't wait for this film. To even try a film with this approach is a great idea and I am sure it will play well, even in Peoria (if they can find an open screen there in the deluge of The Phantom Wild Wild Naked Tom Cruise films)
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I actually got this film from a friend, and when we first watched it, we had no idea what to expect. He basically told us it was a documentary from some student Film Makers on witches and that was it. By the end of the movie, I was in the fetal position, just hoping that it would end. It was by far the scariest horror movie I have ever seen, and I can't wait to see it in a movie theater.
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I'm just your average movie goer...but a friend of mine told me of this new movie, TBWP... she described the plot (3 student film makers venture into the woods to learn about the blair witch, and they dont return) just her discription sounded terrifying. is this witch just a crazy psycho women? is it a true story? I heard they had real footage found, or is it just acting? and she said something about twig figures...what was that about? thanks! please write back
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I was completely convinced that BWP was based on real events. Only when I logged on to this site did I first hear of the controversy of whether it's real or not. Well, real, or not, I'm scared shitless. After visiting blairwitch.com and listening to the real event audio and the intensity between the college students, my imagination ran wild and overboard. Every shadow in my bedroom was Ely. I had to resort to sleeping with my stereo tuned to a classic rock station just to keep my mind off BW. It's just about the most frightened I've ever been, and I teach eighth graders. Can't wait to see the movie, no matter what GOTHMOG says.
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Hi, I would just like to point out what a few people seem to have missed when seeing this film. It is not a Hollywood production with a thought out plot and high paid actors. It isn't even a low budget film with unskilled actors.
It is a REAL LIFE event. These people were not acting scared, they were frightened for their lives. This film is the most tense thing I have ever seen, not due to good direction, but because I feel that I essentially watched 3 people being hunted, and we see the last few days of their lives.
I was just surprised in reading your comments about the film that this fact was never mentioned and I was begining to wonder did people not realise what they were watching.
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I have only seen half this movie because I FELL ASLEEP! I managed to find it believable until one of the idiots who wanted to turn around and go home finally got his wish, but what does he do? he kicks the friggin map into the creek therefore screwing all up. the leading lady never takes the camera from her eye while chewing him out. whatever, i would be clubbing the guy to death with that camera if i was a angry as she was. nice try, looking forward to the hollywood re-release.
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"Little gore, lots' of Horror"
Some people are complaining bec. of the lack of gore?In Texas Chainsaw Massacre, if you remember, there was very little gore. Many times (Like the hook scene) there was a cut right before a gory part happened. So, even thought there was no explicit gore, most people will tell you, "Yeah, I saw that hook go in!" But they never showed it.
They don't do kind of horror much anymore...
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okay once and for all, is this movie real or not? i've heard many contradicting rumors about this. Is it real? I mean, cause if it wasn't real what was that whole sci fi thing about? How could they put that all that together without a disclaimer saying it's fake? And if it were really real, how could those kids possible film all that stuff when they are supposedly running for their lives? So it this a frightening reality, or a brilliant creative masterpiece? Thanks to anyone who takes the time to answer
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Its just a movie... fiction... very good fiction.. but fiction none-the less.
All in all I have to say that this was a most imaginative and well done film. Naturally some will like and and some won't. But when I first saw it, it was presented to me on video with the addendum of "Dude.. there's a witch hunt going on in Maryland!" by a sympathetic Christian friend of mine.
The truth is that I am a Wicca, and I found this most perturbing so I /had/ to watch the video tape. I am always on the watch for someone trying to abuse our faith. Because the last thing we need is more bad press. Once I watched it I was pretty impressed. Surely this is not the common drek one sees in the movie theatres these days.
The first thing I did was do a little research into the whole story. Which turned up bubkiss. If there had been a 200 man search with helicopters and dogs in 1994 there would have been headlines. Especially with three college students dissapearing.
Next a group of friends and I travelled out to Burkittsville and did a bit of hiking. By the maps, the place is just not big enough to get lost in. Its not exactly the deep jungles of south America.The woods just aren't that dense.
Actually I made some of those little stick figure things out of twigs and pieces of my shirt (which had been ripped)... and left them out for the guys to find... and THEY WALKED RIGHT PAST THEM... I was a little miffed my trick didnt work but otherwise I was fine.
One thing that particularly lead me to beleive that the film wasn't real was the fact that in one of the scenes after the map gets lost, if you look close you can see what appears to be the back wheel of a white pick up truck in the background of one of the shots. I dont know if it was an editing mistake or if I was just hallucinating or what, but others in the group say they saw it too.
I had a few problems with the camera arguments as a technical point. BUT, they do lend to the growing sense of danger and hysteria as the kids get further and further down the path towards panic. Very Lovecraftian. I loved it! Personally had I been in the situation, with a possible cult in the area I would have been down there with a shotgun. My group of friends and I were debating camping out out there (our style) until we figured out it was just a movie. Darn... I'd love to try out a few of my spells. Oh well.
All in all I'd like to congradulate the whole group for BWP on their efforts. Hopefully they'll shake up Hollywood a bit and get some movies other than the typical hollywood tripe we pay to see. I'm a writer of horror and science fiction myself and I have been gravely insulted more than once when going to the movies by the crap I paid to see. In fact, if you'd like any script submissions, let me know. I'd personally like to see a few Lovecraftian tales done that actually look decent.
Oh and incidentally.. Heather Donahue, if by some miracle you're single... Please come visit Maryland again =)
Well met and Blessed Be All..
Adelard EireDrake
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i just saw the documentary on tbwp and it was pretty cool except she couldent have been a real 'witch' what ever hapened to -and it harm none do what ye will- or the 3 fold law im still gonna see the movie any ways
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thank you my wiccan friend there are not many of us out there (willing to speak)thank you again and blessed be!
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What happened to the spacing and lines in my posting... Sorry about the endlessly running on paragraph, but believe it or not I did break it up.
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If you are reading this now do yourself a favor and leave this site. Don't spoil the movie. I was so wrapped up in the little documentary that I couldn't stop myself. I should've gone to sleep, but I couldn't. I just had to know. I am disappointed that I let myself investigate this project after being completely sucked in by the SCI-FI episode. Man, the movie would have scared the bejeezus out of me if I wouldn't have hopped on the internet. I take that back. The movie is still going to be creepy. I had my suspicions but for the most point I tend to want to believe creepy stuff like this. It's more fun to believe it's real. I couldn't help but laugh out loud when someone wrote a little message stating:
"haven't you been paying attention to what's been going on? Some people don't understand what this film is about. They aren't actors, it's real!" Man, I'm friggin' envious of that person. I wish I could erase what I know. It's because I was paying attention that I screwed myself. The SCI-FI show was great. Although the news reporters looked really cheesy and fake, the old historian played it well. I was sucked in by the mysterious conditions under which the tapes were found. You're better off not paying attention to what's going on. I'm willing to bet that the movie is still scary even if I know what really happened. I knew all the scary movies that freaked me out when I was young weren't real, but did it really matter? Yeah, kinda. Amityville Horror and the Exorcist were a lot scarier when I thought it was a real story. The Exorcist still spooks me even though I know it's not true. I recall my fear. I hope this film will allow me to pretend it's real. Just in case some idiot is reading the very first and last couple sentences I am filling in some stuff so as not to spoil it. Don't spoil this movie. Turn away from this now. Leave. Go away. Man, I was you not but 5 minutes ago. You're going to regret it. -
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I just saw TBWP special on the SciFi Channel. I can't wait to see the movie. I agree with those who say the monsters in our minds our scarier than anything produced by ILM, But, of course, you have to have an imagination. I almost thought this was an actual documentary, it was so well done. There are little teeny things in it that ring the hoax alarm. This is going to be a cult film. It will be interesting to see how many people will keep insisting this is a true-life story, like certain Trekkies who believe Mr. Spock is a real person!
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why are all of you people just spilling little tid-bits from the movie without warning. Warn those of us who have not seen it, man. Don't be so bloody mean. For those of you who aren't letting us know when you are going to spill something all you have to do is write spoiler. It is very easy please I'm begging you.
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You sweet darling, you must be new to the Magickal Arts! There are plenty of rather nasty "real" witches, sorcerers, and assorted pagans who do not believe in karma or the 3 fold law. You need to read up on psychic protection! God & Goddess bless.
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Personally, I think the majority of the story is complete fiction. I DO believe that a woman was tried as a witch and killed. I also believe that children and adults were missing and found deceased. I DO NOT, however, believe that the 3 college students are truly missing or deceased. I believe that the entire scenario was concocted to sell a story and a movie and that they are being paid well to be the perpetrators of a hoax. Any legitimate people who are involved in the recent story are merely pawns in the game or have unlawful knowledge of the hoax..
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Go to Haxan's website. Look under news. Look at #18. I quote here "Besides the Haxan Five and all three actors, Heather Donahue, Michael Williams and Joshua Leonard making the trip, art director Ricardo Moreno, DP Neal Fredericks ......."
This should answer the question once and for all.
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I have never been so disappointed in my life!! I came to this page to find some real intellectual opinions on a movie I was looking forward to seeing and what I found was a bunch of spoilers and children trying out the new expletives they had just learned. While there were a few noteworthy opinions, i.e. that the movie is made better by your imagination, there were some that were more fitting for the chat room format. I noticed several people asking valid questions who were ridiculed or ignored, is this because you don't know or because you were too busy coming up with new expletives? (I also noticed a certain Terry Pratchett fan in there, you know who you are, using one of his theories to explain the similarities between this movie and others.) Be honest people, does our opinion really impact the movie industry that much? Do you really think that just because someone posts a bad review other people will say "well then, I just won't see that movie, I'll go watch Tarzan instead"? It is not something to get that worked up over, and you should all reevaluate your lives before you go cursing other people for their opinions. I was very pleased to see a few people who kept their heads and remembered their manners but the majority of the posts were ill-mannered, ill-informed and just plain silly. To be completely honest I think I lost IQ points reading the posts. Think I will go visit an intellectual site now.
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I'm from Baltimore and I do remember hearing about 3 college students missing in Western MD back then. Just so you do know it WAS a pretty major news story at the time and anyone who lives in the area with half a memory should remmeber hearing about it. Now wether or not the witch killing them was mentioned I can't remember but they did mention that they were out filming about it.
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I saw sci-fi's blair witch. It should be called the bull shit project. At the end they scream "What the fuck is that?!" and aim the camera at a tree. For one
if your running throurgh the forest from the "Blair Witch" It's
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A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I ASW A "DOCUMENTARY" OF A FAMILY THAT "DISAPPEARED" AFTER ENCOUNTERING A UFO.
IT HAD A SIMILAR LOOK AND FEEL TO THE BLAIR WITCH DOCUMENTARY.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFO?
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I think not. Part of why the movie is/will-be a good horror movie comes from the nagging thought in the viewers' head that...is it real? No. Yes! No. Maybe... It's the maybe that gets to you. In any horror movie, fragments of real events/items help the story stick in your mind and creep the hell out of you. F'rinstance, all the Biblical prophecies from the Omen movies, or the testimonal book about the Exorcist. But even SUGGESTION of real events/items can be even MORE powerful. Night of the Living Dead gets part of its creepyness from the news broadcasts (back when almost everyone took The News as The Gospel) and the much-trumpeted Texas Chainsaw Massacre wouldn't have stuck in people's heads if not for the blurb "Based On Actual Events." As for Blair Witch Project, the "maybe" is going to compel me to watch it, and the freaky-factor induced by the Sci-Fi docu-trailer is going to keep me high up on my "Big Ol' Suspension Bridge of Disbelief."
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For the folks out there in Talk Back who say "It's real! I went to the blairwitch.com site and...": Does it occur to you that that's the equivalent of looking at the movie poster and saying "It really happened! Look! There's a picture of it. It must be real!" Of COURSE the blairwitch.com site supports the film makers story! It's THEIR SITE! Not to be mean or anything, but if you found a site for Independence Day, would you say "Holy &$&%! It really happened! Look! There's a website all about it! (*(*)&*&@#! Will Smith and Jeff Goldblume really DID save the world from an alien invasion!"
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Comparing BWP to Scream or the likes of A Nightmare on Elm Street is just like compaing apples to fence posts. While I'm no film critic, each has the protential to launch you out of your seat in a different way. Wes Craven is a master stroy teller leaving you on the edge of your seat wondering what is going to happen next, weaving a tale that is intelligent and horrifying at the same time. While I agree I am more partial the the twisted images my own imagination can conjur up Crave has the ability to mix a good murder mystery into a film. Comparing the two is like comparing Rosemary's Baby to the Exorcist both equally chilling films but different in the fact the Exorcist shows you the horror up front -- No holds barred -- while Polanski choose a more brooding method allowing the audience to conjur up the horror of the devil spawn. I can't wait to see BWP but let's not get carried away mixing film makers intent with our own views of the art of fright.
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The blairwitch.com website is NOT Haxan's. Haxan's is www.haxan.com/blairwitch/homeframe.htm From there simply click news and if you are like me you can start reading from #1. However #18 is the one that lists the 3 ACTORS as going to Sundance with the Haxan staff. As for found footage further along one of the articles states that Phase one of the Blair Witch Project was the "woods footage". Now maybe 3 college kids did disappear somewhere around there but, from everything I read in the news at haxan's site there is no "found footage" the "found footage" from what I can gather was Phase one.
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ok, someone please help me! Wants to know if this whole story of the missing filmmakers is true? And if the footage is REAL or just reinacted? Finding this whole story too incrediable!!!!!!
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**SPOILER** The question: "is the blair witch project real or not"? The answer: "both". All three actors went through auditions and had a general idea what the story was about. The directors gave them limited information in little bits and pieces "you're going to go into town and interview people about the legend of the blair witch". They knew what interview questions to ask...but they didn't know the answers they were going to get. Heather & company are sarcastic about that 'ha ha - this is so scary...blair witch...whooooo'. Later, the directors told them to go into the woods & gave them only limited details again. The three kids knew, in advance, that they would come across some things in the woods that would scare them (wink wink nudge nudge)...they just didn't know what specifically was going to happen. Over an eight day period, the directors would occasionally leave a basket on the trail for them with an insufficient food supply, batteries for their flashlights and brief instruction on which direction to head next. The kids started getting "tripped out" because they weren't given much food, kept getting lost and, to top it all off, the directors would go out into the woods in the middle of the night and scare the bejeezus out of them. One of the directors said that he felt bad for the kids because they would return to the comfort of their own homes each night (don't forget the kids were stuck out in the woods)...and then at around 3AM, they'd get up to terrorize the kids again. For those people saying "why did they still hold the camera if they were scared for their lives?". The way I see it, the kids knew that there was a relative sense of safety involved. They were given directions to film EVERYTHING. They had auditioned for the part, they wanted it, this was their big break, they didn't want to screw it up...but that doesn't mean they weren't scared. That's why the movie is real and not real at the same time. It's not real because the kids are actors and are alive and well today...but it IS REAL because all of their expressions, their fear, their hunger, their feeling of being hunted...is all truly genuine. That, to me, makes the blair witch project far more suspenseful and real than a multi-million dollar movie where actors are following an exact dialogue with perfect lighting and special effects. **END SPOILER**
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First off, alot of you sound like film students and such. I am an ordinary every day average Joe. I have not seen the BWP as of yet, but I did see the Sci-Fi special (Curse of the Blair Witch) last night. It scared the HELL out of me.....I watched this, freaked out of the very thought of what they had gone through.....I experienced Nightmares all night, Nightmares of dead family members and interlocking dreams, I woke up in a cold sweat. Don't get me wrong I love having Nightmares (It gets your blood flowing). This morning I come to work looking up info on the BWP and I find out that this movie is purely fiction. I wish I hadn't found this out, but I will not let that take anything away from my expectations of this movie, I cannot wait til I get a chance to see this........This movie looks like the freakiest most original horror film of my Generation (30 yrs old).... Remember, not all movies need an ending, not all true horror has an ending......
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Remeber the time when a few of your best friends and you went out camping? You all grab your beer and eats, and then while you all are setting there by the camp fire your friend decides to take a piss.Then your other friends decides he has to take one also,and they walk just far enough out that you can't see them any more.So there you are at the camp fire by yourself and you hear you friends start screaming and yelling for help,and your so scared that you can't even move.Then all of a sudden one comes back yelling and screaming that the other is dead.well that is a trick they pulled on me,and let me tell you I was scared shitless thinking that all that was real, the someone or something just killed one of my best friends and the other is so scared that he can't even calm down enought to tell me what happen,besides saying he dead,he's fucking dead.well for all the people out there that has had this happen to them,That fear that you had then is going to be the same with BW.. (0o0)
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As for the whereabouts of the blair witch site, just go to www. blairwitch.com.. Concerning the validity of the actual event, yes, these people actually disappeared back in 1994. If you check the federal list for persons missing or assumed dead; they are on it.
As for some sort of direct connection sith the myth of the witch itself being related to their disappearence is highly improbable.
The suspicious, the paranoid or ignorant, neocromancers, members of the pagan community, or dabblers into the "black arts" would accept this explanation. As for me and my personal opinion, I would not. I saw the sci-fi "documentary" last night. Now, despite its appeal to superstitious townsfolk, malcontents, 12 year old children watching with ouijui boards and tarot cards on hand, etc.; not to mention the overt mystification of the whole affair, it was interesting.
But lets look at the situation realistically. Most murders where people disappear without leaving a trace are committed with motivation, are planned and well thought out. Admittedly, it is unusual that this particular town should have such a mysterious history, but historians, as time has proven, often resort to the fictionalizing their accounts for various reasons. More often that not, it is for notoriety. (e.g. the barbarian population probably wasn't 5 million according to Josephus) People may have died or disappeared unusually, but some townsfolk spread superstition and stories to put the backwater town on the map.
It is also improbable, that a film group went to the extent it has gone to fabricate the story. Given the extent to which it has been publicized, had it been fabricated, Haxan and Artisan could be potentially convicted of fraud if it were proven to be false. If it is false however, I must tip my hat to the mastermind that produced the best public reaction to a fictional story mistaken for fact since Welles' War of the Worlds broadcast back in the fifties.
But given the present situation and information, of course like any other red-blooded and opinionated American, I have a theory. First, three people disappeared. Possible outcomes are as follows: (1) they all disappeared of their own will. But given the man hunt, and there are three of them, makes it hard to believe they would disappear on their own account. It's too many people to hide. There ar too many possibilities to be seen, especially at the time of the man hunt since apparently they were lost. Besides, what would have been their motive? (2) What I suspect is that someone did die. Whether or not it was one or two or three of them would depend on whether or not someone else killed them, someone died by accident or someone within the group itself killed another member/members. (2a) Now, if someone else killed them: (and for practical purposes, no, I will not resort to legend) hypothetically, a homocidal maniac, he would have to scare the crap out of all three of them without being seen, kill two fairly strong 20 year old guys and a healthy and vigorous 20 year old girl and then dispose of the bodies in such a manner that search parties (which included the FBI, and dogs) could find no trace of them. That would be a fairly difficult thing to do. To pull it off would require planning. Which is why (2b) I would suspect that someone in the group killed the other/others. What his/her motives were could have been an argument, jealousies, or maybe they just went off their rocker. Anyway, one or two persons can disappear a lot more easily than three. Body disposal could be conducted more easily for one or two rather than three as well. If (2c) someone had accidentally died, I think that they would have had the sense to go to the authorities to report it. That's why I don't think it was accidental. There weren't any traces, the evidence was well and exactingly hidden. One or two people within the group killin g the others is the best solution, however an unpleasant one. That's just again, my opinion and not to be mistaken with what actually happened, but it is a possibility. I'll leave it up to you to decide how plausible that particular theory is. -
I realize that the intent of the movie is to convince you these events really happened, but I am amazed at how many people are still trying to decide. One of the many links I have followed took me to a review that explained that Ed and Dan were recent movie grads infatuated with both horror movies and the real drama shows like unsolved mysteries etc. They made an 8 minute demo and showed it to a director/producer one of them was assisting and bang, they are making a movie. It is simply a kick ass premise guys! No one died, there is no witch, the ENTIRE thing is fabricated. They added lots of details, news footage, history... all for pure suspension of disbelief. While the Blairwitch.com site is designed to make you believe, Haxans and the many review sites are quite clear on this subject. It took me all of 30 minutes the first time I heard of the movie to discover this, I can't figure why so many posters here are unclear.
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What the hell is up with this Blair witch bull? This whole fucking thing is just a hoax. The fucking filmmakers are being paid. You don't see the fucking witch once in any of the recordings. They heard a strange sound and ran. one of the freaking assholes probably farted. I agree with Elf-Dog. Why did they try to leave the fuckin camera on while they were running? At the end The bitch made an apology at the end for doing the fucking project in the first place.
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Well, since I have done my part to add to urban legend, I've also done some research. And I must apologize. On checking my sources for the missing or presumed dead reference in my last post, I did some digging and guess what? It was bs. Surprise, surprise. My first guess was the right one. Haxan just went out and created a public stir. When it was showing in Cannes, signs were posted up along the lines of "have you seen these missing persons" and really pissing off the local French police since it was illegal to do so. It's War of the Worlds all over again.
Of course there will be those who naturally want to cling to the oh-so-creepy idea that this is real, but as for myself, I will retract my previous post. No, the BWP isn't real, but it's one hell of an idea.
And before you start going off on how you heard this and this source said that, and that it's real, back up what you say for a change. I'm sick of seeing posts that have no sources. If you're going to speculate, go ahead. Just don't pass of fact for fiction. If you want to believe in the tooth-fairy too you can. Until you can back up your claims with concrete support, your just another straw man.
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While I respect your opinion, I disagree with or have a few questions about some of your statements. Regarding the validity of the event, "if you check the Federal list for persons missing or assumed dead, they are on it". Could you please provide the "Federal List" web link? I think we all want to see this...if it is true, I'll be one scared puppy and I will definitely be the first to eat humble pie.
I disagree that it is "improbable that a film group went to the extent it has gone to fabricate the story". The directors of the blair witch project spent less than $40,000 on the movie. Could you please elaborate on what you mean by "the extent it has gone"?
I also disagree that "Haxan and Artisan could be potentially convicted of fraud if it were proven to be false". Is each and every filmmaker in the world required to sign and notarize a legal form stating that their movie is based entirely on fiction? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think so...Haxan/Artisan found two directors who were developing a great idea and are sitting back in their executive chairs right now with a fat cigar watching the games begin.
Finally, you said that it was unlikely someone else killed them because "he would have to kill two fairly strong 20 year old guys...dispose of the bodies in such a manner...FBI and dogs...find no trace of them...would require a fair amount of planning" and, as a result, you would suspect that "someone in the group killed the other/others". Whether they were killed by a "homocidal maniac" as you put it or "someone in the group", I would expect that the FBI would find evidence of some kind.
Again, I do sincerely respect your opinion. Maybe if we all put our heads together and talk this thing out we'll put all the pieces together once and for all. I think we can all agree that Haxan/Artisan will take no part in revealing every last detail. This movie means BIG BUCKS for them!!! :o) -
Saw the documentary when it aired last night.
I was affected. I am assuming that the "facts" are indeed factual, and some scenes gave me goosebumps. The fact that the three students are missing, and only presumed dead doesn't by any means lessen the terror in the young lady's eyes as she apologizes. If that was acting, she deserves an oscar. If not, I will be praying for her. -
"At the end The bitch made an apology at the end for doing the fucking project in the first place." oh my god! what the hell is wrong with you?! show some respect!! whether the witch is real or not this is a person you are talking about here and they are possibly dead. if the story is true, think of all the horrible things she must have gone through! i cant believe you. by the way, do you know how stupid you sound saying "fucking" every other word.....
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John Responds (Blair Witch and Haxan Films)
Posted by John Pierson - May 7th, 1998
First of all, for those of you who don't know, I grew up in Maryland where I learned state history and geography. Yet when Dan Myrick of Haxan Films sent me a demo tape called "The Blair Witch Project" about a year ago, I was so swept up in the creepy story of the supernatural and three missing film students that it never once occurred to me that there is no Blair County in Western Maryland. The eerie and compelling quality of the original sample made me suspend my disbelief and overlook certain implausibilities in the backstory.
That's why we decided to become accomplices to Dan and his partners Ed Sanchez and Gregg Hale even after learning that their project was an invented fiction. Having provided seed money to Yvonne Welbon for her documentary "Sisters in Cinema" and set-up the link between IFC and Steve Yeager for the completion of his terrific John Waters opus "Divine Trash", we want feature films to grow out of segments on the show. Like many film mavens, I am fascinated by the faux documentary form (e.g. "Dadetown" or "Hard Core Logo", if you can find them.) And since we now make a television show, "Blair Witch" seemed like a perfect opportunity to mix in a little "X-Files", with a pinch of "Dateline", and season with a good old series cliffhanger to end our 1997 season. So far so good.
But once we promised to reveal what was in the muddy bag in the 1998 season premiere, I did spend considerable time mulling over the moral issues. I'm pretty comfortable with the balance we struck. The segment apparently had huge entertainment value. Yet most astute viewers (as evidenced by the many postings on this site) spotted more than a few discrepancies, inconsistencies, implausibilities, and just plain behavioral idiocies on the part of the "missing" filmmakers. (Although I'm still not sure what was wrong with the tears, and the twig men freaked me out no matter what non-native materials they were made of.) In order to believe the season premiere, you would really have to want to believe. That's why I went on camera to encourage all of you to weigh in with your opinions.
So in the end "Split Screen" played with the form in what I am convinced was a responsible manner, stirred up a hornets nest of feedback, and most importantly, enabled Haxan Films to shoot over a third of their feature. And by the way, to you punsters out there, Dan, Ed and Greg are smart, gifted filmmakers - not hacks-in-film. They're just really bad at getting up their website.
John
PS If I ruled the television world, a segment like Pocket Cinema would change people's lives and Blair Witch mania would fade away. But we don't want "Split Screen" to be a tree that falls in the cable forest that no one hears.
For further info on Haxan Films and thew Blair Witch Project, check out www.blairwitch.com.
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I just watched the Blair Witch special on the Sci-fi channel. Gave me chills. I can't wait to see the movie. Scream was a good movie but it didn't scare me. Event Horizon had a great gothic feel to it but the excess gore just made me laugh. The only movie that I saw recently that creeped me out was Rosemary's Baby and that film was made in the late 60s! I think it's time for a movie like the Blair Witch Project and if Artisan handles its cards right this movie is going to be a smash hit. The only problem is(for me anyway)that I live in a small canadian town and I doubt the local theatre will get anything like The Blair Witch Project.
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It's funny when a lot of people fall for a "hoax".
It's even funnier when people start spending so much time and seriousness on debunking something that was always a work of fiction from the start.
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There seem to be a lot of disbelievers out there as to the fictitiousness of this film. Since most of you really don't believe that it's totally fake(the fact that they use the actors actual names as the "film makers" in the movie is bound to help generate confusion) Here are some bio's I found. Sorry if they're really long and annoying, I thought they were interesting because it is kinda hard to get REAL info on this film...
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Seems like the question buzzing around is whether BWP is real or a hoax. Kinda reminds me of the old ad for ladies hair color.."is she, or isn't she?" Well, friends, she wasn't a real blonde , and the movie is just that, a movie...brilliantly marketed and with every chance of becoming a cult(no pun intended) classic, but FICTION. If you don't believe me, check out the lead article at IF magazine, an interview with BWP's co-producer at www.ifmagazine.com
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I haven't seen BWP yet but despite the negative comments I have read here... I'm still looking forward to seeing it. I just think that Haxan films should be at least somewhat respected (even if the movie does suck) for creating such a good vibe for this film. Besides.. the "horror film cliche" is in dire need for a change anyway..(who can take another Scream/I Know What You Did Last Summer/Urban Legend.. teeny boppper gore show?) hopefully BWP will be a turning point for the industry.
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I'm not sure what the rest of you think, but when I saw "The Curse of the Blair Witch" on Sci-Fi, It gave me cold chills because I thought that it was REAL. Someone screwed up by letting all these people tell that it isn't real. Thinking that this is a true story happening to real people is the part that would make it stand out against all the other horror movies. Had I not found out that it is fake, it would have given me the feeling of disgust like when I watch The faces of Death or something. Now I have lost the most appealing part of the movie! Now I know that it's just "another" horror flick. This Sucks!!!!! Thanks a lot everyone. Don't you all understand that is what makes this film so good, no matter if the acting or the filming is bad. It SEEMES REAL. People want to be REALly scared, not with a fake story, but one that is REAL. If people think that it is real, I think they will have the Ultimate HIGH given by horror movies. This is My Opinion, Thanks.
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I am a video artist and I am so thankful for this film coming out. What I am saying is that Hollywood
need to look more to the video artist, it is a medium with great potential. Think of great video artists by the name of Daniel Reeves, Micheal O'Reilly, even the hoax played of by Coco Fusca in "Couple in a Cage". I have been following this film, or may I say video, for some time. I have not seen it, but I do not think it matters too much if it bombs or not. If you are an artist I think that you should back this film up as much as possible. In a time were Jar Jar binks is filling the screen time, and CG is taking over idea, art needs a voice, TBWP may or may not be good but it is a voice speeking on the behalf of video. I would die to have the chance to put some of my HI8 video projects on the big screen. Good luck I say, I do hope it does well...at least for my future. -
Thanks for your opinion. Also, take a look at my other post for my recant. What we are witnessing is the creation of urban legend. This exploration into the genre of horror film and documentation is really interesting. They're blurring the distinction between fiction and reality; that's something that all literature, film, etc. attempts to do, and upon that criteria is often how we rate films--on believability. I applaud this show of originality in filmmaking. There are posts here that complain about spoiling the tension of the debate between fact and fiction for the viewer. You make a good point that the purpose of the film is to convince, but it is also important to remember that we must deliniate between what is real and what is not. Eventually you have to accept that Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy are only childhood fantasies that have to be eventually given up. Besides, if when we go around trying to believe what Hollywood is trying to convince us of, we would get too many negative outcomes. Take Colombine for an extreme example.
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Lv2bscrd--a couple of more things. My original statement about the whole Federal missings person program was bogus link that I discovered shortly after I posted my spiel. What I meant abou the exent to which the producers fabricated the story, is the whole creation of a urban legend. In the sci-fi documentary, the use of police badges, emblems, even sites or using testimonies of persons within the town without permission/authorization brings up a horde of legal issues that anyone of those parties could have sued over (especially use of police officers/bagdes/uniforms etc. without authorization is against fed. law). But again, check my post that is right before yours. Just the exent to which they've gone to make this thing look real is pretty damn cool.
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Yeesh, I can't believe there are still people who think this movie is for real.
People: it is fiction. My uncle appears in it. He plays the
part of a crazy convict in the newsreel (not Rustin Parr, another guy).
If you don't believe me, check out the credits to the Sci Fi channel special and
you will see his name in the end... Edge Edgerton.
He is a character actor who works in Florida, where a bit of this
movie was shot (although the woods scenes were shot in Maryland).
IMHO even if you know the truth about the movie being fictitious you can still enjoy it by using a little thing called YOUR IMAGINATION... :-)
what if it was real... creepy.
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Ok, it seems there are quite a few thick people among those who sharply criticize the film, for these stupid film-school-pretentious-ass reasons- first of all, if indeed this was all true and there actually was a project, then that's what the film was- A PROJECT, a DOCUMENTARY, shot by college Students- there would be NO- NONE, NADA, KEIN, NON- ACTORS OR ACTRESSES, and whoever thinks they can get off criticizing the camera style is totally off!- it WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE SUSPENSEFUL!! If it was a project as they claim it is, then it was shot as-it-happened, with no direction or camera nitpicking- and I think it's really sick that someone would have the NERVE to criticize how a person runs away- WAKE UP FOLKS- it's NOT a fuckin MOVIE! It's either a live, as-it-happened account, in which case there is no time for acting, direction, screwing with the camera- what the hell did you think they'd have, a Steadicam???? It's either that, or a very nicely planned imitation of one. (deep breath) ahh, now I feel better- on the other hand it does look like an interesting thing to see, even if it is a hoax- maybe that was part of their project....
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The Blair Witch Project is just a movie. I'm from Gaithersburg, MD and I just read an article about the making of it. They filmed it in a nearby park, and the producers, one of whom lived in Montgomery County talked about how they named things. For instance, the "Blair" witch is named after a local high school - Blair. So, if anyone wants to read that article it is on www.gazette.net.
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The best thing about a forum is the fact that everyone has an opportunity to announce their opinions. We just need to remember that someones' opinion might not be the same as yours. We also need to remember that once anouncing your oppinion for everyone to read, that obviously you take the chance of ridicule or praise, that just goes with the territory of standing out. Speaking of "Standing out", The Blair witch Project has done just this. Naturally of ridicule and praise will ensue.
I am looking forward to seeing The Blair Witch Project but I am going to see it with no more expectations then when I do with any other film. And that expectation is to be entertained.
If I get scared, laugh, or even amazed, then I would consider it as a bonous. I have done some major researching of multiple web sites concerning "The Blair Witch Project", and to tell ya I am very eager to enter the magical darkness of a theatre and be entertained and hopefully, truely scared. The last scariest film for me was Poltergeist. There really hasn't been any other for me since then.
P.S. I love the idea of this movie, I only kick myself for not thinking of it myself...
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I went to Burkittsville last night
and camped out there with some friends. Nothing happened and nothing there will never happen.
Even the towns people never heard of the Blair Witch.
I saw the Sci-Fi Preview the other night and it did look scary even though it was fake. But so was holloween. I've heard there are other hauntings up on South Mountian more interesting than the Blair Witch story. Sounds like another camping trip to me. -
I came to this sight with the impression that the Blair Witch Project was indeed truth, and the movie was actual footage. However, I did a little more internet browsing and discovered www.cinematter.com
With a "talk back" format, the movie is clearly explained by an individual under the ID of "Darock". Check it out, but if you still have doubts, we'll just have to wait for the movie.. (myself included). After the Sci-fi special, I was up all night... Fun, fun, fun. Can't wait :) -
Taken from:
http://dynamic.asylum.com/studio-i/
Just thought you might like to know about it! Just so there's not any confusion.
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The Blair Witch Hour
Tue, July 27 @ 10:00 PM ET, 7:00 PM PT
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I heard this story of these three teenagers who were going to Burger King and never were heard of again. OOOOOOOHHHHOOOOOOOOOO
They should make a movie about how the Backstreet Boys went on a vacation and all fell into a pool of hot molton lava and filmed that also.......now that i would pay $7.50 to watch.
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I haven't seen The BWP yet, but I think it sounds really cool. I didn't know a thing about the movie so I checked out www.blairwitch.com and was so caught up in the storyline that I thought it was for real and that the movie was the actual documentary of these 3 kids. But later I found it it was made up. Oh well, it still sounds cool. The storyline is so great that I don't give a crap if it's true or not. And the history of the witch and everything is so much like other legends that it really makes sense and fits in well. I've heard a lot of people say that the movie sucks cuz you never see the witch and there's no gore, etc. But I think that's cool. I heard that the movie is supposed to be more psychological and that it's supposed to feed off your own paranoia and imagination anyways. That's what I call a good horror movie. It seems like this movie will really put you in the woods with those 3 people and try to make you feel as scared as they were. I grew up in a little town in the middle of the woods and I know how freaky it can be to be stuck in the woods at night and to hear noises and stuff. That may sound boring to you, but I'm telling you it can be really terrifying just thinking or imagining that something is out there after you even if it really isn't. Some folks are "gore people" though and they may never like this movie. But my imagination is really f*cked up and I've always been scared of what's lurking in the woods, so I think this is gonna be a real cool movie. I hope I'm not disappointed.
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ok im not really that much into movies but i am a horror movie fan and yet i have very rarely been scared by them (watching something called the "ghoulies" or "goolies" when i was 7 years old and i jumped once when i saw that hold your breath story in the "Creep Show" movie) but i do find them entertaining and like trying to find movie's that might scare me and after seeing a priview and hearing some good opinions i now wait in anticapation to watch this movie but after reading some of the heavily opinionated posts on whether it sucks or rules im not really sure what to expect from this movie, a low budget film that while made a valient effort failed or as so said by a newswoman i watched "the scariest movie i've ever seen". so to everyone out there reading this i've pretty much came up with the same conclusion as most of you out already have the only best reviewer out there is YOU read,hear other people reviews but dont base it on their opinions alone make up your own mind.
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The lead in the film is from Upper Darby, PA....perhaps if she makes it big she'll open up some sort of community center for showing her appreciation for giving her the creativity and drive to make it in Hollywood even when working with a shoestring budget....long live Drexel Hill, PA....and Heather if ya see this and you're out west...I'll send you a care package full of Philly Cheesesteaks and WaWa hotdogs just to make you feel at home....
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VWSteve is right. Heather did grow up in Drexel Hill Pa. My brother and her dad are best friends. He assures me that she is alive and well and had a blast making this movie. I wish her continued success as an actress. Way to go Heather.
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I saw the Blair Witch Project and thought it was awesome. (Although the final scene confused the hell out of me. Can anyone explain to me what was going on there?) If any of you have read "Lord of the Flies" the film reminds me a lot of that story. Just to clarify everything about the film, including the story, is fictional.
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I hope you're not saying it's fake just to ruin everyone's movie-going experience. Don't you think the thrill would be greater to just THINK that the movie's real? I mean, come on... Even if it is fake, you should have the decency to not spoil it for others. And getting mad when they ask if it's real or not is a stupid thing to do. You should see yourselves and how you sound yelling obscenities every other word. I'm anticipating the movie, even if you all are making it sound terrible. I still think that there's SOMETHING behind the invention of the movie. Some legend that SOMEHOW relates to the story in some way or another. That's how all most things start, anyway. Someone hears something and it gets turned into something big. So, there's something behind it all, no matter what you say. There were sme type of grounds for making the movie up.
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Is it possible to see any footage from the real tape? If not all of the fottage? It has to be somewhere.
Thx
Brad -
I don't think that this movie is going to be a sleeper at all! I can't remember the last time I was interested enough in a film to actually search for info on it--yet here I am! And I am not alone! The BWP website has been extremely overloaded, it took me two days to get on. Everyone one I know is talking about it-- teenagers to adults. I also know people who are planning large group outings to go and see this film on opening day. I have to say I am anxious to see it, but also a little leary. May have to sleep with the lights on for a few nights afterwards....I am wishing for a great success for the filmmakers.
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I just read the entire @#$%$ list of comments here, and trust me, I have a life. Never have I stayed up on the computer for this long, so I must have a good reason. I can't wait to see this damn movie. I thought it was real at first too (since I first found out about it this morning) and I enjoyed the creepiest day I've ever had in my entire life...Thanks to all you shitty-britches out there who, because you're afraid of sounding gullible, have to mouth off about it not being real...that's part of the genius of this project. And if the movie sucks, at least I was totally freaked out for a day, with the loveliest feeling of dreaded anticipation I've ever had. My best friend (who first informed me this movie existed) still doesn't know it's fiction, and I for one am not going to tell her...I want her to enjoy this feeling as long as possible. I've never been so excited about seeing a movie (wasn't as thrilled about Episode One by a long shot...) So far my experience with this movie has been pure artistry...I hope it keeps up.
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I totally agree with Ouisch. That was the point of my post. When I first heard about the movie, I got all freaked out thinking about how it must have felt to be lost in the woods, seeing and hearing things you couldn't identify. Nothing can beat that feeling of fear when you first think to yourself that something like that really happened. It was ruined when I came here, but even before that, I searched through my newspaper for the review to find this: "It's not true, none of it, and that's what makes 'The Blair Witch Project' a fascinating, involving, and truly scary movie. If someone can please explain how it not being true makes it scarier, I would be greatful. The thought of it being real makes it seem scarier, but the thought of it not being makes it less scary, in my opinion. And, LV2BSCRD, if you see this, is the info you gave us fact or are you assuming it? And bejeezus is a cool word.
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Why do you think that because it's a 'hoax', it's automatically a bad movie? Scream wasn't real, but I liked it, didn't you? I mean, when you say it's a hoax and you start telling everyone, "It's a hoax, and they got paid for making it up", what's that supposed to mean? We know they got paid for making the movie, and for making up the story around it. It doesn't suck just because it's a hoax. All of you doubtful people should keep that in mind. It's not anyone else's problem if you don't want to see the movie, anyway...Don't see it if you think it's bad. It doesn't matter. You'll just miss out.
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I really can't say much of anything that hasn't been said. Except two or three things. First, this movie is a masterpiece. It totally suspended my disbelief and I thought it was real. Scariest movie I have ever seen. The reason it was so scary was because of its psychological impact. To the fellow who said that he didn't believe it would be easy to take down three people, let alone two strong men, I heartily disagree. The biggest thing the attacker had going for him/her/it was fear of the unknown. These people were basketcases by the time they were brought down. Additionally, they were sleep deprived, hungry, and tired from hiking for several days.
Secondly, I have heard a couple of comments by people arguing that they wouldn't have bothered running with the cameras at night. I also disagree with that point. Take into consideration that the cameras had light sources on them, and that makes all the difference. Would you rather throw it out and be in the pitch black with....whatever?
Third, and this is purely the entrepreneur in me, I have to respect someone who can make a film for such a low cost and make sut a fat profit.
Fourth, and maybe I shouldn't say this, but all those who even came here to these posts should realize that people will talk about anything and everything regarding the movie.
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I am stereotyping myself when i say this I know but for you all knowing movie critics out there, ( and im sure your a proffesional and are getting paid for this, YEAH RIGHt) who are you to say whether TBWP is a shitty rendetion of a horror movie or whether the sound effects where good enough. Its not about that. This is the last few days of some kids life and it is made to show you how it was spent in fucking horror shitting in there pants. It is not your place to deciede whether it is worth watching. Is your life worth it? -
Ok guys let me just say that I didn't really know what this movie was about so I went into a BWP chat today and the people in there got me soo hyped. There were mad heated arguments over whether it was real or fake. I figured anything with this much intensity has to be worthwhile..I went to every blair witch site imaginable and I'm still in the dark about what makes this thing so scary. Yet I'm sitting here with all my lights on. I wanted to see it thinking it was real but now that I've spent hours reading all these postings I know its fake. I'm still trying to make myself believe its real though!! If I'm this scared from websites then I will def be nuts at the movies but I don't care. I'm sure it will be well worth it...because I am the definition of an overactive imagination. Guys just do me a favor....if you think this whole movie sucked then why are you spending all this time reading postings on it? Thanks, Steph :-)
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Like so many of the other writers said, I wasn't going to write anything on this post, I merely came here to get a peek at some movie info, (I am not shocked and offended, as so many others seem to be, by so called "spoilers"), but after reading so many comments, I simply had to add my two cents.
It just amazes me ... the number of you people out there who thought / think this movie is real. In a word people ... "Duh!"
Read TIME Magazine, the actors, remember now I said actors, are alive and well.
I was rather disappointed that the movie was only selectively released across the country on July 16th. I, like many others, am still anxiously waiting to see the film. I do agree that the reason so many people have negative things to say, stems from a lack of imagination on their part.
Too many kids these days are fueled only by the visual, not the cerebral. Its sad to see people ranting and raving about a film because of its lack of splatter content.
I'm choosing the people I go to see this film with very selectively. If I pick the wrong people, I could end up listening to a post film, curse-filled diatribe on why the film sucked so much because it left you hanging like that ... much like many of the people on this site wrote. Grow up people.
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Despite so much negative feedback, from people who aren't willing to use some 'imagination'- i think it's a refreshing change from the typical hollywood bullshit that's been going on-- BACK TO THE BASICS
where the imagination is expanded,
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...at home, because
coming home to a dark
house after seeing The
Blair Witch Project is
probably not a very
good idea. This is
without a doubt the
most profoundly
frightening film since
Texas Chainsaw
Massacre, and I say
that with all due
respect to every other
decent horror flick
that's been released
over the last 25 or so
years. Not since
Robert Wise's film The
Haunting (the old 1960
version) have I been
so deeply disturbed by
a film that creates
its entire sense of
fear and dread with no
visual cues
whatsoever. Blair
Witch Project builds a
very real and palpable
sense of utter fear
and impending doom
that cannot be denied,
and does so with no
on-screen violence, no
flashy special
effects, no stabbing
musical score
(actually, no musical
score whatsoever),
etc. This film is
pure, simple, unadult-
erated frontline
horror--harsh, grainy,
disjointed, much like
a nightmare, but one
that is fully realized
on screen for all to
see. This movie
totally messes with
your head, and builds
to a climax that is so
completely creepy and
unsettling that it
shouldn't even be
legal. Anybody who has
any second thoughts
about seeing this
picture (I've been
reading a lot of
"Don't believe the
hype" warnings here,
there and everywhere),
take my advice and go
experience it for
yourself. I guarantee
you won't want to turn
the lights off when
you go to bed!
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TBWP is one fantastic film.
To its detractors:
1. if you saw it on bootleg video,
you did yourself an injustice and I cannot believe that any serious film fan would accept a video screening over a real one.
2. The shaky camera is distracting; yet, it also creates this _feeling_ that adds to the claustrophobia.
3. For the complainers of no villians: The camera was mostly used in the end for lighting. with the light rigs they could see. They were scard shitless and werent' concerned with showing the fucking audience the monster. Grow up...
4. (spoiler) mike in the corner at the end is at the witch's command. Remember the early details at the beginning about the 1940's killer who put the kids in the corner as he killed them.
This movie is the most unnerving thing I have ever witnessed. The last five minutes made me gasp. I was left speechless and not scared. Scared is the response of a cat jumping out from behind the bush you thought Kruger was behind. TBWP is terrifying. I was stunned and shocked and grateful I have had a chance at the july 16 screening. Go see it. If you don't like, you don't get it. -
I dunno. I've read quite a few comments here about how much the film sucked, etc. etc.. All I really have to say to that is you naysayers are on crack. This was most definitely one of the best horror movies, not fright-flick but horror, that I have seen since the original "Exorcist" (imagine a Roman Catholic seeing this film at the age of about 6 or 7... talk about terror...).
The fact that a good portion of the psychologically thrilling moments of the film show nothing - are little more than sound and blackscreen - makes this film all the more terrifying. Each person who sees it is terrified of something slightly different. Wonderful effect.
Form your own opinions people. Go see it when you get the chance. If you have an ounce of imagination or creativity, you will enjoy this film.
Oh, and a question... the handprints on the walls in the last 5 minutes... if anyone gets a close look at them, when Heather is running around looking for Mike at the final moments... I think she is running down the stairs, I thought I saw the word 'heather' scrawled in black in amongst the handprints, but I was at an odd angle near the front of the theatre so my mind may have been playing tricks.... can you blame it??
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After having seen the movie I was *very* creeped out. More creeped out than I have been by any movie I've seen so far - and I speak only for myself and my own reactions. I'd recommend this film to just about anyone who can appreciate the work shown here - a sleeper hit that has a different slant and an excellent marketing formula to go along with it.
That said, I admit I was sucked in - but something in the back of my head told me that it was a fake, that something would have come my way or crossed my path before this... but for the length of the film I was able to put it aside and enjoy it for what it was. Immediately afterwards, however, I hit the web sites and got the truth.
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not to be rude, this is my first time to the site, but harry..r u really a director or something? you spelled except wrong. teehee
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Jul 18, 1999 11:10:09 PM CDT
did you hear about the sdtk for " the blair witch project?!"
by missamy
i am soooo excited to see the movie! im going to see it the day it goes nationwide (july 30th). and did you all hear about the sdtk for it?? its out in stores and its all the music from a homemade tape that josh made for the trip that they found in the car... it looks great! i gotta say that josh guy has great taste in music! theres skinny puppy, type o negative, etc... on there, theres a couple sound wavs of some of the songs on the website for it... go to www.artisan.com and click on sdtks... its great! i am sooo excited to see/get the movie and sdtk... ive seen the sci-fi documentary on it like 5 times... it intrigues me sooo much.. hope you guys enjoy it as much as i am going to!!!
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Tonight, I just watched The Blair Witch Project and wanted to discuss some of my feelings about it. First off, I want to say that the whole "atmosphere" of the movie is very creepy. It was a terrific idea making the movie seem like actual footage from 3 students documenting their findings on 16mm & camcorder. There are many times when I could feel the hair start to rise on my arms - i.e., the stick/bushy-figures hanging from the trees, seeing the outside (and inside) of the abandoned house for the first time, the convincing acting from all three people (especially Heather). There was no sound falsely made by a cute cat hiding behind a tree nor was there scary music to precede the monster/villain. It was genuine and very terrifying at times, and I agree the true meaning of suspense is what you CAN'T see versus what you can... but I will get back to that later (at the end of this commentary). The ambient sound effects of distant cries also enhanced the mood as well. But I also have to admit I felt a little short-changed at the final end. The crescendo was outstanding how it built up towards the end. Apparently, the 2 surviving students (Heather & Mike) were lured into this vacant grafitti-ridden shack. Just seeing all of this at night really scared me. It sounded like we could here Josh somewhere in the house. At first, it seemed like they were upstairs, but Mike had the inclination he was downstairs and ran down to the lowest level (looked like a basement, but was hard to tell because of the panic of the jerky camera-work). Then, you hear a loud thud and it seemed like Mike was knocked out with camera fallen to the ground. Shortly after, Heather is screaming while following Mike (getting very scary here), and when she reaches the bottom the camera quickly pans and... I *think* I see Mike (or is it Josh) standing in the corner facing away to the wall. I couldn't tell exactly who it was because I think his face was pointed at the corner, and his back facing the viewpoint of Heather (the center of the room). But this happened very fast and all of a sudden... another THUD! Heather is apparently knocked out and her camera is on the ground and.... THAT'S IT!!!!
Now I must say even though the ending disappointed me I am still quite shuck up by it. I only wished that the filmmakers (who have made a tremendously fresh & brightly original true horror flick) went just one small step farther. All it would have needed was a short pause after Heather finally reaching the bottom floor (the camera slowing to almost a still)... and perhaps her calling out to the person she sees at the corner "Mike... are you okay?" (or something to that effect). THEN... you hear the thud and she is on the floor (camera still rolling). However, as the camera fell it is pointed at Heather's body. You then hear footsteps and Heather's body is being dragged. The only view point the camera shows is Heather being pulled away. This would make the ending (still confusing), but at LEAST a little more clear to satisfy the viewer. Of course, I would not have minded if the camera could show just a small GLIMPSE of this "Blair Witch" - even if it was just only a HINT of her (Just like the scene in Jaws where the kid gets swallowed up by the shark in the distance as Roy Scheider watches guard). I think with just a few extra seconds - or even a minute or two extra could have made this scary moving an ULTIMATELY terrifying one. I still highly recommend this movie for its great performances and innovative idea. I shamefully admit that I did leave the theater wanting a little more, and because of it I would probably give this movie * * * 1/2 out of 4 stars.
This movie STILL delivers the goods, and perhaps I may like it more the second time I see it (and can perhaps pick up on other details I may have missed the first time). I would love for somebody out there who has seen the movie to privately email me back their thoughts on the meaning behind the ending. I would love to hear from you.
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Well, I came here to read a little about what to expect with this movie and insted I found terrible insults like this...
"The suspicious, the paranoid or ignorant, neocromancers, members of the pagan community, or dabblers into the "black arts" would accept this explanation. I saw the sci-fi "documentary" last night. Now, despite its appeal to superstitious townsfolk, malcontents, 12 year old children watching with ouijui boards and tarot cards on hand, etc.; not to mention the overt mystification of the whole affair, it was interesting".
Where do you get off damning just about everyone? I guess you view anyone with an imagination as ignorant, anyone who isn't christian as evil and superstious, anyone who use tarot cards or other forms of divination as immature...so on and so forth. Who do you think you are? The point is, people believe because if you don't believe in things just for the hell of it, you may as well be dead.
As for those of you who say things like they're getting paid to dupe us and they are wrong for that, what do you think Stephen King does for a living? Or Anne Rice? Or Shakespeare? Do you happen to remeber when you were kids and you used to sit around telling each other ghost stories? It's all about MAKING YOU THINK and true or not, this film is doing it. -
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I'm very surprised to read posts that criticize this film for not being more Hollywood. Steadycam? More revealing footage at the end?
It ate away at the myth enough that these people were still filming when things got REALLY hairy, and the filmmakers walked a fine, fine line there. I still haven't decided for myself if they succeeded or not.
The final shot was perfect. To have added to it would have made me feel cheated and insulted. Heather sees Mike in the corner, his back to her. Hopefully, we remember the story of how Rustin Parr (the hermit killer from the 1940s) made one of his child kidnap victims stand in the corner while he murdered another. That's all we need to see.
I was not as scared as I thought I was going to be, though I can't remember a film I've seen that was scarier (except for maybe "The Legend of Boggy Creek," which I saw as a kid). The acting was excellent, and I'm betting that a lot of moviegoers who don't have any of the back story will think that the movie footage is for real.
The most brilliant thing about TBWP is the way the filmmakers have successfully converged three different mediums. The Web site (www.blairwitch.com) is rich with background and aftermath information, SciFi's "Curse of the Blair Witch," gives us more to be scared about, and the film puts us in the heads of the three film students. -
I guess I am one of the few who did not get exposed to the hype everyone is complaining about...and yet they exposed themselves!!!
It is a creative and excellent film that haunts me, and it doesn't cater to the "I need special effects and lots of bullshit" American mentality.
The acting (mainly the female's voice) is excellent, and the ending was enough to keep you craving for more!!! SO HOORAY!
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is there anyway in the intire world you can get sci-fi to play that CURSE OF THE BLAIR WITCH program again because me and my mom are really interested in the movie and want to know more about the backround on that program and we missed it so could you ask 1 more time to play it then e-mail me when it is going to be on if you can get it on?!Thank you sooo much!
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Hey Blair Witch Followers,
I live about 45 minutes from Burketsville and I find this story quite interesting. I never heard of the Blair Witch Project but I am really interested to see how this movie will liven up the lives of small towners all over Maryland. If someone wanted to do a follow up they should contact some of the real life stories of Westminster, Maryland. Sometimes the truth is as interesting as fiction. Any doubts, check out Westminster and see for yourself. -
wow, just reading all of this makes me scared to even go see the movie. I'm from maryland and i live approx. 2 hours from where this documentary took place. now i'm 16 and don't really know much about this " great " ( used lightly due to the BWP )state and the legends that come along with it. inspired from my ancestors black magic practicing ( lloyds of london )i have always held a deep intrest in the phenominal. up until that last couple of weeks, i wanted to travel to salem, mass. to explore my intrest witch craft. know i know that all i have to do is step into my yard and it's there. and for that one guy that wrote that there is no such place as blair county, well you know less than i do about maryland.you are correct, there is no such place as Blair County. Blair was the name of the town before it was deserted due to abrupt disappearences. they re-named it burkittsville after people re-settled there, and it's about an half hour drive from sharpsburg.i don't really have an opion on rather it's real or not because i haven't seen it yet, and i can't judge by rumors. as for all of those who think it's stupid or fake, prove it ( ! ), your to afraid to admit it happening to you ( kidnapping, strange disapperance ), or it just sucked. my advice to those in maryland or a planning on visiting, don't talk to strangers, go off the main road, or into the woods.
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To those who complain about reading spoilers here:
If you don't want spoilers before you've seen the film, don't read a collection of amateur reviews on the internet.
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What is wrong with some of you?
I've read all these opinions and the only thing I can come up with is that some of you are so disillusioned with your own lives that you feel the need to spoil it for everyone else. HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN ABOUT ROMANCE AND MYSTERY? What does it matter if this film is real or not? I'll bet that everyone of you were freaked when you saw either the trailer or the Sci-Fi special. That is until you you did the ultimate disservice of finding out the truth. Did it feel good to dismiss your fears? I seriously doubt it. Maybe that's why you've chossen to kill it for the rest of us. Is it bitterness? KRAMER, I agree with you whole-heartedly. The draw of this film comes from your own willingness to believe. Remember as a child waking up to a shadowy figure in the corner of your room? It turned out to be nothing but a coat, but didn't it scare the living shit out of you? This is the first time in my life that I've been apprehensive about the woods. We all know how to kill a bear, but I don't know how to kill a witch and that scares me the most. This is the first time I've seen a horror movie that didn't have a definate yet unkillable threat like Jason or Micheal. Like 'The Shining', it's the unknown that makes it scary, and I can't wait to see it no matter what the negative people say. -
I have been in a terrible situation all my life, partly due to my opinions and beliefs, and partly because I just happened to be born in the wrong place at the wrong time...I'm a 14-year-old American male that prefers psychological horror and believable storylines over formulaic "thrillers" (I think that's what they're called) that want me to believe that spectacular special effects and a few severed heads should be enough to keep me up for a few nights. Whatever happened to movies like Alien, where special effects were original, and used to set a mood and advance the plot rather make the movie "cool"? And The Shining (which, in my opinion, was twice as good as the book)- The two girls just sort of appearing in the middle of the hall is a heck of a lot scarier than morphing out of the floor or something like that, which would almost definitely happen today. While I'm on the topic of horror movies that would never fly today, how about The Birds? Weird premise, and an ending that just sort of stops. I can just imagine a modern remake in which some scientists detect a genetic mutation that makes the birds become more aggressive, and a military bombing run destroying them all at the movies end. My point here is this: before coming to this site, I assumed that the footage in The Blair Witch Project was a re-enactment of a true story. I've read a lot of postings intending to debunk the "legend" and therefor ruin the movie for me. Frankly, though, most of you sound like a bunch of yammering idiots, and have actually made the experience better for me. Not that I'm thanking you- you're still wonderful examples of general buffoonery, and I'm sure that some of the more intelligent people who have contributed here will agree...well, to each his own, eh? Anyway, the REAL point is that I don't know WHAT to believe now...I've seen evidence pointing both ways. This movie has me freaked out more than any other movie I've ever seen, and I haven't even seen it yet! If this thing is HALF what I envision, it could be a landmark for me and lots of other folks that think the way I do! I'll be sure to come back and tell you what I think after I see it...Later. Jason.
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I know all about The Blair Witch Project. Now here's a huge spoiler if you haven't seen the movie, or if you like to be scared: *** it is not real. if you don't believe me (i don't blame you) you can check out this website
http://www.ifmagazine.com/common/article.asp?articleID=254
this is just fun reading about the Blair Witch Project. And it talks to you in the end!*** end spoiler
anyhow, go see the movie...believe in it...let it scare the bejeezus out of you(or not)...visit this website afterwards....and have fun with it!!!! Movies are entertainment, if you're not enjoying it you're doing something wrong, and you shouldn't go. Oh, and don't ever let someone else influence your opinion, if you want to, go see it, despite all the bad things people are saying. ;)
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well, I fell here in a spot of curiousity...I was sittin watchin tv tonite..and I saw this quick commercial just fly by...looked like for a movie..and saw the web address and thought to check it out...(curiosity kills the cat you know..) anyway..got myself to BlairWitchProject.com...and started reading the mythology..and so on...just wanting to know..it looked so freakin real!! (having a real good imagaination helps) I can picture a lot of what was seen and said..
then I end up here reading the review and what other people have said about it..I had no clue of even thinking it was or was not real...but doesn't matter...it was set up really well...I'd like to see it..I used to have the Sci Fi channel..but money's scarce..and its been cut from our sattelite viewing =( and that was my fave channel...
anyway...I live in NC..not too much "exciting" happens here..but this sounds interesting...I know a few people who might want to see it..if we ever get it...or if its str8 to video like Dee Snider's STRANGELAND movie...
its hard to find a good scary movie...but if you put yourself in the place of those characters (just like reading) you'll get the mess scared out of you just as well (specially reading a story like that at 3 in the morning and being "Home Alone" literally...and having an active imagination...i was scared to move out of this spot for awhile...
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WOW...
First of all, I am SO dammned interested in this movie I read EVERY one of your posts... usually I scroll and scroll.....
MY OPINION:
I saw the film last night after about 2 weeks of anticipation... It was GREAT... fantastic acting, intriguing story, shitty cinematography ( it WAS supposes to be crappy... they were film students...)
*SPOILERS*
Yes, Mike was in the corner EITHER waiting to be killed or he had just that moment BEEN killed... who killed him? Thats the point of the thing, not to know... YOU decide by using your imagination
IS IT REAL?
YES! I knew Josh, i went to school with him... I had MET Heather once waiting for Josh and another friend outside a sound editing booth back in 1994.
We all went CRAZY after thyey dissapeared, myself, I had to go through some therapy... Josh wasnt my BEST friend, but we knew each other very well...
WAS THAT REAL?
Well, thats the point of the thing.. I could be telling you the truth, OR i could be lying... Which scares you more???
Email me, Pyrategrin@aol.com well chat about it...
PIRATE ROB
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For those of you that have seen the movie, I'm sure many of you figured it out... But for those that didn't, I'll be happy to give you the clue that helps you understand the ending... It took me a minute but once I understood the ending I felt much more satisfied by the movie...
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The film is put under a 100 year old wall that they said had not been touch in years. Then another
college group happens to find it under the wall. One why would a Witch take the time to hide the film. It would have been like the bodies of the team that hunted for the little girl. They were there one minute and then when they came back the bodies where gone. To me it is someone taking advantage of the Blair Witch History to make money off of it.
They either paid these people to take a long vacation. Or someone did kill them and had let someone know where to find the film at.
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Now in reading your little column on this. Andy, you've said that it wasn't goin to be a big hit. Also, Harry, you said it might not even make as much as Notting Hill. You two will both be wrong in saying that. I mean everyone I know is goin to see it and everyone they know is goin to see it. In my words, yall will be wrong in what you said, this will surpass Mummy easily. Even if people don't believe the story there still goin to see the movie. This is all I have to say.
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Have you noticed the parallels between The Last Broadcast
and The Blair Witch Project?
1) Both films are 87 mins
2) Both films are co-directed
l) Each film had a director of Cuban descent
M) Both films build their stories from found footage
a) Both involve rural mid-Atlantic locations
b) Both titles start and end with a "T"
c) Both seek mythical horrifying creatures
d) "Devil" and "Witch" each contain five letters
e) Both involve film crews as part of the story
f) New Jersey and Maryland are each one of the original
"13" (emphasis added) colonies
g) Each star unknown actors
i) Filmmakers Daniel Myrick and Stefan Avalos both have 12 letters in their names
j) both films are 87 mins
K) both films are co-directed
l) each film had a director of Cuban descent
M) Both films build their stories from found footage
N) Both films are passed off as real but are in fact fictional
0)The Last Broadcast tells the story of 4 cable access hosts who venture
into the woods with cameras and sound gear to try to find a devil.
p)The Blair Witch Project is about 3 film students who go looking for a
witch.
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hi kramer ,to answer to your question i think that they mean by "It's not true, none of it, and that's what makes 'The Blair Witch Project' a fascinating, involving, and truly scary movie." to connect to what you have said in your comments, its scary because it stimulate the imagination like being in the forest and being scared by all those little sounds. you see . cuz if this had to be a true video footage we could rather say that its a "dramatic" story instead of "scary" one. and we just have to not forget that all this is for entertainment. even if we know that all this is if fiction we have to let us being entertained by all that. Its a dramatic-fiction made to scare us. (i did not see that movie yet, no comment for the movie ) I hope you all understand my text cuz im french (not from Europe ,a french Canadian) . thank you ! have fun!!
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OKAY...FIRST THINGS FIRST, RIGHT??? LET'S SEE...HMMM...WHERE DO I WANT TO BEGIN??? I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE WHO ARE OUT-RAGED ABOUT THE LEAK OF THE MOVIE BEING NOT REAL...NOR AM I ONE OF THE HARD TO PLEASE CRITICS! OKAY, NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHERE I STAND...LET ME HIT THE REWIND BUTTON...JUST FOR A SEC! SINCE I CAN REMEMBER, I HAVE NEVER FOUND A MOVIE THAT HAS SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME! THE LIST IS A VERY LONG ONE INDEED! I HAVE SEARCHED FOR MYTHS, LEGENDS, MAGIC...WELL, YOU GET THE PICTURE! THE CONCLUSION THAT I HAVE COME UP WITH IS THIS...DOES THE MOVIE REALLY MAKE YOU SCARED, OR IS IT YOUR OWN MIND??? SO MANY PEOPLES COMMENTS I READ...ALL SEEM TO LEAD TO ONE COMMON THING. THEY EITHER FELT THAT THEIR REACTION TO THE MOVIE WAS RUINED OR IT DIDN'T MEASURE UP TO WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS SCARY! YOU KNOW...YOU HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OVER YOUR MIND...AND THAT IS WHAT IT TAKES...ITS EASY TO BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE IS UNDER YOUR BED, LOOKING IN THE WINDOW, HIDING BEHIND THE SHOWER CURTIAN OR EVEN RIGHT BEHIND YOU! THIS IS WHERE IT BEGINS!
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I live here in So-Cal. and was not subjected to all the over-hype that so many others were.
(A random poster maybe and a brief
mention on a talk show), so I was
very interested when I read a small article on "BWP" in a local entertainment guide. As a member
of "Joe Public" I was thoroughly
entertained and enjoyed the feel of the film--the shaky camera
work, etc. And the improvs by the
cast were fresh and even credible.
For those who were not creeped out
or impressed I do feel sorry. I know my opinion won't change how you get your kicks. But I also say: Don't go to the movies if you only want reality and stupid "entertainment"--stay home
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Did anyone consider the impact that this film would have on the town and people of Burkitsville? I mean, I know these guys didn't expect their film to do this well, but you've got to have some foresight. Sure, a real town adds some realism to the film, but why not change a few names of places. Now, thousands of people are bombarding a town of no more than 200 people. Signs have been stolen, cemeteries vandalized, members of the media have rudely interrupted peoples' lives ...
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... I even read somewhere that a guy is planning to take a tour group of hundreds of people camping in the woods near Burkittsville. And for what? None of this is real. It's all a ploy by Artisan to get people in the seats, and they've done a marvelous job at that. TBWP was a good movie, entertaining, and I have no doubt that it will become a cult classic. But, enjoy it for what it is, great fiction, and if you're ever in or near Burkittsville have some respect.
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ok, Actually I dont mean 'all' because there are some of you that are actually cool. I have not seen this movie yet,and no matter how you people say "Dont waste your money.." for god sakes do you think everyone is just going to go "Oh well this movie isnt soppose to be good,the hell with this". no.
Anyway for those of you who say 'not scary,not real' well ya know what? It is not very 'realistic' for some movie company to use false advertising (truly false) to get some attention, Im sure people could sue. I dont think (nope I dont think at all.) that someone would take that risk.
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Why because I thought it was real. If you have ever known anyone that really is missing by God in heaven you would be upset also, cause there really are. A film maker should be sure to let us know that these people are not missing or presumed dead.
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BWP:I've seen a woman's face in the pics of the knappsacks & of
by lady_hawk974
I beleive this is a true story and not a hoax. I am a witch of study and I know alot, enough to know this is not fake. I have seen the pics of the knappsack and of Coffin Rock. There is a woman's face in the right hand side of the pic w/ the knappsacks, there is a white figure of an entity behind the face. On the pic of Coffin Rock there is another face in the bottom right hand of the pic. The face is almost transparent, but you can see it clearly. And for the person who says this is not true, maybe you should have been the one in Black Hill Forest to see for yourself. I hope you never find out. There are somethings better left alone. I just hope their souls rest in peace, and that no one ever goes through what they have been through.
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So some of you still think the Blair Witch Trial Is an actual documentary? What, did you people have a full frontal labodomy? Anyone with the reasonable intelligence to do a little research would find out as much. For all you who don't believe me, why dont you check out a few of the other movies the actors and actress have starred in? I have included a piece that should lay all questions to rest.
The Cast
Heather Donahue studied at the Walnut Street Theater School in her native Philadelphia then earned a B.F.A. and several awards from the University of the Arts, where she cut her teeth on everything from Strindberg to Shakespeare, Genet to Mamet. In the U-Arts London apprenticeship program that she created, she appeared on stage at the Soho Theatre Company and Battersea Arts Centre.
Since graduation Donahue's acting credits have included the title role in J.M. Synge's "Diedre of the Sorrows" as well as prominent roles in "Kindertransport," "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Moliere's "Don Juan." In New York she appeared in downtown and regional productions and was a member of the Red Shag Improv Comedy group and the experimental Collision Theory Theater Company. Her next films are "Home Field Advantage" and "Under the Hammock." She resides in Los Angeles.
Michael Williams, a native New Yorker, played baseball in the New York Yankees' farm system for three years after high school before studying acting at S.U.N.Y., where he earned a four-year degree. In 1996 Williams worked with David Rabe on an unpublished play called "Cosmologies." He can also be seen in the indie feature "Sally," directed by Dave Goldsmith, and the short film "Nasty," directed by Mark Brandstetter.
Joshua Leonard has worked extensively in the New York indie film scene and is a respected freelance photographer and videographer, experience which helped him with the task of shooting 16 mm film on "The Blair Witch Project." In addition to his film work, Leonard has performed on-stage at The Living Theatre and the Seattle Fringe Festival. Leonard recently relocated to Los Angeles from New York.
The Filmmakers
Eduardo Sanchez (Co-Writer and Co-Director) was born in Cuba and has lived in Spain, Washington, D.C. and Florida. Sanchez studied television at Montgomery College in Maryland, where he directed "Video All," a feature length project shot on video. He went on to earn his B.A. in film from the University of Central Florida, where he met the co-director and producers of "The Blair Witch Project." He also wrote and directed "Gabriel's Dream," a feature length film shot on 16 mm. Sanchez is currently finishing his sixth screenplay and is developing several projects at Haxan Films.
Dan Myrick (Co-Writer and Co-Director) was born in Sarasota, Florida and has worked extensively in the commercial market while making several independent projects. Previously, Myrick collaborated with future "Blair" partners Eduardo Sanchez and Gregg Hale on "40 Miles Salvation," a trilogy of short films that make a full length feature. Myrick has worked as an editor and director of photography on several features in the Orlando area. "The Blair Witch Project" marks his debut as a feature film director. He is currently developing several feature projects at Haxan Films.
Gregg Hale's (Producer) credits range from founding The Brouhaha Film and Video Showcase, now in its eighth year, to taking his film "Third Shifters" to the 1995 IFFM. He earned his B.A. in motion picture technology from the University of Central Florida, where he wrote and directed the long-form 16 mm film "The Upstairs Man." Hale is also developing future projects at Haxan Films.
Robin Cowie (Producer) has produced, directed, written and edited over 100 television commercials, 30 corporate videos and three television shows. Cowie started in television promotions for The Golf Channel and Nickelodeon. He produced over 100 off- and on-air promotions. Cowie graduated summa cum laude from the University of Central Florida with a B.A. in motion picture technology and a minor in creative writing. His plans include developing and producing projects at Haxan Films.
Michael Monello (Co-Producer) was born in Florida and earned his B.A. in motion picture technology from the University of Central Florida, where he edited "Gabriel's Dream" with Eduardo Sanchez. For the next five years Monello took on several roles, including program director, at the Florida Film Festival. He also produced festival trailers with local filmmakers and edited shorts, documentaries and commercial projects. Monello is finishing up a feature length script called "Tunnels" and developing several projects at Haxan Films.
Kevin J. Foxe (Executive Producer) worked as an editor, location manager and line producer with a number of notable filmmakers, including Robert Benton, Federico Fellini, Milos Forman, Bob Fosse and David Mamet. Foxe executive produced the documentary "How to Draw a Bunny: A Ray Johnson Portrait" and produced several independent films: "The Contenders," which earned the' Best Comedy award from the Houston Film Festival; "Blessing," a Sundance Film Festival finalist; and "Nowhere to Go," selected for the Montreal International Film Festival, among others. He also won the Writers At Work/Sundance Screenwriting Award in 1997 for "On the Trail of the Golden Spike" and is currently producing "In the Eye of the Storm," "Pumpkin" and "Knockout."
Bob Eick (Executive Producer) has worked on Wall Street for the past 15 years. As an avocation, he specializes in financing small- to mid-size companies and recently added entertainment projects to his investment portfolio. Eick has been the executive producer of "Nowhere to Go," a selection at the Montreal International Film Festival and others, as well as several New York theatre productions.
Haxan Films is the creative think tank of Sanchez, Myrick, Hale, Monello and Cowie, and has numerous projects in various stages of development.
Artisan Entertainment's release "Pi" was recently bestowed a 1998 Independent Spirit Award for "Best First Screenplay." The company's highly anticipated distribution slate for the coming months includes films such as the 1999 Sundance Film Festival hit "The Blair Witch Project," "Felicia's Journey," directed by Academy Award nominee Atom Egoyan, and Steven Soderbergh's "The Limey." Additionally, later this year Artisan is bringing writer/director David Koepp's ("Jurassic Park," "Snake Eyes") latest directorial outing, "Stir of Echoes," and Roman Polanski's "The Ninth Gate," starring Johnny Depp, to film-going audiences.
Artisan Entertainment is a diversified entertainment company that specializes in the development, production, acquisition, marketing and worldwide distribution of quality feature-length motion pictures. The company has secured a major pay-TV deal with Showtime Networks; an output deal with Hallmark Entertainment, which covers all Hallmark, Crayola and Cabin Fever product; a distribution deal with The Shooting Gallery for its film product in all media; the purchase of an equity stake in Summit Entertainment; and an output deal with Alliance in Canada. Artisan is comprised of four key groups: Artisan Pictures Inc., Artisan Home Entertainment Inc., Artisan Television and Artisan International. Artisan Entertainment Inc. controls a library of more than 6,300 titles which include "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "Reservoir Dogs," "Dirty Dancing," "Total Recall," "The Piano" and the successful "Rambo" series of films, as well as a library of widely recognized children's programming under its Family Home Entertainment brand. The company maintains offices in Los Angeles, New York and Dallas.
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this movie is clearly a representation of the white BOY trying to hold us down as a naive american of the navajo bloodline i am especially offended. you may wonder what this all stems from..think about:
abduction- native americans were abducted from our lands on several occasions.
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Christhepimp, thank you so much for your extended information. You have obviously done the research.
If you are reading this post, then you obvioisly have internet access. If you think this story is real, then goto www.haxan.com, the movie makers website(and the creators of www.blairwitch.com). Click on the News Link. READ ALL THE POSTS. They are all posts updating you on the status and making of Blair Witch Project. The posts run from early 98 to today. There you can read all about the filing if the movie in Orlando(what?? I thought it was Maryland) and the botched trip to Sundance, in which "the Haxan Five and all three actors(yes actors), Heather Donahue, Michael Williams and Joshua Leonard making the trip" and hardly being able to get seats to one of the three sold out showing of thier movie(not documentary). Ed Sanchez was not to smart in making these posts right on his own website. I have to agree that it would be a lot scary not knowing the truth, but in todays world of information, hard to fabricate a story like that. Kudos to them too, cuz they almost did, and apperantly in some eyes, have. If you believe this story is true and want to be scared to DEATH, go see the movie. If you are'nt sure what you believe, do the research as Christhepimp did. -
I know there were a few of you who were wondering when this is on.... :)
Airs:
Friday July 30 at 3am
Saturday, July 31 at 1pm
Monday, August 2 at 10pm & 2am
Thursday, August 5 at 3am
Watch it... avoid the spoilers... believe the legend, it will make you very scared at the movie (and help you understand the movie, I'm guessing)..I just hope, after reading the postings that I can forget the postings and watch this film as it should be seen.... as the "final days of 3 film students"... I hope my imagination can do it! :) -
I just wanted to add one more thing. I know TBWP draws a lot of its ideas from other films, but the one it reminded me of most was an Australian film called "Picnic at Hanging Rock" in which some school girls go off on a hike and never return. There is all sorts of speculation about what might have happened to them, including, if i remember correctly, some sort of supernatural element. It is really a creepy film and the movie has the same sort of flow at TBWP (i.e. the filmmakers leave most of the terrifying incidents to your imagination--and your imagination is infinitely scarrier than anything a movie could come up with). If you liked TBWP I highly recommend you watch this one too. Anyway that's just my two cents. Hope everyone sees this other movie too, it's pretty well known and you can find it at Blockbuster. Again, kudos to the boys who made TBWP. Thanks for an innovative movie experience, and don't ever sell out!!!!!!
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It had me going. I credit myself as someone who is not affected by cinematic productions. I don't go to very many shows because of this. "The Blair Witch Project" was amazing. When I walked out of that theatre I was sure that three kids had died in those woods. After finding outthat it wasn't real, I became very respectful of the acting skills those three have, and the spellbinding way that the movie was compiled. The BWP makes Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman look like fifth grade drama students. I will see it again.
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i've been reading all these posts for about an hour, and i'm not going to read all of them, so someone might have said this already. about a year ago i saw a similar documentary on UPN about a family that was abducted by aliens called "alien abduction: incident in lake county". It was all done on a normal camcorder, which made it look real. the similarites between this and BWP is the alien tape was found in the house of the people (they were supposedly abducted), the teen that was doing the taping had a testimonial near the end about what was going on, with the tears, and the "i'm sorry" stuff. the big difference was there was much more interaction with the aliens. the camera would show glimpses of them, which made it really scary. at one point, they thought they heard them on the roof, so the got a shotgun and went looking. as the camera moved across the house, you could briefly see something duck into a window on the upper story. that part really freaked me out. then the father ended up shooting one of the aliens, but they never got a good picture of it. at the end, the kid taping was the only one left, the others were supposedly abducted (off-screen), and at the end, the kid was walking through his house with the camera, he went into a dark room, and as he turned around a small dark figure closed the door and the whole room went black...the kid said "oh shit!" and aparently froze. you could see a figure come up to the camera, then the camera shut off. I don't know if any of you can figure out all that, but it scared the shit out of me! but, being the observant one, i noticed at the end the credits, cast and all...it was all made by UPN. even though i know it was a fake, it still scares me when i watch it
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It wasn't untill I started reading some of these messages that I realized the movie was not real. To tell you the truth I did not even know what kind of movie it was untill the first scenes of a home video type style. At that point I thought it was all TRUE and that it was all REAL FOOTAGE and that is what feaked me out. I admit I was scared all night after watching it just because I thought it was real and those things really happened. The end was very gratifying to me in that it was pretty much what you could expect from real footage. Now that I know it was real I am not sure that I would be as scared watching it. The fact that it didn't really happen kind of lessens the degree of scariness that it would normally have. It was a great movie all in all - though I agree with a few comments about running my ass off if it happened to me and not stop for anything.
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Well after reading Christhepimp's letter, I realized that the characters really did not die. After reading TBWP web pages i was pretty sure that Heather, Mike, and Joey died. But Christhepimp seemed to sum up everyone's questions. DID THEY DIE OR NOT? No. People, it's a movie.....
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I saw this movie on the opening night in Long Isalnd, NY.
I thought this movie was a little slow at first, then very frustrating. But by the time all the action started in, let's say the last half hour of the movie, I was terrified... I couldn't sleep at all, I live around woods and all I could picture was the cast running in the dead of night when they were chased from their tent.(I don't want to give too much away) All and all, I thought the movie was creative and it left enough to my imagination to stick for a couple of nights.. -
Yes everyone thought it was Heather that was filming. But in some parts Mike or Josh would film everything. I heard that it was just the 3 characters, who were filming the movie. How come in the movie it looked like there were other people filming the movie?
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To all the people who think the movie is tupid for either the abrupt ending, or shaky footage...you are idiots! If you understood the movie you would love it, like me. Check the website, or pay attention to the towns people interviews, you will learn what you need to know to fully appreciate the movie, especially the ending..and for the shaky footage...thats the whole point! To make it seem more real. Have you ever seen a home movie that looks like it was directed by Rob Reiner? No, so understand the movie before you judge it. I thought it was great, a top 3 movie to me all time, and it scared me, and im not easily scared. So if you havent seen it see it, but know what your gettin into before hand...peace out.
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I am sorry if people did not like this movie because it was not scary enough for them. Or that they felt like they were "cheated"
by the ending. I am glad to see a mainstream picture that is more original than most that I have seen. People say that the ending
sucked. My friends that say that I know they have no imagination. The ones who are thinkers liked it because you don't know
who that was standing there, you don't know why the actors fell...........
No it is not a normal horror movie that shows you all that happens. And you need an imagination, maybe that is why this movie
is getting such negative posts. The editors and writers expected more from the average audience than what they can do.
Last thing, the Haunting sucked another movie with an OK plot dependent on special effects.
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those of you who agree with me that the film is pure genius, please understand (if you dont already) that many who simply "dont get it" feel a need to create negative justification for themselves. they need to put down that which threatens their ego. there are many shallow people, and some not so shallow who will find this work goes beyond their intellectual reasonings for definitions. they need to hold onto their fragile bubble.
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these are the people who will feel prompted to post here more so than those who think highly of the film. this is a piece that massages the intellect, and especially the film afficiando, or industry member. i find those types will not spend as much time on such a site posting opinions...
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The Blair Witch Project is a fictional piece of work. Where's the confusion? I admit - I, too was a bit confused. I had read an article about it about a month ago where it talked about how the actors were sent into the woods with limited information. I really didn't pay much attention to the article so I don't remember what else it said - but I did remember they were actors. I went and saw the movie last night and at the box office it said underneath the title: "BASED ON A TRUE STORY" So I was little more freaked out when watching the film. You are left to your imagination and that's where the fright comes in - If you have an active imagination (which i do) you WILL be frightened. More so if you think the movie is based on a true story. Last night at about 1:00 AM after seeing the film I was frightened and couldn't sleep. I logged on and went to the blairwitch project - which only added to the belief that it was real. I couldn't wait to get up this morning to read Heather's journal. Obviously - with a little more investigation it was clear that the back story was made up to make the movie more realistic. So I'm not as scared anymore now that I know it "didn't really happen" - but the film was good (though a bit nauseating with the camera) and I'm sure I"ll rent it when it comes out at Blockbuster. Ok? IT IS NOT A TRUE STORY.
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Ok, i personally thought the movie was really creepy, even though we had a bootleg copy, and the picture was really distorted. but all you assholes who are downing this film saying "wooooo scary" well grow up! if your little pansie asses were lost in the woods with some freekin dead witch leaving shit outside your tent and shaking the tent in the middle of the frreking night, and if you heard your friend {who misteriously dissapeared} calling you, you would shit a load in your pants, and you can't say you wouldn't. what i would more than anything like to know is if the footage is real, or NOT. in my opinion, if it's not real, those are some damn good actors, and YES I SAID THEY ARE GOOD ACTORS.i don't think one bit of it looked fake, and i was really creeped out when it was over, and i left my closet light on that night when i went to bed. so what do you think of that all you wanna be film critics?
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I don't know if anyone else stayed and read the credits after the movie, but they clearly state that the story is completely fictional, and that it is in no way based on any real event. So, those of you who won't believe the other numerous postings on the proof of the fakeness, go see the movie again, and READ THE END-OF-MOVIE CREDITS!!
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It was a great movie!! I was scared as hell! I slept with the light on and woke up about once every hour terrified... I've been discussing with friends as to whether it is a true story and if the footage is real. I don't think the parents would allow the footage to be put into a movie if it is real... Go to burkittsville.org and read, very interesting... Sounds like it's all fake, but I think it made for a great movie!!!
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I just saw the movie and think it was pretty damn cool. Kudos to the filmmakers for all their hard work and dedication as it is now being justly rewarded. The acting is pretty genuine given the circumstances, and I must say I was absorbed by the story. The ending is pretty disturbing, and I'm looking forward to getting a copy of THE LAST BROADCAST to see how they treated a similar theme. Someone posted before about a snallygaster, and I found this interesting link to http://www.burkittsville.org/tfolk.html that explains in more detail about what it is. For all you caught up in the myth of the story, I think this site along with www.haxan.com should dispel any misconceptions you might have about the validity of the story. The guy at Artisan is a marketing genius, and it shows with all the hype this movie is getting (well derved at that, unlike the Phantom Menace AKA Phantom Plot which I felt was a major ripoff and slap in the face to the movie going public--shameless self promotion and a 2+ hour long sham to get us to buy more Star Wars paraphernalia--Hey, George! Take a lesson from these guys. Develop a strong story first and THEN add special effects!). And to everyone poo-pooing the story as not being scary, I have only this to say. The Blair Witch Project is what it is. It isn't perfect, but it relies on one thing to scare the absolute bejeezus out of you -- IMAGINATION. There sre no flashy special effects, nor does it need it because the fear that you experience is generated by what you don't see and what you don't hear, all the nasty little demons and unspoken evils that reside in the very depths of our subconcious mind, waiting all too eagerly to surface the second we turn off the lights. These are the thousand named and nameless terrors of archetypal fear; the Boogie Man, the Headless Horseman, and now the Blair Witch. John Milton once wrote in Paradise Lost "The mind itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven." Clearly this is exactly what will determine whether the movie is good or bad for anyone viewing it. It's all up to you.
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I haven't seen the movie yet, but have been intrigued by the previews for the Sci-fi channel special. I went to the BWP site and read the journal entries by Heather. I'm intrigued by her writing. She continues to mention how she wants this to be different, which, from what I've heard, is apparent. I am curious as to why that class chose that spot to go digging for archeological findings. I'm from the south where stories of ghosts are everywhere; every house has it's story. But it seems logical to me that someone would have to have known that something was there in order to go looking. I will say the promotional aspects have definitly got my attention, but the facts still seem a little questionable at this point.
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I think I have just hit every site possible to learn about BWP. I'm disappointed in the put downs of others. I believe that expressing an opinion should not have to lead to such derogatory comments. I myself was very much taken in by the websites of SciFi and Haxan. But, after several hours of searching, my mind is made up that this was not real; maybe now I can get some sleep. I must say that I am now dying to see this movie... I have been so drawn in that I cannot believe it. As a writer, I don't believe I would have been able to provide the immense background as the Haxan website does. I don't believe that I will be disappointed by the movie at all. I do know that I will be taking several people with me!
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i thought the blair witch project was the best horror film ive seen in years...all of you special effects idiots expect to see a movie with ghosts coming out and people dodging fake knives or something...i thought the movie was very chilling and intense...i was so caught up in it i couldn't tell if it was real or fake...to all of you so called critics out there, i dont know what movie you're talking about but this movie is number one on my and many other peoples lists!!!
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BWP = scariest movie in decades
I haven't seen a good horror film in years unless you count Natural Born Killers or Silence of the Lambs as Horror. Hollywood has definitely forgotten that horror is supposed to scare audiences not wow them with special FX or gore. Slasher pictures are all a rip-off of Halloween and supernatural horror flix are usually a rip-off of the Exorcist. Call these blanket statements if you will, but please point out to me a scary film in this genre that I haven't mentioned yet and prove your point. Yes a lot of these recent films are entertaining, but scary, not at all.
So people are dissappointed by Blair Witch Project. I wouldn't be surprised if most of these people were born in the late 70's or early 80's and weened on Hollywood pablum like Scream and its copies. (Scream is probably one of the scariest films put out in the last 10 years which ain't saying much.)
If you're waiting for the special effects, or hot babes who are going to be slashed, or the gore to release the tension, you will be dissappointed. But if you can let go of those expectations, suspend your disbelief and get into what the film is trying to achieve you will be scared. -
I am the biggest horrer movie buff and am always angered on how unscary horrer movies are. I expected the same thing out of The Blair Witch Project yet I left the theater scared out of my mind. I was deeply affected by this movie and have yet to figure out why. The realisticness of this movie is sensational. If this movie isn't real then I say give those actors an award or something. The emotions,the fear, was way too realistic for my taste. I am checking out every web sight I possibly can because this is one movie I want to know if its fake or real. Someone has got to know, if this movie is real is the footage at the theaters the actual footage that was found or is it a remake of the footage found. I don't think I will ever be able to go camping again, real or not!!!
Jessie -
If you have ANY doubts in your mind... go to:
http://www.burkittsville.org/
Then, shut up.
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im sorry to say it but, i feel like a complete idiot. i completely played into the hands of artistan and haxan films. and of courst im refering to the blair witch project. i watched the scifi "investigation" of it, then of course had to see it. it took me one week, seeing the film twice, and many friends to finally find out that it isn't real... im actually saddened by the new info...
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The blair witch project is all not true! No legend, no witch, No murders, No missing filmmakers ever!!! It was all made up by the writers of this film!! If you really want to know what I'm talking about go to this website and find out for yourself! www.burkittsville.org
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Talk about media hype! This movie was not scary, it gave me a headache watching it, and the actors, especially Heather, were extremely annoying. They could have done much better with a little more storyline and something to look at that was after them. Sorry but sticks and stones don't scare me. What a disappointment.
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I saw the BWP the day it opened in my area. It scared the crap out of me basicly because I live in the woods and the house at the end reminds me of a deserted run down house my friends and I have went to, to scare ourselves.I can't see how anyone could not like this movie. I guess they just don't have a very good imagination, and a exceptence of new ideas(The way it was filmed). I really don't care what anyone says it was BAD ASS. I never going camping again without a cell phone!!!!
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There has been quite a bit of talk about this new low budget film The Blair Witch Project. I have read nearly every one of the comments posted on this Forum. There is no way to clear the air, because who am I to say the history of that town, the story of the Blair Witch, and the dissapearence of the three film students. All that I can say is that on the Artisan site, the film makers clearly state that this film is truly and entirely fictional. I can't persuede every single mind in the world of film, but I can say that the Film Makers themselves would not lie, for legal purposes. I am a kid (im 14) of faith. I believe absolutely in God, so I can't rule out this evil. I honestly believe this movie is Hollywood. Let us define hollywood. "The community of film." That was conjured up by me but I think that sums it up. I do believe that the makers of The Blair Witch Project created a buzz with creepy, and intrueging commercials, and I believe that these such commercials were created to make the human mind believe this movie is real. So to conclude this, I would like to say that this film targets the impressionable, weak mind, i.e: The use of the 16 mm camera during the movie, to give it the full effect of actuallity. So please go to this movie with a strong sense of ability to take in a FILM.
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Gosh!! It's just a movie!! It is simple. Black and white! REALLY! Some of you are militant "It's FACT!" people, and then a few more of you are just SLAMMING those people for being "stupid!" Then....you've got the MORONS who are crying "Hoax! Hoax!" So...I guess those same people flipped out when they found out that E.T. wasn't real! (sorry I forgot to mention THAT litttle spoiler!) =)
Listen....if you were raised on IN YOUR FACE "scary" movies that were all based on the same formula with 1) a male lead 2)the dumb girlfriend 3) the bad guy who kills everyone but the male lead 4)a happy ending etc.....then GUESS WHAT!?!? This movie isn't for you. You were unfortunately raised in a time where you didn't develop an imagination...one was fed to you. You will not appreciate a movie where you have to close your eyes and just IMAGINE for a minute..."What IF......." You will not appreciate a movie where (minor spoilers) 1) a woman leads 2) the guys are kinda dumb 3) you never even SEE a bad guy (or girl, or even witch for that matter)and 4) HAPPY ENDING? what's that? (end minor spoilers)
I WILL admit, that after all the hype, I expected "wet your pants" kind of fear, but (in the theater) what I got was a little bit creeped out. And the fact that you CAN'T see what's REALLY going on just ADDS to the whole suspense feeling.
When I got home...even though I told myself a million times "it's just a movie" I still hopped on the bed just as quickly as I possibly could...nobody's gonna pull my legs under the bed! =) And when I was just getting comfy cozy...I realized that my hand was hanging off into the black void of bedroom space....where who knows what kinds of horrors lurk....
But....like I said....it's just a movie...and you really have to have a creative, imaginative, open mind to appreciate a movie like this. I do agree that this will be THE big hit of the year.
But don't ask my husband's opinion!! =) And THAT is a WHOLE different horror!!! =)
=)Okie
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BWP is so scary because it actually happened. No one has ever found the bodies of the three people who made the films but yet the tapes were found in a bag under a hundred year old house.
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I think it's so cool when people still think it's real! It means that when you go see the movie, it really WILL be a "wet your pants" kind of fear! Instead of just a super creeped-out kind of uncomfortable-ness.
So, hey....don't visit any more Blair Witch websites, and don't spoil your TBWP "virgin" imagination!!
I'm in the process of trying to get my mom to visit the official site, so I can convince her that all this stuff really happened, then I'm gonna take her to see it. She's gonna freak out, but she loves horror movies! =) It will be so cool to watch her reactions since she's "untainted."
Believe what you believe and know what you know, and don't try to educate or de-educate any of the rest of us. =)
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While this movie wasn't as scary as I thought it would be, I think it's an amazing film. I also applaud the directors and producers for managing to create not only a movie but a mythology around it. Really, one of the most worthwhile films I've seen. I didn't feel fear as much as frustration from identifying with their situation (lost, hungry, scared). But the reason I'm posting is to tell you how I saw the end and how it actually made it scarier. It wasn't until I read these posts that I realized I had seen it wrong. ***SPOILERS*** at the end I thought that Mike had dropped his camera and then somebody had picked up his camera and was advancing towards Heather (at least I thought it was Heather) in the corner, and Heather was screaming. the reason that made it really scary was that since Mike's taken out of the picture somebody else must have picked up his camera...and who else could it be...except... anyways, as I said, I later realized I was wrong and that it was Heather advancing towards Mike at the end but just wanted to share my initial perspective with you.
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hey ihavenet seen this movie but iwont something to scare HELL out of me i'll be the fiest one in tha front in disten FL so what if i am.... I'AM not scared of SHITT
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I'm not trying to insult anyone's intellegence, but if you don't know by now that the film is a FAKE documentry then you are REALLY living under a rock or just plain dumb. This is, by far, the BEST film I have seen in YEARS. Mad props to the filmakers & the actors. This film totally plays on your fears of the unknown and you don't know how much it affects you until you try to go to sleep. (Even though I knew it wasn't real , I was freaked out for days after I saw the film.) To those who say it wasn't scary, you have ZERO imagination & I feel sorry for you.
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First of all, I thought that the movie was the best thing that I have seen in years. It didn't have the "All American" Hollywood ending that we all were in a way hoping for. The "Cast" did an excellent job with their protrayal of emotions.
Secondly, **** I, along with most of the people that have seen this movie, of course wanted to know if it was true, if not the whole thing at least part of it. So I did some reasearsh on some of the site links that were so graciously provided for our use. It has already been said before, but here is my two cents, by the way that makes up almost a dollar at this point, go to the site www.burkittsville.org, and read for your self, that is if you can stand the cheezy music that the web hosts have chosen for the site. If not go to www.blairwitch.com and go to the Aftermath link, and then go to the Search link and go through the arrows and look at the "MISSING" flyer. Down at the bottem of the flyer is the "Number" for you to call the Fredericks County Sheirff's office. Doesn't anyone think that the (301) 555-4370 number is a little hokey? Just a question. -
Well I saw the BWP last night... i got to sneak it with some peeps. heh. i luv the movie... i notice alot of people think it's bs. but anything could happen... I think that it was a murder!! Josh infact. When I saw that ending and i heard joshes voice... i was like no way ! and then all of sudden they die! yea i think it was murder. Also u don't beleve everything u see. It looks really because I've seen alot of shit about it. www.blairwitch.com and www.blairwitch.org but hey u believe what u want. AND YES I AGREE IF I WERE THEM I WOULD OF RAN!!! AND SAID FUCK THE CAMERAS!!!!!!!!
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I think a few things must be understood about the Blair Witch Project. First, if you know someone who hasn't seen it or knows little about it, then don't tell them ANYTHING. The movie is better watched with "fresh eyes". I did all the research I could before its release and still enjoyed it, however I took a date to the movie who knew nothing and she was scared shitless. I didn't let in on any of the "secrets" until afterwards. I caught enjoyment from her excitement. I also enjoyed the discussions that followed from the rest of the people in the audience, as we left the theatre. Most of their eyes were wide open in amazement and confusion. It was classic!!!! With the success that the movie has received, the primary theories of it becoming a "cult classic" have gone down the drain. Everytime I turn on the tv there is something about it on...its a bona fide blockbuster movie. Congrats to Ed Sanchez and all the other participants...they made a movie that was fun to watch.
As for those who complain that it wasn't scary....first off, you are probably the type of people who don't get scared (or won't let yourself get scared) at any horror movies to begin with. So, your thoughts on the subject are worthless. I don't see how anyone can say that "Nightmare on Elm Street", "Halloween", are scarier....they are not even realistic. This movie is very realistic.....I still hear the teenage couple behind us, when we left the theatre...."That couldn't have been real....but it had to be...."
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I have not seen the movie yet but the offical web site kicks ass. (www.blairwitch.com) I am not really sure what to believe, is this story true or a bunch of bull. If anyone has any info or input please feel free to write me at Halo7734@aol.com.
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Aug 06, 1999 5:22:21 PM CDT
THE BEST I'VE EVER SEEN IN (INVOLING HORROR) MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIF
by dclady05
I THINK THAT EVERYONE HAS THEIR OPINION ... BUT WHEN I WENT TO GO WATCH I COULD FEEL THEIR FEAR OF BEING THERE AND KNOWING THAT THEY WILL NEVER GET OUT OF IT. MAKES ME EVEN MORE SCARED AND HOW SAD IT IS. I DON'T REALLY CARE IF IT IS NOT TRUE OR NOT. SOMEONE MADE THIS MOVIE AND MADE IT AWESOME.WHAT MADE ME REALLLY MAD WAS THAT WHEN I WENT TO GO WATCH THE 2ND TIME A LOT OF TEENS LIKE ME WERE BOOING AND YELLING AT THE END. BUT THE POINT OF IT WAS THAT THERE IS NO ANSWER AT THE END OR IN THE BEGINNING. THAT FACT IS THAT THEY SHOWING EVERYTHING THAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH. THERE SHOULDN'T BE A ENDING FOR THIS MOVIE. IT'S THE INTENSE THAT U R SUPPOSE TO FEEL. FEEL HOW SCARED AND LONELY THEY ARE. ALSO THAT THEY ARE STUCK IN THE WOODS. PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE THAT THIS MOVIE IS SUPPOSE TO BE A DOCUMENTRY MADE IN TO A MOVIE.U NEED TO FEEL EVERYTHING. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THIS MOVIE A 10+!!!!! I'VE NEVER WATCHED ANY GOOD SCARY MOVIE SINCE SCREAM 1 BEFORE THAT NONE. I DIDN'T LIKE EXORIST ONLY SOME PARTS WERE SCARY. I WAS EVEN SCARED TO GO HOME SOME NIGHTS AFTER GOING OUT WID MY HOMIES. I HAVE NEVER FELT SO SCARED LIKE THAT BEFORE. I GIVE THIS MOVIE SOOOOOOO MUCH PROPS FOR THE INTENSE IT GAVE ME, HOW IT MADE ME AND SOME MY HOMIES SH*TING IN THEIR PANTS. THANK YOU!!@!FOR MAKING THIS MOVIE. I HOPE U GUYS MAKE IT HIGH.
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"The scariest part, i think, is WHY IS MIKE STANDING IN THE CORNER???"
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Remember back to the legend... The children were led in pairs to the basement. The first is made to stand in the corner while the second is killed
Great movie, don't expect to see a typical horror film with plenty of gore and big tits. If you go with an open mind you'll probably love it!
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HERES THE DEAL EVEN IF YOU DID HATE IT THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE DONE I MEAN 3 AMATUERS DID WHAT MOST OF US PLAIN OLD JOES ONLY DREAM ABOUT THEY HAD AN IDEA AND THEY RAN WITH IT (HAHA) FOR REAL THOUGH LIKE I SAID EVEN IF YOU HATED IT GEUSS WHAT THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE GONNA MAKE MAD CASH THEREFORE YOU GOTTA GIVE EM MAD PROPS!! MY VEIW ON BWP WAS THAT IT MAKES YOU DIG DOWN INTO YOUR OWN CRAZY ASS FEARS YOU KNOW LIKE THE MONSTER UNDER THE BED TYPE SHIT..HAVE YOU EVER SCARED YOURSELF SO BAD THAT YOU SLEPT WITH THE LIGHT ON OR LOOKED UNDER THE CAR BEFORE YO GOT CLOSE OR LOOKED IN THE BACKSET WHEN YOU GET IN, WELL GET READY FOR ELLY I PROMISE YOU'LL LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER FOR AT LEAST A FEW DAYS..OH YEAH AND THE WAY THEY SET IT ALL UP WITH THE SCI-FI CHANNEL AND ALL IT WAS SO REAL-LIKE THE ONLY WAY WE KNEW IT WAS REALLY ALL FICTIONAL I MEAN REALLY KNEW IS BECAUSE IF YOU STAY UNTIL THE VERY LAST LINE OF THE CREDITS IT SAYS THAT THIS AND ALL OF ITS CONTENTS ARE FICTIONAL!!!! CREATIVE MINDS!!! ANYWAYS THATS MY TAKE ON THE WHOLE BWP IF ANYONE IS INTREASTED!!!!
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Anybody who didn't find this movie absolutely amazing has no imagination at all. The whole point of never seeing the villian was: a guy chasing you in a mask with a knife trying to kill you, is a guy chasing you in a mask with a knife trying to kill you. You know what it is and what it is trying to do. But a sound in the dark could be anything- you don't know! It could be some supernatural being trying to kill you, or some wild animal that is going to rip you apart OR WHATEVER! You have no idea. And the actors were amazing, they brought realism to the movie.. these days all movies are is "there is a girl, girl is stalked, girl is threatened, girl has sex with boyfriend, boyfriend or close friend or relative of boyfriend/close friend ends up being the killer, girl screams and runs up the stairs then somehow girl kills the killer with the help of some person who she hated up until then" But in reality thats not how it happens. And BWP was the closest thing to reality that I've ever seen. People leave thinking the movie is real, so many rumors have gone around that they did find the real footage and stuff. I even thought the movie was based on a true story until I came to this page! It is brilliant and a great change from the usual so called horror movies that are supposed to be scary and well... aren't. If you aren't scared shitless from this movie, then u have no imagination or creativity. Thats all.
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I need to know not only for myself but also for my conscience if the blair project is real, because I keep reading thiings that say it is and others that say it's not,, on the Haxan site they show us the writers of the story!!! Why would a documentary need a writer ,,,,,Is it a real documentary??? Please answer my question so I can get my mind on to another problem of our society
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This is what worked for me, so some of you may want to try this.
Before I saw BWP, I watched 'Curse of the Blair Witch' on Sci-Fi. The background info is a big help, and it'll get your head in gear for what you'll see in the movie. If I hadn't seen 'Curse' I'd still be puzzling over the climax of BWP.
For those of you who are still wondering if the legend of the Blair Witch and the BWP are based on fact, consider this: When the credits roll at the end of 'Curse of the Blair Witch' on Sci-Fi, they specifically mention the people in the cast. A true documentary doesn't have a cast. The jailhouse scenes from the Rustin Parr segment were shot in St. Augustine, Florida. What we are experiencing here is a clever and carefully contrived marketing scheme by Artisan Entertainment. I admire them for their tenacity.
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If this is still an issue...did you see Heather Donahue on Jay Leno last night?
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Okay dont get me wrong the movie was cool...I've never really seen anything like THAT, but come on whats with that ending.. and there was so many missing links like were they all dead or what... and that guy mike he fell and droped the camera but when heater went down and trip and fell he was standing in the corner or hung or something...what was up with that did they all die?!
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Hey if anyone can help me understand the end of the blairwitch project, that would be great! That movie was not that good if you ask me. It made me feel I was suckered out of my money. They really needed to do a better ending if you ask me... I think that if I could see the ending it would be nice but it was just a big blurr... sort of made me mad!... anyways if anyone could tell me what the ending was I would appreciate it:)mundayne@hotmail.com
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please if anyone has some TRUE information on the background to the blairwitch project .... like how did they come up with the plot so on...... then please e-mail me at mundayne@hotmail.com
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I know some people said the camera movements bothered them, i know some people waited untill the light was on in the cinema cause they thought the movie wasn't finished, i heard all these bad comments about Blair wicth. The fact is i thought it was one of the best film this year. The scenario and the way it was shot show a creativity we were missing in this industry, the actors make you forget that they actually ARE acting and the soundtrack comforts you fear.
I participated to an advertising form sending e-mails to all my friends. Some of them didn't like it, some of them didn't understand it... They all agree on the fact that going to the website called blairwitch.com, helped them understand the ending a lot better and it kind of changed their point of view. The ones who liked it though hardly breathed during an hour and ten minutes, they grabbed their boyfriend's/girlfriend's arm and wouldn't let it go even 2 hours after the movie ended. I'm one of these people, i'm a big "cinephile", am a fan of big directors like Cronnenberg, Kubrick, Parker, Waters, Burton or Casavettes and i know the guys who have such a great imagination and technique to create a Blair witch project are gonna prove me right for adding them to my list of favorites !
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I too just saw the BWP and went thinking it was rendition of a true event. But after checking out all the websites I now believe that it was all a movie. I can't call it a hoax, cause all the hype made it more interesting. I was a little disappointed. I went thinking I was going to be scared silly. And looking so forward to seeing a GOOD scary movie. I was indeed frightened by it, but disappointed by the ending. I wanted just a little more. But I read an article in the paper this weekend that said they were talking about a sequel. (That made me think it wasn't real either.) So there might be more. ANYWAY ... my opinion of what we saw at the end ... (SPOILER) I believe it was Josh standing in the corner. After all they did hear him screaming and how could Mike have gotten up so quickly after being konked on the head!? Also a question, tied up in the bundle of sticks, Heather came across some bloody objects. I think I saw a finger, my husband thought he saw teeth, maybe both? Any other opinions? Not that it's important, just curious.
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I too just saw the BWP and went thinking it was rendition of a true event. But after checking out all the websites I now believe that it was all a movie. I can't call it a hoax, cause all the hype made it more interesting. I was a little disappointed. I went thinking I was going to be scared silly. And looking so forward to seeing a GOOD scary movie. I was indeed frightened by it, but disappointed by the ending. I wanted just a little more. But I read an article in the paper this weekend that said they were talking about a sequel. (That made me think it wasn't real either.) So there might be more. ANYWAY ... my opinion of what we saw at the end ... (SPOILER) I believe it was Josh standing in the corner. After all they did hear him screaming and how could Mike have gotten up so quickly after being konked on the head!? Also a question, tied up in the bundle of sticks, Heather came across some bloody objects. I think I saw a finger, my husband thought he saw teeth, maybe both? Any other opinions? Not that it's important, just curious. -
Saw BWP a week ago and am still trying to remember when I blew $8.00 on a movie as worthless. Could have been when I saw "Really Bad Things."
I keep expecting Hollywood to announce that BWP was a pre-Y2K hoax....that through advertising and hype they got a gazillion gullible Americans to turn loose of $150+ million. And, yes, I was one of them.
Seems now if you don't think the movie is cool, then you aren't either. Am reminded of the old fable of the Emperor's Clothes. (If you couldn't see them, then you weren't cool.)
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I thought that the Blair Witch Project was so out there. I mean how are you gonna sit around and think up something like that? How do you do that? I loved the movie though, it was so realistic you know I honestly thought that it was a true story. Or is it? I heard that there was going to be a sequel, weird.
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I can't believe what I'm reading! TBWP is one of the most original and refreshing films to come out in a long time. I have been so disgusted with the absolute idiocy of most movies that come out today (i.e. Waterboy, I Still Know What You Did 15 Summers Ago When You Were A Stupid Teenager, and even Scream 2). For once someone comes up with an interesting idea, markets it well, and actually does a great job without spending 20 million dollars on effects and a trite soundtrack. Bravo Artisan!
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All i have to say to all of the naysayers is this "Have you ever been fucking lost in the woods?" If your answer is no and you made fun of this movie or said its sucks you have no idea what the fuck your talking about
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VERY COOL FOOTAGE.I JUST WANNA KNOW IF ITS REAL OR NOT.FROM THE POINT OF THE STUDENTS GOIN IN TO THE FOREST TILL THE END OF THE FILM JUST HELD ME IN SUSPENSE THE WHOLE DAMN TIME.VERY GOOD FILM TO VIEW IF YOUR THE "SICK" KIND.
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well i had just seen TBWP a few hours ago and all i can really say is it is definitely scary and different...i've been reading some of the other responses and it doesn't surprise me to see a great number of negative responses or people just not believeing it was a true story. nobody wants to believe that that could actually happen to them or to anyone on this planet...now whether its true or not the movie was scary as hell and when i picture myself in their situation it just sends chills down my spine...for those people who don't believe, well i think its a big case of denial, but i don't blame you...no one wants to be camping one night and wake up to freaked out sounds and crazy voodoo shit around their tent...i know i wouldn't......
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I didn't think TBWP was that scary until I tried to go to sleep that night. It was then that I became terrified. It reminded me of slumber parties or camping trips when as children we sat around telling stories that we knew weren't true but were scared as hell anyway. Did you ever lay in your sleeping bag with your head covered, frozen in fear because you thought you heard something outside your tent or your house? That is the kind of fear this movie provokes. It plays on your primal fear of the unknown. **SPOILER** As for the ending, if we had seen what was after them, it wouldn't have been nearly as scary. It's much easier to discredit something you can see.
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Why are people questioning the authentisity of the content of this movie? Of course it is all fabrication (apart from the location) but when did all horror movies have to be based on fact? It's a shame competing film distributors can't accept that they are just jealous because they didn't get there first. I congratulate the producers of this movie, not just for the movie itself, but also making a huge amount of money out of what makes Hollywood go round....well authored and imaginative hype.
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If this really happened it would be stupid, why because it happened in 1994. Hello cell phone, 9mm guns, shotties, weapons. In this day and age there are to many ways to communicate. By this being fake this movie was good. The filmakers thought of everything. Down to the fake website. I'm still not sure if this is real or not.
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Well, I almost read through all of these articles (took me over an hour heh) but it left me knowing more than i had before I'd started. Before i came across this forum, I'd thought that the movie was either real or based on real footage, and the reason i thought so, was because it was so WELL done, the movie turned out EXACTLY as it was supposed to it looked so real, and even now that i know realize that it wasnt real, i love the movie even more. The acting was _awesome_, the story was awesome, its absolutely my favourite horror movie kay now i'm gonna talk about parts of the movie so be forwarned heh ****SPOILER ***** ok, i loved the way that they combined humour and suspense into the movie, like the part when i think josh is taping and he asks himself into the camera while filming heather "is that the blair withc?....no, its heather taking a piss" i dunno the little things hehe and when mike ate the dry leaf, that was quite amusing as well; when mike tells everyone that he had kicked the map into the lake HAHAHAH oooh my, kay thats it ****END SPOILER**** i am DEFINATELY going to see this movie again, and buy it when it comes out on video. Another thing, throughout the whole movie i kept wondering to myself if i liked it or not, but as it got to the part where they reached the house, i knew i lvoed it. thats it, email me if you want to talk baout it :) -terri
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i do not understand this movie, i havent seen it yet but i understand the basic story,i dont get it becasue why were they on this trip??,people say that the fotage is fake, who do i believe,but it looks frightneing and is a sure thing to scare people,becasue we dont really know what is out the
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i'm very open minded and believe in ghosts and all of that stuff.. I believe that this is a true story.. the movie though is not the actual footage that the film makers made.. but the movie is following what actually happened to them.. I don't think that parents would want the last moments of their kids' lives on tv either but it's not like the movie is showing them being killed or anything.. about these ppl getting mad that others are telling about the movie.. well hearing what happened by typed words and actually seeing the movie is completely diff.. it's not spoiling anything.. I haven't seen the movie yet either but I like knowing what it's about and what's going on.. it makes me look forward to it more.. I tried to read everyone's responses but there are just soo many.. well just wanted to let ppl know that there are believers out here.. my friends and I all believe in ghosts and all that good stuff.. i'm definitely looking forward to seeing the movie.. and for ppl getting sick my the motion.. FOCUS! :P
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well i'm pretty sure that they were on the trip to make a movie about the blair witch.. it was said they were filming a documentary.. they weren't just out camping w/a camera or anything.. it's all very logically and I don't really understand why ppl would have such a problem following it.. but then that's me.. I hope that it will actually scare me.. no other movie has.. but this seems like it will be life-like so i'm looking forward to it
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Harry is the Blair Witch Project actually real like did we really see someone die. I didn't think so because if you were to see someones guts dont you think you would have droped the camra and thrown up in discust and shock. Even when they were running threw the house you would think they wouldent be able to carry those heavy camras threw the house while they were scared shit less. Also i heard that Heather and Josh were on entertainment tonight a few days ago! What the hell is going on?!
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I'm writting in regards to your poor quote regarding wiccan's. true the wiccan creed clearly states: "An ye harm none, do as thou will" but there is an exception to every rule, always an outcast. Not all wiccans/pagans are nice and follow the rules, I truly believe in the Blair Witch, no mistake about that and if you know anything about being a wiccan you should know that what happened to those kids was done by a pagan, no doubt about it. The three fold rule was in affect in the movie, the witch was socially shuned. And all wiccans want is to be accepted for their religion.
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I enjoyed this movie alot. To all of you who didn't like the movie, I respect your opinions. But, it was good. Especially if you had heard nothing of the movie, except the plot. If you hadn't seen it, don't read the posts. Go see it first. The clues just make it less thrilling. I love horror flicks, but hardly ever get scared, this scared me! I go out in woods alot, I will think twice before I go back. I don't know if it is real or not, but when I went to see it I was told it was true and that makes it so frightning. If you believe it is true. I hadn't heard the controversy over it's accountibility until I came to internet. I am glad I waited though. I will go back and see it again and recommend it to all.
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I'm tired of hearing these wet brains say how this movie sucks, it's unbelieveable, there's no payoff. It just proves that you are so conditioned by Hollywood's bullshit blood and gut films that when a creative piece of work is done, you can't recognize it's style . The whole premise of TBWP hinges on fear which requires something that alot of you don't have...IMAGINATION. There's a reason why you don't see a witch or any murdering in this movie, it's purposely left out for effect, so that each person can feed on his own fear and draw his own conclusions. Sure there are pieces in the story that don't figure out (i.e. carrying video when running scared) but either is Jason, Micheal Myers or Freddy or any other flicks that Hollywood releases.
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First of all a myth is not post to be proven wrong or right its more like a urban legend. ok the only reason the film was buried under that wall was because its part of the myth that particular house was suposingly burned down so long ago it makes you think how the film got thier in the first place and if any of you dildos saw the fucking movie you would know that in the final 20 mins that house is in the movie that what makes it so freaky so all you dumb ass that think your cool cause you got on the net a dissed a movie that you absolutly know nothing about....GET A LIFE.. and i think somebody said why didn't she just drop her shit and run, well dumb ass if you knew what the fuck you were talking about you would know that heather donhue was researching the blair witch for over five years before she actually went out their so she had to much to lose if she just hualed ass and left so before you dis something learn more about it
dennis out
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Okay lets face it we all have different theories on what makes a good horror film....what scares one person doesn't necessarily scare another. The one thing I have to say for this movie which yes I have seen it. It makes you use your mind and imagination
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just a little tid bit for ya hun exorcist was based on true events...only it was a little boy that was possed...hope you can catch the special on it sometimes and maybe next time you watch it you may watch it a bit differently =)
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I have been intrigued by the whole subject surrounding this film. There are two fine film making brothers in this country called Paul and Barry Chuckle, now I know they had something to do with the origin behind this film, but I can find not one mention about them....why? Also in England we have heard of a sequel already, and British director Eddie Nolan to helm it...is this true? Can't wait to see the film..I think it's out in October over here! Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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As the Blair Witch Project sends a chill down the spine of all those fidgeting, I can only make a comparison with a fairground ride. The Road to Hell was a ghost train over Valentines Park (ILFORD) and probalby gave these film makers their inspiration. Come on, the cardboard cutout coffin you saw as you came outside and screamed at the others in the cue and the fact that the cars were so rickety that it simply could not take the weight of someone over 30 stone was hugely similar to the girl's confession. Also I saw many poor attempts to mimic Johon Inman's mincing in Are You Being Served the Movie. Horror it may be, but I was more than horrified that it was peppered with subliminal messages about cockneys and thier inability to forget Ronnie and Reggie. Night of Your Life (directed by that dumb Brit Maurice Van Mochachabot) is the flagship of horror these days but no one seems to have seen it.
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I have to agree with freebie, I have also seen that Brit classic "Night Of Your Life" and there really is no difference between the two. Maurice the director went on to direct four other films in the trilogy, "Shatsun-stabber", "closed heart surgery", "destination Ilford" and I've not seen it yet "Arse Attack Zebra." What is going on with the makers of Blair Witch Project, no one in the states has seen these films and now we all know why we have to wait so long for BWP to come out over here. When will film makers realise that they can't go on ripping off ideas, it's not fair. well there is a huge stir of anger around Ilford starting at the Pioneer market right through to the shannon. Unless the film makers act soon Freebies theory about "are you being served the movie" will be proved right...............again!!!!!
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I was bowled over and firmly stuck on the seat of my cords when I discovered that a one Dr Gay had seen Night of Your Life. Well Doc, it sure is a fine movie. Don't you reckon the bit when the two heros went on an ear-muffing frenzy hell bent on bulldozing chip shops with their obnoxious fish cakes and pork swords is comparable to the bit in BWP when the tiddelis get caught in that dark forest???
imdb.com don't even list this classic. Have you seen the director's cut when they encounter the dreaded sorceress Fanny Batter and have to tear their way out of those dark caverns with skilful use of their knackered spam javelins??? Hey we sould meet for a drink. I live in Gridlingtonford Mews in Barking. I know a good glassing bar called "Mark Casey's Luncheon Meat Grill" where we can chat all night about 'real movies'!!!!!! -
On opening that classic British Magazine "it's a film on a screen in a cinema in a high street!" They list "Night of your life" as third best British horror film behind Necrofilooplis" and "Sort it out Jason". Now I don't want to be an alarmist but the mag mentions the similarity between BWP and Night of your life. The ending is exactly the same when Tom Baker and Susan Briglington run down the stairs into the bottom of the Log cabin, if you look closely Tom is standing in the corner screaming, while susan drops the camera. Why is he standing in the corner? Well this a good question so let us look at the facts. One the muderer from the 1940's studied to be a teacher, now he didn't finish but I sure they taught him that important piece of knowlege.....yes that's right, how to stand in the corner. So when Tom goes into the room the murderer merely told him to stand in the corner like a naughty boy.
And Freebie I'd love to go for a drink with you, it's good to find another Brit on this site........the Americans have gone very quiet maybe they all gone to see Night of Your Life.
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Hey! Well, everyone has their own opinions on this movie. I saw it Wednesday {August 11th}. Quite frankly, I was scared shitless. See, I never heard of it, and my mom's like, "Let's watch this..its supposed to be real footage, a documentary". So here I am thinking, this is the real film..{although wondering why parents would let such a thing be released about their kids}. Besides wanting to puke from the home video run around with the camera effect, I thought it was VERY freaky...I went home, couldnt stop thinking about it...called my friend...she wouldnt shut up about it, which majorly pissed me off because I wanted to stop thinking about it. Not to mention, I am surrounded by woods where I live {my town is in a National Forest}. Talk about Majorly Shitting my Pants! I seriously read the bible before bed, hoping God would make me dream good things...I'm totally scared of nitemares...no what may actually happen. So then I woke up at 2am, turned on my light, and went to bed peacefully. My dad turned it off in the morning. Nice,hey? Until yesterday, I thought it was real, wondering why they would release something so personal. I am relieved to see previews now and know its not real...I'm tellin ya, it doesnt take bucks to make a real horror film...it takes reality {and some tylenol from movin around}....I still have a touch of "what if something did happen" ... its always gonna be with me, while I look behind me at night and make sure my doors are locked and check all CORNERS of my room at night out of habit. Thanks for making a great movie...just dont make too many more like it because I will probably die of fear. *:0)
I agree with "jtrenton" on this message board...
Feel free to email me at sleveque@hotmail.com
Stephanie -
I would like to know if anyone out there could tell me where I could get a copy of the video of the Blair withch Project? I would appreciate any info I could get. I would like to see the film and judge for myself. I am unable at this time to go to the theater and I don't really want to wait for the video to come out because I'm very anxious to see it NOW!!!! thanks
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I thought that maybe it was time to really understand exactly want went behind the suddeness and happiness surrounding the film titled The Blair Witch Project. The film cans were discovered under a wall that had been untouched for 100 years. A quote from the mag I mentioned earlier.." Let us undrstand the reality behind the film...let us understand its simple story telling technique in a way which revokes the very essence of life....I breath and I breath and this film floods my mind like a enternal rose of life that cascades through my everlasting eyesight. The film opens my mind up the very real sausage of life, being and universe. When I watch this film I now understand why Voyager II was sent so far away, I can even see Jupiter in the sky above the shaky picture. To understand the real meaning behind what we on this mere planet call life we must....simply must must must see this film. I can only hope that the endless generations that flood this planet like a wave of volcanic Jissim will really no the equisite, Berkovian meaning behind The Blair Witch Project" I live for the time when the screen opens, the tickets are sold and I can die knowing I've seen true and rightous brillantness.....Goodnight"
Review by Danny O'Brien
from "It's a film on a screen in a street in a town in a world"
I think that review covers everything...
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I think the blair witch project is one sick, low budget film. I don't care what anyone says. I'm never going to see it. I mean, what was the director, producer guy thinking!! The movie is so gross that it makes people throw up in the theater. What is his goal and message to the people, huh? I bet he doesn't have a good rep with the people who have to clean up after the people who throw up. I don't blame them either. I'd rather watch some other movie than that. I can't believe that they actually pplay that movie in the theaters!!!!! Who ever made up the idea of this movie is one sick puppy. That's my opinion ansd I'm sticking to it!
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As a certified looney I've just escaped from my straight jacket and logged onto this site. I've just had my run of the mill wank, ripping up the carpet, tearing out the light fittings, throwing up in the ash trays, and shitting in the fishtank and putting my prick in the electronic pencil sharpner, and I would like to unwind with a glittering debacle. And deliver my sweeping epitaph of this stunning film(Rita Sue and Bob Too.) There are certain parallels between this film and "The Spy Who Loved Me." I was shocked at the severe lack of Knobbing scenes and I've written to my Euro MP clearly stating that the window lickers association is being neglected yet again. I'm now going to my negative incubator kiln to press escape for hyperspace.
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I've just come from watching the Blair Witch Project for the fourteenth time and now I finally understand it. It is definatly without any shadow of a doubt a blatant rip off of NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE, now will one of you Americans tell me you've seen this film, why will none of you answer regarding this subject. Will somebody please reply to this because I think this whole thing is disgraceful. I also read between the lines and as with NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE it is full of "whoops pardon" innuendo. Now I'm going off to watch it for the fifteenth time in order to rip it apart again.
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To find out the real truth about this movie, go to http://www.co.frederick.md.us/index_page_on.html. This is the official site for the state of MD, with a commentary from the sherriff of Frederick County.
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This is sooo awesome.. I'm like obsessed w/the movie and so is my friend.. so we got the idea to make a replica movie.. well everyone else was down w/it too so we had me, Janie, and Ronny as the 3 ppl.. and we used ppl around town to interview, then we like got hiking packs and stuff and my video cam and we had sooo much fun.. first we got stuff ready and like made the twig figures and like a bloody thing to put in the bundle of sticks and rock piles.. we even found the PERFECT house and we used mud to make hand prints on the walls.. we scared the SHIT out of ourselves in that house.. haha.. bc ronny was the one screaming and he sounded sooo good.. so we were like REALLY scared.. the part where mike loses the map was cool too.. janie was like beating the shit out of ronnie and I had to put the cam down to stop them.. we showed the ghost though!! it was my brother's wife and we made it like blurry and it was from a distance.. but she was like coming at us.. we did change alot of stuff we stuck w/the basic myth and all.. but anyways.. i'm going to hook my cam up to the comp and like I will let ppl know where u can go see it at.. we were crying and everything.. I love that movie!! (both that is) :) ok well i'm gonna go.. i'm TIRED from today.. later everybody.. everyone should go in the woods and make their own movie.. haha.. bye bye :P
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FIRST OFF...I KNOW WHAT EVERYONE SAW ON THE SCREEN WAS "JUST A MOVIE"...THE CREDITS SAY SO.I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND I KNOW IF MY CHILD HAD WENT MISSING AND SOMEONE FOUND FOOTAGE OF THIER LAST DAYS ON VIDEO THAT NO ONE COULD GIVE ME ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY TO SHOW THIS ON A MOVIE SCREEN FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE...IF ANYONE CAN SAY DIFFERENT THAN THEY ARE VERY SICK AND DEMENTED TO WANT TO GET RICH OFF OF THIER CHILDRENS LAST DAYS OF THIER LIVES!HOWEVER,IT WAS BASED ON SOMEWHAT TRUE EVENTS.THE PLACES CHANGED,AND THE EVENTS CHANGED SOME.ALTHOUGH 3 STUDENTS DISAPPEARED IN 1994...WHILE LOOKING FOR A GOOD GRADE...NO ONE KNOWS HOW!THE MOVIE WAS GREAT.IT ENDED WONDERFULLY.IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SPOILED IF WE WOULD HAVE SEEN A "WITCH"!AND YES...THE PEOPLE EVERYONE SAW ON THE SCREEN WERE ONLY ACTORS...ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY WERE REAL...I URGE YOU TO GO SEE THE MOVIE AGAIN AND READ ALL THE CREDITS...
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I have To Agree with MIKESBABY. "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME" contains references to the blair witch project.Roger Moore delivering that incredible line "When in EGYPT one must indulge in its treasures", this points at the part in the film when (OHHHHHHH MY COCK).....sorry excuse me yes when the boy screams "Sombody help us....!" The film goes to everlasting goldenside on a twirly wirly of Texan Bar that edifices my culture nut on a slurpy slope of Hugo Drax. As Oscar Wilde once said "Aidscock a go go!" .....Good morning ladies.
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I didn't really care to see the movie. My boyfriend asked me to, and I figured it wouldn't be that bad, considering we were at the best theater in our state, Tensiltown. I actually enjoyed it, I was kinda disappointed with the end of it, they could of atleast done a 'one year later' kind of thing, showing how the video was found and so on... but then it's just one of those that leaves you hanging, wondering what happened then or next. I was on the very last row of the theater, right under the speakers, surround sound, and was basically eye level with the screen. The theater was packed and I was looking at one of the largest movie screens around here. A piece of advice, don't eat before you go!! Espically if you don't like watching people run. You'll get motion sickness in a heart beat!! I had to close my eyes and completly turn my head down just to keep the images away from my eyes for a sec. It is a very graphic movie, you see everything, from blood to getting sucked into a wall. It has vulger language in it, and that's fine, but you kinda get tired of hearing the same word pretty much the whole time. It'll make you think twice about wantd to spend the night in the woods for awile. I don't even want to think about going near the woods. It just terrifies me to think about it. Even if I know where I am or how to get back. I probley will never go camping again. When you get there, make sure you do all you have to before the movie, it's one of those you can't miss a min. of it. You have to see all of it or you'll miss something really important. You also have to pay close attention to it. There will be different things through out the movie that were shown or talked about in the beggining that don't show up till the end. You have to listen and pay attention, so you'll understand why it's happening. It's really worth seeing, so pack up with a buddy and go see it!! It's well worth 5 bucks!!
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DOES GOD EXIST, OR IS HE A MANIFESTATION OF OUR INTRINSIC GUILT??
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Yes I must agree, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME is very graphic, good music score but the end is somewhat disappointing. MOONRAKER merely tries to copy STAR WARS and as for FOR YOUR EYES ONLY well ol ROGER MOORE is far to old and leathery. I think it would be good is he went black to basics with LIVE AND LET DIE. NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN is a fair remake of THUNDERBALL but BLAIR WITCH PROJECT just doesn't capture the same look as THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, I mean that swamp in the film is hardly in the same league as the Atlantic now is it? And Simon stokemybreasts is a pale inmitation Richard Kiel. Any takers?
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Blair Witch is scary for a reason , and that reason is that , this actually happened to someone like you or me or some kid from down the street . I think everyone's getting hiped up and saying it's not scary because their too insecure to actually give the movie a little credit . Plus , it seems like alot of macho people have have this thing going, that "NOTHING SCARES ME!" attitude . (that really pisses me off !!!) I mean , how can you tell me that being lost in the middle of no-where with no food , water,communications,and ect. is not scary ALONG with the fact that you can't go to sleep at night without hearing lil' ghost kids that were murdered, giggling and banging on your tent, and finding piles of voodoo rocks and cross thingy-do's hanging up all over the place when you wake up in the morning . THEN, how can someone say this is stupid when someone disapears and the next morning you find a not-so-pleasant suprise in front of your tent ???If someone , somewhere can understand all of this perfectly well, and has seen the movie , and STILL tell me it's not the least bit scary at some point in the BWP , abviouslly must have been to hell and back !
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THANKS FOR THE AGREEMENT!AND I AGREE WITH THE GIRL 1-2 UP THAT IF YOU THINK THAT WASN'T SCARY...YOU ARE FULL OF #*$%!NO,THE MOVIE WASN'T SCARY...BUT I BET IT MADE YOU THINK MORE ABOUT ABOUT THE THINGS YOU HEARD GO "BUMP" IN THE NIGHT!!!
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hello people!!
if you watch the tele at all you would have seen heather alive and living it up on the craig kilborn show last week.. she was taking about the movie and the only thing thats real is that the producers did not tell them what was goning to happen prior to the filming , so i'd geuss you could say that they could have been a little rattled when they like beat on yhe tent. they really did sleep out there but there was lots of people around...watch a little tv and you may see her alive and really rich for youself!!! i still think they did a fab job!!!! mad props to them all!!! -
Aug 18, 1999 2:12:58 AM CDT
Gary Numan's Indirect injury time free kick winner against the K
by lord carkpark ii
If we all thought about it, then we would realise that BWP is a cynical marketing ploy to make voodoo dolls of Bob Monkhouse and insert rusty forks into them every time he and his leathery fake tan present the latest edition of Wipeout!! Since it's obvious decline from prime time viewing to midday travesty, this programme has offered the ten's that watch it during the day a chance to make the tea and realise that the TV is a load of old 'hot bender sex'. Paul Daniel's has uttered his slap-headed disgrace and is now campaigning outside the Whitehouse with his estranged wife (Debbie McGhee) and cat (Cuthbert) you can catch up with him at www.whoopsadaisymyjap'seye'ssore.com. I once had a pen pal called Norman who decided that it would be amusing to show his botty cheeks to the Princess Royal and ended up doing a stretch in Parkhurst with Mr Aidscock who spent most of his time rattling his 'taters against bloke's dirtboxes.
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I think the Blair Witch Project was GREAT!But it left me with some unanswered questions.Did they ever find their bodies?And why didn't Mike turn around when Heather was screaming his name? Has anybody gone back in there??The movie did make me a liitle sick to my stomach,but it also scared me.I'm suppose to be going camping next week,but after watching that I'm having second thoughts!!!
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OK everyone that is whining - SHUT UP. The movie was good - scary, suspenseful, frightening.
I am a big boy - and it gave me bad dreams. Not terrifying in the modern slasher blood and guts sort of way but intellectually frightening. Each night as it gets dark, you find yourself getting scared for the characters - whats going to happen next - could it get any worse (by the way IT DOES).
One question - what part of Josh is wrapped up in the little present. I thought it looked like teeth, my friend insists it is fingers - any input would be insightful. -
I just got back from the movies and I will have to say that "The Blair Witch Project" is by far the scariest movie I have ever seen. I'm into scarey shit and this is the best scarey shit I have seen in a long time!
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I just stumbled on this site and am read some of the comments. Well, the main portion was both right and wrong. The movie is awesome for the fact that it makes you think for yourself, use your own imagination. I loved it for being that original. My sister hated it because it didn't tell you the whole story, you couldn't see that well, etc. I personally think it was a breath of fresh air for the movie industry. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it is the best thing since sliced bread, but in a world where movies are fed to the mind, it was great getting a chance to hunt for the food. I went to see it without ever reading anything on the web site or seeing it on TV. Where I am I didn't see that much hype until some people went to see it and they said it sucked. I went to make my own opinion and now I see why they said that. Closed minds.
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I go to Montgomery College, and all I can say is this movie is freaky. It freaked me out, It was good, it had a crappy ending. I do not know the actors although I assume when I go back to school next month I will meet them because I am sure that their will be a bunch of hype going on. I know that the story is NOT TRUE in the sense that they are trying to portray it cause a friend of mine knows Heather Donahue and she is alive and kicking. However I do believe that it might be BASED on a true story. I am not sure cause I would think that it would have been all over the news, however I was 14 in 1994 and I really did not pay much attention to the news then. I have heard of the Blair Witch Legend though. Although it is a fact that certain parts of Maryland are known to have a high population of practicing witches. Other then that I really know nothing.......The actors were very good for being amateurs dont really know the details but this is not a typical movie, and their was definately something up cause the directors were able to scare the shit out of these amatures, so all i can say is I give it 4.5 stars cause the movie was great, Acting was fantastic, perfect Plot, Perfect Hype, and great advertising, ending stunk....However it does leave a lot to wonder!
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I know, I Know it all seemed so real, I thought it was too, but if you really think about it, if it was all real we would have heard about it 5 years ago! also I can't fail to mention that I did some research and their was no such place as Blair township, no blair witch, no missing students, no missing anybody! Heather, Micheal,
and Josh are alive and well! Everything that you have read at the Blair Witch website is not real, everything just kind of explains what the movie left out.
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In my opinion, this film did a very good job of entertaining, at a fraction of the price hollywood spends to make a lame bruce willis movie. I thought they were creative, and it was a clean break from the typical "wonderland" type movie.
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Aug 25, 1999 6:56:27 AM CDT
Wanking my nob until a glut of 'harry Monk spurts on the cat!!!
by lord carkpark ii
The ticket inspector just wouldn't take my excuse when I told him that I had already paid my fare. The fucking stupid cunt bastard cunt fucking bastard cunt shit cunt bastard fucker cunt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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