Review of The Blair Witch Project (1999) by Jairo A — 07 Aug 2017

I remember watching this movie back in 1999 and I wanted to rewatch it because I had not seen it since. The acting is very genuine by the 3 friends who go hiking/investigating in the woods. Yes there are a lot of bad words but some people just talk that way, that didn't bother me at all about the movie. The friends get lost in the woods and then little by little strange things start happening to them when they are about to sleep at night. The best part of this movie is in creating a very uncomfortable atmosphere around the main characters.

For me, this film could have been great but it disappoints at the end. It's like expecting a volcano to erupt and it never really happens. What exactly made the friend disappear? With such a creepy atmosphere why didn't they push the point further? How about a shadow figure teasing in the background? Or in the house? This is why people who gave this movie a bad rating really disliked the film. I don't really dislike the movie but it fell short during the last 15 minutes! Two possible fixes: 1) Show some sort of entity or entities to make it better. OR 2) Add a few extra minutes to the ending to somehow tie everything nicely. GOOD overall but it could have been great! I do like its originality though (at the time).

I rate it 3/5 OR 6/10.