Review of The Blair Witch Project (1999) by Harald M — 02 Aug 2012

Ok, so this is the film everyone's claiming to be "scary as hell". I was a little kid when this film was released; now I couldn't resist to watch the movie after all of it's critical acclaim, so I rented it a couple of days ago and finally watched it, and after the credits rolled, I was feeling a little bit strange.....

Combining Hi-8 video with black-and-white 16 mm film, this film presents a raw look at what can happen when college students forego common sense and enter the world of voodoo and witchcraft. Presented as a straightforward documentary, the film opens with a title card explaining that in 1994, three students went into the Maryland back woods to do a film project on the Blair Witch incidents. These kids were never seen again, and the film you are about to see is from their recovered equipment, found in the woods a year later. The entire movie documents their adventures leading up to their final minutes.

First of all, this film was great without doubt in terms of plot, acting, and storyline, and it had one of the best marketings I've ever seen since the devil inside's, but in the terror area, I was dissapointed. The film's purpose is to make you think of what is happening, lacking real scares which for some may work, but for me, I don't want to use my imagination for seeing a horror movie, and the ending wasn't great, nor it was awfull but somehow, it lets you down.

Although I was dissapointed by this movie in the "scary" section, I shall recognize the dark atmosphere of the movie, because really, who won't be scared of being trapped in a forest in the middle of the night, knowing someone is haunting you, and you have no other choice, but to accept your fate and die in there, now that's scary.

As for the film overall, despite the dark atmosphere, the superb acting, the misterious plot, and the creepy storyline, I can't help but think that I've seen the incorrect horror movie, because really, this film was that dissapointing for me.