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reviewed by Beccy |
| This film is a cross
between a traditional horror film and a fly-on-the-wall documentary. Fortunately we are
spared the sight of Jeremy prancing around in the woods. The premise of Blair Witch
Project is that it is the edited footage of the project that Heather undertakes
about a mythical witch who terrorised a town called Blair. The film tapes were found
sometime after the three filmmakers disappear and tell the story of their fated trip to
Burkittsville (formerly Blair). |
| We meet them, and get to know them, as they travel
to Burkittsville and start interviewing local people about the Blair Witch. Their last
night before camping out is spent with drinks and laughter, and when they set out for the
woods in the morning, they look much the worse for wear! |
| Filming a few of the important landmarks, and
hiking over the woods leaves them in a good mood when settling in for the night, and the
next day they travel onward and things don't start to look as rosy. Little by little the
group are unnerved; strange noises and piles of stones are the least of their problems as
they lose their way. Cold and hungry, the comradeship between them begins to break down,
trust is lost and fear sets in. Something bad is going to happen, despite the fact that we
know something happens to the three doesn't make it any less scary. |
| The film isn't in the vein of modern horror films,
no blood and gore (although apparently it's an ear - you'll have to see the film to
understand that!), and although you have no doubt about what happens to the filmmakers, the
audience sees nothing. For me this made it worse. I didn't have to hide behind my hands
whilst in the cinema, but when I got home I had terrible nightmares when my mind digested
what I had seen. Psychological horror has never been better than this. Or more
frightening. |
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