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The Blair Witch Project (1999)

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Reviews Counted:127

Fresh:108

Rotten:19

Average Rating:7.5/10

Consensus: Full of creepy campfire scares, mock-doc The Blair Witch Project keeps audiences in the dark about its titular villain -- thus proving that imagination can be as scary as anything onscreen.

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Made for $30,000 by two young filmmakers from Florida, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT wowed festival audiences for several months before finding distribution at the 1999 Sundance Festival. It is an... Made for $30,000 by two young filmmakers from Florida, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT wowed festival audiences for several months before finding distribution at the 1999 Sundance Festival. It is an ingenious creation which makes effective use of its lack of budget and cast of unknowns. The film is composed entirely of reportedly "found" footage shot by three missing college students who made a journey to the woods of Western Maryland in 1994 with the purpose of making a documentary about a "witch" of local legend who is linked to murders and mysterious occurrences spanning 200 years. It begins with footage of the crew leaving their homes and testing their equipment, but before we know it, they are lost deep in the endless woods, with the voices of screaming children piercing the blackness from off in the distance. Things get worse from there. The experience is disorienting and frightening as well as the most rewarding horror film experience to come along in many years, as it wisely chooses to prey on our vulnerable imaginations rather than bombard us with graphic images. [More]

Starring: Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael Williams

Starring: Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael Williams

Director: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez

Director: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez
Screenwriter: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez
Producer: Gregg Hale, Robin Cowie
Composer: Antonio Cora

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10/18/08
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

"Blair Witch" should go down in history as proof that it doesn't take a big budget to make a great movie, in fact it may not even take a budget at all.

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
08/04/08
Lucius Gore
Lucius Gore
ESplatter

This is a highly original and well-made film which is one of the best of the year, and a welcome change from the recent slasher genre which most horror films seem to be classified as these days.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

It is a horror film that shows nothing -- no blood, no violence -- explains nothing, and seems to mean nothing, but scares you and keeps scaring you long after it is over.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment 1 Comment
09/24/07
Channel 4 Film
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Heather's shaky video work can induce motion sickness -- it looks like combat footage as she bolts through the woods -- but just try turning away.

Full Review Source: Newsweek | comment Comment
09/24/07
Jeff Giles
Jeff Giles
Newsweek
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I could tell you the story -- give away every detail -- and The Blair Witch Project would still freeze your blood.

Full Review Source: Slate | comment Comment
09/24/07
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
Slate

The viewer never glimpses anything more than the shadow of a clever movie.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
09/24/07
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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What gives the film much of its force and its mounting sense of queasy uncertainty is its narrative method, which ensures that we know no more about the proceedings than the characters do.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
09/24/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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The lofty talk in the press of its being a new horror masterpiece is nonsense.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

The three actors manage not only to capture some beautiful footage but also to spout believable and consistent dialog without digressing into the standard Scream pop culture references.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
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Where is the suspense? Where is the involvement? Where is the identification?

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment 2 Comments
04/27/07
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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The actors never put a foot wrong; the video diary form allows no artifice, so that as terror mounts, the dread is infectious.

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06/24/06
Time Out
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It's an original and admirable effort.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The Blair Witch Project se veut une %u0153uvre marquante de par son ambiance funèbre et stressante exponentiellement recréée.

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
02/18/06
Jean-François Vandeuren
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

One of the scariest films of the 90s.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Chris Gore
Chris Gore
Film Threat

If you can handle its unconventional approach, you won't feel as if you're seeing a film so much as witnessing a living nightmare.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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I'm creeping myself out just writing this!

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04/09/05
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
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They just want to scare us by confusing us, disorienting us, and by playing a simple trick on our inner ear.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
01/15/05
Jeffrey Overstreet
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October 05, 2009: Blair Witch Sequel Coming Soon? Opens in new window
They're unwilling to share storyline details, but Ed Sanchez and Dan Myrick have told Bloody Disgusting that they're finally just about ready to helm a "Blair Witch" sequel. More...

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