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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... [More]
Starring: Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael Williams
Director: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez
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Reviews for The Blair Witch Project
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"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 |
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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 |
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3.5/5 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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The viewer never glimpses anything more than the shadow of a clever movie. Full Review |
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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 |
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2/5 |
The lofty talk in the press of its being a new horror masterpiece is nonsense. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
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 |
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Where is the suspense? Where is the involvement? Where is the identification? Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
It's an original and admirable effort. Full Review |
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8/10 |
The Blair Witch Project se veut une %u0153uvre marquante de par son ambiance funèbre et stressante exponentiellement recréée. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
One of the scariest films of the 90s. Full Review |
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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 |
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I'm creeping myself out just writing this! Full Review |
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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 |
CommentLatest News for The Blair Witch Project
December 04, 2009:
Sundance 2010: RT's 10 Most Anticipated Movies
Five or six years ago, the Sundance Film Festival was more famous for showing dozens of worthy, politically correct movies that instantly disappeared than the odd breakout hits... More...
October 05, 2009:
Blair Witch Sequel Coming Soon? 
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...
August 13, 2009:
New Blair Witch Project Sequel in the Works
A decade and one ill-advised sequel after "The Blair Witch Project" terrorized audiences, the film's writers and directors are returning to the story. More...
June 28, 2009:
Edinburgh 2009: Humpday wins RT Award
Humpday, directed by Lynn Shelton, has become the second ever winner of the Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus Award, it was announced today at an awards ceremony in Edinburgh.... More...
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