The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Greg King |
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (M).
(REP/Dendy)
Directors: Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez
Stars: Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael Williams
Running time: 87 minutes.
If nothing else, 1999 will be remembered as the year in which
the internet became...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Stev Evans |
The pitch: Three student filmmakers disappear in the forests of rural
Maryland while shooting a documentary about the legendary Blair Witch. A
year later, their footage is found. more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Joe Chamberlain |
To all of those "respected" critics out there who used words and phrases
like "terrifying", "bone chilling", "the scariest movie ever" and other such
expressions which lend themselves well to a movie advertisement, I have only
one question. Is this the...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Alex Ioshpe |
Written and directed by: Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez
Cast: Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams and Joshua Leonard
MPAA: Rated R for language.
Runtime: USA:80 / UK:80
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White / Color
Sound Mix: Dolby...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Gary Jones |
In 1994, three young and inexperienced documentary film-makers set off
into the Maryland woods to investigate the story of the Blair Witch, a
creepy figure of local folklore, said to be responsible for
disappearances and deaths over several decades. All...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by David Wilcock |
Arriving in a barrage of hype, The Blair Witch Project is one of the biggest
box office success of the year. However, like The Golden Child, although
Blair Witch has made a lot of money, it's not very good. Donahue, Williams
and Leonard play themselves...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Fontaine Lien |
And like most overhyped films, it was a major disappointment for me.
It was praised as the scariest movie to be made since "The Shining" or
"Halloween" or whatever, yadda yadda yadda, but in the end it was just
a justifiably glorified experiment in...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Stephen Graham Jones |
Lest we forget, Deliverance was 1972. Six years later The Hills Have Eyes.
Two decades later they still do. And James Dickey's backwoods have always
been there in the unconscious, waiting. What The Blair Witch Project does is
take us back to those woods,...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Murali Krishnan |
Due to a savvy marketing campaign, The Blair Witch Project was among
the most anticipated of the summer, particularly among fans of
independent film. It is a small budget film which demonstrates that an
extravagant Hollywood production is not necessary...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Louis Proyect |
"The Blair Witch Project" is the most profitable movie in American
history. Made at a cost of $30,000, it returned $48 million in its
first week of wide release. Its huge box-office success, threadbare
production values and offbeat approach to the horror...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Kevin Patterson |
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Rating: ***1/2 (out of four)
R, 1999
Directors/Screenplay: Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez
Starring Cast: Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael Williams more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Brandon Herring |
The movie opens with this message:
"In October of 1994, three student filmakers disappeared in the woods near
Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary....a year later their
footage was found." more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Noel Wood |
The following review is property of MOVIE CRITICISM FOR THE RETARDED and cannot
be quoted or referenced without proper credit. For more information, go to the
homepage at http://www.homestead.com/mc4tr more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Richard Wallis |
The Blair Witch Project
Rating (out of five): *****
Starring Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams and Joshua Leonard
Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez
Written by Myrick and Sanchez
Rated R for profanity
Theatrical aspect ratio of...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Ross Anthony |
My goodness, this little picture has become such an event, hasn't it? The
film itself (without the chatter) wouldn't be much more than a video teens
might think pretty cool. However, everyone is talking about this film; the
gardener, the taxi driver -- I...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Matt P |
When I was eight, my brother, a friend and I decided to camp out in our
backyard on a summer night. We pitched a tent and rolled out sleeping bags.
For us, this was almost "roughing it." We ate junk food, watched the skies
for UFO's, and told ghost...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Nick Lyons |
After months and months of anticipation, Blair Witch has finally gone wide,
playing in more than 1000 screens. To some, it may be the film you've been
looking for this year, to others, including myself, it's a flawed bone chiller. more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by John Carroll |
The horror film genre has always been depleted. Since Hitchcock, we have
never seen a steady stream of truly scary films. However, the horror film
genre has been resurrected in the 90s, but to no avail. Scream gave
viewers a spook or two, I Know...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Walter Frith |
At a perfect running length of 80 minutes, 'The Blair Witch Project' is a
completely fictional film that looks ferociously like a documentary. It
uses mostly the thought of horror instead of visual horror itself to make
its effective showcase a truly...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Jamie Peck |
Rating: *** (out of ****)
Artisan Entertainment / 1:27 / 1999 / R (language, intensity)
Cast: Heather Donahue; Michael Williams; Joshua Leonard
Director: Daniel Myrick; Eduardo Sanchez
Screenplay: Daniel Myrick; Eduardo...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Ivana Redwine |
After being a little bit seduced by the advance buzz for the
low-budget Sundance indie "The Blair Witch Project," I entered the
theater expecting to see one of the scariest movies ever made.
And I did experience moments of sheer terror--especially...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Christian Pyle |
The Blair Witch Project
Written and Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez
Starring Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard
Official Sites: http://www.blairwitch.com/ (mythology-recommended!)
http://www.artisanent.com/blairwitch/...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Mark O'Hara |
I admire it most for its creativity. Filmmakers Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel
Myrick ran with the idea of shoving three young actors out in the Maryland
woods. They must operate their own cameras and improvise all of the
dialogue. Of course there is...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Frankie Paiva |
If there is one film this summer (or any summer for that matter) besides Star
Wars could possibly create more hype than this film I would give it a prize.
What started out as a $35,000 dollar horror movie that could cover the fake
Blair Witch, would turn...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by John W. Collins |
Just what is a horror movie?
Over the past one hundred years, many movies have been given
the moniker, "horror film," but few have deserved it. They were given
that title mainly due to their subject matter, but a vampire,
werewolf, zombie, ghost,...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Ed Morris |
After finally seeing The Blair Witch Project (TBWP), my first thought
was: "I have not been affected like I was supposed to, back when I first
heard about this film in February." Of course, the film doesn't live up to
the hype, not that any other...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Dennis Schwartz |
BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, THE (director: Daniel Myrick; screenwriters: Daniel
Myrick/Eduardo Sanchez; cinematographer: Neal Fredericks; cast: Heather
Donahue (Heather the director ), Michael Williams (Mike the sound guy),
Joshua Leonard (Josh the cameraman),...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Ram Samudrala |
/The Blair Witch Project/ is amazing solely based on the non-trivial
feat the film makers achieve: editing a home-video style piece of film
into an involving and suspenseful production. more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Jamey Hughton |
The Blair Witch Project, a low-budget horror movie that scared audiences
silly at the Sundance Film Festival, has been receiving incredible
acclaim among moviegoers. Certain critics have dubbed it “the scariest
movie since The Exorcist”. I’ll be honest...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Homer Yen |
It’s been a few weeks since this much-talked about film has been
released. I’ve heard how critics have labeled this as the scariest
movie in the last 20 years. I’ve heard how much the material is
unsettling. And, I’ve heard that many people suffer...more |
The Blair Witch Project Review |
by Mr. Bryan Frankenseuss Theiss |