My wife and I saw the movie over the weekend, and we left the screening (very crowded) wondering what all the hubbub was about. If I'd happened across this movie on IFC or the Sundance Channel without having heard anything about it, I probably would have thought "Well, that was interesting." As it stands, after 18 months of worshipful reviews and fevered word-of-mouth, the only thing I can summon is "That's it?"
I kept waiting for it to become frightening. "Any minute now," I thought, "it'll start kicking into high gear." That never happened. When you compare "The Blair Witch Project" with another ultra-cheap indie movie like "Pi," "Blair Witch" doesn't come close in either imagination or execution. Save your money, avoid the crowds, and rent "Pi."
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My wife and I saw the movie over the weekend, and we left the screening (very crowded) wondering what all the hubbub was about. If I'd happened across this movie on IFC or the Sundance Channel without having heard anything about it, I probably would have thought "Well, that was interesting." As it stands, after 18 months of worshipful reviews and fevered word-of-mouth, the only thing I can summon is "That's it?"
I kept waiting for it to become frightening. "Any minute now," I thought, "it'll start kicking into high gear." That never happened. When you compare "The Blair Witch Project" with another ultra-cheap indie movie like "Pi," "Blair Witch" doesn't come close in either imagination or execution. Save your money, avoid the crowds, and rent "Pi."