Synopsis
The scariest movie of all time is a true story.
In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
The Blair Witch Project
1999 Directed by Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez
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It's maybe good that these guys got lost and eaten or whatever, because before stuff starts going wrong it seems like their documentary was probably going to suck.
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Lets face the facts here, The Blair Witch Project was a groundbreaking film.
A horror classic.
A genre starter. And ultimately, the best of that genre.
Unusually for a horror, It shows you nothing. There is no blood, there is no violence, and it explains absolutely nothing. It's a brilliant watch. A proper psychological horror.
The actors never put a foot wrong, great performances. If we can call them performances, but of course this is real fear we are watching, and it is impossible not to let that fear get to you.
The shaky camera work has never been easy to watch, but just you try looking away.
I could tell you every single detail of this film, and you would still be scared shitless when you watch.
Genius film making.
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What scares you the most? Not necessarily something that make you jump out of your seat or scream in pure terror, but the thing that ALWAYS scares you. Always sends a chill down your spine, makes your heart fill with dread, makes your entire body weak and shake.
It can be the simplest or grandest thing imaginable to the human mind. For some, it's being lost. Others, it's heights. Rejection. Death itself. Drowning. Spiders. Ghosts. Zombies. Vampires. The things that go bump in the night and hide under your bed. Having your identity stolen. A loved one dying. Every different person has a different fear that clogs up their minds.
But there is one fear we always have no matter…
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93/100
Fifth viewing, though the fourth was a decade ago. Tried and failed to work some thoughts on widespread hatred for Heather Donahue's performance into my Dissolve Movie of the Week piece, which is probably just as well as the comments would likely have degenerated into a Gamergate death spiral. But I really do believe a lot of the vitriol was fueled by misogyny. Guys like their scream queens less assertive, more docile.
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Believe it or not I have gone 20 miserable years on this measly planet without ever having seen The Blair Witch Project. I had been put off by the vitriol on both camps, those who love it and hate it. There was the initial hype then the backlash then the anti-backlash and then the backlash all over again. Luckily for me, I am good at divorcing myself from all the things that are not the actual film when watching.
So, I watched it tonight. Alone. In the dark. And it was fucking scary.
I got a strong Texas Chainsaw Massacre vibe, in the sense that it felt guerrilla, DIY and 'real'. By real I mean that there was a small… -
I will never watch this film again.
Anyone who has ever been camping in the middle of nowhere will be scared shitless by this film.
That scene with the whispering and the tent and the pissing of pants.... awful, just awful.
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Well....this was a disappointment.
I'm a sucker for Found Footage films. I love the genre to death. Yes, there is a lot of shit movies in that genre but the good found footage films......are REALLY good. Creep for example. Is one of my favorite movies of all time (in my top 10 in fact!) and my favorite horror film period as well also it has a great sequel. I also really enjoyed films like Grave Encounters which was a great take down on those ghost tv shows on lifetime, Area 51, The Bay which honestly felt like a documentary then an fictional movie! The Sacrament, and the first two VHS films.
So I was looking forward to seeing the film…
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I grew up hearing all the hype about how this film was oh so terrifying and honestly? I get that this film basically set the stage for future found-footage type stuff but it just wasn’t scary? The concept was there but it could’ve been.... more I guess.
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Idenya bagus, tapi nggak ada seram-seramnya sih menurutku. Cuma dipertontonkan dugaan, meski memang salah satu di antara mereka pada akhirnya menghilang entah kemana. Aku nggak tahan sama drama kedua cowok di sini. Bisa-bisanya mereka lebih cerewet dan cengeng daripada si cewek. Padahal si cewek cool abis. Cemen banget sih.
Film horor/misteri ini paling cocok buat orang yang benar-benar penakut, hehe.
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I am hella inspired now. I really wish I could travel back in time to 1999 and view this in a theatre.
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Un film che gioca sul mistero, sul non detto, sul non inteso. Tutto era e rimane un grande mistero. Per tutto il film ho aspettato un qualche jump scare, una qualche apparizione, e con il senno di poi sono contento che non ci siano state. Si lascia apprezzare per i giochi con le cineprese, per il sonoro che ti fa ammattire per capire da dove provengono i strani rumori, e la claustrofobia creata dal bosco è stupenda. I tre ragazzi sembrano sempre sul punto di delirare, o forse delirano anche. In quel bosco il tempo è scandito solo dal giorno e dalla notte, uno perde il conto quanti giorni siano passati e a tratti si ha la sensazione che la…
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This was so innovative knowing the time it was made. I wish I saw this when I was younger.
This film shows you nothing, and that’s not something usual on a horror movie. There is no blood, there is no violence, and it explains absolutely nothing. A proper psychological horror.
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