Too over-hyped, judge it on it's own level

Rating: 8/10 (29 July 2000)

This film has been harshly judged. It is a low-budget film school experimentation and I am going to review it with that in mind. Artisan really did hype this film up a lot and people judged it like they would any other movie.
We all know the plot. 3 campers get lost in the woods while making a documentary about the force that eventually kills them. With the minimal of money the makers, of this over-exposed movie, create a good deal of tension and raw excitement. Of course there are a few logic errors but I'm kind-hearted enough to see past that.
Although this film is shown on a 1.85:1 screen in the cinema the entire movie in is 1.33:1 because it is all shot on video. The photography may be jumpy but it didn't make me seasick like it did to some people. It is a little strange to film everything that is going on but if they didn't there would be no movie.
If Jaws made you feel afraid to go in the water The Blair Witch project will make afraid to go wandering in the woods.
One last thingit's not a true story.