Original and Scary ( May contain Spoilers)

Rating: Null/10 (4 April 2004)

First of all, I recognize the fact that this film has lovers and haters. Some praise it for its realism, believable acting, and very subtle horror. Some denounce it as being an overlong, unbelivable, and altogether stupid idea.
I am one of the people who appreciate this film for what it is.
The movie begins with a title card stating that in 1994, three amateur filmmakers ventured into the woods to film a documentary about the legend of the "Blair(the name of the town near the woods) Witch." The message then goes on to say that the group of filmakers dissapeared and have never been found.
What follows is a viewing of the "footage" they captured before their dissapearance.
The result is a haunting tale filmed with a hanheld camera, disoriented motions, and the grim knowledge that these young adults are marching towards their doom.
The Blair Witch Project consists of very realistic acting and a chilling first person naration through the eyes of the handheld camera. Now, I have seen many horror films that I can only describe as horrible and completly lacking in creativity. Many of them relie on violence and gore to make the audience overlook the terrible acting and very mediocre plot. I literally HATE these films and their filmmakers. However, in Blair Witch, there is no gore or sex, the language in understandable for people in this situation, and the film uses tension and a kind of claustrophobic feeling to frighten its audience.
However, this film can be very slow in some parts and I could pick out almost 15 minutes of superfluous screentime. But put aside that, and you have a masterpiece of suspense that are hard to find in horror films today. Perhaps all horror films should be made on a low budget like The Blair Witch Project or Halloween.