Good movie but with low spots during the middle

Rating: 7/10 (31 October 2017)

When watching the Blair witch project I always seemed to be in one of two positions; on the edge of my seat or with my hand clasped on my mouth not in fear but with a sympathy for the inevitability of their demise and for this reason I would say this movie is a master at suspense not horror. Near the end we see mike facing the corner in what was essentially the last shot of the film. To me this represents not necessarily the control the supposed witch has in the film but him turning his back on Heather and resigning to his fate. A lot of people and media outlets claim this is one of if not the best horror movies of all time, I can't really say I agree with that statement as I am not as learned in horror movies as most but I can say the overwhelming hype for this movie is a little undeserved. While it is good at certain things like suspense the Blair witch project doesn't stand alone as a movie per say. This is mainly because the majority of the movie is focused on arguments and the characters going round in circles both in conversation and in physically accidentally retracing their steps. For this reason I would give it a 6.5/10. I think this especially when I consider the most interesting part of the movie is what happens after the cameras stop rolling around the end. I'm not usually one for tin foil hat thermos but I was curious, so I looked one up after the movie and ended up buying into one. Long story short he showed a variety of different evidence that pointed to the truth that Josh and Mike had planned the whole thing as an elaborate way of killing Heather. It's eerie how many subtle details you don't notice while watching the movie points to this theory being true so I believe that after the camera drops Heather is killed by the two boys.