Sadly, somewhat disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (15 December 1999)

I was very anxious to see this movie. It had been a long time since I had a good scare. "Scary as hell" the poster read. So finally in November, I bought a copy. Well, it's not all its cracked up to be. 90% of the film is boring talk that nobody really cares about, the characters are uninteresting and hateful, and some of the lines sound like they weren't really putting up any effort. I've heard from many people that this film was ripped off by Ruggero Deodato's 1979 film CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST. Although I haven't seen that film, I'm guessing this could be true. I will give THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT credit, however, for the last ten minutes, which are terrifying, but I won't spoil it for those who (unlikely) haven't seen it.