If you go down in the woods today.

Rating: Null/10 (5 November 1999)

Its not very often that a movie renders me speechless. Its not very often that a film forces me to leave the landing light on when I go to bed. Its not very often that a film with as much hype and circulation as this one received lives up to it. In,short,its not very often that a film like The Blair Witch Project comes along. I have no intention of spoiling it for you so read on. Wonderfully avoiding the slasher movie requisite gore,and sidestepping the in cheek tomfoolery of the post-modern irony showcases that have sprung up,(mostly from the pen of Kevin Williamson)The Blair Witch Project delivers its finest shocks by creeping up on you unawares and whispering in your ear,delivering images that stay with you days after the movies finished. The fact that the three actors(documentary-makers)really were sent into the Burkitsville woods with no script,no directorial tuition,and dwindling food rations every day,with no idea what was going to happen to them,only heightens your fear of the dark after viewing,because their fear is real,their growing paranoia real,their fumbling-in the-dark-for-the-sleeping-bag-zipper is real. The Blair Witch project is a shattering movie,but one that,unfortunately will probably disappear as quickly as it leapt into the spotlight,its downfall will be the fact that people just arent affected by films as much as they used to be,they just dont care.