Fear is in the mind

Rating: 10/10 (11 September 1999)

Not since Hitchcock have directors realized that fear and thrill are not the same. People attending Blair Witch with the anticipation of chainsaws, bloody knives, and a jump a minute will be gravely disappointed. Fear is the gnawing in the pit of your stomach when your boss tells you in the morning he wants to see you at quitting time. Fear is when your usually-punctual child hasn't come home, and it's well after dark. Fear is what you can't see and don't know. Fear is what Blair Witch serves. In spades. I saw it twice. The second time was as nerve-wracking as the first. I won't see it again. This movie will be a classic.