The most original, inventive, & gripping film in ages

Rating: Null/10 (30 July 1999)

Who ever thought you could make a movie like this and it would have turned out so well. I mean taking three unknown actors into the woods with shaky, handheld cameras and having them improvise most all the dialogue in a film that has an unseen villain and is almost completely absent of violence and gore. And somehow it is the scariest thing you will see for years to come.

Stellar horror films are few and far between. The only great ones in the last ten years were "Seven" and "Silence of the Lambs". But now "The Blair Witch Project" should be added to the list of horror classics, somewhere near the top. It does for camping what "Psycho" did for showering and "Jaws" did for swimming in the ocean.
As the three filmmakers get lost in the woods it becomes increasingly more evident with each passing night that someone or something is following them and has not taken a liking to their presence. The events that take place each night gradually become more and more drastic, making every evening more tense and frightening than the last. It continues to build until it reaches an ending of unbelievable intensity, and a final image that is as disturbing as it is perplexing.
The best thing about this movie is that it's seen entirely through the eyes of the victims. That is what makes it so damn scary. The fact that unknown actors were used also definitely makes it so much more real. When they use improvisation for dialogue they seem like normal people, and you can feel the anger, paranoia, and fear as it radiates off of them. They're great.
"The Blair Witch Project" is a film that continues to haunt you long after the end credits have rolled. It stays with you. At night you may hear noises comparable to those in the movie. Just your imagination, right? This film is incredible. I loved it. Kudos to Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick. You guys are geniuses!