Unsettling, and devastatingly creepy.

Rating: 10/10 (9 February 2006)

Every time I tell someone my age (15) that I thought this movie was truly scary, they laugh at me, and they tell me how boring they thought it was. they never fail to mention how awful it was that it had NO violence, and showed NOTHING scary or sexual. Just try to put yourself in the character's situation. You'd panic and lose your mind too.
The movie consists of the "real" footage that was "found" in the woods, that involved three college students, Heather, Mike, and Josh, filming a documentary about a local legend known as the Blair Witch. First they interviewed several people. Then they headed out into the woods. When they got there, they lost the map, started freaking out, and everything went downhill from there. They found, and heard a lot of evidence that the Blair Witch might be out there. Soon, they realized they were being stalked by something, but they already became hopelessly lost, and scared. Soon, the camera fell over, and they disappeared.
This movie is actually truly scary. Not because it shows jump-out surprises, or shocks, but the behavior of the characters is what's scary. "How can you be scared by people being scared?" said one comment. The answer is that it's not them being scared that scares us. It's the thought of what they're scared of. You never know what could be out there, and there's no way of finding out (the sequel ruined this). The movie was set up as a publicity stunt, and became an internet phenomenon. This movie cheesed off many film goers who were expecting to see a horror movie in the style of the "Scream" movies. I praise everyone who understands the greatness of this movie.
By the way, the movie is very, very scary. When I saw it, I knew I would be disturbed, but this movie shattered my spirits for many months because it was so scary to me. The fact that the movie is COMPLETELY FICTIONAL, wasn't enough to cheer me up. Showing it to a friend was the only thing that could help me feel even a little better. What's weird is that I've almost never been scared by a movie before.
No special effects, no gore, just shocking realism. If you don't appreciate that, I pity you. Go watch "Scream" (Good movie). That's REALLY scary. I give this movie 8/10.
It is rated R for Language. Sex: 1/10 Violence: 3/10 Swearing: 10/10 Drugs: 3/10