A lame, irritating movie that is never scary.

Rating: 1/10 (22 September 1999)

I can't remember the last time I saw a theatrical film as lame as "Blair Witch". Oooh...a mysterious pile of sticks....am I supposed to be scared? The fear of the unseen can be potent in a movie, as evidenced by the creepy forest scene in "Night of the Demon" (1958). But "Blair Witch" is strictly an amateur affair from start to finish. The characters were poorly developed and not the least appealing. I didn't care what happened to them. As for the hand-held camera, it was effective for maybe ten minutes, then its effect became irritating...very irritating. I will say this: The studio did a super job of marketing the film and generating a tremendous amount of hype.