No slashers, no demons, just horror!

Rating: 7/10 (15 November 1999)

The Blair Witch Project is a throwback of sorts. If you are looking for a slasher flick like Nightmare and Elm Street, or Hellraiser, prepared to be disappointed. On the other hand, if you are looking for a psychological thriller along the lines of Psycho you will be pleasantly surprised.
The Blair Witch is a breath of fresh air to a currently stale and predictable movie industry. It is nice to see a film without a forced sexual relationship, and awful tag-lines do well in Hollywood.

This movie seems incredibly scary to me, because it is so realistic. Not only because of the plot, but because of the style in which it was pieced together. I could see myself in the same scenario as these three students lost in the woods. Would I lose my cool? Yes. Would I start fearing for my life? Yes. And that is what makes this movie so interesting. I can see where many people have been and will continue to be "fooled" by the realism of this flick. To this day I have co-workers, and friends trying to convince me that what happened was real. I guess they are going to be surprised when they see one of the three student film-makers staring in the latest, summer blockbuster in the year 2000.