Over-hyped disappointment.

Rating: 2/10 (3 August 1999)

I am not understanding the rave reviews found here. The Blair Witch Project was an unfrightening disappointment that, in the end, left me wondering if that really was all there was, as many other people felt. The final five minutes are the only part of the movie that even got my heart pumping a little faster. Some other parts really just annoyed or confused me... there was too much bickering in daylight between the students, and yes, some have pointed this out as well: if they just followed the creek, they should have been able to get back, out of the woods at the least, to the outside world. The daytime shots, however, really got to me; after a while, you realize nothing frightening happens at daytime, and around 90% of the movie conists of daytime shots. If the movie had more nighttime scenes that played with the mind a bit more (not this running around aimlessly with the camera's video off), then it might have frightened me even a tiny bit. I give the Blair Witch Project a two out of ten, since it was intended to be a horror movie but failed pretty miserably at that. One way the movie could have potentially been scarier is if they had more night shots and less painful-to-watch daytime shots. Seeing as to how easy it is apparently to frighten American audiences, everyone should see this one and get their own opinion. Many of my friends and I, however, felt this movie is a waste of great scary movie potential.