Hardly worth waiting for.

Rating: 3/10 (8 August 1999)

I wanted so much to love this movie. After all the hype, the good press, and the other reviews available, I really wanted for this film to somehow profoundly affect me, either by scaring the living crud out of me, or to give something to me that no other film has been able to do in the past.
This film, sadly, does not deliver.
There is absolutely nothing that distinguishes this film from any other horror genre fare. There's some tension, that's well produced as you hope to discover what it is that's going on, but in the end that's all there is--tension.
This could have been so much better. For all the hype, this SHOULD have been so much better.
As an avid moviegoer perhaps I'm jaded, but I just do not see what the big deal is with The Blair Witch Project.
When reviewing a movie for the IMDB, I have the duty to make an accurate assessment, sometimes I have to take a bit longer to come to my senses and resist the urge to issue forth praise that is unwarranted (in my opinion). Most of the positive feedback this film has garnered is just that: unwarranted priase.
Anyone truly scared by this film has either a weak constitution or has never seen some of the truly great films of the horror genre. To those people, I suggest (strongly) that you hit the local video store more often. And in your renting you will find films that will make the Blair Witch Project pale in comparison.
The Blair Witch Project will not withstand the test of time.