THE TRUTH - IT'S RUBBISH! DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!

Rating: Null/10 (23 August 1999)

I was really looking forward to seeing this film. The idea behind this film is fantastic. It's been too long since something strikingly original was made.
Unfortunately, it has certainly put me off going down to the woods. Not because it was so scary, but I might meet a bunch of self-obsessed, annoying morons with video cameras.
The only good thing about The Blair Witch Project was the swearing which, whilst not particularly imaginative, was constant. And as we all know, swearing is big and clever.
It's such a shame that it was not executed very well. Nothing really happens. The three students make little bits of what can only be described as a feeble documentary. Then, in the woods, they hear some funny noises. Then, they walk around and shout and swear a bit. Then one of them goes missing. So, the other two walk around a bit and swear. Then they hear some more noises, and find piles of stones. Then they swear.
I was lead to believe this film had menace, and that I would be gripping the edge of my seat and terrified. I did laugh once, although I can't remember why...
All I could think all the way through was "When does this start getting good?"
All I could think afterwards was "Who cares?"
Afterwards I heard people discussing the film. They were going on about the terror and the dark menace and the underlying sense of evil. I bet the people who made The Blair Witch Project would have really laughed, and thought it was both really funny and really sad that these people were crediting the film with qualities it didn't have.
Marks out of 10: 2 (1 for the idea, 1 for the swearing.)