Not a bad idea for a film school project, but

Rating: 1/10 (19 November 1999)

it should never have been released as a major motion picture.

It was a small, albeit creative, idea that through hype and manipulation was unleashed on an unsuspecting public. This film isn't masterful for its horror or suspense, but for its manipulation of the public at large. It's important for its "scam" effect.
The most that can be said of this movie is that it is a boring, obscenity laden, story of 3 nitwits lost in the woods. That's it! And it was never truly scary, although it did have a creepy moment or two in it.

The characters were completely unlikable and unsympathetic, and I kept hoping the witch would get them sooner, rather then later.

For masterful suspense, try Hitchcock. If you want to feel ripped-off and a victim of a great hype machine, see this film instead.