What's the problem?

Rating: Null/10 (30 October 2000)

To me, the Blair Witch Project was something the horror genre may have needed: SOMETHING DIFFERENT! I will say that BWP was not as scary as I thought it would be. However, I still enjoyed it because it was something I hadn't seen before. It was done as a documentary, therefore somewhat adding more authenticity to the film. And although people thought this was cheesy, I believe that going into the movie thinking it was real made it extra creepy. Fact is, there are people into witchcraft, and who's to say that something similar (notice I say "similar") won't happen? That's also what I think makes the movie so good. Sure, the filming isn't the best. The actors are unknown. But that just makes them ordinary people. This movie is most likely bashed because of its lack of special effects, blood, and gore. (It made up for it in the language, however.) But that makes the movie more authentic and, in my opinion, scarier in a sense. It leaves you wondering what's going on. It leaves you thinking of what COULD be happening. It lets your imagination run wild. That's what I liked about this film. I think that once people get past the fact that BWP is NOT a bloodied up, visual effects slasher flick, they would enjoy this more...but that's just me.