My plea for Blair Witch 2
 

This is one of the three movies I can think of that I support that most people hate. (The other two are Pet Semetary 2 and Carrie 2: The Rage)

Why do people hate on BW2 so much? I thought it was really well done and very creepy. I blame it on its namesake, the same way I blame Halloween III & Hellraiser V on franchise association failure.

Do you guys really think that BW2 is that bad? If it would have just been called 'Book of Shadows' would it have changed your perspective?

I really like this movie. I want your opinions.

It was about 4 or 5 years since I've last seen it, I remember being a little scared by a couple parts. I'll give it another chance some time.

Like Mothman, it's been quite a while since I've seen it.
Even more than 4 or 5 years, I imagine.
I do remember it having a pretty creepy atmosphere, and like I said, looking for all the hidden stuff was fun, too.

Maybe I'll rent it this week and give it another watch, and get back to you.

Please do. This is NOT a bad movie. It's actually fairly creepy and atmospheric. Does it deserve a place on a top 100 list? Probably not, although I voted for it for the HDC hidden gems list.

Does it deserve the shit it gets? Absolutely not IMHO. I really don't understand why people hate this movie so much. I want definitive answers before I accept that fact that it's being considered as one of the worst horror movies ever.

You know what? Fuck it, I really enjoy this movie. Convince me it's that terrible (I'm a very reasonable guy) and I'll drop it.

I just want to hear some arguments.

I'll have to see it again but I don't remember liking either Blair Witch movies one bit. I've watched the first one two or three times now giving it multiple chances but I still haven't seen the appeal. The second I only watched once, and that was ages ago, I'll have to NF it.

Bland characters, same "you never know" twist at the end.
Other than...I didn't greatly dislike it, never much liked the first one - there were times that this one I felt had better atmosphere than the first...but, just reeked of straight to video...

I don't hate on it, but it hardly stands out.

That said, I wouldn't mind picking this up:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-The-Blair...dZp1638Q2em122

Nothing wrong with Pet Sematary II.

I wasn't the biggest fan of Blair Witch so I never checked out the sequel.

I wasn't that impressed, it seemed....kind of forgettable to me, but I don't think it is nearly as bad as people say it is. Maybe I will give it another watch sometime as well, I might like it better if I watch it in the right mood.

YES!...I think Blair Witch 2 is suffering from 'Halloween 3' syndrome...Blair Witch 2 had as much 'Blair Witch' in it, as Halloween 3 had Michael Myers...

Halloween 3 would have been received FAR better as a stand alone titled 'Season Of The Witch'...It was a REALLY good movie

But...I also really like Pet Sematary 2 and Carrie 2, even if neither can touch their predecessors

i liked blair witch 2


i think most people didnt because they had Blair Witch 1 in mind re. their expectations.

this is a completely different movie in style and theme..


funny thing about blair Witch 1 ... a lot of people didnt like it either.
it became a critics darling so the sheep flocked to see it - people who wouldnt otherwise have seen it but are the kind to flock to what they are told to see by the media.

normally - the average critics are a safe bet - they dont like genre films - they worship things like driving miss daisy and the titanic ... and dont often get behind a little genre film like blair witch ..

so a lot of sheep were taken by surprise ... too bad so sad.

i'm not saying its everyones cup of tea .. even serious horror fans .. i'm just explaining the big backlash it got from the general public after the fact .