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Originally posted by urgeok
i agree .. i didnt like Blair Witch but it has my admiration.
Not that it was the first of its kind .. other backyard films of various quality have been popping up since the VCR became a household item, but Blair Witch for some luck of timing - became a media darling.
This made and broke the film ...
Through the uber-hyping of the media and some word of mouth people felt compelled to flock to the theatre to see it - as sheep will do...
The thing is that 90% of movie goers want easily accessable films - car chases, things getting blown up, high gloss .. and Blair Witch wasnt about that.
And then there is the percentage of people who dont expect such things and still might not like the film for their own reasons (like myself and our friend Haphazard.
So it kind of blew up on itself ...
I think the film is effective in many ways . it managed to generate tension without showing anything.
The film was clever to a point.
(they lost me when they started running around the abandoned house .. at this point it became very obvious that it was a 'student film' and they found a cool abandoned house and thought it would be a good location so they ran around it with the camera .... until that point i had forgotten it was a low budget film and was absorbed by the characters fears and anxieties.)
Anyway ... Like I said .. effective in parts .. especially when you consider what they were working with.
I'll put it up against Resident Evil 2 anyday. (not that thats saying much)
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Very well stated. I agree on all accounts.