
In search of a local legend, three bold amateur documentarians--director, Heather; cameraman, Josh; sound recorder, Mike--hike into Burkittsville's gloomy Black Hills Forest to find a shadow: the fabled Blair Witch. Now, one long year later--after that fateful October of 1994--there's still no sign of the student filmmakers, apart from the raw footage they left behind. Who knows what truly happened during their creepy five-day journey into the mouth of madness? Was there, ind... (Full plot summary below)
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In search of a local legend, three bold amateur documentarians--director, Heather; cameraman, Josh; sound recorder, Mike--hike into Burkittsville's gloomy Black Hills Forest to find a shadow: the fabled Blair Witch. Now, one long year later--after that fateful October of 1994--there's still no sign of the student filmmakers, apart from the raw footage they left behind. Who knows what truly happened during their creepy five-day journey into the mouth of madness? Was there, indeed, an intangible supernatural presence in the dark woods that led to the team's disappearance? Either way, the missing trio must have seen something. Could the nightmarish myth be real?
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| ESplatterLucius Gore"Blair Witch" should go down in history as proof that it doesn't take a big budget to make a great movie, in fact it may not even take a budget at all. |
| Seattle WeeklySean AxmakerIn it's own modest, seemingly artless way, "The Blair Witch Project" is the most genuinely scary movie to creep across screens in years. |
| Chicago TribuneMarc CaroMany of us may have thought that with the world offering so much vivid horribleness every day, movies had lost the power to give us a good cathartic scare. It's a shock -- and a pleasure -- to discover we were wrong. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAt a time when digital techniques can show us almost anything, The Blair Witch Project is a reminder that what really scares us is the stuff we can't see. |
| Film Quips OnlineJohn R. McEwenMyrick and Sánchez created something that will be remembered not so much for its story or professional quality, but for its novel approach and the impact that resulted. |
| Baltimore SunAnn HornadayThis terrifying ghost story is guaranteed to haunt filmgoers long after they've persuaded themselves that it's only a movie. |
| Cincinnati EnquirerMargaret A. McGurkThe movie blows the doors off typical Hollywood fare because it is powered by genuine imagination. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendrickone of the most uniquely frightening, buzz-worthy features to come out in years |
| New York TimesJanet MaslinA most inventive departure from standard horror fare. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsBob BloomOne of the most harrowing films you will ever have the fortune of viewing. |