The Blair Witch Project
Published April 27, 2024
Film info
- Title The Blair Witch Project
- Directors Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez
- Year 1999
- Run time 1hr 21m
- Genres Mystery, Horror
- Tagline The scariest movie of all time is a true story
On October 21, 1994, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams hiked into Maryland’s Black Hills Forest to shoot a documentary film on the local legend, the Blair Witch. They were never heard from again. One year later, their footage was found, documenting the students’ five day journey through the Black Hills Forest and capturing the terrifying events that led to their disappearance. Pieced together, it became The Blair Witch Project.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:44 | The question is, can you even go camping in the US without marshmallows? |
| 10:34 | “Today was cake compared to tomorrow.” Might use that. |
| 13:27 | Seems like there are all sorts of things going on in this forest. No coherent conspiracy theory. |
| 15:01 | That one sounds a bit like the human centipede. |
| 17:53 | “We like short cuts, don’t we?” “We like level short cuts.” |
| 21:21 | Heather asks a lot of questions but doesn’t help with the answers so much. |
| 29:59 | It really didn’t take them long to get absolutely cranky with each other. |
| 32:22 | Piles of rocks outside the tent… definitely creepy. |
| 36:00 | “We’re doing a pretty good goddamn job of being lost.” |
| 51:38 | Did they tell people where they were going? I hope someone is worrying about them. |
| 56:58 | “We can’t even find the car, how are we going to find him?” |
| 1:07:32 | Iconic apology scene. |
| 1:14:38 | Yep, still unsatisfying. |
Thoughts
I originally saw this in the cinema, I think, and have a vivid memory of being bitterly disappointed by the ending. Some guy stood facing a wall? So what? I thought I’d watch this again as it was available for free, and it’s just the same feeling. I think the idea is great, there is a concept in there that could be really scary and really engaging. But the characters are quite annoying, very screechy, and the end result just disappointing.
Rating: 2 / 5