Wow, that sure was one bad movie
I was not aware until tonight that The Blair Witch Project has a sequel. It's called Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2.
There is a reason nobody talks about the Blair Witch sequel. THIS IS BECAUSE IT'S TERRIBLE.
Oh my god. Seriously. This is one of the worst horror movies I've ever seen. Hell, it's one of the worst films I've seen, period.
It isn't the worst, mind you. That honour goes to Uzumaki, which is truly, truly terrible. But, still. Blair Witch 2 is just plain BAD.
Which is kind of disappointing, because theoretically there are some interesting things that could have been done with an additional movie to the Blair Witch story - though a prequel would be far better than a sequel. A movie about the stories that led to the events in the original film, maybe.
Well. The terribleness of sequels don't diminish the good of the original, et cetera. I can't say I'm a fan of the original Blair Witch film - it's not one of my favourite horror films, and I'm actually not a huge fan of the found footage subgenre (even if one of my actual favourite horror films, Trolljegeren, falls into that category). But I find it interesting, partly because of the trends that it started, and partly because there are some moments in it that are actually pretty scary, and it does some interesting things with mood + atmosphere that would just be impossible to do in any other format. Basically - I feel that if you're into horror films, then The Blair Witch Project is worth watching, even if you don't come out of it actually liking it much.
But the sequel? Dear god, no.
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There is a reason nobody talks about the Blair Witch sequel. THIS IS BECAUSE IT'S TERRIBLE.
Oh my god. Seriously. This is one of the worst horror movies I've ever seen. Hell, it's one of the worst films I've seen, period.
It isn't the worst, mind you. That honour goes to Uzumaki, which is truly, truly terrible. But, still. Blair Witch 2 is just plain BAD.
Which is kind of disappointing, because theoretically there are some interesting things that could have been done with an additional movie to the Blair Witch story - though a prequel would be far better than a sequel. A movie about the stories that led to the events in the original film, maybe.
Well. The terribleness of sequels don't diminish the good of the original, et cetera. I can't say I'm a fan of the original Blair Witch film - it's not one of my favourite horror films, and I'm actually not a huge fan of the found footage subgenre (even if one of my actual favourite horror films, Trolljegeren, falls into that category). But I find it interesting, partly because of the trends that it started, and partly because there are some moments in it that are actually pretty scary, and it does some interesting things with mood + atmosphere that would just be impossible to do in any other format. Basically - I feel that if you're into horror films, then The Blair Witch Project is worth watching, even if you don't come out of it actually liking it much.
But the sequel? Dear god, no.
This entry was originally posted at http://yuuago.dreamwidth.org/3395740.html. You can comment here or at the original entry.