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| Nelson_Mandela 05/20/19 11:58:08 AM #103: | #222. The Blair Witch Project https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/26/Blair_Witch_Project.jpg Dir: Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Snchez Genre: Horror Year: 1999 I don't care what anyone says. The Blair Witch Project was the most terrifying movie experience of my life. In the nascent Internet days, there was still semi-serious speculation of whether the found footage was real or not, and even if we didn't really believe it, the added mystique just made it that much more exciting when you finally got to the movies to judge for yourself. Times were different. It's almost impossible to objectively comment on the movie now without this context. Most of its legacy is the phenomenon it became--a low budget, faux found footage horror flick that turned into a box office sensation. I would argue, however, that it would have never become what it was if there wasn't a very solid foundation under it all. The scares are effective and memorable without being "cheap." The lore is interesting and the pacing is superb. And a movie like this really lives and dies by its ending, and I will make the argument that the final shot is the scariest thing ever put to film. Fight me. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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