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Xelltrix 01/08/18 4:58:54 PM #51:	Virus731 posted... It really is since "a ton" is not a measurement. Sure, people fell for it, but "a ton" is a gross exaggeration. It's far more accurate than "No one thought it was real." or "only a very few, very stupid people thought it was real." but fine, I'll rephrase and say "More than a few people fell for it". There, now we can all be happy. --- Reading this post may induce one or more of the following: Nausea / Butt-Hurt / Lulz / UM? Syndrome / Angst / Diarrhea <cite>Xelltrix posted [p:893663399] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>Virus731 posted...</cite> <quote> It really is since "a ton" is not a measurement. Sure, people fell for it, but "a ton" is a gross exaggeration.</quote> It's far more accurate than "No one thought it was real." or "only a very few, very stupid people thought it was real." but fine, I'll rephrase and say "More than a few people fell for it". There, now we can all be happy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Admiral 01/08/18 4:59:26 PM #52:	billcom6 posted... No one thought it was real. Let me rephrase that: only a very few, very stupid people thought it was real. This --- - The Admiral <cite>The Admiral posted [p:893663425] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>billcom6 posted...</cite> <quote>No one thought it was real. Let me rephrase that: only a very few, very stupid people thought it was real.</quote> This</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dave_is_slick 01/08/18 4:59:41 PM #53:	Virus731 posted... Xelltrix posted... Virus731 posted... That's your opinion. Outside of the stupidity line, it's not an "opinion" that a ton of people fell for it. It's not an "opinion" on what they did to advertise it. So... It really is since "a ton" is not a measurement. Sure, people fell for it, but "a ton" is a gross exaggeration. You couldn't be more wrong if you tried. I know you want to be the "so above these idiots" guy but in your desperation to do that, you've ignored reality. --- The most relaxing version of Aquatic Ambiance I've ever heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl61y1XM7sM <cite>dave_is_slick posted [p:893663436] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>Virus731 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Xelltrix posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Virus731 posted...</cite> <quote> That's your opinion.</quote> Outside of the stupidity line, it's not an "opinion" that a ton of people fell for it. It's not an "opinion" on what they did to advertise it. So...</quote> It really is since "a ton" is not a measurement. Sure, people fell for it, but "a ton" is a gross exaggeration.</quote> You couldn't be more wrong if you tried. I know you want to be the "so above these idiots" guy but in your desperation to do that, you've ignored reality.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChromaticAngel 01/08/18 5:00:55 PM #54:	The Sci-Fi channel was literally sued over running auxiliary bullshit related to this project claiming it was true. I don't think it went anywhere, but the idea that only a small amount of people fell for the trick does not line up with history. --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>ChromaticAngel posted [p:893663488] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>The Sci-Fi channel was literally sued over running auxiliary bullshit related to this project claiming it was true. I don't think it went anywhere, but the idea that only a small amount of people fell for the trick does not line up with history.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ROBANN_88 01/08/18 5:02:15 PM #56:	Darmik posted... because they marketed it as 'based on a true story' lol i don't remember what movie this was, but i remember seeing a movie that started with "Based on a true story" and ended with "The events and characters in this movie are fictional" i found that to be a bit ridiculous --- http://i.imgur.com/cUNC8DI.jpg <cite>ROBANN_88 posted [p:893663556] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>Darmik posted...</cite> <quote>because they marketed it as 'based on a true story' lol</quote> i don't remember what movie this was, but i remember seeing a movie that started with "Based on a true story" and ended with "The events and characters in this movie are fictional" i found that to be a bit ridiculous</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xelltrix 01/08/18 5:03:20 PM #57:	leverageblargh posted... Detecting a lot of tension here Y'all gonna fuck? wat --- Reading this post may induce one or more of the following: Nausea / Butt-Hurt / Lulz / UM? Syndrome / Angst / Diarrhea <cite>Xelltrix posted [p:893663614] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>leverageblargh posted...</cite> <quote> Detecting a lot of tension here Y'all gonna fuck?</quote> wat</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlazinBlue88 01/08/18 5:15:07 PM #58:	Xelltrix posted... They did an incredible job with how they advertised and the gullible people fell for it. Fake websites back when the internet was still fairly new to the masses, the actors hid from public sight, one of the earliest instances of "based on a true story" mockumentary film types. Etc. This. I remember going to see it when I was 10 and I was fascinated by it. The website felt so real. Police evidence style photos of their abandoned car and everything. --- http://i.imgur.com/R15aJJ3.png http://i.imgur.com/NJqp6LS.png <cite>BlazinBlue88 posted [p:893664252] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>Xelltrix posted...</cite> <quote>They did an incredible job with how they advertised and the gullible people fell for it. Fake websites back when the internet was still fairly new to the masses, the actors hid from public sight, one of the earliest instances of "based on a true story" mockumentary film types. Etc. </quote> This. I remember going to see it when I was 10 and I was fascinated by it. The website felt so real. Police evidence style photos of their abandoned car and everything.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HaVeNII7 01/08/18 5:17:20 PM #59:	LethalAffinity posted... Quite a few people got suckered by Blair Witch Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCh9MmuSDkQ It'll never happen again. This is actually the video that got me thinking about it lol Pretty interesting seeing how differently people remember it. --- PSN/Steam: HaVeNII7 <cite>HaVeNII7 posted [p:893664374] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>LethalAffinity posted...</cite> <quote>Quite a few people got suckered by Blair Witch Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCh9MmuSDkQ It'll never happen again.</quote> This is actually the video that got me thinking about it lol Pretty interesting seeing how differently people remember it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trigg3rH4ppy 01/08/18 5:18:28 PM #60:	The Blair witch vhs movies had a lot of Easter eggs if you paused and rewound certain scenes --- ~A little nonsense, now and then, is relished by the wisest men ~ TWSSted since~ 3/27/12 https://i.imgur.com/zlaENmx.png <cite>Trigg3rH4ppy posted [p:893664432] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>The Blair witch vhs movies had a lot of Easter eggs if you paused and rewound certain scenes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FF_Redux 01/08/18 5:20:13 PM #61:	I thought it was real, just that what we saw was just a recreation of the real tapes. --- http://i.imgur.com/hRsG4.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Z4cir.gif http://i.imgur.com/qEyGS.gif http://i.imgur.com/37KDT.gif <cite>FF_Redux posted [p:893664521] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>I thought it was real, just that what we saw was just a recreation of the real tapes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
juicebox4 01/08/18 5:45:06 PM #62:	KazumaKiryu posted... DoctorVader posted... But yeah, I don't think any of us believed BWP was real. I think people get confused with BWP 2 where they all act like it's fake and have interviews about the movie phenomenon and then it actually happens in "real life" in that one. ...no. Don't make up theories just because you were too young to remember it. The Blair Witch Project was an enormous success because people flooded to theaters because they thought it was real. ^ this. this topic is making me laugh hard at how many people are pretending otherwise. --- GABBA GABBA HEY Outta the sky, into the dirt <cite>juicebox4 posted [p:893665863] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>KazumaKiryu posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote>But yeah, I don't think any of us believed BWP was real. I think people get confused with BWP 2 where they all act like it's fake and have interviews about the movie phenomenon and then it actually happens in "real life" in that one.</quote> ...no. Don't make up theories just because you were too young to remember it. The Blair Witch Project was an enormous success because people flooded to theaters because they thought it was real.</quote> ^ this. this topic is making me laugh hard at how many people are pretending otherwise.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KazumaKiryu 01/08/18 5:50:06 PM #63:	Trigg3rH4ppy posted... The Blair witch vhs movies had a lot of Easter eggs if you paused and rewound certain scenes Huh? --- Just your bad luck... to run into me. <cite>KazumaKiryu posted [p:893666124] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>Trigg3rH4ppy posted...</cite> <quote>The Blair witch vhs movies had a lot of Easter eggs if you paused and rewound certain scenes</quote> Huh?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DocDelicious 01/08/18 5:50:17 PM #64:	gna647 posted... has there been a book? Hooooo boy...where to start?... --- o7 Let strength be granted so the world might be mended. <cite>DocDelicious posted [p:893666135] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>gna647 posted...</cite> <quote>has there been a book?</quote> Hooooo boy...where to start?...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kaosnite 01/08/18 5:56:19 PM #65:	I remember when Paranormal Activity came out while I was in HS, a lot of my peers thought it was real. Though I knew it was fake, I definitely played into everyones' misconception about the film. "Wow that's crazy I can't believe that shit really happened!" It's kind of like riding a rollercoaster. It's way more fun when you get into the thrill and excitement with everyone else even if you aren't scared. <cite>kaosnite posted [p:893666470] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>I remember when Paranormal Activity came out while I was in HS, a lot of my peers thought it was real. Though I knew it was fake, I definitely played into everyones' misconception about the film. "Wow that's crazy I can't believe that shit really happened!" It's kind of like riding a rollercoaster. It's way more fun when you get into the thrill and excitement with everyone else even if you aren't scared.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EbonTitanium 01/08/18 5:59:12 PM #66:	I found Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity to be not very scary. But the stupidity of the characters was real. --- I don't know which is worse: fanboys or elitist. <cite>EbonTitanium posted [p:893666621] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>I found Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity to be not very scary. But the stupidity of the characters was real.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoctorVader 01/08/18 6:01:02 PM #67:	KazumaKiryu posted... DoctorVader posted... But yeah, I don't think any of us believed BWP was real. I think people get confused with BWP 2 where they all act like it's fake and have interviews about the movie phenomenon and then it actually happens in "real life" in that one. ...no. Don't make up theories just because you were too young to remember it. The Blair Witch Project was an enormous success because people flooded to theaters because they thought it was real. I was 13 and saw it in theaters. No one around me in school or anywhere else thought it was real. Neither did the media even play that up. The big thing was that it scared the shit out of people with the style. This was in NYC, so maybe in other parts of the country, people were easily duped. However, a year before, after watching "Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County", everyone was like "yo, was that shit real last night?" Because it was straight up a documentary moreso than found footage. --- It all just disappears, doesn't it? Everything you are, gone in a moment, like breath on a mirror. - The Doctor <cite>DoctorVader posted [p:893666701] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>KazumaKiryu posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote>But yeah, I don't think any of us believed BWP was real. I think people get confused with BWP 2 where they all act like it's fake and have interviews about the movie phenomenon and then it actually happens in "real life" in that one.</quote> ...no. Don't make up theories just because you were too young to remember it. The Blair Witch Project was an enormous success because people flooded to theaters because they thought it was real.</quote> I was 13 and saw it in theaters. No one around me in school or anywhere else thought it was real. Neither did the media even play that up. The big thing was that it scared the shit out of people with the style. This was in NYC, so maybe in other parts of the country, people were easily duped. However, a year before, after watching "Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County", everyone was like "yo, was that shit real last night?" Because it was straight up a documentary moreso than found footage.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dave_is_slick 01/08/18 6:03:12 PM #68:	DoctorVader posted... I was 13 and saw it in theaters. No one around me in school or anywhere else thought it was real. Neither did the media even play that up. The big thing was that it scared the s* out of people with the style. This was in NYC, so maybe in other parts of the country, people were easily duped. Bullshit. You gonna try to say no one in fucking NYC thought it was real? Fuck outta here with that revisionist history. --- The most relaxing version of Aquatic Ambiance I've ever heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl61y1XM7sM <cite>dave_is_slick posted [p:893666805] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote>I was 13 and saw it in theaters. No one around me in school or anywhere else thought it was real. Neither did the media even play that up. The big thing was that it scared the s* out of people with the style. This was in NYC, so maybe in other parts of the country, people were easily duped.</quote> Bullshit. You gonna try to say no one in fucking NYC thought it was real? Fuck outta here with that revisionist history.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoctorVader 01/08/18 6:06:48 PM #69:	dave_is_slick posted... DoctorVader posted... I was 13 and saw it in theaters. No one around me in school or anywhere else thought it was real. Neither did the media even play that up. The big thing was that it scared the s*** out of people with the style. This was in NYC, so maybe in other parts of the country, people were easily duped. Bullshit. You gonna try to say no one in fucking NYC thought it was real? Fuck outta here with that revisionist history. I'm sure there were below average people or little kids in NYC that got fooled, but on average, nope. --- It all just disappears, doesn't it? Everything you are, gone in a moment, like breath on a mirror. - The Doctor <cite>DoctorVader posted [p:893666998] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>dave_is_slick posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote>I was 13 and saw it in theaters. No one around me in school or anywhere else thought it was real. Neither did the media even play that up. The big thing was that it scared the s*** out of people with the style. This was in NYC, so maybe in other parts of the country, people were easily duped.</quote> Bullshit. You gonna try to say no one in fucking NYC thought it was real? Fuck outta here with that revisionist history.</quote> I'm sure there were below average people or little kids in NYC that got fooled, but on average, nope.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dave_is_slick 01/08/18 6:08:32 PM #70:	DoctorVader posted... dave_is_slick posted... DoctorVader posted... I was 13 and saw it in theaters. No one around me in school or anywhere else thought it was real. Neither did the media even play that up. The big thing was that it scared the s*** out of people with the style. This was in NYC, so maybe in other parts of the country, people were easily duped. Bullshit. You gonna try to say no one in fucking NYC thought it was real? Fuck outta here with that revisionist history. I'm sure there were below average people or little kids in NYC that got fooled, but on average, nope. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! deep breath AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! --- The most relaxing version of Aquatic Ambiance I've ever heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl61y1XM7sM <cite>dave_is_slick posted [p:893667085] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote><cite>dave_is_slick posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote>I was 13 and saw it in theaters. No one around me in school or anywhere else thought it was real. Neither did the media even play that up. The big thing was that it scared the s*** out of people with the style. This was in NYC, so maybe in other parts of the country, people were easily duped.</quote> Bullshit. You gonna try to say no one in fucking NYC thought it was real? Fuck outta here with that revisionist history.</quote> I'm sure there were below average people or little kids in NYC that got fooled, but on average, nope.</quote> AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! deep breath AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
marthsheretoo 01/08/18 6:09:55 PM #71:	gna647 posted... I noticed they have different types of media formats that fooled people War of the Worlds radio broadcast Blair Witch Project movie has there been a book? The bible? --- "Even MarthKoopa has jumped on the MarthKoopa hate wagon." -DevsBro <cite>marthsheretoo posted [p:893667143] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>gna647 posted...</cite> <quote>I noticed they have different types of media formats that fooled people War of the Worlds radio broadcast Blair Witch Project movie has there been a book?</quote> The bible?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sami1000 01/08/18 6:11:07 PM #72:	Maybe kids thought that, i don't think any adult could be that stupid. --- Can't think any good sig <cite>Sami1000 posted [p:893667203] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>Maybe kids thought that, i don't think any adult could be that stupid.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darmik 01/08/18 6:15:40 PM #73:	I think people forget how different society was about this stuff back then. Found footage movies were not popular. Nowhere near as many people used the internet and if they did they would find a viral marketing site. The internet was rife with urban legends back then. Also don't forget the people who simply didn't really give it that much thought. The marketing tells them that it's true and that's that. Most people don't overly think about movies and take things at face value and move on. The actors have said that people have told them they thought they were dead. Their parents received sympathy cards. So there was a large chunk of people who believed in it. Also don't forget that a lot of us were in school when this movie came out. Even today there are kids who believe in shit like Slenderman. I'm not sure what's so hard to believe that people fell for it. People still fall for clickbait crap. --- Kind Regards, Darmik <cite>Darmik posted [p:893667442] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>I think people forget how different society was about this stuff back then. Found footage movies were not popular. Nowhere near as many people used the internet and if they did they would find a viral marketing site. The internet was rife with urban legends back then. Also don't forget the people who simply didn't really give it that much thought. The marketing tells them that it's true and that's that. Most people don't overly think about movies and take things at face value and move on. The actors have said that people have told them they thought they were dead. Their parents received sympathy cards. So there was a large chunk of people who believed in it. Also don't forget that a lot of us were in school when this movie came out. Even today there are kids who believe in shit like Slenderman. I'm not sure what's so hard to believe that people fell for it. People still fall for clickbait crap.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xelltrix 01/08/18 6:22:00 PM #74:	Darmik posted... I think people forget how different society was about this stuff back then. Found footage movies were not popular. Nowhere near as many people used the internet and if they did they would find a viral marketing site. The internet was rife with urban legends back then. Also don't forget the people who simply didn't really give it that much thought. The marketing tells them that it's true and that's that. Most people don't overly think about movies and take things at face value and move on. The actors have said that people have told them they thought they were dead. Their parents received sympathy cards. So there was a large chunk of people who believed in it. Also don't forget that a lot of us were in school when this movie came out. Even today there are kids who believe in shit like Slenderman. I'm not sure what's so hard to believe that people fell for it. People still fall for clickbait crap. Sense of superiority. --- Reading this post may induce one or more of the following: Nausea / Butt-Hurt / Lulz / UM? Syndrome / Angst / Diarrhea <cite>Xelltrix posted [p:893667778] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>Darmik posted...</cite> <quote>I think people forget how different society was about this stuff back then. Found footage movies were not popular. Nowhere near as many people used the internet and if they did they would find a viral marketing site. The internet was rife with urban legends back then. Also don't forget the people who simply didn't really give it that much thought. The marketing tells them that it's true and that's that. Most people don't overly think about movies and take things at face value and move on. The actors have said that people have told them they thought they were dead. Their parents received sympathy cards. So there was a large chunk of people who believed in it. Also don't forget that a lot of us were in school when this movie came out. Even today there are kids who believe in shit like Slenderman. I'm not sure what's so hard to believe that people fell for it. People still fall for clickbait crap.</quote> Sense of superiority.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheY2AProblem 01/08/18 6:36:20 PM #75:	Star Wars... friggen Star Wars. Like right now. Who literally thought Rogue One wasnt going to suck. And now people are saying that the Han Solo movie isnt going to suck? FOH! --- If anyone needs me, I'll be in the Angry Dome http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1217-the-angry-dome <cite>TheY2AProblem posted [p:893668531] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>Star Wars... friggen Star Wars. Like right now. Who literally thought Rogue One wasnt going to suck. And now people are saying that the Han Solo movie isnt going to suck? FOH!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KingCrabCake 01/08/18 6:40:09 PM #76:	vicedungwinsgam posted... literally every scary movie is trash.. Says the kid who threaten to hunt down someone on gamefaqs using their IP address and beat them up. Also the same kid who wished peoples mothers died in front of us in horrible pain All cause we were making fun of michael Vick --- Waaaah. <cite>KingCrabCake posted [p:893668720] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>vicedungwinsgam posted...</cite> <quote>literally every scary movie is trash..</quote> Says the kid who threaten to hunt down someone on gamefaqs using their IP address and beat them up. Also the same kid who wished peoples mothers died in front of us in horrible pain All cause we were making fun of michael Vick</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
1NfamousACE_2 01/08/18 6:41:35 PM #77:	wait...Cloverfield wasn't real? Bu they found the camera at the end --- New signature needed, acquire within from management <cite>1NfamousACE_2 posted [p:893668795] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>wait...Cloverfield wasn't real? Bu they found the camera at the end</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KingCrabCake 01/08/18 6:41:44 PM #78:	juicebox4 posted... KazumaKiryu posted... DoctorVader posted... But yeah, I don't think any of us believed BWP was real. I think people get confused with BWP 2 where they all act like it's fake and have interviews about the movie phenomenon and then it actually happens in "real life" in that one. ...no. Don't make up theories just because you were too young to remember it. The Blair Witch Project was an enormous success because people flooded to theaters because they thought it was real. ^ this. this topic is making me laugh hard at how many people are pretending otherwise. Are u shocked its CE where everyone wins every debate they're in --- Waaaah. <cite>KingCrabCake posted [p:893668808] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>juicebox4 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KazumaKiryu posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote>But yeah, I don't think any of us believed BWP was real. I think people get confused with BWP 2 where they all act like it's fake and have interviews about the movie phenomenon and then it actually happens in "real life" in that one.</quote> ...no. Don't make up theories just because you were too young to remember it. The Blair Witch Project was an enormous success because people flooded to theaters because they thought it was real.</quote> ^ this. this topic is making me laugh hard at how many people are pretending otherwise.</quote> Are u shocked its CE where everyone wins every debate they're in</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SavenForever 01/08/18 6:51:52 PM #80:	Darmik posted... I remember people on my school thinking that the beginning segment of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot (the one with Biel) was real because it was done in the style of found footage and because they marketed it as 'based on a true story' lol I remember this dumbass that lived on my street kept insisting that it was real and that the found footage you see at the beginning and end of the movie, along with Leatherface, was all real because it was found footage and marketed as a true story. He ended up calling me an idiot over it. Oh, the irony. ~~Especially considering he made some very questionable life choices soon after anyways. But thats another story for another day~~ --- http://i.imgur.com/aFt7pKH.jpg <cite>SavenForever posted [p:893669393] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>Darmik posted...</cite> <quote>I remember people on my school thinking that the beginning segment of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot (the one with Biel) was real because it was done in the style of found footage and because they marketed it as 'based on a true story' lol</quote> I remember this dumbass that lived on my street kept insisting that it was real and that the found footage you see at the beginning and end of the movie, along with Leatherface, was all real because it was found footage and marketed as a true story. He ended up calling me an idiot over it. Oh, the irony. Especially considering he made some very questionable life choices soon after anyways. But thats another story for another day</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KingCrabCake 01/08/18 7:29:14 PM #81:	SavenForever posted... Darmik posted... I remember people on my school thinking that the beginning segment of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot (the one with Biel) was real because it was done in the style of found footage and because they marketed it as 'based on a true story' lol I remember this dumbass that lived on my street kept insisting that it was real and that the found footage you see at the beginning and end of the movie, along with Leatherface, was all real because it was found footage and marketed as a true story. He ended up calling me an idiot over it. Oh, the irony. ~~Especially considering he made some very questionable life choices soon after anyways. But thats another story for another day~~ Yup i had a kid in my school who wanted to plan a trip to the house in texas...lol --- Waaaah. <cite>KingCrabCake posted [p:893671496] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>SavenForever posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Darmik posted...</cite> <quote>I remember people on my school thinking that the beginning segment of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot (the one with Biel) was real because it was done in the style of found footage and because they marketed it as 'based on a true story' lol</quote> I remember this dumbass that lived on my street kept insisting that it was real and that the found footage you see at the beginning and end of the movie, along with Leatherface, was all real because it was found footage and marketed as a true story. He ended up calling me an idiot over it. Oh, the irony. Especially considering he made some very questionable life choices soon after anyways. But thats another story for another day</quote> Yup i had a kid in my school who wanted to plan a trip to the house in texas...lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy 01/08/18 7:30:48 PM #82:	Nope. Lonelygirl15 did it when YouTube was young but no one will pull that off again either --- "I got a rollatruc, look." <cite>CanuckCowboy posted [p:893671594] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>Nope. Lonelygirl15 did it when YouTube was young but no one will pull that off again either</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KILBOTz 01/08/18 7:52:53 PM #83:	DoctorVader posted... KazumaKiryu posted... DoctorVader posted... But yeah, I don't think any of us believed BWP was real. I think people get confused with BWP 2 where they all act like it's fake and have interviews about the movie phenomenon and then it actually happens in "real life" in that one. ...no. Don't make up theories just because you were too young to remember it. The Blair Witch Project was an enormous success because people flooded to theaters because they thought it was real. I was 13 and saw it in theaters. No one around me in school or anywhere else thought it was real. Neither did the media even play that up. The big thing was that it scared the shit out of people with the style. This was in NYC, so maybe in other parts of the country, people were easily duped. However, a year before, after watching "Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County", everyone was like "yo, was that shit real last night?" Because it was straight up a documentary moreso than found footage. For my school it was like 2-3 months after there were girls who were talking about it like it's real, me and a few guys are like no, it's a movie. Maybe 10-20% thought it was completely real. --- http://i.imgur.com/O3syCWD.gif http://i.imgur.com/k3YiBdG.gif <cite>KILBOTz posted [p:893672739] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KazumaKiryu posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote>But yeah, I don't think any of us believed BWP was real. I think people get confused with BWP 2 where they all act like it's fake and have interviews about the movie phenomenon and then it actually happens in "real life" in that one.</quote> ...no. Don't make up theories just because you were too young to remember it. The Blair Witch Project was an enormous success because people flooded to theaters because they thought it was real.</quote> I was 13 and saw it in theaters. No one around me in school or anywhere else thought it was real. Neither did the media even play that up. The big thing was that it scared the shit out of people with the style. This was in NYC, so maybe in other parts of the country, people were easily duped. However, a year before, after watching "Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County", everyone was like "yo, was that shit real last night?" Because it was straight up a documentary moreso than found footage.</quote> For my school it was like 2-3 months after there were girls who were talking about it like it's real, me and a few guys are like no, it's a movie. Maybe 10-20% thought it was completely real.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Broken_Zeus 01/08/18 7:58:11 PM #84:	Few people, if any, were fooled by the Blair Witch Project. Syfy's fake documentary about the fake documentary was a nice touch, though. HaVeNII7 posted... It really is interesting that it created (popularized?) a genre while also fooling people into what they were walking into was real. cough Cannibal Holocaust cough Gunpo posted... That movie sucked It really did. It was basically three "film students" -- none of whom could hold a camera straight -- wandering the woods and cussing for an hour. Nice buildup before that, though. s0nicfan posted... Did the "found footage genre" even exist prior to that movie? At least, exist in terms of mainstream awareness since I'm sure some indie director had used the trick before for some movie that never went anywhere. ...ffs, Cannibal Holocaust. People got arrested for that. And before you say, "well, it wasn't big...", I should point out that it made $200million.... in 1980. Meanwhile Blair Witch only made $250m roughly 20 years later. So which do you think was more mainstream? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Holocaust @s0nicfan --- Gamefaqs cannot handle my #BrokenBrilliance <cite>Broken_Zeus posted [p:893673024] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>Few people, if any, were fooled by the Blair Witch Project. Syfy's fake documentary about the fake documentary was a nice touch, though. <cite>HaVeNII7 posted...</cite> <quote>It really is interesting that it created (popularized?) a genre while also fooling people into what they were walking into was real.</quote> cough Cannibal Holocaust cough <cite>Gunpo posted...</cite> <quote>That movie sucked</quote> It really did. It was basically three "film students" -- none of whom could hold a camera straight -- wandering the woods and cussing for an hour. Nice buildup before that, though. <cite>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote>Did the "found footage genre" even exist prior to that movie? At least, exist in terms of mainstream awareness since I'm sure some indie director had used the trick before for some movie that never went anywhere.</quote> ...ffs, Cannibal Holocaust. People got arrested for that. And before you say, "well, it wasn't big...", I should point out that it made $200million.... in 1980. Meanwhile Blair Witch only made $250m roughly 20 years later. So which do you think was more mainstream? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Holocaust @s0nicfan</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Aizret 01/08/18 8:02:37 PM #85:	I was in high school at the time, and the only controversy I remember is people getting motion sick from all the camera movement. Nobody I knew thought it was real or argued about it... --- hmmmm... <cite>Aizret posted [p:893673257] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>I was in high school at the time, and the only controversy I remember is people getting motion sick from all the camera movement. Nobody I knew thought it was real or argued about it...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hell_Fire_Thief 01/08/18 8:44:02 PM #86:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sacrament_(2013_film) <cite>Hell_Fire_Thief posted [p:893675690] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sacrament_(2013_film)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LIsJustice 01/08/18 8:46:23 PM #87:	gna647 posted... I noticed they have different types of media formats that fooled people War of the Worlds radio broadcast Blair Witch Project movie has there been a book? also i imagine the next format to fool everyone will be AR/VR MGS2 for video games --- Bethesda is the best western publisher this gen by far. <cite>LIsJustice posted [p:893675844] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>gna647 posted...</cite> <quote>I noticed they have different types of media formats that fooled people War of the Worlds radio broadcast Blair Witch Project movie has there been a book? also i imagine the next format to fool everyone will be AR/VR</quote> MGS2 for video games</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SSJ4Broly 01/08/18 8:55:26 PM #88:	Fooled me into watching a stupid movie. --- http://i.imgur.com/dFZ0tBx.jpg <cite>SSJ4Broly posted [p:893676425] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>Fooled me into watching a stupid movie.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DaemMkIV7 01/08/18 10:43:44 PM #89:	The name Blair reminds me of that crazy kinda good looking chick I worked with. --- "I'll send in detectives! I'll send in police! I'll send in EVERYTHING IN MY POWER!!!" <cite>DaemMkIV7 posted [p:893682796] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>The name Blair reminds me of that crazy kinda good looking chick I worked with.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ruvan22 01/09/18 1:09:34 AM #90:	DaemMkIV7 posted... The name Blair reminds me of that crazy kinda good looking chick I worked with. Was she Wicca? Or goth? <cite>Ruvan22 posted [p:893690716] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>DaemMkIV7 posted...</cite> <quote>The name Blair reminds me of that crazy kinda good looking chick I worked with.</quote> Was she Wicca? Or goth?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gafemaqs 01/09/18 1:16:09 AM #91:	No. The internet had a big part in that whole situation and it was relatively new to the general public then. <cite>gafemaqs posted [p:893690931] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote>No. The internet had a big part in that whole situation and it was relatively new to the general public then.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DaemMkIV7 01/09/18 12:24:38 PM #92:	Ruvan22 posted... DaemMkIV7 posted... The name Blair reminds me of that crazy kinda good looking chick I worked with. Was she Wicca? Or goth? Nah. Just your typical unhinged girl. --- "I'll send in detectives! I'll send in police! I'll send in EVERYTHING IN MY POWER!!!" <cite>DaemMkIV7 posted [p:893710396] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>Ruvan22 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DaemMkIV7 posted...</cite> <quote>The name Blair reminds me of that crazy kinda good looking chick I worked with.</quote> Was she Wicca? Or goth?</quote> Nah. Just your typical unhinged girl.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Broken_Zeus 01/09/18 2:28:28 PM #93:	Aizret posted... I was in high school at the time, and the only controversy I remember is people getting motion sick from all the camera movement. Nobody I knew thought it was real or argued about it... tbh, it was insanely choppy, but that's what happens when you hire amateur actors with little or no camera experience and have them walk around. I know a lot of people complained about Cloverfield as well although I didn't find Cloverfield that bad. SSJ4Broly posted... Fooled me into watching a stupid movie. I got tricked into watching the somehow even worse sequel (although at least that one had something resembling an actual story, not just walking and improv) gafemaqs posted... No. The internet had a big part in that whole situation and it was relatively new to the general public then. tbh, the internet has become so jaded that a story could be real and nobody would believe it. --- Gamefaqs cannot handle my #BrokenBrilliance <cite>Broken_Zeus posted [p:893717058] in Think any ... [t:76180464]...</cite> <quote><cite>Aizret posted...</cite> <quote>I was in high school at the time, and the only controversy I remember is people getting motion sick from all the camera movement. Nobody I knew thought it was real or argued about it...</quote> tbh, it was insanely choppy, but that's what happens when you hire amateur actors with little or no camera experience and have them walk around. I know a lot of people complained about Cloverfield as well although I didn't find Cloverfield that bad. <cite>SSJ4Broly posted...</cite> <quote>Fooled me into watching a stupid movie.</quote> I got tricked into watching the somehow even worse sequel (although at least that one had something resembling an actual story, not just walking and improv) <cite>gafemaqs posted...</cite> <quote>No. The internet had a big part in that whole situation and it was relatively new to the general public then.</quote> tbh, the internet has become so jaded that a story could be real and nobody would believe it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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