As they continue trying to find their way out of the woods, Heather realizes that her map is missing, and Mike later reveals that he kicked it into a creek out of frustration the previous day. The next morning they find three cairns have been built around their tent during the night. That night, they again hear crackling noises, but cannot see anything. The following day they attempt to return to their vehicle, but cannot find their way they try until nightfall, when they are forced to set camp. Later, they hear crackling sounds in the darkness that seem to be coming from all directions and assume the noises are from animals or locals following them. Josh accidentally disturbs a cairn, and Heather hastily repairs it. They set up camp nearby and then return to the cemetery after dark. They eventually locate what appears to be an old cemetery with seven small cairns. The next day they move deeper into the woods, despite being uncertain of their exact location on the map. The students hike to Coffin Rock, where five men were found ritualistically murdered in the 19th century, and then camp for the night. Along the way, a fisherman warns them that the woods are haunted, and recalls a time that he had seen strange mist rising from the water. The second day, the students begin to explore the woods in north Burkittsville to look for evidence of the Blair Witch. The trio also interviews Mary Brown, a local eccentric who tells them that she had encountered the Blair Witch as a child. Eventually turning himself in to the police, Parr later pleaded insanity, saying that the spirit of Elly Kedward, a witch hanged in the 18th century, had been terrorizing him for some time and promised to leave him alone if he murdered the children. Parr brought the children into his home's basement in pairs, forcing the first child to face the corner and listen to their companion's screams as he murdered the second child. The locals tell them of Rustin Parr, a hermit who kidnapped seven children in the 1940s and brought them to his house in the woods, where he tortured and murdered them. They travel to Burkittsville, Maryland, formerly Blair, and interview locals about the legend of the Blair Witch.
Williams and Joshua Leonard set out to produce a documentary about the fabled Blair Witch.
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In a day and age where we can see anything, it's refreshing to watch a movie like this that shows us absolutely nothing yet works on every level.In October 1994, film students Heather Donahue, Michael C. Over the years this film has found many critics to hate on it but this is something that happens with countless popular horror films, which is a real shame. I won't spoil anything but the final shot before the hit still send chills down my spine no matter how many times I've seen the film. The direction and use of two cameras is also very effective but the most chilling aspect of the film is without a doubt its ending. The performances are all very raw but that makes them effective in terms of everything going on. The set up wasn't original as the "lost video footage" was used in CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST nearly twenty years earlier but the effectiveness of this film is that it takes that lost footage and uses it again the viewer to assault their fears. We hear from locals, various myths and then we slowly get put into the action.
The movie does a marvelous job at various things but one is the start of the thing when we learn the history of the curse through the documentary set up.
If you can imagine yourself lost in the woods then you should be able to know the fears going on with the filmmakers here. I think the greatness of the film, and something very important, is that the viewer is put into the action to where you can feel everything that the three filmmakers are going through. These are three elements that make this film so effective because there isn't any blood, no monster, no killer and whatever is out there is something we never see. I think these basic fears can be the dark, being lost or hearing something when you shouldn't be hearing anything. After viewing the film I think it still holds up remarkably well and even though the hype has died down and much hates has been thrown upon the film, it still remains a rather chilling and all too realistic venture into basic fears. It's been about six years or more since I last watched the film so I was very curious going in as to how the film would hold up. I remember the hype surrounding this film quite well and I remember my two viewings in the theater when the film originally opened. Blair Witch Project, The (1999) **** (out of 4) The story is known by everyone as three filmmakers go into the wood to tell the story of the Blair Witch and soon they find themselves lost with something apparently coming for them.
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