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Conceptually I don’t think found footage films have aged well. It was charming back in the nineties as a different way of storytelling but not when everyone has an iPhone or whatever the concept of camcorders and finding the footage is badly dated. The shaky camera was especially nauseating to me in the first half. Story wise it’s a sequel but the formula is identical to the original, albeit greatly finessed. That’s not a bad thing as the production quality is greatly improved with a more refined pace, incredible sound design and more supernatural shenanigans. This is the best of the franchise but that is not saying much as they are all distinctly unremarkable. But that previous sentence is saying a lot about the excellent marketing of the first film without which I would never be writing this review. Credit to the film, it held my attention, had the best claustrophobia scene I’ve ever seen and at least it’s better than Slender Man (2018), well everything is better than that.

The movie "Blair Witch Project" was so well executed and successful that it had to spawn more than one sequel. It was doomed to it. Even so, it is not understood that they were such bad sequels! If "Blair Witch 2" turned out to be totally forgettable, this movie isn't much better, even if it is considerably more faithful to the source material. In practice, the film works as a sequel to the original. If BW2 shows us the efforts of a new film crew, which decides to go after the first one and do something new, this film brings us the way in which James, brother of Heather (the filmmaker of the initial film), looks for clues about what happened to her sister and forms a group that decides to camp there, look for traces, and of course, subject themselves to the same fate. Thanks to the script, I felt I was finally looking at a true follow-up to the story of "Blair Witch Project", and not a film that wanted to stick to the success of the initial film. That was the biggest strength of this movie. The film is directed by Adam Wingard, who is not a horror newbie and has already given us a handful of films with some quality, like "You're Next". The director makes good use of the cards he has and knows how to guide the actors well, even if they are not big stars. On the positive side, I would like to highlight the work of James McCune, Corbin Reid and Wes Robinson. I think these three actors really deserve praise for their commitment and the way they did their job. It's ok... but the character construction is weak, and the story is sometimes confusing, which spoils the actors' work a bit. Technically, the film opts for a minimalist approach where less is decidedly more: in addition to the obvious choice for the "found footage" style, which many criticize (I'm not a fan of this style of filming) but was the right choice in a Blair Witch movie, I would like to emphasize the purity of what we see, in that almost no computer effects or other visual effects were used. There are good sound effects and sound editing, and the editing of the film doesn't feel poorly executed. All of this is positive... what I really regret is that the film is not able to give us something really new or original, as all the scares I saw here were previously performed in the previous films and lost their originality and the ability to scare. Even so, the film can be a little scary thanks to the shaky shooting style, the screams and some jumping that intentionally provokes us. It's little, but it's something.

Blair Witch is back and I'm not complaining. What I missed so much in the second episode is back, and that's the records. In other words, it's Found Footage again, and I loved it. What also came back was the forest and this time it was interesting to me all the time because there was always something going on. The whole film is much more action packed compared to the first one, which will be a nice change for some and some may find it boring. I did like the slower pace of the first film though, where it was a bit boring at times, but it gradually built up to the end. On the plus side, the best part here too was the ending, which was pretty damn action packed. It was thrilling to watch, but on one hand it wasn't as believable as the original Blair Witch. You can tell it's a modern horror movie now, but I didn't mind because it was something a little different. It surprised me. I thought it was going to be a dud, but in the end I consider 2016's Blair Witch a good movie to recommend to horror fans.

This also is a great movie that i don´t understand why people hate it, it´s easily one of the scariest, well shot, most interest movie ever.

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Вы шутите??? это разве ужасы????!!!! я на телефон в 2016 лучше снимал! потраченное время зря, римейк не удался.

This film comes off as a poorly done money grab. I don't expect top notch effects or a top notch story from a found footage film, but for the most part this is nothing but a boring film with bad acting. I never felt an inkling of fear.

BAD Movie - Rotten Tomatoes Just can't be trusted!! The plot was dumb, poor acting and just a stupid movie all the way.

I hope this is the last Blair Witch movie, i don't why i even watch this part when other parts are also bad.

The original 1999 film was a masterclass in fear, suspense, improvisational acting and the power of subtlety. This belated cash grab, on the other hand, is a 90-minute showreel of every terrible found-footage cliché that has ever been used since the dawn of the millenium. It manages to extinguish every single one of its creepy moments - which are few and far-between - with deafening sound effects, weak acting and an everlasting number of pathetic jump-scares that are about as creative as a child running up behind you shouting "boo". Sitting through its running time was a thoroughly annoying experience, though its unintentionally hilarious ending had me in stitches.

Did you watch The Blair Witch Project and wish there was a little more going on? If so then this might be the movie for you. Director Adam Wingard basically sets out to remake the original classic, only this time with more traditional thrills. It goes for more than just creepy sounds in the woods and watching the characters break under paranoia and fear. Not necessarily a bad idea, but this sequel misses the point entirely. It needed more of what makes the original so well-respected and perhaps some actual fear to go with it. One thing that becomes immediately noticeable is how loud the film is. For whatever reason, Wingard seems obsessed in the opening chapter of the film to try and freak us out with noisy cutouts and entrances to the next shot. It makes it clear that Blair Witch is going for cheap theatrics right from the get go. Everything that follows is predictable. You have your standard jump scares that you can see coming from a mile away, as well as reshoots of those tense "what was that sound?" moments from the original that fall flat because of how overblown they are here. Every twig snapping sounds instead like a tree falling. Wingard seems to have missed out on how creepy the more quiet sounds were in the original, so he turns up the volume in every scene. Not everything is bad in Blair Witch though. I have to give it some credit for trying to expand upon the lore and up the weirdness a bit. The real display of the witches power is pretty neat, if ultimately ineffective at instilling fear. Of course the setting is still great and the extended exploration of the creepy house from the end of the original is something I enjoyed. Particulary for those underground tunnel scenes. The characters are also well done. Great acting from the entire cast. The reasoning behind getting them to go to the woods is dumb, but at least it makes it clear that this is a sequel and not a remake/reboot. Speaking of dumb, the characters have a way of becoming total morons in the final act. Adam Wingard doesn't seem to get why The Blair Witch Project worked. Granted, I would have loved to see the excellent tension, concept, and atmosphere in that movie capatilized on with some big frights, the rather generic approach here causes things to fall short. The scary moments are so overly telegraphed that they lose any impact long before they finally arrive. The twists on moments from the original are disappointing and show a complete misunderstanding of the source material. As a result, none of the creepiness is captured here. It's efforts to expand on the strangeness of the character's situations is easily the best part. Blair Witch lays some groundwork for somebody else to come in and try to get the idea right. Because the first movie's ability to freak you out and this movie's big-scare mentality could come together to create something truly terrifying by capitalizing making up for the shortcomings both of them have. As it stands, Blair Witch is middling and a missed opportunity. 5.5/10

If you're looking for a great sequel to the original Blair Witch Project, look somewhere else. This poor man's reboot is marred by an awful script, bad acting and even worse directing. There's a few clever moments and one connecting it to the original film, but overall is another of Wingard's terrible films. Visceral horror is traded for absolute shock. Nothing to see here.

A perfect example of everything wrong with the current generation of american film makers. This footage shows total absence of character and intelligence.

I like this director but is better when he does original films like You're Next and the Guest. I am tired of camera shaking found footage movies. Plus if you saw the original, then you saw this movie pretty much. I was hoping for something different but there's way too much of the same movie. Without knowing what the hell is going on most the time. I probably would have liked it more of it wasn't a found footage film.

The sequel/reboot to the incredibly successful "The Blair Witch Project" comes "Blair Witch". With a established franchise and a proven director comes on the scene. Now there is a lot to Iike here. The performances were all very good. There were some genuinely scary/nail biting moments, but with most of that coming in the final 20 minutes. The movie has some unnecessary jump scares that take you out of the moment. The audio in the movie was fantastic. Whoever worked on that well done. So with good performances and some genuinely scary moments but unfortunately most in the final moments and some dumb jump scares make it a mixed bag.

This direct sequel to 1999's "The Blair Witch Project" is not perfect by any means, but the acting, plot, and a strong emphasis on horror makes this installment worth watching.

This was a very entertaining horror movie the atmosphere is their its just some of the actors dont make their roles believable instead they make you laugh at so of the stupid and unsmart things they do, it was very fun to watch and i was never bored but i also wasint amazed

The history repeats, and so the story in some sequel films! This is the third film is the 'Blair Witch' film series, but the second film from the story perspective. Anyway, I haven't seen the other sequel, you do not have to be familiar with that to follow this one. So I saw it, but what I thought is, basically this film is exactly same as the first film. Just the characters and timeline changed, that's all. They had nothing much of choice, so the story was repeated with the modern equipments. A new set of people, including a brother of one of those went missing two decades ago, heads to the same woods to investigate. But soon they all begin to witness strange, horrifying events. Now it becomes their survival game of getting out safe from there, but would they? Is what the film's end to notify us. If you are a horror genre fan, particularly about the killing stuffs, then you might enjoy it. Other than that it was not scary, well, it was not for me. The today's generation might enjoy it better, but if you are like above 30 and already saw the original, this will be an average or trash. So young people should watch it. For me, it was okay, because I was not expecting anything from it. So I hope they end it here, no to another sequel or the reboot. 6/10

So forced and flat, I'd rather watch Blair Witch 2 over this thing. Found Footage flicks have been in the dumps for quit some time now. It's a risky genre to tackle, but this was a cringey flop and you can feel it about 1 minute into the movie.

Blair Witch isn't just a bad film it is also an insult to the far greater original. Amature, forgettable performances clumsily act out a found footage film that drowns in its own redundancy long before the halfway point. The rushed character development is bad enough, but the unintentionally dislikable characters and gross overacting will have you sighing with boredom when any of them is in any real danger. Oh, and let's not forget the jump scares that are thrown in to compensate for the complete lack of any genuine frights, the hallmark of a truly impotent horror director. "Why are they filming this!?" is something you will be asking yourself a lot, time after time the characters seem to have zero self awareness as to why they are recording, seems like a strange priority if your life's in danger for a significant amount of time, no? Overall this is a poorly written, poorly directed, poorly acted, poorly edited disgrace to filmmaking that doesn't even come close to capturing the greatness of the original.

I loved the first movie, it was so innovative for its time but 2016 is scarier for different reasons. Good horror/suspense taps into the viewer's fear of the unknown and a variety of standard phobias i.e. claustrophopbia (you will be terrified in one part), darkness, noises. This film had them all. It does follow the first film's format quite closely but the the thrills are different. I didn't feel as close to the characters.

i am a massive fan of the first movie and this pays no justice to the first one. i liked some of the surprises in the movie but also got bored and easily confused which doesn't happen very often when i watch movies. i thought it was a decent film just wouldn't ever rave about it to anyone.

The only reason this movie had any glimmer of hope was that of director Adam Wingard, who after You're Next and The Guest could do no wrong, at least within the genre community. This was an interesting choice for him to break mainstream and on paper probably made sense. However, the combination of this film NOT actually fitting Wingard's talents and the general feeling that Blair Witch is an un-sequelizable film fed its own demise. The proverbial lightning in a bottle, as it were, cryptically out of reach. What the movie really suffers from, is a lack of ingenuity and uniqueness. Not just within the confined realm of the opaque "Blair Witch" mythology (if anything, it should have resisted that ghoulish urge) but also within the dried-out decrepit husk of the found-footage film. Wingard doesn't try to bring anything new to tried and true conventions (or wasn't allowed, but who knows), so much as apply a little muster on top of it to hope it works one last time. It mostly doesn't. Half the scares are tediously obvious, the other half mostly unknowable sudden explosions of noise or movement (the "jump" scare, a term used too loosely to signify any attempt at fraying the audience's nerves. There's a right way to do it, and sparingly, ask Johhny C). The little bits of mythology (those wooden figures, standing in the corner, etc) are overused, though thankfully not expanded upon. There's a hint at something new in the form of a cut on the bottom of one woman's foot, but this winds up not amounting to much, at least in terms of pay-off, tension or surprise. The ending actually contains some myriad degrees of tension, truly earned and the result of well-shot and constructed scenes. But again, there's no payoff. They don't mean much, especially the blistering ending which seems to be leading to a great movie-style haunted house freak-out traverse before suddenly cutting to black by way of a baffling character decision. Maybe Wingard isn't meant to be a straight-forward terror machine, he prefers his comedy and his genre machinations. He also prefers well-thought out soundtracks (and at least in The Guest, some elaborate set decoration and lighting). This isn't the first time a horror director has faltered trying to re-establish a dormant franchise, or by sticking their hand in the found-footage garbage disposal.

What’s it about? A bunch of twenty-somethings go exploring in a forest that’s apparently haunted by the Blair Witch. What did I think? If you’ve seen the original, you’ve seen this, but don’t let that scare you away because, despite that, it’s still a really tautly directed and entertaining 85 minutes. The story is extremely light, but the jump scares are almost omnipresent as the film races towards the big conclusion. Its intensity will be loved by most horror fans though the familiarity of the journey does detract a bit.

I'm not a big fan of the old "found footage recorded tape" films but this was suprisingly good it mainly focuses on things that aren't there and the people hearing stuff but if there is somthing on horror scenes it would be had to see I hate the firs time Blair witch but at its time it was extremely popular

watching this soft reboot as original BWP fan was true horror indeed.. flat characters, political correct character gathering, subpar performances, subpar reshooting of BWP scenes ("oh no we ran in circles?!? thats our camp!?!") utterly implausible character decisions. as said im a big fan of BWP and in general of lost footage movies. normally i cant get enough of them, but i decided to stop watching 3/4 throug the movie. it was just too insulting.

This film was a real disappointment. It loses all sense of dread and suspense by giving in to horror movie cliches, gratuitous jump scares and average acting (the female lead is alright though). Last act gets pretty intense but apart from that this horror film was a joke. 3.5/10

Literally, The Forest Is A Headache Just as the Blair Witch manipulates time perception, the film also can do it. The amount of time that has been since it was inadvertently premiered at Sundance in 1999 seems illusory, a product not only revolutionized the world of horror and suspense film but also diversified marketing parameters imposed in the 1990s. Based on the anomalous acceptance at the American festival, it achieved its official release in movie theaters months later, causing an impressive media boom. It took 17 years for a praiseworthy sequel (omitting filmic outburst of Joe Berlinger in 2000 with "Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows") landed into the forests of Burkittsville, Maryland. Allegorically, "Blair Witch" (2016) is not a sequel, nor a reboot, the new story of Lionsgate can become a remake, an update of classic from 1999 with high-tech cameras, more budget, a consolidated popular legend and a duo director/screenwriter specializing in the genre, however, the movie backs down when tries to venture into foreign territories to the original, strictly restricting itself to the template of Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick. With the exception of some provocative and stifling horror sequences, the apparent sequel is little more than a 'hand-held camera' experiment properly done. Written by Simon Barrett ("V/H/S/2") and directed by Adam Wingard ("You're Next" - "The Guest"), "Blair Witch" continues the story of the Bell Witch based on the events that occurred in the first film. Through a bloodcurdling chase uploaded on Youtube by 'Darknet666', James (James Allen McCune), the younger brother of Heather - female main role from original movie - achieves to identify to his vanished sister, therefore, with his unconditional girlfriend, Lisa (Callie Hernandez), a filmmaker friend, Peter (Brandon Scott), and his respective girlfriend (victim), Ashley (Corbin Reid) heads toward the leafy and legendary American forest, with conventional digital cameras and GPS-equipped phones to go deep into the most intrinsic of hell. Well, let's start with the main thing. Filmed in Los Angeles, California and Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada, we return to forests which gave rise to the first encounter with the aggressive poltergeist, crystalline river and tall and dry trees providing an unusual air, since, according to what we saw in the first film, the chosen season for the shooting was autumn, in this case, on account of the greenery of trees seems to indicate that they are in the spring. Selected cast uses again the original strategy, they all are completely unknown in the current film scene, including the dark couple added to the excursion, Lane (Wes Robinson) and Talia (Valorie Curry), responsible for the video on Youtube. It discerns of brilliant marketing from the first film, in which affirmed that the authors of the documentary found in the forest were missing, implying that the videotapes are true; 2016's update opted for mislead to the public with a more corporate purpose, preventing that any type of info about the unexpected sequel was leaked. For obvious reasons, it can no longer play with the minds of the audience saying that it is a found tape - this trick worked because was the beginning of the 'found footage'-, nor affirming that its characters are missing. It was in the Comic-Con 2016, where they revealed that the movie titled "The Woods" - a title of work- was actually a secret sequel of "The Blair Witch Project", a smart and functional marketing strategy. It abounds in the genre cliches, emphasizing original. A group of college students venture into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland, they camp one night, satanic twigs appear from nowhere, they decide to flee, get lost in the forest, tragedies occur, limited cast find that spooky house, thundering and simply copy sequence, tend. It is incredible to find so many accuracies, this sequel does not possess the required amount of originality to shine with its own light, so it hides behind the charms of the original. In addition, in the few minutes that it can shine, does it with risible twists and decisions, of which we must palliate if the scene was really worth. With a superficially simple and essential script, Barrett can treasure big connections that revolve around the film, such as time alteration, space deformation and powers of the witch. Less spontaneous and genuine, potential and excessive secrecy in Wingard's film is rewarded with a flawless sound design, few cheap scares and a surprising photography. "Blair Witch" revives behind the shadows of the past, however, gets to deliver some part of the excitement and intrigue of the classic horror film.

The movie **** just like everyone thought it would - better cover up the terrible writing by backtracking on the story. This is exactly what the writer did; instead of showing some integrity and standing by the poor attempt at portraying the actual Blair Witch entity, he came up with a lame cover story once this movie tanked. The original was a one-hit-wonder and dumb old Hollywood thinks they can still get rich off of it. This is why piracy is rife.

I had never seen it in the previous films, but this is really ridiculous because everyone in the cinema when the film will continue the senseless have waited the end of aliens or something. is ridiculous.

I did not see the original Blair Witch, but I heard it is really good, this on the other hand, I went in fresh and despite being told it is exactly like the original, I still didn't enjoy myself. It was just boring, and stupid, and not scary. Nothing about this movie was good except for maybe one disturbing part.

Blair Witch may have far too many false jumpscares, but its loud sounds, creepy feel, and dark atmosphere is what makes this movie a great continuation to the Blair Witch Project.

Fine horror movie but could had been BETTER. It kept me in agony & in tension till the end. It is exactly the same type of a film like the first original of 1999.

I was terribly disappointed by this film. Absolutely loved the first film, and I'm a huge Wingard fan. Turned out to be a marriage made in hell. I was bored by the last 30 mins. Not a good thing for a horror-thriller.

Infinitely better than 'The Blair Witch Project', I was pleasantly surprised at how well-made this movie is. It doesn't drag, and there are hints of a real witch along the journey. Yes, there are needless jump scares but that's just a minor criticism. There's a big payoff at the end, and I really enjoyed the twilight zone aspect of it.

Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible..

I wasn't sure what to expect going in with the so-so reviews it's been getting. I did see the original movie, but I was pretty young when I did and remember it being boring, but hey, tastes change as you get older. Went and saw it and I thought it legitimately had some scary points. It does start slow and take a little while to get going, but once it does it stays at a great pace. I recommend it. Maybe it is a retread of the original, but since it's so long since I've seen that I can't really say. Besides, there's only so much you can do with the premise anyway. Better than other horror movies this year (like The Conjuring 2 which i found to be more funny than scary with the hilariously bad effects. Sometimes less is better.) Worth seeing.

Blair Witch has a few interesting ideas, but the constant jump-scares, weak characters and a predictable ending make it feel like every other mediocre horror movie out there.

This has to be the most scariest horror film I ever seen, especially the 360 view and the trailers after when It was known as "The Woods", My favourite soundtrack was Hackmarrja by N.K.V.D

Unlike most of the reviews, I chose not to listen to when deciding to go see this movie, I LOVED it. Granted, it wasn't as good as the first in my opinion, but def held it's own. I took 2 people with me who absolutely are not Blair Witch fans , and they walked out loving it. If you go into this movie thinking that it will be better than the first , you may be disappointed for sure..... but who can out do the first one??? No one. However this one is scary, fast moving and well worth the watch! i recommend it !

This is just not a very good movie. The whole handheld camera thing is overused and makes watching the movie too hard. Many, in fact too many, of the scares are bogus ones where one character frightens another by popping up in their faces. There are some good frights though once things really get going. But, overall, this movie is not much more than cheap thrills that may make tou scream, but they are nothing scary as it turns out. Save your money!

I thought this film was a success. Yes, it was similar to the original, but it also did a good job of building tension and doling out just enough of the looming threats to keep the audience wanting more. In this regard it was actually substantially more generous than the original, which keeps it tense and satisfying even though you know what's coming. I think it's being underrated here and is better than a majority of cheesy horror films released every year. If you want a nice fall kind of movie, you could do worse than Blair Witch

This film will make you feel empty. It's like a buffet of visuals but you get bloated without the fullness. In the end, it just raises hundreds of questions without any answers. For example, what's the blair witch? From watching the trailer you can see that the Blair Witch screams like a foghorn & airhorn, shakes the ground like a tyrannosauros rex, she can pick up tents from 100 feet in the air, voodoo, stick bones in wounds, emits light everywhere wherever. While there's nothing wrong with showing off more than what the first film did, there should be more development as would be expected out of a sequel. It was exactly the same as Blair Witch 1999 except with the new technological advances and CGI. The plot was just an excuse for a remake. The guy sees uploaded video footage from his sisters group disappearing 17 years, and believes an ugly ass zombie was his sister. The worst part is that there is no likeable character and their deaths still leave a bad taste in the mouth. If only there could've been some redeemable feature to wash it out with.

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Let's get it out of the way. I love the Blair Witch Project. I will defend the Blair Witch Project until the day I die. A lot of people think, it was the marketing that skyrocketed the movie to success, but I disagree. I thought it was the performances, the simple/basic premise and the way the film was shot to look like a "snuff" film if you will. Blair Witch (2016) is no snuff film. It's clean. It's MTV. It's Hollywood. It's also hard to believe considering Wingard is directing the movie. Let's start with the premise. James Donahue, who plays Heather Donahue's little brother from the original BWP, finds a **** **** looks NOTHING like his **** he thinks it would be a great idea to go back into the woods where she disappeared and find out if she's still really alive. Let's stop right there. I was immediately taken out of the movie within the first 5 minutes. The girl, looked nothing like Heather Donahue. The reality is, this is no BWP and it's actually my fault for thinking that experience in my life would be duplicated but this is a bad movie in its own right. The footage is all clean. The editing makes it look like a rock video. The noises are loud. There's no mystery at all. The scares are somewhat effective if jump scares still get to you. They annoy me, so don't listen to my review if you love jump scares. Instead of soft crackling of twigs, we're treated to the footsteps of a T-Rex. The characters all made dumb decisions throughout. It had me throwing my arms up in the air. Nothing supernatural or scary happens and when it does, you can barely see due to how shaky the cam gets, which is worth mentioning is worse than the original. Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett stated they were huge fans of the original. I'm calling **** I'm going to go as far as saying you can't love the original BWP and like this. This was blasphemy. It was everything the original wasn't. I will say they added some interesting ideas to the Blair Witch mythology, but I can do without. I'm sorry my review is all over the place. I'm still pretty disappointed. The last 10-20 minutes were easily the films most interesting part, as it leads to the finale but too much is shown. There's no mystery. It's outrageous and ridiculous. There's no mystery. The vale has been lifted. *sigh* 3/10

If I may quote Captain Edmund Blackadder "I was more impressed with the contents of my handkerchief last time I blew my nose." I cannot recommend this movie. As a comparison I would, not say "Suicide Squad," is a great movie, but I have not said "don't see it," It's at least that good. Blair Witch, I will say, do not see it.