| Blair Witch (2016) | |
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Rating: 5.0/10 (49,444 votes) Director: Adam Wingard Writer: Simon Barrett Stars: James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid Runtime: 89 min Rated: R Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller Released: 16 Sep 2016 |
| Plot: After discovering a video showing what he believes to be his vanished sister Heather, James and a group of friends head to the forest believed to be inhabited by the Blair Witch. | |
Back in 1999 a film arrived that, on the US release, became known as the scariest film ever made. However most of this was down to the skilful marketing, and early use of viral marketing, as it was made out that the footage shown on screen was all true. Searches for news online directed early web browsers to fake news reports, fake historical details, and even the early imdb page for the film which had the cast listed as deceased. Sadly, the impact of the film was lost on the rest of the world as it was already revealed to be fiction by the time it was released elsewhere, and many people went in with the wrong frame of mind to approach it with. But the film was a huge success anyway, and soon spawned a sequel – 2000’s Book of Shadows. The less said about that film the better. Now, 17 years after the first film comes the first genuine sequel, simply titled Blair Witch.
Sticks and stones won’t…..
Set 17 years later, the film follows a young man, James, and his friends as they head to the Black Hills Forest to find out what happened to James’ sister, Heather, when she went missing in the woods. Meeting a pair of locals who agree to help them, the group set into the woods. At first all seems normal, but when the party camp for the night, strange disturbances begin to convince them that the legends of the spirit that haunts the woods are real.
The first half of the film is pretty much a replaying of the first film, and in a way it makes sense to do this. After all, not only will those who saw the first film need a little refresher on the kind of events that shook up the gang last time around, but there will be a whole new generation coming to this film who may have never seen the original. However, once we are completely into the familiar territory of noises in the night, and people running through the woods yelling, the film then begins to switch it up a bit, giving us quick images of things we didn’t get to see last time around, teasing some new mysteries about the woods and how time is twisted there, and, of course, a nail-biting visit to that house! Yes, whereas the original film was notorious for not actually showing us anything, this time around we see a lot. We find out more about the power of those stick sculptures, we see a lot more of the house, and we see…well, that would be telling.
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Claustrophobics should be prepared to feel very, very uncomfortable.
As with the first film it is all presented as found footage once more, but don’t worry about shaking and wobbly cameras throughout. No, the advancement in camera tech means we have head mounted mini cameras, drone cameras, and generally more stable framing. This is why we get to see more this time – after all, we are seeing what the character see. Adam Wingard, who’s critically acclaimed horror films include A Horrible Way to Die and You’re Next, once again handles material with skill, and knows exactly what nerves to pull on, and how long to time it before starting to reveal things. The whole film is just under 90 minutes, and does the job of leaving the audience shook up and wanting more answers. So long as any sequel doesn’t go all Book of Shadows on the idea, I’d be happy to endure another journey into the woods.
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