There's moments that are actually pretty scary, especially when you're watching it alone in a dark room. But when this horror sequel could've been flying high with the critics, receiving the praise and acclaim it could've chosen to get, it ruins the entire thing with just a few moments throughout: false jump-scares and terror that turns out to be fake. But even now, there's even some soundtrack accompanying the already terrifying scenes, which is completely unnecessary and they should've just stuck to the scary noises. Blair Witch delivers all of these elements using very strong acting, enough swearing and several sequences that are actually terrifying, especially the ending which is as twisted as the first film. You already know and can expect that you're gonna see a larger group of friends face these terrifying circumstances together, with more characters equalling more dramas, arguments and a higher kill count. Because the plot's premise, which is Heather's brother heading into the forest with his friends in an attempt to find more information on her mysterious disappearance, is something very easy to come up with, but is also appealing.
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It's especially angering because if they had just simply, so simply avoided those horribly nonsense clichés, this movie would very likely have higher scores.
Only Lane, with his murky background and dubious motivations, has potential, but that plot thread is ultimately squandered in favour of running and screaming in the dark.The amount of false scares in this Blair Witch horror movie is actually maddening, even more so than most of today's horror movies. Of course, to call all those personality traits would be stretching it. Then there’s Peter, who’s slightly angry, Talia, who has purple hair and Ashley, who cuts her foot. Although exactly the same could be said of her. James is so bafflingly bland it’s difficult to see why Lisa is even remotely interested in him. It doesn’t help that none of the kids have made much of an impression either way, so there’s no real desire to see them survive, or to meet a suitably gruesome end. Sadly, it can’t be sustained - as the finale kicks in, the ebb and flow of terror and relief are lost and with them the film’s power to frighten. It’s crucial for making the film as successfully scary as it is. Would their equipment record it all so cleanly? Perhaps not, but quibbling would be a nit-pick too far when much of the horror - for the audience and the characters - relies on the monster remaining unseen, hidden in the woods, or the darkness, or most often both. And full-body lurches are achieved when the supernatural events start for real.
Mini jolts of fear are earned by the timing of entirely innocuous noises - the burst of static from walkie talkies, or even the crunch of the amateur cuts between scenes. This delaying of the inevitable making the terror all the more effective when it finally does come.īut it’s the sound design that stands out. Then there are the red herrings that suggest the haunting is about to begin - one character sets out alone to gather firewood before night falls, but returns without incident - which raise the anxiety levels before settling them down again.
Tales of supernatural goings-on are traded by the characters - including one about a hand reaching out of a river to snatch a child - while the backstory of Elly Kedward, the Blair Witch herself, is also revealed in more detail. It’s quickly - and reluctantly - agreed they will also be allowed to tag along, and then it’s into the woods: we have our group of six (soon-to-be-unhappy) campers.Īs soon as we’re surrounded by trees - although, weirdly, it was clearly filmed in a different forest - director Adam Wingard, horror’s latest hot-young-thing after the blackly comedic but thoroughly stomach-churning You’re Next, begins to build the tension. First stop: Lane and Talia (Robinson and Curry), the two Burkittsville locals who found and uploaded the footage. Roping in Peter and Ashley (Scott and Reid), two of his childhood friends, and Lisa (Hernandez), a film student he has romantic designs on, they tool up (drones, GPS trackers and state-of-the-art cameras) and head out. His decision to look for her is motivated by his discovery of a shonky YouTube video he believes shows her alive. Instead, this latest expedition into Maryland’s Black Hills forest has family connections - lead character James (McCune) is the kid brother of The Blair Witch Project’s doomed documentarian Heather. Set two decades after the first film (released in 1999, the original’s footage was ‘found’ in 1994, while this is dated as 2014), it ignores the cash-grab sequel that quickly followed. Scary in the moment, this Blair Witch begins to fade by the time you're home from the cinema.
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