The Blair Witch Project is one of the most iconic films of the 90's, and it's even credited with starting the found footage genre, but I wasn't looking forward to re-watching it. I saw this when it came out and figured it wouldn't age well. I WAS WRONG!

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* (0:10) - Intro* (10:10) - Trailer* (11:17) - Synopsis* (16:18) - Review* (28:00) - Score* (33:13) - Spoilers* (1:15:30) - Final Recommendations* (1:16:51) - Horror or Frankie MacDonald* (1:27:30) - Outro

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Synopsis

The Blair Witch Project has the stunningly simple premise of, “let’s shoot a documentary about a spooky place/thing in the woods” and as we all know, nothing good ever happens in the woods.

Three young adults, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael C. Williams play themselves as a film crew that is headed into the woods of Maryland to document the “myth” of the Blair Witch. 

Before heading into the woods they stop at the closest town and interview the locals about the likelihood of such a myth, and received varying stories of belief and terror mixed with skeptics.

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As they venture into the woods things start to grow alarming and they start to wonder if they are lost. 

Things take a turn for the worst as they realize that they got more witch than they bargained for.

Review

The Blair Witch Project is widely held to be the movie that kicked off the found footage genre. There are plenty of examples of found footage before this film, such as:

* Cannibal Holocaust* Cannibal Ferox* The Faces of Death Series* The Connection* The Last Broadcast* 84 Charlie MoPic* Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood

While these movies ranged in release date all the way back to the late 60’s the genre never gathered significant steam or public interest until the release of Blair Witch. 

Many of these movies, including Blair Witch, capitalized on the mistaken assumption that the movie was actual footage of real-life events that just happened to be caught on tape.