Studio executives summary / pitch
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| $25,000
budget ghost story (Boo - behind you!) |
Short plot
summary |
|
Three young
documentary makers go to look for the Blair Witch. This movie is the footage they
filmed, found 1 year after their disappearance... ya ha hargh... |
Rating |
| Adult:
Contains moments of camper scaring, violent tent banging, screaming and unseen
(probably unpaid) menace. |
What our
panel of critics thought |
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"Their
doomedness was rarely in doubt, however the journey was quite fine if a little
too shrieky for me." "I
have never seen this at the cinema, I wonder what it looks like... all grainy
and jerky..." "A
modern video nasty." "I
will be kicking my cat for the rest of its life that I did not have this idea
first." "Not
sure how much a map would have helped in the forest like that anyway, dudes. Should
have taken a GPS tracking system with you. F-worded up luck you only had a $25,000
budget." "Reminded
me of that old T-shirt - I'm always in the shit, it's just the depth that varies." "A
horribly squawky movie filled with black screen." "Where
the hell did that $25,000 go?" |
Please tell me the ending |
|
It all ends horribly
ever after. Whooo ho hooo.... |
Justify
this movie's existence in the classic strand. From
theVoiceof Reason.com's Veritable Cornucopi |
|
A
timeless ghost story told with simple understated brilliance. There is not much
else to say about this movie. It truly scared the willies out of me and I have
not been near a tree since. The
losing of the map in the middle of this movie is the quintessential wake up call
to humanity as it reminds one of our reluctant dependence on technology which
can all be dissipated in an instance by an annoying prick who kicks it over into
the creak of all our destinies, thus dooming us to being squashed, or punctured
or however that Blair Witch chooses to 'duff us in'. Frustrating?
Yes. Annoying? Yep. There's doom and leaves by the ton. Thank goodness their camera
batteries did not run out as that would have been a tragedy of Herculean proportions. |
Quotable
quotes (real) |
|
"Jesus
Christ what the f-word is that?" "All
blame aside: this is really f-worded up." |
If I were to watch this at home how best should I sit? |
| In
the traditional Scout position of Koom-ba-ya. |
How
philosophical is this film? |
|
Never go camping
with Americans. |
Would your
pets enjoy this movie? |
|
This
is a mole movie. It is a little known fact that moles spend 80% of their lives
lost. Dogs
will enjoy the movie as it is basically just a long walk, interspersed with hysterical
moments of running as if being chased. Cats
will not see what all the fuss is about, preferring to climb up a tree. |
Estimate
number of minutes of screaming in this film. |
|
35 minutes (including
5 minutes of screaming with the f-word.) |
How
much would you pay for a copy of this movie in goods? |
| A
small single man tent which has seen over 10 rainy trips. |
Other
comments |
| It's
a classic, although not one you would probably choose to watch many times, probably
once is enough. You will remember it for a long while afterwards, however. This
movie is great as it is so un-mainstream, but it made a fortune for its backers.
There is a big money backed sequel, don't know how good that is; however throwing
money at this movie would not have made it any better, the grainy, jerky camerawork
adds a realism to the picture that we have rarely seen before. |