tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371599223788718176.post8470241700655478201..comments2022-02-01T05:41:19.696-06:00Comments on Yellow Razor: The Blair Witch ProjectBradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686555333603605203noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371599223788718176.post-90799031882780195462014-08-23T06:32:52.786-05:002014-08-23T06:32:52.786-05:00As a member of several of those expeditions, I'...As a member of several of those expeditions, I'm glad it didn't turn out that way!Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686555333603605203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371599223788718176.post-26110130982261202192014-08-19T18:34:17.180-05:002014-08-19T18:34:17.180-05:00I definitely think it holds up. The true genius be...I definitely think it holds up. The true genius behind the making of this film was they only gave loose outlines to the actors, and some camping gear. The actors having little idea of what was going on in the woods, or when it would happen. This "base fear" approach forced instinctive fear, and it translated very well. It took me back to the days of visiting New Hope Church, a local Shelbyville, TN legend. This is what would've happened if any of those trips had gone horribly wrong. <br />Carl and oatesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371599223788718176.post-35501249158913270852014-05-02T08:25:38.183-05:002014-05-02T08:25:38.183-05:00It was a very different world then my friend!It was a very different world then my friend!Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686555333603605203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371599223788718176.post-29104235609435652252014-05-01T14:21:24.111-05:002014-05-01T14:21:24.111-05:00I'll confess I could probably have done with a...I'll confess I could probably have done with a touch more imagination myself when I first saw Blair Witch on it's initial theatrical release. I loved the ending and certain scenes leading up to it, but generally speaking I was a bit disappointed. This was, I think, for two reasons...<br /><br />Firstly, by the time this hit British cinemas, I'm sure the cat was pretty much out of the bag regarding the film's genesis... I remember reading a feature about it in Empire at the time and quite possibly before seeing the film, which was probably a bad idea.<br /><br />And secondly, it took me a while to get used to the whole found footage aesthetic... though later in the film I'm pretty sure I'd acclimatised to it. Still though, I'd have much preferred to encounter this as a blank VHS tape, knowing nothing about it... though that probably would have scarred us for life!<br /><br />And to be fair, while we were a bit underwhelmed by the film as a whole, I'll admit the ending hit us pretty hard. In fact, overall it's perhaps right to say we had no idea what hit us at the time... but hey, we were all only 14/15!<br /><br />So needless to say, I'm very jealous of your (and Richard's) viewing experience! Simon Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07662702289853347151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371599223788718176.post-30509098889696735142014-05-01T13:54:20.015-05:002014-05-01T13:54:20.015-05:00Nicely done, sir. Seeing Blair Witch was an amazin...Nicely done, sir. Seeing Blair Witch was an amazing film experience. I too saw it in a packed house and everyone went bananas. On the drive home, my roommate Mike and I talked about the film and we were getting more and more creeped out along that dark, moonlit stretch of highway back to the apartment.Richard of DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009346741909948722noreply@blogger.com