After staying home last night and enjoying Viral, it was
awesome that Mother Nature decided to hold off the rain and let me head out to
the drive-in to see Blair Witch and Don’t Breathe. I love horror double
features and it is always such a good time when both movies offer something
different. The first review of those will be Blair Witch.
Plot/ After discovering a video showing what he believes to
be his sister's experiences in the demonic woods of the Blair Witch, James and
a group of friends head to the forest in search of his lost sibling.
I have heard so many different opinions on the Blair Witch
that I had to break down and see it. Luckily, it was playing at the
drive-in (with Don’t Breathe) and I was
able to catch it earlier tonight. What I found was interesting. Yes, it was not
perfect and I can see where some people would be turned off, but I could also
see why people would love it. I really believe there was a nice mixture of
homage to the original trip into the world and enough originality to create a
tremendously entertaining balance. The way the movie built atmosphere and
transitioned was done incredibly well and it created some intriguing elements
that ensure the viewer paid attention to. The performances were decent, the
storyline was developed, and for a found footage film, it had some new approaches
to creating some new angles for recording. Sure, the ending is a bit odd and
there were some jump scares that felt cliché, but those are easily overlooked.
In the end, this one definitely took me back to the original and actually
reminded me of what a real found footage film should look like. Of course, it
is not a perfect movie, but it is one that should be seen and enjoyed. Check it
out!
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