The Blair Witch Project

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 07.03.2008, 08:14 PM

Scared the shit out of me and my pops when we went to see it in its underground days.

had a nice website too.

terriblecanyons · 07.03.2008, 08:22 PM

It doesn't really get all that interesting til the end for me.
And the sequels were kinda disappointing.

Danny Himself · 07.03.2008, 08:25 PM

The ending scene was delightfully morbid but the rest of it was pretty boring.

Sonic Youth 37 · 07.03.2008, 08:26 PM

This movie fooled a lot of people...unfortunately, I never got the chance to be "had" by it. I only saw it after I knew it was completely fake.

o'connor · 07.03.2008, 08:30 PM

that's pretty random there man. movie was alright.

EMMAh · 07.03.2008, 09:13 PM

It only freaked me out when I was a kid and I hadn't even seen it. It's actually pretty funny (well I think it is). I carved the little symbol in the ground in this trail, and ended up scaring the shit out of myself every time I'd see it, thinking there were ghosts around. I'd have to go down the trail all the time and I'd just run by the thing.

That all find of passed and was forgotten about and I actually saw the movie for the first time. Pretty disappointing.

Everyneurotic · 07.03.2008, 10:39 PM

i thought it was a pretty awesome concept but then i saw it, a dullfest.

i think that movie was the reason i decided to study marketing in college.

acousticrock87 · 07.03.2008, 11:10 PM

Yeah, very well marketed. The movie wasn't bad, but it's a contextual film.

terriblecanyons · 07.03.2008, 11:13 PM

The end was kinda confusing. Anyone care to clear up exactly what went on there? I know about the whole stand in the corner blah blah but it's still fairly vague to me.

acousticrock87 · 07.03.2008, 11:15 PM

Spoiler: I'm pretty sure they all die.

viewtiful_alan · 07.03.2008, 11:15 PM

I loved it.
I had to suspend my brain for a little while so I could get caught up in the facade of actuality that movie tried to keep up.

atsonicpark · 07.04.2008, 02:14 AM

I didn't really think there was anything good about it. Even the "this is a documentary!!!" concept was similiar to stuff like Cannibal Holocaust. I thougth it was lame then, and it's really lame now. So many people saw it the day it came out and were all disappointed. It could have been good, and in fact, I think it was a BRILLIANT film simply from a marketing standpoint -- but the actors and the, uh, "plot" was terrible.

"duh, I kicked dat map we didn't need dat map."

Tokolosh · 07.04.2008, 02:25 AM

The fact that it grossed something like $260.000 worldwide and only cost around $50.000 to make,
makes it the most successful independent movie ever. I enjoyed the boredom you all speak of.

atsonicpark · 07.04.2008, 02:28 AM

If you like boring movies that are still awesome, watch Eli, Eli, Lema, Sabachtani?

Tokolosh · 07.04.2008, 02:52 AM

Nothing? Speak for yourself Mr.
What I'm trying to say is that if it hadn't been filmed in that way, it wouldn't have had the effect it did.
You also have to take into consideration that the film doesn't stand alone.
The website, film, and book are all intertwined.

atsonicpark · 07.04.2008, 02:56 AM

Nothing? Eh? I said "watch Eli Eli Lema Sabachtani?"

Also, a film should stand on its own. I always heard this shit about Donnie Darko -- "YEAH IT'S A DECENT FILM BUT YOU REALLY HAVE TO READ THE WEBSITE AND STUFF TO LIKE IT." Sure, a website and a book and a documentary and whatever else can enhance your likings of a film -- but it shouldn't be something that's required in order to enjoy something... a good film should stand on its own.

Tokolosh · 07.04.2008, 03:04 AM

It would help if you actually wrote it down in your previous post.
Haven't seen it, but I did watch A Cruel Picture you mentioned in the other thread. Not bad at all.
I'm not interested in discussing DD.

atsonicpark · 07.04.2008, 03:08 AM

I did write it down.

In fact, I will copy the post and paste it (can you really not see that purple text?):
If you like boring movies that are still awesome, watch Eli, Eli, Lema, Sabachtani?

Tokolosh · 07.04.2008, 03:10 AM

Smartass.

atsonicpark · 07.04.2008, 03:11 AM

How am I smartass?

I copy and pasted the EXACT message again, the one you said was blank. It's just purple text! It shows up perfectly on my screen... hmm.

I'm just confused.

07.03.2008, 08:14 PM	#1
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07.03.2008, 08:22 PM	#2
terriblecanyons invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: the land where large fuzzy dice still hang proudly like testicles from rear-view mirrors Posts: 5,949	It doesn't really get all that interesting til the end for me. And the sequels were kinda disappointing.
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07.03.2008, 08:25 PM	#3
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	The ending scene was delightfully morbid but the rest of it was pretty boring.
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	This movie fooled a lot of people...unfortunately, I never got the chance to be "had" by it. I only saw it after I knew it was completely fake. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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07.03.2008, 09:13 PM	#6
EMMAh invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,433	It only freaked me out when I was a kid and I hadn't even seen it. It's actually pretty funny (well I think it is). I carved the little symbol in the ground in this trail, and ended up scaring the shit out of myself every time I'd see it, thinking there were ghosts around. I'd have to go down the trail all the time and I'd just run by the thing. That all find of passed and was forgotten about and I actually saw the movie for the first time. Pretty disappointing. __________________
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07.03.2008, 11:10 PM	#8
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Yeah, very well marketed. The movie wasn't bad, but it's a contextual film.
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07.03.2008, 11:13 PM	#9
terriblecanyons invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: the land where large fuzzy dice still hang proudly like testicles from rear-view mirrors Posts: 5,949	The end was kinda confusing. Anyone care to clear up exactly what went on there? I know about the whole stand in the corner blah blah but it's still fairly vague to me.
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07.03.2008, 11:15 PM	#10
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Spoiler: I'm pretty sure they all die.
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07.03.2008, 11:15 PM	#11
viewtiful_alan invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 2,663	I loved it. I had to suspend my brain for a little while so I could get caught up in the facade of actuality that movie tried to keep up. __________________
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07.04.2008, 02:14 AM	#12
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I didn't really think there was anything good about it. Even the "this is a documentary!!!" concept was similiar to stuff like Cannibal Holocaust. I thougth it was lame then, and it's really lame now. So many people saw it the day it came out and were all disappointed. It could have been good, and in fact, I think it was a BRILLIANT film simply from a marketing standpoint -- but the actors and the, uh, "plot" was terrible. "duh, I kicked dat map we didn't need dat map." __________________
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07.04.2008, 02:25 AM	#13
Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	The fact that it grossed something like $260.000 worldwide and only cost around $50.000 to make, makes it the most successful independent movie ever. I enjoyed the boredom you all speak of.
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	If you like boring movies that are still awesome, watch Eli, Eli, Lema, Sabachtani? __________________
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07.04.2008, 02:52 AM	#15
Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	Nothing? Speak for yourself Mr. What I'm trying to say is that if it hadn't been filmed in that way, it wouldn't have had the effect it did. You also have to take into consideration that the film doesn't stand alone. The website, film, and book are all intertwined.
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07.04.2008, 02:56 AM	#16
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Nothing? Eh? I said "watch Eli Eli Lema Sabachtani?" Also, a film should stand on its own. I always heard this shit about Donnie Darko -- "YEAH IT'S A DECENT FILM BUT YOU REALLY HAVE TO READ THE WEBSITE AND STUFF TO LIKE IT." Sure, a website and a book and a documentary and whatever else can enhance your likings of a film -- but it shouldn't be something that's required in order to enjoy something... a good film should stand on its own. __________________
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07.04.2008, 03:04 AM	#17
Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	It would help if you actually wrote it down in your previous post. Haven't seen it, but I did watch A Cruel Picture you mentioned in the other thread. Not bad at all. I'm not interested in discussing DD.
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07.04.2008, 03:08 AM	#18
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I did write it down. In fact, I will copy the post and paste it (can you really not see that purple text?): If you like boring movies that are still awesome, watch Eli, Eli, Lema, Sabachtani? __________________
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07.04.2008, 03:10 AM	#19
Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	Smartass.
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07.04.2008, 03:11 AM	#20
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	How am I smartass? I copy and pasted the EXACT message again, the one you said was blank. It's just purple text! It shows up perfectly on my screen... hmm. I'm just confused. __________________
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