After several people went missing while on a hunt for the blair witch, the residents of a small town in maryland are less than happy with the never ending stream of. Blair witch project 2, the first film has created a sensation, with witchobsessed tourists flocking to the small town of burkittsville, maryland. Blair witch 2 is a 2000 american psychological horror film, directed and cowritten by joe berlinger and starring jeffrey donovan, stephen barker turner, kim director, erica leerhsen, and tristine skyler. With blair witch struggling at the box office, the director of book of shadows. The story is presented through a series of flashbacks, as some of the young adults are questioned at a police station. The blair witch project is a 1999 american supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by daniel myrick and eduardo sanchez. But who knew that among them is none other than the films directorcowriter himself, joe berlinger. Book of shadows blair witch 2 2000 rotten tomatoes. Williams, and joshua leonardwho hike in the black hills near burkittsville, maryland in 1994 to film a documentary about a local legend known as the blair witch. The film was immediately greenlit upon pitch due to the surprising success of its predecessor, the wildly successful 1999 film the blair witch project.
Blair witch 2 picks up a few years after the events that took place in the first film. If you enjoyed the original blair witch project and expect book of shadows to follow relatively faithfully in its footsteps, youll be in for a massive disappointment. Local resident and former mental patient jeffrey patterson is cashing in with blair witch merchandise and is taking four tourists on his. Blair witch 2 last summers the blair witch project was a bona fide popculture phenomenon, as well as one of the most original horror films in ages, a visionary chiller that combined the immediacy of a documentary with the unsettling mood of a val lewton film. And by now, everyone knows the storyline of that film. Mar 07, 2017 people across america were stunned by the runaway success of the blair witch projecttm none more so than the residents of burkittsville.
But after they awaken with no memory of the previous night, an evil force begins to overtake them. Four young adults join tour guide jeff jeffrey donovan on his witch hunting excursion into the woods and wind up spending the night in the home of killer rustin parr. The blair witch project might be one of the greatest horror movies ever. Blair witch 2 2000 the original felt realistic and it was scary, but creating a sequel to the blair witch project about filmmakers filming a documentary about the legendary blair witch and then the things goes crazy that were way unbelievable was one of the dumbest ideas ever.
Blair witch 2 and 2016s blair witch the third one with a similar name to the first one. Blair witch 2 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. If book of shadows performs wellenough at the box office, a third film a prequel dramatizing the horrific beginnings of the blair witch mythos back. To put it mildly, book of shadows, the sequel to the blair witch project, has its share of detractors and rightfully so. Blair witch 2 is a 2000 american psychological horror film, directed and cowritten by joe berlinger and starring jeffrey donovan, stephen barker turner, kim director, erica. In other words, its lifeless, tedious, and even at 90 minutes overlong. After several people went missing while on a hunt for the blair witch, the residents of a small town in maryland are less than happy with the never ending stream of tourists passing through their town. Book of shadows by fiona morrow, metro whether the blair witch project spooked you out or not, there was no denying either its originality or its status as last years film. Sep 14, 2016 for those unfamiliar with the story behind the making of book of shadows. The opening for nostalgiaween 2011 plays out, featuring images of the leprechaun from leprechaun, casper, pennywise the clown, ernest p. As of the latest count, the blair witch project has spawned one sequel, the blair witch project 2.
So blair witch 2 picks up after the cinematic release of the blair witch project and a possibly insane recent asylum release decides to open a blair witch tour business to take tourists into the woods to find the blair witch. Blair witch project 2, the first film has created a sensation, with witch obsessed tourists flocking to the small town of burkittsville, maryland. It is the sequel to successful 1999 film the blair witch project. Its the 2nd diminishing returns halloween special weve done this two years running, so its now officially an annual tradition. The film itself plays on the blair witch phenomenon, depicting a group of fans who head into the same haunted maryland woods. In 1999, this movie got a lot of hype for creating a lot of scares with a lessthan. Shot on handheld video, the film presented itself as the genuine footage of. The sequel as well as the games received poor response from critics and audiences alike. Blair witch 2 was also a great movie, you just have to look at it as a film based loosly on the events and the movie release of the first film.
No, the blair witch project didnt need a sequel, and no, book of shadows. Blair witch 2 is a 2000 american psychological horror film, directed and cowritten by joe berlinger and starring jeffrey donovan, stephen barker turner, kim director, erica leerhsen and tristine skyler. The film was released on october 27, 2000 in north america. First it claimed three poor souls in the biggest indie breakout hit ever. Where the blair witch project was creepy, tense, and hypnotically compelling, book of shadows is little more than a subpar slasher film with the moniker blair witch attached. Book of shadows blair witch 2 critics consensus this sequel to blair witch project is all formula and no creativity, mechanically borrowing elements from the original and other horror movies. The blair witch project 2 book of shadows home facebook. Oct 30, 2017 its the 2nd diminishing returns halloween special.
Blair witch 2 returns to marylands black hills region in the wake of the blair witch project and the prodigious media coverage devoted to its conflation of documentary style and supernatural legend, fans and curiosityseekers have descended upon the movies reallife setting of burkittsville, maryland. Blair witch 2 perhaps there really is a blair witch curse. The blair witch project was among the three most talked about movies of that year, along with star wars. Blair witch 2, the film started moving through development shortly after the. Blair witch 2, which was rushed into theaters one year later, earning the scorn of fans everywhere before being exiled to the dvd. Among the changes were a new soundtrack, additional editing, and the integration of entirely new sequences. In this true crime documentary, we delve into the murder spree that was the inspiration for joe berlingers book of shadows. The blair witch project has, they whine, brought a flood of tourists to the tiny town, all of them desperate to see some spooky stuff, rather like those buses. Local resident and former mental patient jeffrey patterson is cashing in with blair witch merchandise and is taking four tourists on his inaugural blair witch hunt armed with multiple video cameras. Blair witch 2 is the sequel to the 1999 thriller the blair witch project. Blair witch 2, the film started moving through development shortly after the release of the blair witch project in 1999. The eagerly awaited sequel to the blair witch project.
The blair witch was a legendary being in burkittsville, maryland. The movie was released with a viral marketing campaign but did not do as well at the box office. Four young adults join tour guide jeff jeffrey donovan on his witchhunting excursion into the woods and wind up spending the night in the home of killer rustin parr. The first films famously effective horror was created in large part with its faux authenticity. Other than the opening 10 minutes or so with all the look what the first movie did to burkittsville stuff, the rest of the film might as well be a standard spooky horror. Blair witch 2 was significantly altered in postproduction, which berlinger would later claim compromised his original vision.
What isnt as commonly discussed is the sequel, book of shadows. Book of shadows soundtrack original soundtrack on allmusic 2000 while this soundtrack is mostly forgettable as a. Blair witch 2 is a 2000 american psychological horror film directed and cowritten by joe berlinger and starring jeffrey donovan, kim director, tristine skyler and erica leerhsen. Worrell and the teddy ruxpin doll a movie poster and footage from the blair witch project are being shown. I suppose it seems clear enough to berlinger, who cowrote it and helped edit it, but one viewing is not enough to make the material clear, and the material is not intriguing enough, alas, to inspire a second viewing. For those unfamiliar with the story behind the making of book of shadows. Shot on handheld video, the film presented itself as the genuine footage of three students fatal search for the mysterious blair witch. Blair witch 2, which was rushed into theaters one year later, earning the scorn of. Originally conceived by berlinger and cowriter dick beebe as a psychological thriller and meditation on mass hysteria, book of shadows. Blair redux, bwp2, blair witch 2, vestica iz blera 2. Several mysterious events over the course of centuries became blamed on an exiled woman named elly kedward, who was said to have practiced witchcraft. Suddenly the little western maryland farming village was flooded with tourists seeking mementos of the fabled blair witch. I take an in depth look at the hype surrounding the original blair witch project which then leads into a view of the much misunderstood sequel.
Eduardo sanchez director of the blair witch project. The blair witch project book of shadows blair witch 2. May 09, 2016 what isnt as commonly discussed is the sequel, book of shadows. Blair witch 2 is the followup to the surprise 1999 hit the blair witch project. The film was immediately greenlit upon pitch due to the surprising success of its predecessor, the wildly successful 1999. This sequel to blair witch project is all formula and no creativity, mechanically borrowing elements from the original and other horror movies.
People across america were stunned by the runaway success of the blair witch projecttm none more so than the residents of burkittsville. The witch is described by one woman as being covered in black fur which is concealed beneath a wool shawl, and by another account having long spindly limbs. Blair witch 2 reveals some surprising truths about his sequel. With jeffrey donovan, stephen barker turner, erica leerhsen, kurt loder. A group of tourists arrives in burkittsville, maryland after seeing the blair witch project 1999 to explore the mythology and phenomenon, only to come face to face with their own neuroses and possibly the witch herself.
Download book of shadows blair witch 2 divx dvdrip. Why the new blair witch movie ignores book of shadows. Book of shadows after spending a night in the hill of maryland, four young fans of the original blair witch movie descend into a nightmare realm of murder, madness and perceptionsbending supernatural horror in this anticipated sequel. Sep 17, 2016 if you enjoyed the original blair witch project and expect book of shadows to follow relatively faithfully in its footsteps, youll be in for a massive disappointment. It tells the fictional story of three student filmmakersheather donahue, michael c. Aug 26, 20 i take an in depth look at the hype surrounding the original blair witch project which then leads into a view of the much misunderstood sequel. Blair witch 2 does well to integrate the euphoria surrounding the original movie and still deliver a genuinly unique and unpredictable kind of movie.
Blair witch 2 is a not a very lucid piece of filmmaking and contains no book of shadows. A group of students fascinated with the curse of the blair witch go camping in those storied maryland woods. Im sure he has a greater affection for the film than most, but he barely stops short of saying that he hated the theatrical cut of the film on the dvds audio. Weve done this two years running, so its now officially an annual tradition. Blair witch 2 is not the sequel that modern horror. Its 1999 and fans of a movie called the blair witch project are flocking to the annoyed town of burkittsville, maryland. Jul 09, 2000 to put it mildly, book of shadows, the sequel to the blair witch project, has its share of detractors and rightfully so.
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