The original Blair Witch movie was one of the only films ever that genuinely scared me and made me feel uneasy. It was full of innovation and was unlike anything we had ever seen in a movie before.
When I heard about this movie and saw there was some very good reviews I started to get very excited. I thought they could push it and do so many great things..... Not the case. Lets begin...
Characters: An incredibly bland bunch. Not really characters at all, save for the trait of one of them being angry, or one girl hurt her foot, that's literally everything you can say about her! The main actor is so unbelievably bland, you just have to wonder how he convinced all of these generic characters to go to the woods investigating in the first place.
Jump scares: Oh boy, nothing spells out unoriginal generic horror quite like an abundance of over the top jumps scares at any possible moment.
No originality: whatsoever... Nothing new of any substance was brought to the movie. There was so much room for development with the Blair Witch and yet it brought nothing new to the table.
The only thing in the film I really did appreciate was the sound design, which sounded alien and unfamiliar, kudos to whoever was in charge of that, that upped the tension a bit.
As a fan of the original I was really let down by this movie and if you were as well I'd wager a good bet that you will be let down as well. Younger people who missed the original may find it terrifying, or those who think lots of jump scares equate to a decent horror. For anyone else it's just a vastly inferior copy.
When I heard about this movie and saw there was some very good reviews I started to get very excited. I thought they could push it and do so many great things..... Not the case. Lets begin...
Characters: An incredibly bland bunch. Not really characters at all, save for the trait of one of them being angry, or one girl hurt her foot, that's literally everything you can say about her! The main actor is so unbelievably bland, you just have to wonder how he convinced all of these generic characters to go to the woods investigating in the first place.
Jump scares: Oh boy, nothing spells out unoriginal generic horror quite like an abundance of over the top jumps scares at any possible moment.
No originality: whatsoever... Nothing new of any substance was brought to the movie. There was so much room for development with the Blair Witch and yet it brought nothing new to the table.
The only thing in the film I really did appreciate was the sound design, which sounded alien and unfamiliar, kudos to whoever was in charge of that, that upped the tension a bit.
As a fan of the original I was really let down by this movie and if you were as well I'd wager a good bet that you will be let down as well. Younger people who missed the original may find it terrifying, or those who think lots of jump scares equate to a decent horror. For anyone else it's just a vastly inferior copy.