It seems three student filmmakers set out to document a supernatural legend, but then mysteriously disappeared with the only clues to what may have occurred to them being found on their later discovered film footage. OUR TAKE: 7 out of 10 It's a case that FBI agents Mulder and Scully would likely be assigned to investigate. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they're into horror films, yes, but this is much different from the typical slasher film or its recent witty send-ups, the "Scream" films.ĬAST AS ROLE MODELS: The three characters play filmmakers who, under the stress of the situation, cuss a great deal, become irritated, irrational and paranoid and smoke and drink some.
As the days pass and they encounter more nighttime occurrences, the three lost, hungry and increasingly paranoid filmmakers must deal with their behavior toward each other as well as the seemingly supernatural events that are quickly driving them crazy. Filled with stories of hairy beings, mass murders and strange and apparently supernatural phenomena, the three set off into the woods for several days of exploring, shooting and camping.įinding various oddities in the middle of nowhere and encountering creepy events in the darkness of night, the filmmakers begin to get a bit spooked, especially when they lose their map and realize they're lost. Shown entirely from the viewpoint of their black and white 16mm camera along with Heather's handheld camcorder, the film shows the three planning for their trip and then interviewing locals about the legend. PLOT: In this fictitious account of a real-life story, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams hike into Maryland's Black Hills Forest in the fall of 1994 to shoot a documentary about a local legend, "The Blair Witch." From the onset we know that the three mysteriously disappeared, with only their film footage left as clues regarding what may have happened to them.
QUICK TAKE: Horror: Planning to make a documentary about a rural legend, three young filmmakers set out into the Maryland woods and encounter far more than they expected. (1999) (Heather Donahue, Michael Williams) (R)
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