The original "Blair Witch Project" from 1999 was a very solid movie and as I said, still holds up to this very day. As for this film? Hell no.This movie is so boring, so poorly edited and filmed, and does a very crappy job at connecting to the original which confuses the viewer to understand if this is a sequel or not.Avoid this one and stick with the original.

I took my son and his friend to see the Original Blair Witch movie, and we all felt like asses for paying to watch a movie about friends yelling and crying about where they were. At the time "Blair Witch"was promoted as "One of the scariest movie ever." Everyone in the theater came away from that movie feeling that we just threw our money away. Low budget camera shooting and NOTHING but sounds when they slept. I will never forget how the audience applauded when the lead girl was finally killed. So annoying and disappointing that even this NEWER version was just as bad, only with more people in it. I am very glad that I didn't get ripped off and paid to see this. DON'T FAIL TO MISS THIS! AVOID WASTING YOUR TIME. Its even worse than the original!

I love the original 1999 Blair With Project film, it is one of the scariest films made in my opinion. The way in which they made that film was very good, it was pretty simple, yet effective. This one is still very scary and an effective horror film. I enjoyed it and was actually creeped out by it. They used the a lot of the same techniques with this one that they used in the original. My favorite technique that was used again was the no eerie background music. Silence can be a lot more effective when trying to create a scary atmosphere. it keeps you more on edge and it stokes fear. I also liked the actors, pretty good casting decisions. Some of the scenes were inspired directly from the 1999 film, but they weren't point by point exactly the same. I liked the way they were done, and I liked that they added a couple little glimpses of what we are supposed to be fearing, they didn't show us, just showed a short glimpse of something. I don't know if people just didn't like that they remade this film or why it was very poorly received. I think if you just look at it as a horror film and forget that it's even a remake, you'll enjoy it. 8/10 for Blair With.

The Blair Witch Project is one of the most originally scary horror films ever made. A first of its kind, it was a great idea to come up with in the late 90s. The movie went on to become a cult classic loved by many and feared by all. When u watch the movie u can see that there isnt much substance. It is mostly character driven and about how the friends interact. For a director to come and breathe new life into the film with out totally changing or ruining it was no easy feat. You want to respect the original vision while still making a surprising movie and still catering to the loyal fans. The Blair Witch Project did so well because its big on "what you dont see'..this may seem a little too underwhelming for a new vision of it and it could cause it to fall alongside every other FF movie in recent memory. The best decision here was to have Adam Wingate direct the movie. Wingard is a TRUE Blair Witch Project fan, as you can feel its influence in some of wingard's previous films. Wingard and Eduardo Sanchez both .use rawness to achieve their scares, always giving us something for mature and seasoned horror fans yet sometimes too scary for others. They worked together well on VHS2 and Eduardo said he couldntve asked for a better director to bring The Blair Witch story back to life. Now, Adam Wingard's Blair Witch is very different than the original and it has a truly cinematic feel. You can tell many of the sound effects were made FOR theaters, making it very enjoyable on the big screen. I did not like some of the locations of woods they used in this film though. I liked how the original had many open spaces in the woods where Heather, Josh, and Mike were lost in. It made for a more eerie take on the woods, with bare branches and sketchy looking paths and openings. Adam Wingard used more enclosed woodsy areas, less bare branches, and there wasn't as much arguing as the original. Instead of arguing about 10 different things they should have continuously argued about one or two things, making them seem more important and realistic. I would have preferred more map use than the whole new age technology thing. While there are minor flaws, Adam Wingard maintains that raw Blair Witchy feel. The fear of the unknown is still here, as we still dont know the true origins of the witch. Her story is somewhat told, but only touched upon lightly. I don't necessarily agree with the exposure of the witch towards the end. Maybe she should have still been left to our minds. And I thought they should have done more with the rock piles. Its still one of my favorite horror movies as I am a true Blair Witch fan and Adam Wingard is one of my strongest influences in writing and directing