The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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The Blair Witch Project
Horror · Mystery · 1999
In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
Movie details
The Blair Witch Project
“Everything you've heard is true.”
1999 Horror · Mystery 1h 21m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Blair Witch Project?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Daniel Myrick · Eduardo Sánchez
Written by
Eduardo Sánchez · Daniel Myrick
Heather Donahue
Heather Donahue
Joshua Leonard
Joshua Leonard
Michael C. Williams
Michael Williams
B
Bob Griffin
Short Fisherman
J
Jim King
Interviewee (uncredited)
S
Sandra Sánchez
Waitress
E
Ed Swanson
Fisherman With Glasses (uncredited)
Court is in session
Put The Blair Witch Project on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.