With jeffrey donovan, stephen barker turner, erica leerhsen, kurt loder. With erica leerhsen, jeff donovan, stephen barker turner, tristen syklar and kim director. Blair witch 2, the film started moving through development shortly after the release of the blair witch project in 1999. Jul 16, 2014 in another you asked for it episode, the fear fan tackles one of the most allegedly odious horror sequels of all time, book of shadows. Sep 14, 2016 for those unfamiliar with the story behind the making of book of shadows. 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. Horror, mystery, thriller young adults become fascinated by the events of the three missing filmmakers in maryland, so they decide to go into the same woods and find out what really happened.
The blair witch project is a 1999 american supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by daniel myrick and eduardo sanchez. Book of shadows, cheats, cheat codes, wallpapers and more for dvd. 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. In 1999, this movie got a lot of hype for creating a lot of scares with a lessthanminimal budget. Blair witch 2 2000 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Blair witch project 2 book of shadows 2000 bunny movie. Blair witch 2, which was rushed into theaters one year later, earning the scorn of.
In the wake of the bloodcurdling events depicted in the blair witch project 1999, witchobsessed fans flock to the nowfamous town of burkittsville, maryland, in high hopes of catching a glimpse of the shadowy myth. The groups includes stereotypes of a wiccan its a type of earthchild fucking hippie chick who thinks shes a witch, a goth chick, and a couple the girls pregnant who are writing a book about whether the blair witch is a true legend or just mass hysteria yeah, great idea, bet they were the first to think of that. Several mysterious events over the course of centuries became blamed on an exiled woman named elly kedward, who was said to have practiced witchcraft. The film has been given a letterboxed transfer in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.
One good thing that is said about the movie is the character kim, with fans saying she makes the movie worth watching harsher in hindsight. 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. It was originally intended to start out as a satire of the blair witch hysteria, only to unravel into a massive mind screw over whether or not the blair witch was real and messing with the protagonists, or they were all having a shared delusion brought on by the media. The film was immediately greenlit upon pitch due to the surprising success of its predecessor, the wildly successful 1999. Five obsessed fans go on a tour in the maryland town the. As of the latest count, the blair witch project has spawned one sequel, the blair witch project 2. Welcome to our collection of blair witch project 2. Originally conceived by berlinger and cowriter dick beebe as a psychological thriller and meditation on mass hysteria, book of shadows. Blair witch 2 looks nothing like first movie and no found footage. For those unfamiliar with the story behind the making of book of shadows. A group of students fascinated with the curse of the blair witch go camping in those storied maryland woods. 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. Directed by joe berlinger, the film is metaphorically about the craze and phenomenon of the blair witch project a year or less after it is released. Local resident and former mental patient jeffrey patterson is cashing in with blair witch merchandise and is taking four tourists on his.
Book of shadows message board to discuss this game with other members. Blair witch 2 does well to integrate the euphoria surrounding the original movie and still deliver a genuinly unique and unpredictable kind of movie. As it follows the twisted path traveled by five people fixated on the blair witch project, book of shadows. Blair witch 2 is a 2000 american psychological horror film. Blair witch 2, which was rushed into theaters one year later, earning the scorn of fans everywhere before being exiled to the dvd. College students at a boston college become fascinated by the events of the three missing filmmakers in maryland, so they decide to go into the same woods and find out what really happened. It tells the fictional story of three student filmmakersheather donahue, michael c. Jeffrey donovan, stephen barker turner, erica leerhsen, tony abatemarco, andre brooks, mariclare. Blair witch 2 is a bad fucking movie, monumentally stupid and unentertaining. It is a sequel to the blair witch project, and is set in live action as opposed to the handycam filming of the first.
In this true crime documentary, we delve into the murder spree that was the inspiration for joe berlingers book of shadows. Blair witch 2 has been given a wellexecuted presentation for this dvd release. No, the blair witch project didnt need a sequel, and no, book of shadows. The sequel as well as the games received poor response from critics and audiences alike. What stefanedit tried to do is edit the film as close as possible to what the director originally wanted for his film, and he did a pretty good job at it.
Book of shadows shreds its horror pages for a spineless psychological abomination. Book of shadows blair witch 2 2000 rotten tomatoes. Why the new blair witch movie ignores book of shadows. Dec 02, 2010 college students at a boston college become fascinated by the events of the three missing filmmakers in maryland, so they decide to go into the same woods and find out what really happened. Blair witch 2 was significantly altered in postproduction, which berlinger would later claim compromised his original vision. Its 1999 and fans of a movie called the blair witch project are flocking to the annoyed town of burkittsville, maryland. In another you asked for it episode, the fear fan tackles one of the most allegedly odious horror sequels of all time, book of shadows. The eagerly awaited sequel to the blair witch project. But after they awaken with no memory of the previous night, an evil force begins to overtake them. The sequel to one of the most successful independent horror films of all time, book of shadows. After the blair witch project becomes a boxoffice smash, tourists begin to descend upon the small town of burkittsville, md, wanting to learn more about the truth and legend of the blair witch.
I loved the blair witch project, it was very scary. Stylistically, the sequel turned out a direct opposite of its predecessor. The blair witch project 1999, rawhead rex 1986, the lords of salem 2012, fear runs silent 2000, amityville. The story is presented through a series of flashbacks, as some of the young adults are questioned at a police station. Joe berlingers original plan for the film at least, before. 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. Help us release the directors cut of book of shadows. Book of shadows blair witch project 01 by stern, d. Blair witch 2 is a very flawed film and a pretty bad follow up to the original film. Le livre des ombres, il libro segreto delle streghe.
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. Intent on milking the same story for all its worth, the local fan and former psychiatric patient, jeff, launches a tour in the. It was still viewed as a disappointing followup to its predecessor however. Blair witch 2 is not the sequel that modern horror. May 09, 2016 what isnt as commonly discussed is the sequel, book of shadows. Blair witch 2 is a sequel to the cult film the blair witch project and concerns the reaction to the first film. 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.
Four college fans of the blair witch project take a tourist trip into the famed haunted woods hoping to answer the question. Blair witch 2 is not the sequel that modern horror classic from 1999 deserved. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The studio wanted a more traditional horror movie resulting in a lot of. Jeff patterson is a local resident with a checkered past who sees a chance to make some fast money.
The blair witch was a legendary being in burkittsville, maryland. Blair witch 2 journeys into a dark and dangerous place where the line between truth. Blair witch 2, the film started moving through development shortly after the. First it claimed three poor souls in the biggest indie breakout hit ever. 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 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. Among the changes were a new soundtrack, additional editing, and the integration of entirely new sequences. Blair witch project 2, the first film has created a sensation, with witchobsessed tourists flocking to the small town of burkittsville, maryland. 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. May 29, 2002 welcome to our collection of blair witch project 2. In my honest opinion, arguably the most underrated film of all time. The blair witch project 2 book of shadows home facebook.
Intent on milking the same story for all its worth, the local fan and former psychiatric patient, jeff, launches a tour in the black hills, and before long, four young followers. The blair witch project was an incredibly rare case where wordofmouth propelled it to mass financial success. A year after the faux documentary film, the blair witch project, put its setting burkittsville, md on the map, hordes of fans and curiosity seekers regularly descend upon the town, hoping to grab a souvenir or memento and see the sights, despite the fact that the story. 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.
To cash in on all of the real world hype of the events in the first film, a man from burkitsville, maryland opens a blair witch hunt tour, which. 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. What isnt as commonly discussed is the sequel, book of shadows. Jeff patterson jeffrey donovan, a blacksheep townie only recently. Blair witch directors daniel myrick and eduardo sanchez served as executive producers on the film. Blair witch 2 is a not a very lucid piece of filmmaking and contains no book of shadows. 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. In the wake of the bloodcurdling events depicted in the blair witch project 1999, witch obsessed fans flock to the nowfamous town of burkittsville, maryland, in high hopes of catching a glimpse of the shadowy myth. 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. In this followup to the supersmash hit, the fear fan encounters unusual townsfolk, a burglar alarm that frankly could be worse, a thoroughly confused owl, and the cosmetic magic of wicca. Blair witch 2 perhaps there really is a blair witch curse. Blair witch 2 2000 trailer to cash in on all of the real world hype of the events in the first film, a man from burkitsville, maryland opens a blair witch hunt tour, which shows patrons various locations from the original film. Book of shadows soundtrack original soundtrack on allmusic 2000 while this soundtrack is mostly forgettable as a.
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