Blair witch 2 is an american psychological horror film and the sequel to the blair witch project, directed by joe berlinger and released in 2000. Blair witch 2 does well to integrate the euphoria surrounding the original movie and still deliver a genuinly unique and unpredictable kind of movie. Book of shadows blair witch 2 rotten tomatoes forum. Blair witch 2 year 2000 genre fantasy thriller horror mystery adventure type movies idmb rating 3. That was one of the best movies of last year, and now book of shadows. Kim director jeffrey donovan erica leerhsen 2000 when a townie jeffrey donovan takes collegians kim director, erica leerhsen on an overnight tour in burkittsville, md.
As of the latest count, the blair witch project has spawned one sequel, the blair witch project 2. 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. Oct 27, 2000 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing book of shadows. Blair witch 2 came out around a year later to confirm that, yes, this was indeed just a cheesy horror franchise at its core. What isnt as commonly discussed is the sequel, book of shadows. Blair witch 2 2000 out of four the blair witch project was a one of a kind hit. Blair witch 2 exists for one reason and one reason only.
Erica lei leerhsen born february 14, 1976 is an american actress. Blair witch 2 ano 2000 idmb puntuacion 3,9 34647 votos metacritics puntuacion 15,0 rotten tomatoes puntuacion 14,0% directors joe berlinger actors tristen skyler, kim director, bruce d. Book of shadows is a 2000 american psychological horror film directed and cowritten by joe berlinger and starring jeffrey donovan, kim director, tristine skyler and erica leerhsen. Blair witch 2 who arent the original blair witch writerdirectors are documentarians who made a more absorbing nonfiction feature called paradise lost about a murder case in which three high schoolers may have been falsely accused because of their gothic looks and music, not unlike the socalled wiccans. This sequel to blair witch project is all formula and no creativity, mechanically borrowing elements from the original and other horror movies. Instead of creating a sequel to the blair witch project, joe berlinger brings to the big screen a clumsy. This sequel to blair witch project is all formula and no creativity, mechanically borrowing.
The film was immediately greenlit upon pitch due to the surprising success of its predecessor, the wildly successful 1999 film the blair witch project. Instead of creating a sequel to the blair witch project, joe berlinger brings to the big. This thoroughly secondrate followup to the groundbreaking and highly profitable horror flick the blair witch projectproduced by blair witch directors daniel myrick and eduardo sanchezplays with the notions of reality and fantasy that surrounded the hype of the original movie, and. The first films famously effective horror was created in large part with its faux authenticity. First it claimed three poor souls in the biggest indie breakout hit ever.
Elly is the spirit that haunts the woods of burkittsville and is responsible for centuries of death and disappearances, especially of children. After a night of heavy drinking, they wake up with no clue of what happened. The film was released a year after the first blair witch project film was released in theaters nationwide. She first gained recognition for her leading part in the moderately successful horror sequel book of shadows. Blair witch 2, given the events of that film being a film within a film. Book of shadows tries to capitalize on the huge success of the original movie by creating a selfreflective scenario about peoples fascination with. Blair witch 2 upon release was generally unfavorable. Blair witch 2, starring jeffrey donovan, stephen barker turner, erica leerhsen, kim director. Book of shadows blair witch 2 pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released book of shadows blair witch 2 pics, images, clips, trailers. The directors of the first film have been discussing a third film as well. Mar 15, 2017 book of shadows did earn a profit upon release, but only grossed about 20 per cent of what its predecessor made. Blair witch 2 is the sequel to the 1999 thriller the blair witch project. Blair witch 2 perhaps there really is a blair witch curse. The film does not reference any of the events depicted in book of shadows.
The sequel as well as the games received poor response from critics and audiences alike. Book of shadows did earn a profit upon release, but only grossed about 20 per cent of what its predecessor made. 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. 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. Last years generally effective sequel by director adam wingard felt a bit like a case of too little, too late.
Five fans of the original the blair witch project journey into the woods near burkittsville to investigate the hysteria and mystery surrounding the film. Alas, its not to be, and soon the original will become regarded as a onehit wonder and a. On rotten tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 37% based on 216. Blair witch 2, which was rushed into theaters one year later, earning the scorn of fans everywhere before being exiled to the dvd. Shot on handheld video, the film presented itself as the genuine footage of three students fatal search for the mysterious blair witch. Antrum and 12 other cursed movies that will make your skin. Turn off the lights, turn off your phone, enjoy the show. Lacking the edgy claustrophobia of the first film says william thomas of empire. It has a dismal 14% on rotten tomatoes and a 410 on imdb. A bunch of college students decide to take the tour, and wind up in rustin parrs house. Book of shadows blair witch 2 pictures rotten tomatoes. Book of shadows tries to capitalize on the huge success of the original movie by creating a selfreflective scenario about peoples fascination with video, film and pagan religion. Blair witch 2 won the golden raspberry award for worst remake or sequel. Blair witch 2 is a 2000 sequel to the blair witch project.
Top 10 rrated movies that arent scary 2019 tv episode. It is the third film in the blair witch series and a direct sequel to the 1999 film the blair witch project, ignoring the events of its 2000 followup film book of shadows. The critics were rightfully savage towards it, and it pretty much killed blair witch as a franchise. 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. May 09, 2016 what isnt as commonly discussed is the sequel, book of shadows. Blair witch doles out a handful of effective scares, but aside from a few new twists, it mainly.
Rated r for language, drug use, sexuality and violence what parents need to know common sense media says. Book of shadows blair witch 2 2000 rotten tomatoes. Book of shadows is a great horror film, not quite as ambitious as the director set out to convey in his final cut, but tons of fun for horror fans. In this alternate continuity, this version of elly kedward, aka the blair witch, is depicted as being less mysterious in favor of being more upfront and personal. There, they decide to camp for the evening, but in the morning, they realize they didnt sleep and. The cinematic event of 1999 desperately wants you to make it the cinematic event of 2000, as the first sequel to the blair witch project is rushed into theaters just in time for halloween. Critics complain that it doesnt stand up against the original blair witch project. Best of the worst in movies part 1 2010 tv episode buck smithees bad sequels segment. Youll notice we replaced the 5star fan ratings with the rotten tomatoes audience score to help you choose a movie to watch. Jeff patterson jeffrey donovan, a blacksheep townie only. Reed, chuck scarborough, kurt loder, jeffrey donovan, erica leerhsen, stephen barker turner.
A third film was set to be made, but never surfaced. Blair witch 2 is a 2000 horror film and is a sequel to the 1999 film the blair witch project. 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. The film currently holds a 14% on rotten tomatoes with an average of 3. 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. Blair witch 2 2000 so i found out that there is a fan edit of this film that takes the sequel to the blair witch project back to what it was supposed to be by restoring as much as possible the directors original intentions and stripping out the studios forced changes. This sequel to blair witch project is all formula and no creativity, mechanically borrowing elements from. Blair witch is a 2016 american supernatural horror film directed by adam wingard and written by simon barrett. Last years generally effective sequel by director adam wingard felt a bit like. Blair witch 2 is a not a very lucid piece of filmmaking and contains no book of shadows. I loved the blair witch project, it was very scary. The studio wanted a more traditional horror movie resulting in a lot of.
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