Book Of Shadows - Blair Witch 2 (DVD)

...the scenes like this in Book of Shadows are fantastic - blank the original 'Blair Witch Project' from your mind and enjoy the ride baby, because the film just gets better and better from now on. In fact if there was no mention of the Blair Witch Proejct in the film, this would do equally as well as a standalone movie. When the five young people wake up the next morning, they have no recolection of what happened, or how they came to be in the ever-increasingly ...
...constantly comparing 'Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows' to the original movie, and indeed when I left the cinema tonight I personally reckoned that the sequel was better that the first one. But NO!! - you simply CANNOT compare the two films together... they are both unique in their own right, and to say one was better than the other is a major injustice to both of the films. However what they DO have in common is that they are two incredibly absorbing, ...

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...giggle at 'Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows'. I sighed... So what went wrong? Of course, regardless of your opinion of BW1, you'd have to admit that a sequel would prove difficult. It had all the hallmarks of a one-off. Innovative (or rubbish - depending on opinion) filming, a documentary style realism, an intriguing story, a cult following manipulated by the internet. BW2 was already going to lose. But to what extent? A valiant fight decided on ...
...and planning to write a book exploring the myth and media of the BW situation. They're joined by Erica, an attractive, well-meaning Wiccan (white witch) who wants to see the softer side of the naughty witch in the woods. Finally, Kim, a Goth with a touch of ESP and a side order of sarcasm. She's here because she thought the first movie was 'cool'. Off they pop, into the woods. Round 2: Still standing. Our intrepid tourists camp out at the ruin of ...

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...the outline of Blair Witch: Book of Shadows starts with yet another trip into that not so scary forest. The group is a mix 'n' match of excitable youths armed with camcorders and beer, the perfect goul hunting equipment! A night is spent in the wood where the Blair Witch herself is supposedly still roaming, after'witch' scary stuff ensues. The next 3 quarters of film are filled with teen arguments consisting of the only four letter words they can ...
...As things unravel, that fateful night comes back to memory. Basically a lot of naked bums and satanic dances. This film was in all a cheap teenage flick, which might appeal to those aged 13-16. It spent a good portion of the start praising the first movie and plugging the Blair Witch website. Rather than giving a bit of history about the witch it gave me a strange urge to reach for my trusty knife and etch crazy triangular symbol all over the DVD! ...

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...Blair Witch 2 : Book of Shadows tells the story of the events that took place in Maryland after the original murders shown in the first film. In a sort of self-parody not unlike something you might see in the Scream trilogy Blair Witch 2 looks at the effect that the original film had on the town in which the film was set. The film opens with newsreel style footage of interviews with various townsfolk talking about the way in which Blair Witch has ...
...make money from selling merchandise and giving guided tours. Continually seeking to blur the lines between fact and fiction (as per the first film) the footage continues up until the opening title sequence (complete with Marilyn Manson soundtrack) when the film proper commences. The main story of the film tracks the experiences of a party of visitors to the area who hire a local man to take them on a guided tour of the woods, and in particular to ...

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Blair witch 2, the Book of Shadows is the sequel to The Blair Witch Project (as if you didn’t know!). The Blair Witch Project was one of those films that had you on the edge of your seat throughout the movie, however, the sequel didn’t quite have the same effect, until you are into the film and then it suddenly ends on you! Just as you’ve got into the gritty bit! I’d been waiting to see this movie since I first heard a rumour of it being made as ...
...it ended made sense. In Book of Shadows it just ends with no insight as to what happened. I went to see it with my girlfriend and we both have different opinions as to who did what in the film and how it would end, and there are numerous ways the film could go, depending on your imagination, theres not really a way to work out exactly what went on and how. If you have seen The Blair Witch Project and are going to see Book of Shadows because you loved ...

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The original “Blair Witch Project” divided film goers as to whether it was actually one of the horror greats, or whether it was all a load of hype. I am an avid fan of horror movies and absolutely loved (is that the right word to use when a horror film leaves you feeling unsettled?) Blair Witch. A lot of this was probably to due with my over active imagination, and spending too much time in local forests as a kid. This sequel, “Book of Shadows”, ...
...the film appears to bea typical horror sequel with extra money and a “safer” storyline, yet scratch a little further and there are hints of the originality revealed in the first installment. The story centres around a group of teenagers (why is it always teenagers? … because tht mirrors the films target audience!) investiagting the hype surrounding the original film. Tristan, Stephen, Kim and Erica embark upon the “official” Blair Witch Hune lead ...

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...such as "What does the Book of Shadows have to do with this movie?" I never saw or heard anything having to do with the title of the movie. I do commend the director for not blantantly showing us the Blair Witch as most horror movies in this genre do. Keeping her hidden in the background as she was in the first movie was one of the few nice touches that this movie had. Disappointingly, the soundtrack for the movie seems a little lackluster. Scenes ...
...of the actors turn on a tape player or turning up their car stereo. This kind of blatant plugging of the soundtrack quickly relegates this film to the straight-to-video rack. Although the movie was better than I expected, the abrupt ending leaves the viewer feeling ripped-off. Yes, we know there's going to be a sequel - don't state it so plainly with the ending of the movie. Sadly, even with all of its potential, this movie really does come off as ...

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There's no doubt that Blair Witch Two has been taking a lot of hits lately. I've heard it described in various denigrating terms, such as "formulaic," "cheap," and it "just sucked." So I took it upon myself to go see it, and I realized something. Blair Witch Two, as it compares to the original, IS cheap and formulaic. It's yet another slasher flick. But on its own...well...it's not half bad. Plenty of freaky, scary moments to go around and not just ...
...horror movies to come out in quite some time. Blair Witch Two follows several people around the woods where previous witch hunters "died" in the service of their craft. The town of Burkittsville has prospered, for better or worse, due to the Blair Witch Project's massive popularity. A local former looney is running "Blair Witch Hunts," tours of the surrounding woodlands. To tell much more would give away the plot. Perhaps the best part of Blair ...

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Question: Why is this listed under the entertainment catergory? Answer: Cos it has to be. It doesn't deserve to be, but y'know... Okay I am not being a little bit mean. This film is absolutely terrible. It is the worst film I have ever seen...and that is including hmmmmmm...other terrible films I have seen...hmmm...oaky I can't think of anything worse than this. Except maybe the tv version of the odyssey, that was pretty bad. The film does start ...
...basically based on the hype of the first, and you've got your local boy (your local boy who frequents the nut house) making merchandise and a living on it. Fair enough. You've got your couple, who are writing a book. And then there's a goth. For some reason. Well local nut boy is a tour guide, so he takes them in his van to some place that I can't recall seeing in the first movie. Is it the remains of the house in which the first lot were murdered? ...

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...film! Blair Witch 2 The Book Of Shadows occurs after the release of the video tape and millions have seen what happened to the three young students who disappeared in a sleepy village in Maryland (Burkittsville). One man in the village creates the Blair Witch-hunt, where he takes four willing people into the woods to discover the truth about Blair Witch. They arrive and he takes them to one of the key sites in the Blair Witch legend, where they set ...
...the task of writing a book on the Blair Witch, Tristan is pregnant. Erica - a Wiccan (witch) a sympathetic figure, she believes that nature is the source of power and that Elly (the Blair Witch) was really a good witch like her and wants to make her her mentor….talk to her (hmmm). Her character screams irony and having a witch in the group was an interesting choice. The film is full of flash back and flash-forwards along with hallucinations and well ...

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Perhaps you can tell from the title of my opinion that I was somewhat less than impressed by this follow up to what I thought originally was a rather over-hyped film. It is absolutley the most unbelieveably badly constructed film ever to not go straight to video. It truly astounds me that this film was ever released it is so lacking in any merit whatsoever. Oh, right, phew, Ive got that off my chest! Now I can relax, though as I write, memories ...
...so this review may never even get finished. It may all get too much! This film is dire for a number of reasons. 1) I can only assume that the actors in ths film were selected at random, from a telephone directory, with no former training in any kind of dramatics. 2) My 12 year old brother wrote the script. Of course this IS up for debate, and I am prepared to accept that someone of similar qualifications did in fact write this, not my dear sibling. ...

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...Yet the Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows was quite simply a complete let down an almost all accounts. The Blair Witch Project was original, groundbreaking and above all the best psychological horror movie ever released. However, I think that to even describe Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows, as a horror movie is an injustice. Horror movies are frightening either visually or especially in the case of the Blair Witch Project psychologically scary. Yet ...
...it occurred to me "What book of shadows?". And then it struck me I'd watched a film where its' title had never come into existence. The Evil Dead trilogy completed by the excellent Army of Darkness contain the Book of the Dead and that did even get into the title. So how can this elusive book of shadows get into the title but not in the film itself? You start to think that the production team got to deep in an ultra complex plot or was it that they ...

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...that, the sequel is called Book of Shadows - BW2, what I think it was a way to hide, in some way, the original's title, so the public would go to the cinema see this second part! This time, Blair Witch 2 opens misteriously, surrounded with a gothic-scary style with Marylin Manson's music. All starts with a group of persons going out in search of the wicked woods where the first film was done, in search of the Blair Witch. More cautious and aware ...
...tapes to record any unusual event on the woods. They set up the cameras in strategic places, so every movement could be filmed. As the time waiting for something to happen passes, our "heroes" become tired and bored. One starts smoking a cigarret, the other drinking vodka and then... everything ends in "paradise"-like atmosphere of drugs and unconsciousness. When they all wake up, they find their research works completely destroyed, along with the ...

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But nearly! Okay, that might be a little harsh, but let me start off by saying that this film is *absolutely* *nowhere* *near* as good as the first one. The main characters are repulsive, the atmoshpere is ruined by some out of tune rock-style crooning in the background that is supposed to pass for a theme tune, and worst of all....IT'S JUST NOT SCARY! Once you accept all that, however, you might gain at least some enjoyment from this most misguided ...
...that this is a follow up at all, and look at it as a film in it's own right, and in that respect it doesn't do all that badly. It's actually pretty good until the gang leave the woods - I won't give too much of the plot away, but that's when it starts trying to be too clever, and doesn't pull it off. All that trendy Internet talk and Blair Witch merchandise put me off immediately. The twist at the end, although presented in a very sloppy (almost ...

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Well’ its official, the game of 5 a side I had when I got hit in family jewels three times in one game was more enjoyable that watching Blair Witch 2. This film is so bad I can put my anger of wasting a good Sunday afternoon and wasting £5:10 into words, but I’ll give it my best shot. For me there was so much potential, with making Blair Witch 2, first they had the success of the first film, they had a greater budget and if they had of ...
...a good horror movie. But no, they hire a bunch of actors with no talent, throw in a scrip that makes no sense and has no point. I know I may be being a bit harsh but I was so let down with this film, when I heard about a year ago they were making a sequel I was so happy, not just because it was a sequel to one of my favourite horrors of all-time, but the first film was so original I thought they could have stuck along the same path that made Blair ...

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