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Do We Need Another "Blair Witch Project"?

So by now most of you have heard the rumor about another "Blair Witch" flick in the works. Horror Blips asked us to weigh in our opinion by answering questions like, "would we go see another movie?" and "should it be a sequel, prequel or something totally different?". Read more to see what HorrorBid thinks about another "Blair Witch Project" movie.

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Would I go see another “Blair Witch” film? The answer is probably not. What’s the incentive driving another film? Is it financial or creative motivation? Another “Blair Witch Project” should only happen if there is more story to tell and not because of the success of “Paranormal Activity.” However, “Blair Witch” co-director/co-writer Eduardo Sanchez has already revealed that work is underway on a third installment. One can’t help but link Sanchez’s recent statement with Paranormal’s phenomenal success. Would “Blair Witch 3” happen if “Paranormal Activity” had flopped in the box office? Would another sequel occur if “Paranormal Activity” didn’t even exist? If the answer is yes, “Blair Witch 3” couldn’t get here fast enough; however, current information leads us to believe this project is only being resuscitated to cash in. If that were the case I’d pass on another sequel.

More shaky-cam documentary-style movies could be too much of a good thing. Of course that depends on your point of view. If you’re the studios you see a good thing with films like “Paranormal Activity,” “The Blair Witch Project,” “Rec” and “Cloverfield.” This trend of film seems to perform steady numbers at the box office. Still, fans and the general audience often grow tired of the same old tricks after watching what appear to be similar movies with only character and title changes. After “Scream” was released it felt like every horror film centered on crazy plot twists with surprise endings. “Saw” sparked the torture trend. Will “Paranormal Activity” do the same?
Will another “Blair Witch Project” be the first of many shaky camera movies? For the love of God I hope not. Leave it to Hollywood to milk a once original idea and drain it to the point where it’s barely recognizable.

Bring back originality! Would it be asking too much for the filmmakers to capture lightening in a bottle twice? If it meant discarding the shaky-cam style and going in a completely different direction in order to accomplish what the original did, I could live with that. What I don’t want is repetition. Another lost in the woods storyline is just beating a dead horse. Less is more so keeping the film grounded in reality is a plus concerning the psychological aspect. Also, going with unknown actors seems to be vital to belief in the reality of the story and complete emotional immersion. So whatever they do, in order to warrant another “Blair Witch” sequel, these guys need to come up with something as revolutionary as they did with the original.

So what do you think? Is another Blair Witch good or bad? Drop a comment and let us know. Also, to read more opinions concerning a possible "Blair Witch" movie Click here.





4 comments

Harry Warden aka Ryan
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11/07/09 @ 19:49
Well the way I see it... I don't think a sequel would be very profitable. I don't think that doing it all hand held would be profitable either. I think if they did a Prequel and bring in all the characters mentioned in the first Blair Witch like Old man Mr. Par... I think if they shoot the film in an environment like Tim Burton did "Sleepy Hollow" and make the film about how the kids came up missing and all that other good stuff it would make for an Ecellent scary ass film... Thats just my opinion... Doing it hand held again would be pointless... It's like the film Jaws in a way... In the sequal they Always showed the shark because they knew that they could never recapture what the orinal did when he made his first apearance. If that makes any sense...
I think for this movie to be profitable, it's going to require a decent budget, The whole detailed creepy back story to the Blair Witch. Pretty much start it out with the birth of this bitch...
Maybe I am talking out my ass here, but I don't see any other way it would be good, unless it really pulled you in with a fantastic detailed back story and then with kids just comming up missing and the towns people out looking for there kids with torches and what not... Could be VERY good...

--Ryan
horror2
11/07/09 @ 21:28
I adored the first "Blair Witch" movie and I also loved the second "Blair Witch" movie also. I have been wanting a sequel for such a long time and think it's a great idea. The creators of "The Blair Witch Project" have been wanting to create a sequel since before anyone even heard of "Paranormal Activity" and Lion's Gate turned them down, so I think it is a great idea for them to make a sequel now and they could not have possibly picked a better time.
Zander
11/08/09 @ 00:55
Comments about a film that "you" have not seen, much less on a film that has not even been written yet are pretty useless.
C
11/08/09 @ 03:26
This film was already in talks before PA was ever put onto paper. The 1st BW was a classic. If the original 2 director's came back for this one, i'm sure it would have alot more thought and creativity to it then the sequal did. I'm all for it.

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