The blair witch project 2 book of shadows home facebook. 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. Jump to content s jump to site navigation 0 jump to search 4. Its worse than jason x, its worse than halloween 3. Blair witch 2 2000 is an american mystery psychological thriller horror movie that is a sequel to the blair witch project 1999. Blair witch 2 journeys into a dark and dangerous place where the line between truth. In the script they all had working names that would be changed upon casting kim was domini, jeff was cotter, steven was nick, tristen was anna, and erica was. Blair witch 2, the movie doesnt pay any attention to. Theres a bizarre scene in which men and women take off their clothes and seem to have what might be called a satanic orgy. Blair witch 2 is the key to the entire point of the. No, the blair witch project didnt need a sequel, and no, book of shadows. Blair witch 2 looks nothing like first movie and no found footage. Instead, home video and video technology in general play a critical role in book of shadows, but the movie should be seen as a sequel to the blair witch phenomenon rather than a continuation the movie itself. Blair witch 2 is not the sequel that modern horror classic from 1999 deserved.
Directors joe berlinger cast includes kim director, jeffrey donovan, erica leerhsen, tristen skylar, stephen barker turner. Blair witch 2, starring jeffrey donovan, stephen barker turner, erica leerhsen, kim director. Blair witch 2, which was rushed into theaters one year later, earning the scorn of fans everywhere before being exiled to the dvd. Book of shadows 2000, the shocker sequel to the groundbreaking 1999 blockbuster, delivers all the screams of the first, with the added bonus of creams, in the form of naked witchy woman erica leerhsen. Blair witch 2 is an american psychological horror film and the sequel to the. As it follows the twisted path traveled by five people fixated on the blair witch project, book of shadows. Blair witch 2 you are looking for bleak, suspenseful and scary movies about with witch, supernatural ability, supernatural, danger, curses spells and rituals, gory and forest themes of adventure, fantasy and horror genre shot in usa. All the characters kim, jeff, erica, steven and tristen share the same first names as their actors. Blair witch 2 is a mediumbudget, fiveslackerstrappedinacreakyhouse horror movie that will unsettle and frighten almost no one, and it accomplishes this feat in a way that. This video makes sense of the only thing in the movie i never understood particularly, what significance the asylum sequences at the beginning had as well as making me realize all. 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 was pure fiction and that the film wasnt even shot there.
Berlinger was primarily known for directing documentaries, such as brothers keeperand paradise lost, not for directing horror movies. Director joe berlinger appears as a man being interviewed in the opening sequence the danza. The sequel as well as the games received poor response from critics and audiences alike. First of all, there is no mention of a book of any sort in this sequel to the phenomenally successful the blair witch. Blair witch 2 has been given a wellexecuted presentation for this dvd release. 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 2000 starring kim director and jeffrey donovan on dvd and bluray. What isnt as commonly discussed is the sequel, book of shadows. We see a completely naked woman straddling a skull and moving her hips into it. It was still viewed as a disappointing followup to its predecessor however. On the dvd commentary, berlinger explains that he included these. When it was announced that joe berlinger would be the director of blair witch 2, it came as a surprise.
The eagerly awaited sequel to the blair witch project. Blair witch 2 perhaps there really is a blair witch curse. Blair witch 2 2000 jeffrey donovan, erica leerhsen. The story is presented through a series of flashbacks, as some of the. This was a tv special i wrote and directed on sci fi channel when it was spelled that way designed to market book of shadows.
Blair witch 2 is a not a very lucid piece of filmmaking and contains no book of shadows. Among the changes were a new soundtrack, additional editing, and the integration of entirely new sequences. The sequel to one of the most successful independent horror films of all time, book of shadows. Blair witch 2 was significantly altered in postproduction, which berlinger would later claim compromised his original vision. Ratings info contains occasional strong violence, horror and language, and moderate drug references. Goth makeup, moody jumpcuts and marylin manson tunes abound book of shadows. I loved the blair witch project, it was very scary. 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. In blair witch, six campers retrace heather, michael, and joshs hike through the black hills, only to discover that the demonic forces are even fiercer than legend told. Book of shadows soundtrack original soundtrack on allmusic 2000 while this soundtrack is mostly forgettable as a. Blair witch 2 is a 2000 american psychological horror film. But after they awaken with no memory of the previous night, an evil force begins to overtake them. While director adam wingards upcoming blair witch is technically the second sequel in the blair witch franchise, following book of shadows.
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. 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. Blair witch 2 was the first dramatic feature directed by joe berlinger, who previously helmed the awardwinning documentaries brothers keeper and paradise lost. Its 1999 and fans of a movie called the blair witch project are flocking to the annoyed town of burkittsville, maryland. But, love it and some do really enjoy this film or hate it, blair witch 2.
As of the latest count, the blair witch project has spawned one sequel, the blair witch project 2. With jeffrey donovan, stephen barker turner, erica leerhsen, kurt loder. However, the choice of berlinger was intriguing because it meant the sequel would likely defy expectations and strike off in new directions. Book of shadows blair witch 2 2000 rotten tomatoes. Chris cabin takes a second look at book of shadows. Joe berlingers original plan for the film at least. The blair witch 2 has to be the worst horror sequel i have ever seen. That throwaway line uttered early in book of shadows. Sexnudity 9 some sexual innuendo, including a reference to oral sex and incest.
Tthe only reason blair witch ever made the top ten was because of the hype. Originally conceived by berlinger and cowriter dick beebe as a psychological thriller and meditation on mass hysteria, book of shadows. Blair witch project 2, the first film has created a sensation, with witchobsessed tourists flocking to the small town of burkittsville, maryland. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. It may not be the actual last line, but its certainly the one that sticks with you the most upon the 2000 films ending. Still to this day im not sure what caused the crazy events in the film as its never fully explained but were left to make our own assumptions. Well, maybe it doesnt rule but its a lot better than the original. With the release of a new chapter in the blair witch saga matt revisits the one that everyone skipped. Blair witch 2, and argues that director joe berlinger expresses some substance beneath.
Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. The film has been given a letterboxed transfer in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1. In saying that, im also sort of happy in a way, that. I always loved blair witch 2 despite all of the naysayers who say nay and i think its one of the most intelligent, breakthemold sequels thats ever come out. 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. Its success made a sequel inevitable, but faced with the. I take an in depth look at the hype surrounding the original blair witch project which then leads into a view of the much misunderstood sequel. This movie has been unfairly bashed and it not only deserves respect but also a new release on blu ray. A group of students fascinated with the curse of the blair witch go camping in those storied maryland woods.