Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Directed by:
Joe BerlingerComposer:
Carter BurwellCast:
Kim Director, Jeffrey Donovan, Erica Leerhsen, Tristine Skyler, Joe Berlinger, Lanny Flaherty, Erik Jensen, Roger Ebert (a.f.), Jay Leno (a.f.) (more)Plots(1)
A mockumentary sequel to the saga of three documentary filmmakers who mysteriously disappear in the Maryland woods while trying to verify tales of horrible deeds and sinister occurrences in the area. The story delves deeper into the legend of the infamous Blair Witch and the unspeakable evil wrought in Maryland's Black Hills woods. Jeff Patterson, an enterprising tour guide, brings a group into the woods near the site of strange occurrences. The unsuspecting group falls victim to the legend of the Blair Witch as well as Jeff's troubled past. (official distributor synopsis)
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The concept of a genius number one is gone, and a group of anonymous teenagers are heading to the Maryland woods to experience the local atmosphere. Although the film can be thematically interchangeable with any unsuccessful horror nonsense, it earns valuable points precisely because it is not so much a straightforward sequel as a partial homage to the first part. I have such a deep-rooted memory of that one that when the characters start talking about being in the exact places they know from the movie, it works for me. However, it would require a point at the end and not just timidly wink and try to impress. The mythology of the Blair Witch managed to connect well. 50%
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This is one of those horrors that is not worth seeing, because their effort is only to make money on people who liked the first movie or maybe even believed in it. But this is definitely not the way to build a myth. It's like the script wasn't really cared about, all the foolishness just piled up and resulted in something that cannot even be considered a meaningful piece. This is not myth-building, this is just empty commerce.
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