Blair witch 2 2000 jeffrey donovan, erica leerhsen. The opening for nostalgiaween 2011 plays out, featuring images of the leprechaun from leprechaun, casper, pennywise the clown, ernest p. The sequel to one of the most successful independent horror films of all time, book of shadows. Blair witch 2, which was rushed into theaters one year later, earning the. Well, this is one of those directtogarbagecan sequels. Three film students vanish after traveling into a maryland forest to film a documentary on the local blair witch legend, leaving only their footage behind. In 1999, this movie got a lot of hype for creating a lot of scares with a lessthan. In this true crime documentary, we delve into the murder spree that was the inspiration for joe berlinger s book of shadows. He also uses strong profanity, drinks and smokes pot. A third film was set to be made, but never surfaced. Book of shadows blair witch 2 2000 rotten tomatoes. Book of shadows was released worldwide from 20002002. Blair witch 2 is a medium budget, five slackers trapped in a creaky house horror movie that will unsettle and frighten almost no one, and it accomplishes this feat in a way.
Blair witch 2 by stefanedit caught blair witch at the peak of its hype and was completely underwhelmed. With jeffrey donovan, stephen barker turner, erica leerhsen, kurt loder. Having just watched it some 15 years after first seeing i can say my opinion has. May 09, 2016 what isnt as commonly discussed is the sequel, book of shadows. A group of tourists arrives in burkittsville, maryland after seeing the blair witch project to explore the mythology and phenomenon, only to come face to face with.
A group of students fascinated with the curse of the blair witch go camping in those storied maryland woods. Blair witch 2 looks nothing like first movie and no found footage. Blair witch 2 perhaps there really is a blair witch curse. The film was immediately greenlit upon pitch due to the surprising success of its predecessor, the wildly successful 1999 film the blair. A group of tourists arrives in burkittsville, maryland after seeing the blair witch project to explore the mythology and.
Blair witch 2 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Blair witch project 2, the first film has created a sensation, with witchobsessed tourists flocking to the small town of burkittsville, maryland. Blair witch 2 uncut, adfree on all your favorite devices. Blair witch 2 is a medium budget, five slackers trapped in a creaky house horror movie that will unsettle and frighten. Stephen turner plays a man writing a book about the blair witch phenomenon who reacts to everyone beginning to act strangely. Book of shadows soundtrack original soundtrack on allmusic 2000 while this soundtrack is mostly forgettable as a. Blair witch 2 is a 2000 sequel to the blair witch project. The eagerly awaited sequel to the blair witch project. 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. The film was immediately greenlit upon pitch due to the surprising success of its predecessor, the wildly successful 1999 film the blair witch project.
Blair witch 2 director reflects on the sequels legacy. Local resident and former mental patient jeffrey patterson is cashing in with blair witch merchandise and is taking four tourists on his inaugural blair witch hunt armed with multiple video cameras. Students at a boston college become fasinated by the missing filmmakers, so they decide to go into the same woods and find out what really happened. 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. Blair witch 2, which was rushed into theaters one year later, earning the scorn of fans everywhere before being exiled to the dvd.
The film has been given a letterboxed transfer in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1. Five fans of the original the blair witch project journey into the woods near burkittsville to investigate the hysteria and mystery surrounding the film. Blair witch 2, and argues that director joe berlinger expresses some substance beneath. This sequel to blair witch project is all formula and no creativity, mechanically borrowing elements from the original and other horror movies. A year on from the original, five young people venture into the black hills to further explore the legend and visit the sites made famous by the film. Blair witch 2 is a not a very lucid piece of filmmaking and contains no book of shadows.
Blair witch 2 won the golden raspberry award for worst remake or sequel. So blair witch 2 picks up after the cinematic release of the blair witch project and a possibly insane recent asylum release decides to open a blair witch tour business to take tourists into the woods to find the blair witch. After a night of heavy drinking, they wake up with no clue of what happened. Blair witch 2, blair witch 2 le livre des ombres, blair witch 2. Worrell and the teddy ruxpin doll a movie poster and footage from the blair witch project are being shown. Thus, at least on a financial level, book of shadows wasnt quite the disaster that many believe it to be. You may add cbignore after the link to keep me from modifying it, if i keep adding bad data, but formatting bugs should be reported instead. 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, the idea of simply yelling this is fucking bullshit makes a lot of sense, but one has to imagine a much longer, curseladen tirade came from the.
Blair witch 2 2000 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Blair witch 2 may not be a great film, but its worth acknowledging that his work did find an audience. 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. Hello my name is ryan and i used to be a book of shadows apologist. Blair witch 2 its essentially a imovie that no one really wanted imade. I would go around and tell people that the movie was good and even better than the original.
Blair witch 2 er amerikansk spillefilm fra 2000, instrueret af joe berlinger. 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. Blair witch 2 stars kim director, jeffrey donovan, erica leerhsen, tristine skyler the r movie has a runtime of about 1. Book of shadows revels in glamorizing the acts of mutilation, torture and killing. Four college fans of the blair witch project take a tourist trip into the famed haunted woods hoping to answer the question.
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 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. College students at a boston college become fascinated by the events of the three missing filmmakers in maryland, so they decide to go into. 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. What isnt as commonly discussed is the sequel, book of shadows. 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.
A year on from the original, five young people venture into the black hills to further explore the legend and visit the sites made famous by. This sequel to blair witch project is all formula and no creativity, mechanically borrowing. Telling the untold stories of the blair witch project. First it claimed three poor souls in the biggest indie breakout hit ever. The film was immediately greenlit upon pitch due to the surprising success of its predecessor, the wildly successful 1999. Blair witch 2 its essentially a imovie that no one really wanted imade fans of the first fil im will likely be bored with th its sequel. Scarlet witch comic book hero action figures, olympus om 2 film cameras, dark shadows books, linda blair photo, skylar diggins, scott blair, witch shoes, book of shadows journal, sports film trading cards with sketches, blairs hot sauce. Four young adults join tour guide jeff jeffrey donovan on his witch hunting excursion into the woods and wind up spending the night in the home of killer rustin parr. Blair witch project 2, the first film has created a sensation, with witch obsessed tourists flocking to the small town of burkittsville, maryland. The blair witch project avoided gore in favor of hitchcockian sequences that leave some of the horror to the imagination.
I have just added archive links to one external link on book of shadows. First of all, there is no mention of a book of any sort in this sequel to the phenomenally successful the blair witch. Its 1999 and fans of a movie called the blair witch project are flocking to the annoyed town of burkittsville, maryland. Chris cabin takes a second look at book of shadows.
To direct a sequel to their phenomenal blair witch project, daniel myrick and eduardo sanchez made an unexpected choice. Critical reception to the film is overwhelmingly negative. Le livre des ombres, il libro segreto delle streghe. After spending a night in the hill of maryland, four young fans of the original blair witch. A group of tourists arrives in burkittsville, maryland after. 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. Book of shadows is shown, followed by a montage of clips from the movie nc voiceover. I loved the blair witch project, it was very scary. Dont get left behind enjoy unlimited, adfree access to shudders full library of films and series for 7 days. Blair witch 2 is a 2000 sequel to the blair witch project five fans of the original the blair witch project journey into the woods near burkittsville to investigate the hysteria and mystery surrounding the film. This sequel to blair witch project is all formula and no creativity, mechanically borrowing elements from. Blair witch 2 theres nothing scarier than a group of hormonecrazed 20somethings, but this sequel isnt much more than a footnote of a footnote. In 1999, this movie got a lot of hype for creating a lot of scares with a.
Erica leerhsen plays a practicing witch whos into the whole blair witch scene and also uses strong profanity. Mar 14, 2001 so what we have here with book of shadows. Blair witch 2 has been given a wellexecuted presentation for this dvd release. 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 is a 2000 american psychological horror film, directed and cowritten by joe berlinger and starring jeffrey donovan, stephen.